Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Laetitia Frances Kynaston (1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Dec 1774; died on 17 Oct 1842 in Pagoda House, Richmond. Other Events:
- Census: 1841, Kew House Road, Richmond
Laetitia married William Selwyn, QC on 11 Jun 1801. William (son of William Selwyn, KC and Frances Elizabeth Dod) was born on 31 Mar 1775; died on 25 Jul 1855 in Tunbridge Wells ; was buried on 30 Jul 1855 in St. Paul's, Rusthall, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Anne Selwyn was born in 1803; died in 1807; was buried on 18 Apr 1807 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England.
- 4. William Selwyn was born in 1804; died in 1805.
- 5. The Rev. Canon William Selwyn was born on 19 Feb 1806 in St. Clement's, London; died on 24 Apr 1875 in Effigy in Ely Cathedral; was buried in Beech Lane Cemetery, Ely.
- 6. Laetitia Frances Selwyn was born on 11 Jul 1807 in Harper St., London; was christened on 7 Jul 1808 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 7 Nov 1886 in Richmond.
- 7. Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1808; died in 1811.
- 8. The Rt. Rev. George Augustus Selwyn was born on 05 Apr 1809 in Church Row,Hampstead, England; was christened on 7 Jul 1809 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 11 Apr 1878 in Lichfield; was buried in Tomb in Lichfield Cathedral.
- 9. Thomas Kynaston Selwyn was born on 19 Mar 1812 in Hampstead; was christened on 19 May 1812 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 05 Jul 1834 in Chester; was buried in Chester Cathedral.
- 10. The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Jasper Selwyn, PC QC was born on 13 Oct 1813 in Church Row, Hampstead; was christened on 20 Sep 1814 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 11 Aug 1869 in Pagoda House, Richmond; was buried in Nunhead Cemetery, South London.
- 11. Frances Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1815; died in 1903 in Cambridge.
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3. | Elizabeth Anne Selwyn (2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1803; died in 1807; was buried on 18 Apr 1807 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England. Other Events:
- Census: 1841, Kew House Road, Richmond
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5. | The Rev. Canon William Selwyn (2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 19 Feb 1806 in St. Clement's, London; died on 24 Apr 1875 in Effigy in Ely Cathedral; was buried in Beech Lane Cemetery, Ely. Other Events:
- Census: 1851, Melbourn, Cambs
Notes:
Canon of Ely
Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Cambridge
Entry on Wikipedia
Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, May 28, 1823. [Eldest] s. of William (above). [B. Feb. 19, 1806.] School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1824; Scholar, 1824; Browne medal, 1825-8; Craven Scholar, 1826; B.A. (6th Wrangler and Senior Classic) 1828; Chancellor's (Classical) medal, 1828; Norrisian prize, 1829; M.A. 1831; B.D. 1849; D.D. 1864. Fellow, 1829-32. Adm. ad eundem at Oxford, 1831. Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, 1855-75. Ord. deacon (Ely) June 14, 1829; priest (Rochester) Apr. 10, 1831. R. of Branstone, Leics., 1831-46. Canon Residentiary of Ely, 1833-75. V. of Melbourne, Cambs., 1846-53. Ramsden Preacher, 1857. Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen, 1859. F.R.S., 1866. Hon. Joint Curator, Lambeth Library, 1872. President of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 1867. Soon after his election to the Lady Margaret chair announced his intention of paying £700 a year to the University to augment the salary of the then Norrisian Professor; this benefaction was afterwards devoted to the fund for the building of the Divinity School. F.R.A.S. Had photographs of the sun taken at Ely for an eleven-year period, 1863-73. Married, Aug. 22, 1832, Juliana Elizabeth, dau. of George Cooke, Esq. Author, Horae Hebraicae. Died Apr. 24, 1875; buried at Ely. Brother of George A. (1826), Thomas K. (1830) and Charles J. (1832). (Al. Oxon.; Crockford; Hist. Reg., 174; D.N.B.; Winstanley, Early Victorian Cambridge, 328.)
scholar of St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1824-9. 6th wrangler, senior classic and chancellor's medallist 1828 (B.A. 1828, fellow 1829-32, M.A. 1831, B.D. 1850, D.D. 1864); adm. 'ad eundem' 28 June, 1860(1s, William), Lady Margaret professor of theology 1855-75, rector of Branston, co. Leicester, 1831-46, vicar of Melbourne, co. Cambridge, 1846-53, canon of Ely 1833, chaplain in ordinary to the Queen 1859, F.R.D. 1866, hon. joint curator Lambeth Library 1872, died 24 April, 1875, brother of George O.; for list of his works see Crockford.
