 1809 - 1878 (69 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  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; 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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Generation: 2
| 2. | Rev. William Selwyn  (1.George1) was born on 27 Mar 1840 in Eton, Berkshire; 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.
Family/Spouse: 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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| 3. |  The Rt. Rev. John Richardson Selwyn (1.George1) was born on 20 May 1844 in Waimate, New Zealand; died on 12 Feb 1898; was buried in Pau, France. Notes:
Bishop of Melanesia, 1877-1892
Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge 1893-1898
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre article
Entry on Wikipedia
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 13, 1862. [Youngest] s. of the Rt. Rev. George Augustus (1826), D.D., Bishop of New Zealand (and Sarah Harriet, dau. of Sir John Richardson). B. [May 20], 1844, at Waimaté, New Zealand. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1862; B.A. 1866; M.A. 1870; D.D. 1885. Rowing 'blue,' 1864, 1866. Master of Selwyn Hostel, 1893-8. Ord. deacon (Lichfield, by his father) 1869; priest, 1870; C. of Alrewas, Staffs., 1869-70. C. of St George's, Wolverhampton, 1870-1; V. there, 1871-2. Missionary in Melanesia, 1873-7. Bishop of Melanesia, 1877-91; forced by ill-health to retire. Ramsden Preacher, 1893. Hon. Chaplain to Queen Victoria, 1892-5. Married (1) Jan. 1872, Clara Long-Innes (d. 1877); (2) Aug. 1885, Annie Catherine, eldest dau. of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, of Sydney, N.S.W. Author, Pastoral Work in the Colonies and the Mission Field. Largely instrumental in founding 'Cambridge House' in London. Died Feb. 12, 1898, at Pau, France. Father of Stephen J. (1893); brother of William (1858). (Boase, . 490; Crockford; Burke, Col. Gentry; D.N.B.)
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1874
SELWYN, John Richardson, Melanesia Vicarage, Wolverhampton. - Trin. Coll. Cam. B.A. (3rd cl. Cl. Trip.) 1869; d 1869, p 1870 by Bp of Lich. Miss. in Melanesia 1872. Formerly C. of Alrewas, Staffs. 1869-70; St. George, Wolverhampton, 1870-71; V. of St. George, Wolverhampton, 1871-72.
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1898
SELWYN, Right Rev. John Richardson, The Lodge, Selwyn College, Cambridge. - Trin. Coll. Cam. B.A. (3rd cl. Cl. Trip.) 1870, D.D. 1885; d 1869, p 1870 Lich. Cons. Miss. Bp. of Melan. 18th Februrary, 1877 at Nelson, by the Metropolitan of N.Z. and Bps. of Nel; Well; Auckld; and Dun. Master of Selw. Coll. Cam. 1893; Chap. in Ord. 1895; Sec. Bd. of Missions of Cant. 1896. F C. of Alrewas 1869-70; C. of St. George, Wolverhampton, 1871; V. 1871-72. Miss. in Melan. 1873-77; Miss. Bp of Melanesia 1877-91; Hon. Chap. to the Queen 1892-95. Author, Pastoral Lectures in the Colonies and the Mission Field, 1897.
John married Clara Long Innes on 16 Jan 1872 in London. Clara (daughter of Joseph Long Innes and Elizabeth Anne Reibey) was born on 29 Jul 1845 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; died on 30 Dec 1877 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; was buried in St. Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Margaret Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1872 in Lichfield; died on 29 Jul 1930 in Stamford, Huntingdonshire, England.
- 9. Rebecca Sarah Selwyn was born in 1874 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; died on 12 May 1921 in Staffordshire, England.
- 10. Rev. Stephen John Selwyn was born in 1875 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; died in 1960; was buried in Remenham, Berks.
- 11. Clara Violet Selwyn was born in 1877; died on 25 Apr 1878 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; was buried in St. Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean.
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John married Anne Catherine Mort on 11 Aug 1885 in St. Mary's, Paddington. Anne (daughter of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort) was born on 13 Apr 1855 in Sydney, NSW, Australia; died on 19 Dec 1930 in Bournemouth, Dorset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 6. | Rev. William George Selwyn (2.William2, 1.George1) was born in 1865; died on 05 Oct 1893 in Bishop Auckland. Notes:
Curate at South Church, Bishop Auckland
Adm. at KING'S, Oct. 8, 1884. Only s. of the Rev. William (above), V. of Bromfield, Salop. Schools, Eton and Bilton Grange. Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1887; M.A. 1891. Private Secretary to Sir Arthur Gordon [Lord Stanmore], Governor of Ceylon, 1888-90. Ord. deacon (Durham) 1891; priest, 1892; C. of Bishop Auckland, Durham, 1891-3. Died Oct. 5, 1893, of typhoid fever. (King's Coll. Reg.; Eton Sch. Lists; Bilton Grange Reg.; Crockford; The Guardian, Oct. 11, 1893.)
