Lt. Christopher Arnold Hoskyns Selwyn

Male 1915 - 1945  (30 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lt. Christopher Arnold Hoskyns Selwyn was born in 1915 in Abingdon (son of The Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn and Phyllis Eleanor Hoskyns); died on 24 Mar 1945; was buried in 1945 in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Entry on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

    Buried:
    Entry on the War Graves site

    Family/Spouse: Jean Margaret Smith. Jean (daughter of Ronald Smith and Margaret Winifred Reid) was born in 1923; died on 12 Jan 2019. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Prof. Christopher Thomas Selwyn

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  The Very Rev. Edward Gordon SelwynThe Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn was born on 06 Jul 1885 in Liverpool, Lancashire (son of Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn and Lucy Ada Arnold); died on 11 Jun 1959.

    Notes:

    Dean of Winchester

    Warden of Radley College (1913-19)

    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1932

    SELWYN, Very Rev. Edward Gordon. - Late Scho. of K.C.Cam. Porson Pri. 1905, Bell Scho. 1905. Browne Medallist 1906, Waddington Scho. 1907, Chan. Cl. Medal 1908, Win. Pri. 1908, 1st cl. Cl. Trip. pt.i, 1906, B.A. (2nd cl. Cl. Trip pt.ii) 1907, M.A. 1911, B.D. 1923, Univ of Aber. Hon.D.D. 1927. Cudd. Coll. 1909. d 1909 Southw. p 1910 Ely. Lect in Cl. C.C.C.Cam. 1908; Fell. of C.C.C. 1909-13; Exam. Chap. to Bp of Lon. 1911-13; Warden of Radley Coll. 1913-18; T.C.F. 1918-19; Select Pr.Ox. 1924-25; Hon. Chap. to Bp of Win. 1925-28; Proc. Conv. Win. 1921-29; Portsm. 1929-31; R. of Red Hill 1919-31; Lect. St.Andr. Home, Posrtsm. 1920-31; Exam. Chap. to Bp of Portsm. 1927-31; Hon. Can. of Portsm. 1928-31; Dean of Win. from 1931. The Deanery, Winchester.

    Author, The Teaching of Christ, 1915; John Forbes' Itenicum, Book I, 1923; The Approach to Christianity, 1925; EDITOR, Theology, from 1920; Essays, Catholic and Critical, 1926

    A short biography by Lindy Bradley is available on the Winchester Cathedral website at http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Dean-Selwyn.pdf

    Edward married Phyllis Eleanor Hoskyns on 04 Aug 1910 in Nottinghamshire. Phyllis (daughter of Rt. Rev. Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Bt. and Mary Constance Maud Benson) was born in 1886; was christened on 29 Jul 1886 in Notting Hill St Clement, England; died on 30 May 1941 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Phyllis Eleanor Hoskyns was born in 1886; was christened on 29 Jul 1886 in Notting Hill St Clement, England (daughter of Rt. Rev. Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Bt. and Mary Constance Maud Benson); died on 30 May 1941 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    Children:
    1. Edward John Selwyn was born in 1911 in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom; died on 29 Jan 1982.
    2. Florence Lucy Selwyn was born in 1913; died in 1992.
    3. 1. Lt. Christopher Arnold Hoskyns Selwyn was born in 1915 in Abingdon; died on 24 Mar 1945; was buried in 1945 in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
    4. Edwyn Charles Jasper Selwyn was born in 1925; died in 1996.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Edward Carus SelwynRev. Edward Carus Selwyn was born on 25 Nov 1853 in Lee, Kent; was christened on 29 Jan 1854 in Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England (son of Rev. Edward John Selwyn and Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes); died on 8 Nov 1918 in Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey; was buried on 13 Nov 1918 in Grayshott, Hamsphire.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: 1887-1907, Uppingham, Oakham, Leicestershire; Headmaster of Uppingham School

    Notes:

    Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, Oct. 11, 1872. [Only] s. of [the Rev.] E[dward] J[ohn] (next). B. [Nov. 25], 1853. [School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1872; Carus prize, 1872; Bell Scholar, 1873; Browne medal, 1874-5; B.A. (7th Classic) 1876; M.A. 1879; B.D. 1899; D.D. 1900. Fellow, 1876-85; Dean and Divinity Lecturer, 1880-2. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1879; priest, 1881; C. of St Paul's, Jarrow-on-Tyne, 1880-1. Select Preacher at Cambridge, 1881, etc. Principal of Liverpool College, 1882-7; Head Master of Uppingham School, 1887-1907. Hon. Canon of Peterborough, 1905. Married (1) Lucy Ada (Arnold), adopted dau. of J. W. Cropper, of Liverpool and granddaughter of Dr Arnold, of Rugby; (2) Maud Stewart, dau. of James A. Dunn, and had issue. Author, The Christian Prophets; St Luke the Prophet; The Oracles in the New Testament; etc Resided latterly at Hindhead. Died Nov. 8, 1918. (King's Coll. Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories; Crockford; Who was Who.)