An article entitled "William Selwyn: a sketch" written by J.S.Wood appeared in the Eagle (the annual record of St. John's College, Cambridge) edition ix (1873-5), p.298-322
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1874
SELWYN, William, The College, Ely. - St. John's College, Cam; Chan. Cl. Medal and B.A. 1828, M.A. 1831, B.D. 1849, D.D. 1864; d 1829 by Bp. of Ely, p 1831 by Bp. of Roch. 6th Can. Res. of Ely Cathl. 1833. (Inc. 800l and Res.) Lady Margaret's Reader in Theol. Cam. 1855; Chap. in Ordinary to the Queen 1859; Hon. Joint Curator of the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth 1872. Formerly R. of Branstone, Leics. 1831-46; V. of Melbourn, Cambs. 1846-53. Author, Principles of Cathedral Reform, Parts i. and ii. 1840, 5s; Horae Hebraicae on Isaiah ix. 4to. 8s; Two charts of Prophecy (in sheets), 2s and 1s; Notes on the Revision of the Authorised Version of the Holy Scriptures, 1856, 1s; Notae Criticae in Versionem Septuagintaviralem - Exodus i-xxiv. 1856, Numeri, 1857, Deuteronomium, 1858; M.P. and Canon, Conversations on Ecclesiastical Legislation, 1858-59; Reasons for not signing the Oxford Declaration, 1864, 6d; Winfred, 1864, 2s; Waterloo (with plans), 2nd ed. 1865, 3s; Enochus Arden, 1867, 6s; all published by Bell and Dalby.
William married Juliana Elizabeth Cooke in 1832. Juliana (daughter of George Cooke) was born about 1808 in Lincoln's Inn, London; died on 17 Mar 1891 in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Laetitia Frances Selwyn (2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 11 Jul 1807 in Harper St., London; was christened on 7 Jul 1808 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 7 Nov 1886 in Richmond. Other Events:
- Census: 1841, Kew House Road, Richmond
- Census: 1851, Pagoda House, Kew Rd, Richmond
- Census: 1861, Sandwell Hall, West Bromwich ; She ran a home for poor ladies who she trained to be domestic servants.
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8. | The Rt. Rev. George Augustus Selwyn (2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 05 Apr 1809 in Church Row,Hampstead, England; was christened on 7 Jul 1809 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 11 Apr 1878 in Lichfield; was buried in Tomb in Lichfield Cathedral. Notes:
Educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge, 1827-31.
He was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, 1833-40.
He was ordained deacon, 1833
Ordained priest, 1834.
Served as a curate at Windsor, 1833-41.
Bishop of New Zealand, 1841-68,
Bishop of Lichfield, 1868-78.
Good reading of his mission in New Zealand may be found here.
Wikipedia entry
Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, June 24, 1826. [2nd] s. of William (1792), Esq. [K.C.], of Middlesex. [B. Apr. 5, 1809.] School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1827; Scholar, 1827; B.A. (2nd Classic) 831; M.A. 1834; D.D. (per Lit. Reg.) 1842. Fellow, 1833-40; Hon. Fellow, 1867-78. Adm. Hon. D.C.L. at Oxford, 1867. Rowing 'blue,' 1829. Sometime tutor to the sons of Lord Powis. Ord. deacon (Carlisle) June 9, 1833; priest (Carlisle, Litt. dim. from Ely) June 22, 1834; C. of Windsor, 1833-41. Ramsden Preacher, 1854. First Bishop of New Zealand, 1841-67. Bishop of Lichfield, 1867-78. Married, June 25, 1839, Sarah Harriet, dau. of Sir John Richardson, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Author, Appendix to the Holy Bible, for the use of Missionaries; Are Cathedral Institutions Useless?; Remarks on Cathedral Reform; How shall we sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land? New Zealand, or Letters to the S.P.G.; A Visitation Tour through the Diocese of New Zealand; etc. His letters and journals describing his early voyages in New Zealand give a vivid picture of his courage and energy. Died Apr. 11, 1878. Selwyn Public Hostel (subsequently Selwyn College) was erected by public subscription to his memory. Brother of William (1823), Thomas K. (1830) and Charles J. (1832); father of John R. (1862) and William (1858). (Memoir, by H. W. Tucker; Eton Sch. Lists; Crockford; D.N.B.)
