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A genealogy of the Selwyn family
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 1804 - 1891 (87 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Rev. William Carus was born on 2 Mar 1804 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England; was christened on 25 Jul 1804 in Liverpool St Thomas, Lancashire; died on 27 Aug 1891 in Merton, Bournemouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom; was buried in Bournemouth Cemetery. Notes:
Canon of Winchester
Rev. William Carus, M.A., b. 1804, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with highest honours in Classics and Mathematics in 1827. He was Senior Fellow and Dean of Trinity College, Incumbent of Great St. Mary's, and Select University Preacher in 1854, 1859, and 1866. He was appointed Canon Residentiary of Winchester, Vicar of Romsey, and Rural Dean in 1851, and was Proctor in Convocation.
Canon Carus was the author of "Memoirs of Rev. Charles Simeon" and " Life of Bishop Mcllvaine." The Carus Greek Testament Prize at Cambridge was founded in memory of his name. He married, in 1851, Maria Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Rev. Edward Selwyn, Rector of Hemingford Abbotts, Co. Huntingdon, and died at Bournemouth 27th August, 1891, leaving no issue.
William married Maria Elizabeth Selwyn in 1851. Maria (daughter of Rev. Edward Selwyn and Frances Simons) was born in 1820 in Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
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