Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn

Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn

Male 1853 - 1918  (64 years)

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  • Name Edward Carus Selwyn 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 25 Nov 1853  Lee, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 29 Jan 1854  Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1887-1907  Uppingham, Oakham, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headmaster of Uppingham School 
    Died 8 Nov 1918  Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 64 years 
    Buried 13 Nov 1918  Grayshott, Hamsphire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0033  The Selwyn Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2014 

    Father Rev. Edward John Selwyn,   b. 17 Apr 1822, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1893, Pluckley, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes,   d. 30 Apr 1916, Wilton Wood Rd., Hindhead, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1852 
    Census 1861  Lee Park, Lee, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1871  Bromley, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1881  Pluckley, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucy Ada Arnold,   b. 1858, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1894, Uppingham Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1884  St. Michael, Toxteth Park, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1891  High St., Uppingham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. The Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn,   b. 06 Jul 1885, Liverpool, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1959  (Age 73 years)
     2. Mary Arnold Selwyn,   b. Q3 1885, Liverpool, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1920, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    +3. Maj. Geoffrey Selwyn,   b. 25 Feb 1888, Liverpool, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1934, Eldoret, Kenya Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    +4. Lt. Arthur Penrose Selwyn,   b. 9 Aug 1889, Ambleside, Westmoreland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1916, An aircraft accident in Gosport Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     5. 2nd. Lt. Christopher Wakefield Selwyn,   b. 9 Aug 1889, Ambleside, Westmoreland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1915, Bailleul, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     6. Capt. John Selwyn,   b. Abt 1893, Uppingham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1959, Battle, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. Lucy Julia F Selwyn,   b. 1894, Uppingham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2012 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Julia Maud Stuart Dunn,   b. 1864, Hobart, Tasmania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1943, Hazlemere, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1896  All Saints, Clapton Park, Hackney Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1901  High St., Uppingham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1911  Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lt. George Vincent Carus Selwyn,   b. 1897, Uppingham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1918, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2012 
    Family ID F124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Nov 1853 - Lee, Kent Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 29 Jan 1854 - Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1884 - St. Michael, Toxteth Park, Lancashire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1891 - High St., Uppingham, Rutland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Aug 1896 - All Saints, Clapton Park, Hackney Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1901 - High St., Uppingham, Rutland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Headmaster of Uppingham School - 1887-1907 - Uppingham, Oakham, Leicestershire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1911 - Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Nov 1918 - Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Nov 1918 - Grayshott, Hamsphire Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Edward Carus Selwyn
    Edward Carus Selwyn

  • Notes 
    • Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, Oct. 11, 1872. [Only] s. of [the Rev.] E[dward] J[ohn] (next). B. [Nov. 25], 1853. [School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1872; Carus prize, 1872; Bell Scholar, 1873; Browne medal, 1874-5; B.A. (7th Classic) 1876; M.A. 1879; B.D. 1899; D.D. 1900. Fellow, 1876-85; Dean and Divinity Lecturer, 1880-2. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1879; priest, 1881; C. of St Paul's, Jarrow-on-Tyne, 1880-1. Select Preacher at Cambridge, 1881, etc. Principal of Liverpool College, 1882-7; Head Master of Uppingham School, 1887-1907. Hon. Canon of Peterborough, 1905. Married (1) Lucy Ada (Arnold), adopted dau. of J. W. Cropper, of Liverpool and granddaughter of Dr Arnold, of Rugby; (2) Maud Stewart, dau. of James A. Dunn, and had issue. Author, The Christian Prophets; St Luke the Prophet; The Oracles in the New Testament; etc Resided latterly at Hindhead. Died Nov. 8, 1918. (King's Coll. Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories; Crockford; Who was Who.)
    • Leased Undershaw from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    • From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1908

      SELWYN, Edward Carus, Hindhead, Surrey - Late Scho. of King's Coll. Cam; Carus Pri. 1872; Bell's Scho. 1873; Browne's Medallist 1874-75; B.A. (7th Classic) 1876, M.A. 1879, B.D. 1899, D.D. 1900. d 1879, p 1881 Linc. Hon. Can. of Pet. 1905. F Fell. of King's Coll. Cam. 1876-85; Dean and Div. Lect. 1880-82; C. of St. Paul, Jarrow on Tyne, 1879; Lect. of Em. Coll. Cam. 1880-81; Prin. Liv. Coll. 1882-87; Hd Master Uppingham Sch. 1887-1907. Author, The Christian Prophets, 1900; St. Luke the Prophet, 1901.


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