scholar St. John's COLL., Cambridge 1827-33, B.A. 1831, fellow 1833-9, M.A. 1834, D.D. 1842, hon. fellow 1867-78; adm. 'ad eundem' 30 Jun, 1837, and again 29 Oct, 1841, created D.C.L. 3 Dec, 1867 (2s William), preb. of Lichfield 1867-73. (1st) bishop of New Zealand 1841-67, and of Lichfield 1867, until his death 11 April, 1878, brother of William; for list of his works see Crockford. See also Eton School Lists.
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1868
LICHFIELD, The Right Rev. George Augustus Selwyn, Eccleshall Castle, Staffs. - Born at Hampstead, Middlsex, 1809; Eton, and St. John's Coll. Cam. Jun. Opt. and 1st cl. Cl. Trip. B.A. 1831, M.A. 1834; B.D. and D.D. 1841. Consecrated Bp of New Zealand 1841, translated to Lichfield 1867. (Episcopal Jurisdiction - the Cos. of Derby and Stafford, and a portion of the Co. of Salop; Inc. of See, 4500l; Pop. 1,121,404; Acres, 1,740,607; Deaneries, 49; Benefices, 625; Curates, 154; Church sittings, 305,933.) His Lordship was formerly Tut. at Eton and C. of Windsor.
George married Sarah Harriet Richardson on 25 Jun 1839. Sarah (daughter of Sir John Richardson and Harriet Hudson) was born on 2 Sep 1809 in Wanlip Hall, Leicestershire, England; died on 24 March 1907 in Lichfield; was buried in Lichfield cathedral churchyard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Thomas Kynaston Selwyn (2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 19 Mar 1812 in Hampstead; was christened on 19 May 1812 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 05 Jul 1834 in Chester; was buried in Chester Cathedral. Notes:
Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, Jan. 8, 1830. [3rd] s. of William (1792). B. [Mar. 19], 1812, at Hampstead, London. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1830; Scholar, 1832; Craven Scholar, 1833; B.A. 1834; 1st Chancellor's (Classical) medal, 1834. Died July 5, 1834, at Chester. Brother of William (1823), George A. (1826) and Charles J. (1832). (G. Mag., 1834, II. 331; D.N.B. (sub his father).)
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10. | The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Jasper Selwyn, PC QC (2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 13 Oct 1813 in Church Row, Hampstead; was christened on 20 Sep 1814 in St. John-at-Hampstead; died on 11 Aug 1869 in Pagoda House, Richmond; was buried in Nunhead Cemetery, South London. Other Events:
- Census: 1841, Kew House Road, Richmond
- Census: 1851, Pagoda House, Kew Rd, Richmond
Notes:
Entry on Wikipedia
M.P. for Cambridge University, 1859 - 1868
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 30, 1832. [Youngest s. of William (1792) (and Laetitia Frances, dau. of Thomas Kynaston, Esq.). [B. Oct. 13, 1813.] Schools, Ealing and Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1832; B.A. 1836; M.A. 1839 Hon. LL.D. 1862. Commissary, 1855-68. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Mar. 31, 1836. Called to the Bar, Jan. 27, 1840. Bencher, 1856-69; Q.C. M.P. for the University, 1859-68. Of Richmond, Surrey. Knighted, 1867. Solicitor-General, 1867. P.C., 1868. Lord Justice of Appeal, 1868-9. Married (1) 1856, Hester, dau. of John Goldsborough Ravenshaw, Chairman of the H.E.I.C.; (2) 1869, Catherine Rosalie, dau. of Col. G. T. Greene, I.C.S. Author (jointly), Annals of the Diocese of New Zealand. Died Aug. 11, 1869. Brother of William (1823), George A. (1826) and Thomas K. (1830); father of the next. (Eton Sch. Lists; Boase, . 488; Inns of Court; D.N.B.)
