Rev. William Carus

1804 - 1891  (87 years)

• Name	William Carus
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	2 Mar 1804	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Christened	25 Jul 1804	Liverpool St Thomas, Lancashire
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Aug 1891	Merton, Bournemouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
  Age	87 years
  Buried	Bournemouth Cemetery
  Person ID	I0140	The Selwyn Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2018

  
  

  Family	Maria Elizabeth Selwyn,   b. 1820, Cambridgeshire, England ,   d. 1893  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1851
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Mar 1804 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Christened - 25 Jul 1804 - Liverpool St Thomas, Lancashire Buried - - Bournemouth Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Canon of Winchester Rev. William Carus, M.A., b. 1804, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with highest honours in Classics and Mathematics in 1827. He was Senior Fellow and Dean of Trinity College, Incumbent of Great St. Mary's, and Select University Preacher in 1854, 1859, and 1866. He was appointed Canon Residentiary of Winchester, Vicar of Romsey, and Rural Dean in 1851, and was Proctor in Convocation. Canon Carus was the author of "Memoirs of Rev. Charles Simeon" and " Life of Bishop Mcllvaine." The Carus Greek Testament Prize at Cambridge was founded in memory of his name. He married, in 1851, Maria Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Rev. Edward Selwyn, Rector of Hemingford Abbotts, Co. Huntingdon, and died at Bournemouth 27th August, 1891, leaving no issue.