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| 6. | Rev. William Selwyn was born on 27 Mar 1840 in Eton, Berkshire (son of The Rt. Rev. George Augustus Selwyn and Sarah Harriet Richardson); 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.
William married 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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| 12. |  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 (son of William Selwyn, QC and Laetitia Frances Kynaston); 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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| 13. |  Sarah Harriet Richardson was born on 2 Sep 1809 in Wanlip Hall, Leicestershire, England (daughter of Sir John Richardson and Harriet Hudson); died on 24 March 1907 in Lichfield; was buried in Lichfield cathedral churchyard. Other Events:
- Census: 1871, The Close, Lichfield
- Census: 1881, 2 Mallock Terrace, Torquay
- Census: 1891, The Close, Lichfield
- Census: 1901, The Close, Lichfield
Notes:
Professor Charlotte Macdonald of the Victoria University of Wellington has written an extensive appraisal of Sarah's life and work entitled "Between religion and empire: Sarah Selwyn's Aotearoa/New Zealand, Eton and Lichfield, England, c.1840s-1900". The article was published in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada, Volume 19, numéro 2, 2008, p. 43-75.
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