Entry on find a grave website
Charles married Hester Ravenshaw in 1856. Hester (daughter of John Goldsborough Ravenshaw) was born about 1820 in London; died on 23 Feb 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Charles married Catherine Rosalie Greene on 02 Apr 1869 in Loddon, Norfolk. Catherine (daughter of Col. Godfrey Thomas Greene and Harriet Elliot Howell) was born on 1 Feb 1833 in Barielly, Calcutta, India; died on 6 Jul 1875 in Selwyn Court, Richmond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Maj. Harry Jasper Selwyn was born in 1870; died on 21 Apr 1919 in 22 Bentinck St., Cavendish Sq., Middlesex; was buried in Nunhead Cemetery (with his father).
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12. | Rev. William Selwyn (8.George3, 2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 27 Mar 1840 in Eton, Berkshire; died on 24 Dec 1914 in Hereford; was buried in Bromfield. Notes:
Vicar of Bromfield, Shropshire
Prebendary of Hereford
Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 20, 1858. [Eldest] s. of the Rt. Rev. George Augustus (1826) (and Sarah Harriet, dau. of Sir John Richardson). B. [Mar. 27, 1840], at New Windsor, Berks. Bapt. May 6, 1840. [School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1858; B.A. 1862; M.A. 1865. Ord. deacon (Worcester) 1864; priest, 1865; C. of Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs., 1864-6. V. of Bromfield, Salop, 1866-1907. Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfield, 1875-8. Preb. of Hereford, 1901-14. Married, Oct. 20, 1864, Harriet Susan, dau. of the Rev. Ambrose Steward, of Ipswich. Latterly of Quarry House, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, where he died Dec. 24, 1914; buried at Bromfield. Brother of John R. (1862); father of the next. (St John's Coll. Reg.; Eton Sch. Lists; Eagle, XXXVI. 219; Crockford; Who was Who.)
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1908
SELWYN, William, Quarry House, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, and Oxford and Cambridge Club, S.W. - St. John's Coll. Cam. B.A. 1862, M.A. 1865. d 1864, p 1865 Worc. Preb of Heref. Cathl. 1901. F C. of Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs, 1864-66; Sec. And Treas. Melanesian Miss. 1873-99; Dom. Chap. to Bp of Lich. 1875-78; Commiss. Melan. 1877-91; V. of Bromfield, Salop, 1866-1907.
Family/Spouse: Harriet Susan Steward. Harriet (daughter of Ambrose Steward) was born in 1839; died on 28 Oct 1913 in Quarry House, Hereford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | The Rt. Rev. John Richardson Selwyn (8.George3, 2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 20 May 1844 in Waimate, New Zealand; died on 12 Feb 1898; was buried in Pau, France. Notes:
Bishop of Melanesia, 1877-1892
Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge 1893-1898
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre article
Entry on Wikipedia
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 13, 1862. [Youngest] s. of the Rt. Rev. George Augustus (1826), D.D., Bishop of New Zealand (and Sarah Harriet, dau. of Sir John Richardson). B. [May 20], 1844, at Waimaté, New Zealand. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1862; B.A. 1866; M.A. 1870; D.D. 1885. Rowing 'blue,' 1864, 1866. Master of Selwyn Hostel, 1893-8. Ord. deacon (Lichfield, by his father) 1869; priest, 1870; C. of Alrewas, Staffs., 1869-70. C. of St George's, Wolverhampton, 1870-1; V. there, 1871-2. Missionary in Melanesia, 1873-7. Bishop of Melanesia, 1877-91; forced by ill-health to retire. Ramsden Preacher, 1893. Hon. Chaplain to Queen Victoria, 1892-5. Married (1) Jan. 1872, Clara Long-Innes (d. 1877); (2) Aug. 1885, Annie Catherine, eldest dau. of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, of Sydney, N.S.W. Author, Pastoral Work in the Colonies and the Mission Field. Largely instrumental in founding 'Cambridge House' in London. Died Feb. 12, 1898, at Pau, France. Father of Stephen J. (1893); brother of William (1858). (Boase, . 490; Crockford; Burke, Col. Gentry; D.N.B.)
