| 1. |  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. 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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1806 - 1875 (69 years)