    Leased Undershaw from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1908

    SELWYN, Edward Carus, Hindhead, Surrey - Late Scho. of King's Coll. Cam; Carus Pri. 1872; Bell's Scho. 1873; Browne's Medallist 1874-75; B.A. (7th Classic) 1876, M.A. 1879, B.D. 1899, D.D. 1900. d 1879, p 1881 Linc. Hon. Can. of Pet. 1905. F Fell. of King's Coll. Cam. 1876-85; Dean and Div. Lect. 1880-82; C. of St. Paul, Jarrow on Tyne, 1879; Lect. of Em. Coll. Cam. 1880-81; Prin. Liv. Coll. 1882-87; Hd Master Uppingham Sch. 1887-1907. Author, The Christian Prophets, 1900; St. Luke the Prophet, 1901.

    Edward married Lucy Ada Arnold on 24 Jul 1884 in St. Michael, Toxteth Park, Lancashire. Lucy (daughter of Prof. Thomas Arnold and Julia Sorrell) was born in 1858 in Dublin, Ireland; was christened on 21 Jan 1859 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England; died in Dec 1894 in Uppingham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lucy Ada Arnold was born in 1858 in Dublin, Ireland; was christened on 21 Jan 1859 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England (daughter of Prof. Thomas Arnold and Julia Sorrell); died in Dec 1894 in Uppingham.

    Notes:

    Died:
    In childbirth?

    Children:
    1. 2. The Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn was born on 06 Jul 1885 in Liverpool, Lancashire; died on 11 Jun 1959.
    2. Mary Arnold Selwyn was born in Q3 1885 in Liverpool, Lancashire; died on 2 May 1920 in Hampshire, England.
    3. Maj. Geoffrey Selwyn was born on 25 Feb 1888 in Liverpool, Lancashire; died on 23 Jul 1934 in Eldoret, Kenya; was buried in Kitale, Kenya.
    4. Lt. Arthur Penrose Selwyn was born on 9 Aug 1889 in Ambleside, Westmoreland; died on 18 May 1916 in An aircraft accident in Gosport; was buried in GOSPORT (ANN'S HILL) CEMETERY.
    5. 2nd. Lt. Christopher Wakefield Selwyn was born on 9 Aug 1889 in Ambleside, Westmoreland; died on 17 May 1915 in Bailleul, France; was buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France.
    6. Capt. John Selwyn was born about 1893 in Uppingham, Rutland; died on 16 May 1959 in Battle, Sussex, England.
    7. Lucy Julia F Selwyn was born in 1894 in Uppingham, Rutland; died in 1950.

  3. 6.  Rt. Rev. Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Bt. was born on 22 May 1851; died on 02 Dec 1925 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England.

    Notes:

    Bishop of Southwell

    Adm. pens. (age 19) at JESUS, Oct. 1, 1870. S. of the Rev. Sir John Leigh, R. of Aston-Tirrold, Berks. [B. there May 22, 1851.] Schools, Lancing and Haileybury. Matric. Michs. 1870; B.A. 1874; M.A. 1880; D.D. 1901. Rowing ?blue,? 1873. Ord. deacon (Rochester) 1874; priest, 1875; C. of Welwyn, Herts., 1874-9. C. of Quebec Chapel, London, 1879-81. V. of St Clement's, Notting Hill, 1881-6. R. of St Dunstan's, Stepney, 1886-96. V. of Bolton-le-Moors, Lancs., 1896-1901. Rural Dean and Canon of Manchester, 1899-1901. Bishop (Suffragan) of Burnley, 1901-4. Bishop of Southwell, 1904-25. Ramsden Preacher, 1905. Succeeded his brother, Leigh, as 12th Bart., Sept. 12, 1923. Died Dec. 2, 1925. Brother of the above. (Lancing Coll. Reg.; Burke, P. and B., 1940; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families; Crockford; Who was Who; E. G. Selwyn.)