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1874
SELWYN, John Richardson, Melanesia Vicarage, Wolverhampton. - Trin. Coll. Cam. B.A. (3rd cl. Cl. Trip.) 1869; d 1869, p 1870 by Bp of Lich. Miss. in Melanesia 1872. Formerly C. of Alrewas, Staffs. 1869-70; St. George, Wolverhampton, 1870-71; V. of St. George, Wolverhampton, 1871-72.
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1898
SELWYN, Right Rev. John Richardson, The Lodge, Selwyn College, Cambridge. - Trin. Coll. Cam. B.A. (3rd cl. Cl. Trip.) 1870, D.D. 1885; d 1869, p 1870 Lich. Cons. Miss. Bp. of Melan. 18th Februrary, 1877 at Nelson, by the Metropolitan of N.Z. and Bps. of Nel; Well; Auckld; and Dun. Master of Selw. Coll. Cam. 1893; Chap. in Ord. 1895; Sec. Bd. of Missions of Cant. 1896. F C. of Alrewas 1869-70; C. of St. George, Wolverhampton, 1871; V. 1871-72. Miss. in Melan. 1873-77; Miss. Bp of Melanesia 1877-91; Hon. Chap. to the Queen 1892-95. Author, Pastoral Lectures in the Colonies and the Mission Field, 1897.
John married Clara Long Innes on 16 Jan 1872 in London. Clara (daughter of Joseph Long Innes and Elizabeth Anne Reibey) was born on 29 Jul 1845 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; died on 30 Dec 1877 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; was buried in St. Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Margaret Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1872 in Lichfield; died on 29 Jul 1930 in Stamford, Huntingdonshire, England.
- 23. Rebecca Sarah Selwyn was born in 1874 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; died on 12 May 1921 in Staffordshire, England.
- 24. Rev. Stephen John Selwyn was born in 1875 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; died in 1960; was buried in Remenham, Berks.
- 25. Clara Violet Selwyn was born in 1877; died on 25 Apr 1878 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; was buried in St. Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean.
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John married Anne Catherine Mort on 11 Aug 1885 in St. Mary's, Paddington. Anne (daughter of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort) was born on 13 Apr 1855 in Sydney, NSW, Australia; died on 19 Dec 1930 in Bournemouth, Dorset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Capt. Charles William Selwyn (10.Charles3, 2.Laetitia2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Mar 1858 in London; died on 01 Mar 1893 in Auckland, New Zealand; was buried on 02 Mar 1893 in St. Johns College, Auckland. Other Events:
- Census: 1871, The Close, Lichfield
Notes:
Entry on Wikipedia
M.P. for Wisbech, 1886-1891
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 7, 1876. [Eldest] s. of the Rt. Hon. Charles Jasper (above), Lord Justice in Chancery (and Hester, 5th dau. of John Goldsborough Ravenshaw, Esq.). B. [Mar. 7], 1858, in London. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1876. Second Lieut., Royal Horse Guards, 1878; Lieut., 1880; Capt., 1885. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 2, 1886, age 28. Of Selwyn Court, Surrey. D.L. for Cambs. M.P. for Wisbech Division of Cambs., 1886-91. Married, 1884, Isabella Constance, 2nd dau. of Frederick Gonerman Dalgety, Esq., of Lockerley Hall, Hants. Died 1893, in New Zealand. (Eton Sch. Lists; Inns of Court; Army Lists; Walford, County Families; Trin. Adm. Reg. calls his father 'Bishop of Lichfield.')
Charles married Isabella Constance Dalgety on 12 Aug 1884. Isabella (daughter of Frederick Gonnerman Dalgety) was born on 16 Jan 1864 in St. John's, Paddington; died on 18 Mar 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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