Very Rev. Arthur Edward Selwyn

Very Rev. Arthur Edward Selwyn

Male 1823 - 1899  (76 years)

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  • Name Arthur Edward Selwyn 
    Prefix Very Rev. 
    Born 07 Mar 1823  Kilmington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Kilmington Rectory, Kilmington, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1892  Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dean of Christ Church Cathedral
    Until 1899 
    Died 27 Jun 1899 
    Age 76 years 
    Buried Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0179  The Selwyn Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2023 

    Father Rev. Townshend Selwyn,   b. 10 Jun 1782, Gloucester Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1853, Kilmington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Sophia Murray,   b. 2 May 1785, Bath Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1866, Glenberrow, Ledbury, Herefordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 16 Jun 1812  Burnham, Bucks Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rose Elizabeth Rusden,   b. 28 Oct 1824, Leith Hill Place, Dorking, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Aug 1905, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1852  East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2011 
    Family ID F299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 07 Mar 1823 - Kilmington, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1841 - Kilmington Rectory, Kilmington, Somerset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Jun 1852 - East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dean of Christ Church Cathedral Until 1899 - 1892 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Arthur Selwyn  1823-1899 Dean of Newcastle Aus.
    Arthur Selwyn 1823-1899 Dean of Newcastle Aus.

    Headstones
    Plaque in memory of Arthur Edward Selwyn
    Plaque in memory of Arthur Edward Selwyn
    A D M G
    In ever affectionate memory of
    Arthur Edward Selwyn
    Rector of Christ Church Cathedral 1867-99
    Canon 1870-92
    Dean of Newcastle 1892-99
    Obiif 1899, Aged 76 years
    and of
    Rose, his wife
    Obiif 1905 Aged 80 years

  • Notes 
    • Entry on Australian Dictionary of Biography
    • Several pictures on Flickr from the University of Newcastle, Australia
    • From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1898

      SELWYN, Very Rev. Arthur Edward, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. - d 1852, p 1853 Newc. I. of Ch. Ch. City and Dio. Newc. 1867. Can. of Newc. and R.D. 1870. V. Gen. Administr. of Dio. 1888; Dean of Newc. 1892. F I. of Grafton. N.S.W. 1853-67.

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] 1841 Census for Somerset/Kilmington/District 19.


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