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A genealogy of the Selwyn family
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1739 - 1784 (45 years)
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Name |
Thomas Curtis |
Born |
1739 |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
4 Apr 1784 |
Bath Somerset England |
Age |
45 years |
Person ID |
I34 |
Curtis Hayward |
Last Modified |
14 Aug 2020 |
Family |
Anne Jobbins, b. 1737, d. 5 Jan 1797 (Age 60 years) |
Married |
12 Aug 1760 |
Wickwarr Gloucestershire, England |
Children |
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Last Modified |
14 Aug 2020 |
Family ID |
F14 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
Monument in Hawkesbury church Glos, transcript in letters.
Arms of Curteys or Curtis: Field argent with Ermine a chevron between three fleur de lis sable. Presented to Griffith Curteys of East Enborne in the county of Berks Esq. The motto " ville beneficare"
Granted in year 1559 for service in war in France
Founded Bath philosophical society and the agricultural society in 1779. Members included William Herschel the astonomer and Joseph Priestly
80 letters from him to famous scientist Sir Charles Blagden from 1766 to 1782. Blagden was also born in Wotton
Governor of the Bath General Hospital.
Suffered an "attack" which he soon realized would lead to death.
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Sources |
- [S7] Hugh Torrens letter to Tom from Keele Univ 1976 (Reliability: 0).
- [S15] Edmund Rack to Bath Agricultural Society 11/2/1786 (Reliability: 0).
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