    Edwyn married Mary Constance Maud Benson on 15 Nov 1883 in Notting Hill St Clement, England . Mary was born in 1853 in Middlesex; died on 15 Jan 1939 in Cambridgeshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Constance Maud Benson was born in 1853 in Middlesex; died on 15 Jan 1939 in Cambridgeshire.
    Children:
    1. 3. Phyllis Eleanor Hoskyns was born in 1886; was christened on 29 Jul 1886 in Notting Hill St Clement, England; died on 30 May 1941 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Rev. Edward John SelwynRev. Edward John Selwyn was born on 17 Apr 1822 in Cambridgeshire, England (son of Rev. Edward Selwyn and Frances Simons); died on 15 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent; was buried on 16 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1851, Victoria Terr., Lee, Kent; living with his sister Maria

    Notes:

    Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Nov. 20, 1841. [S. of the Rev. Edward (1819), R. of Hemingford Abbots, Hunts. B. 1822, at Cambridge. Schools, Repton and Oakham.] Matric. Lent, 1843; Scholar, 1843; Bell Scholar, 1843; B.A. 1846; M.A. 1849. Ord. deacon (London) 1847; priest, 1848. Head Master of Blackheath proprietary School, 1847-64. C. of Lee, Kent, 1859-64. C. of Wokingham, Berks., 1864-7. V. of Bickley, Kent, 1867-73. R. of Pluckley, 1873-93. Married, Maria Hughes, dau. of William Hughes Hughes, deceased, M.P. for Oxford. Died Aug. 15, 1893. Father of the above. (Repton Sch. Reg.; Oakham Sch. Reg.; Crockford; H. W. Ord; J. W. Kirby.)


    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1874

    SELWYN, Edward John, Pluckley Rectory, Ashford, Kent. - Late Scho. of Trin. Coll. Cam.; Bell's Univ. Scho. 1843; B.A. 1846, M.A. 1849; d 1847; p 1848 by Bp of Lon. R. of Pluckley, Dio. Cant. 1873 (P, Abp of Cant; Gl. 34 a; T.R.C. 776l; Gross Inc. 840l; Net 700l and Ho; Pop. 818.) Formerly Prin. of the Blackheath Propietary Sch. 1847-64; C. and Ev. Lect. of St. Margaret, Lee, Kent 1859-64; R. of St. Paul, Wokingham, Berks, 1864-67; V. of Bickley, Kent, 1867-73. Author, The Love of Pursuit of Heavenly Wisdom (a Funeral Sermon), 1858; For God and for England (a sermon preached to the 3rd West Kent Rifle Volunteers), 1860; Remember (a Funeral Sermon). 1864.

    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1885

    SELWYN, Edward John, Pluckley Rectory, Ashford, Kent. - Late Scho. of Trin. Coll. Cam.; Bell's Univ. Scho. 1843; B.A. 1846, M.A. 1849; d 1847; p 1848 Lon. R. of Pluckley, W. Ashford Union and Dio. Cant. 1873 (P, Abp of Cant; Gl. 4 a in hand, value 5l; 31 a let for 50l; T.R.C. 600l; Extra. T.R.C. 168l; Fees 3l; Gross Inc. 826l, Net 447l and Ho; 3000 a, C A 600; Pop. 923.) F Prin. of the Blackheath Propr. Sch. 1847-64; C. and Ev. Lect. of St. Marg. Lee, Kent 1859-64; R. of St. Paul, Wokingham, Berks, 1864-67; V. of Bickley, Kent, 1867-73. Author, Occasional Sermons, 1857, '59, '64.

    Edward married Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes in 1852. Maria (daughter of William Hughes Hughes) died on 30 Apr 1916 in Wilton Wood Rd., Hindhead, Surrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes (daughter of William Hughes Hughes); died on 30 Apr 1916 in Wilton Wood Rd., Hindhead, Surrey.
    Children:
    1. 4. Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn was born on 25 Nov 1853 in Lee, Kent; was christened on 29 Jan 1854 in Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England; died on 8 Nov 1918 in Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey; was buried on 13 Nov 1918 in Grayshott, Hamsphire.
    2. Henrietta Selwyn was born in 1854 in Lee, Kent; died on 21 Sep 1933.
    3. Emily Maria Caroline Selwyn was born in 1860 in Lee, Kent.

  3. 10.  Prof. Thomas Arnold was born in 1823 in Laleham, Middlesex, England (son of Dr. Thomas Arnold and Mary Penrose); died in 1900.

    Thomas married Julia Sorrell about 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania. Julia died in 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Julia Sorrell died in 1888.
    Children:
    1. Mary Augusta Arnold was born on 11 Jun 1851; died on 26 Mar 1920.
    2. 5. Lucy Ada Arnold was born in 1858 in Dublin, Ireland; was christened on 21 Jan 1859 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England; died in Dec 1894 in Uppingham.
    3. Julia Frances Arnold was born in 1863; died in 1908.
    4. Ethel Margaret Arnold was born in 1865; died in Dec 1930.


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