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The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Jasper Selwyn, PC QC

The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Jasper Selwyn, PC QC

Male 1813 - 1869  (55 years)

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  1. 1.  The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Jasper Selwyn, PC QCThe 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.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Capt. Charles William Selwyn  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    2. 3. Edith Adriana Selwyn  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1859 in Richmond, Surrey; died on 19 Mar 1910.
    3. 4. Beatrice Eugenie Selwyn  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1865; died in 1898.

    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:
    1. 5. Maj. Harry Jasper Selwyn  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870; died on 21 Apr 1919 in 22 Bentinck St., Cavendish Sq., Middlesex; was buried in Nunhead Cemetery (with his father).


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Capt. Charles William SelwynCapt. Charles William Selwyn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) 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]


  2. 3.  Edith Adriana Selwyn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 22 Aug 1859 in Richmond, Surrey; died on 19 Mar 1910.

    Edith married Edward Grant Fraser-Tytler on 15 Dec 1881 in St Matthias, Richmond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Beatrice Eugenie Selwyn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 3 Aug 1865; died in 1898.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1871, The Close, Lichfield

    Notes:

    In 1887 she was involved in a scandal concerning her relationship with her stepmother's third husband Francis Charles Hughes-Hallett

    Family/Spouse: Patrick Herbert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Alan Patrick Herbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1890 in Ashtead Lodge, Surrey; died in 1971.
    2. 7. Capt. Sidney Jasper Herbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1891 in Ashtead, Surrey; died on 24 May 1941 in On HMS Hood.
    3. 8. 2nd Lt. Owen William Eugene Herbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1893; died on 27 Oct 1914 in France.

  4. 5.  Maj. Harry Jasper Selwyn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born in 1870; died on 21 Apr 1919 in 22 Bentinck St., Cavendish Sq., Middlesex; was buried in Nunhead Cemetery (with his father).


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Alan Patrick Herbert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Beatrice2, 1.Charles1) was born on 24 Sep 1890 in Ashtead Lodge, Surrey; died in 1971.

    Notes:

    The famous humorist.


  2. 7.  Capt. Sidney Jasper Herbert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Beatrice2, 1.Charles1) was born on 21 Oct 1891 in Ashtead, Surrey; died on 24 May 1941 in On HMS Hood.

  3. 8.  2nd Lt. Owen William Eugene Herbert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Beatrice2, 1.Charles1) was born on 18 May 1893; died on 27 Oct 1914 in France.


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