Col. Charles Jasper Selwyn

Male 1792 - 1847  (55 years)


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  • Name Charles Jasper Selwyn 
    Prefix Col. 
    Born 27 May 1792  Gloucester Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Dec 1847  Montreal, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 55 years 
    Buried St. Peter Port, Guernsey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0231  The Selwyn Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2011 

    Father Capt. Henry Charles Selwyn,   b. 1751, Bampton Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1807, Gloucester Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Sarah Thomson,   b. 1760,   d. 15 May 1820  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1775  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia Maria Tupper,   b. 13 Feb 1789, Guernsey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1862, Guernsey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 31 Mar 1814 
    Family ID F177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 May 1792 - Gloucester Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Dec 1847 - Montreal, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Peter Port, Guernsey Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Article from Civil Engineering, Aug 2006.
    Article from Civil Engineering, Aug 2006.
    Civil Engineering is the journal of the South African Institution Of Civil Engineering

    Headstones
    Grave of Col. Charles Jasper Selwyn in St. Peter Port, Guernsey
    Grave of Col. Charles Jasper Selwyn in St. Peter Port, Guernsey

  • Notes 
    • Subject of a book by Pamela Barnes "Where Duty Leads: The Life of Colonel Charles Jasper Selwyn, R. E. Officer Commanding Royal Engineers, Graham's Town, 1834-1842"
    • Served in various military capacities in the West Indies, Ireland, Cape of Good Hope and England.


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