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| 8. | Margaret Elizabeth Selwyn (3.John2, 1.George1) was born in 1872 in Lichfield; died on 29 Jul 1930 in Stamford, Huntingdonshire, England. Other Events:
- Census: 1881, 2 Mallock Terrace, Torquay
- Census: 1891, Farringford View, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
Margaret married Rev. Canon Herbert Kearsley Fry in 1905 in Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire. Herbert was born in 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire; died on 26 Feb 1937 in Stamford, Lincolnshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Rev. Hugh Selwyn Fry, OBE was born on 14 Apr 1908 in Raunds, Northamptonshire; died on 29 Aug 1988 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
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| 9. | Rebecca Sarah Selwyn (3.John2, 1.George1) was born in 1874 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; died on 12 May 1921 in Staffordshire, England. Other Events:
- Census: 1881, 2 Mallock Terrace, Torquay
- Census: 1891, Farringford View, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
- Census: 1901, The Close, Lichfield
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| 10. | Rev. Stephen John Selwyn (3.John2, 1.George1) was born in 1875 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; died in 1960; was buried in Remenham, Berks. Other Events:
- Census: 1881, 2 Mallock Terrace, Torquay
- Census: 1891, Farringford View, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
- Census: 1901, 9 Sutton Rd, Walsall
- Census: 1911, Brunswick House, Hanley, Stoke on Trent
Notes:
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 13, 1893. [Eldest] s. of the Rt. Rev. John Richardson (1862), Master of Selwyn Hostel. B. Aug. 5, 1875, in Norfolk Island, New Zealand. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1893; B.A. 1896; M.A. 1902. Ord. deacon (Lichfield) 1898; priest, 1899; C. of St Matthew's, Walsall, Staffs., 1898-1901. C. of St Mary's, Handsworth, 1901-8. V. of Rushall, 1908-9. V. of Hope, 1910-11. V. of Repton, Derbs., 1911-24. V. of Foremark, 1915-24. Perm. to off., dio. of Oxford, 1924-47-. Of Matson House, Remenham, Henley-on-Thames, in 1952. (Eton Sch. Lists; Crockford.)
From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1932
SELWYN, Stephen John. - Trin. Coll. Cam. B.A. (3rd cl. Hist. Trip.) 1896, M.A. 1902. Wells Th. Coll. 1897. d. 1898, p. 1899 Lich. C. of St. Matt. Walsall, 1898-1901. St. M. (on c. of Ch. of Good Shepherd) Handsworth, 1901-08; V. of Rushall 1908-09; H. Trin. Hope, Hanley, 1910-11; Repton 1911-24; Foremark 1915-24; Perm. to Offic. Dio. Ox. from 1924; Sec. Ox. Dioc. Coun. of Educn. from 1928. Matson House, Remenham, Henley on Thames.
Stephen married Phyllis Graeme Hickling in 1911. Phyllis (daughter of Charles John Lavington Hickling and Isabel) was born in 1892; died in 1967 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Stephen Charles Selwyn was born in Oct 1912 in Repton; died on 29 May 2006; was buried on 09 Jun 2006 in Bembridge, Isle of Wght.
- 20. Mary Albinia Selwyn was born on 14 Aug 1915 in Repton; died in Nov 2001.
- 21. Maj. John Jasper Selwyn, MC was born on 11 Aug 1918 in Repton; died on 21 May 1997; was buried in Remenham, Berks.
- 22. Edward George Selwyn was born on 30 Dec 1921 in Repton; died in 17 Nov.2009; was buried on 26 Nov 2009 in Remenham, Berks.
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| 11. | Clara Violet Selwyn (3.John2, 1.George1) was born in 1877; died on 25 Apr 1878 in Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean; was buried in St. Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island, Pacific Ocean. |
| 14. | George Augustus Selwyn (3.John2, 1.George1) was born on 31 Mar 1896; died on 22 Dec 1912 in a road accident. Other Events:
- Census: 1901, Adams Rd, Cambridge
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Generation: 4
| 18. | Rev. Hugh Selwyn Fry, OBE (8.Margaret3, 3.John2, 1.George1) was born on 14 Apr 1908 in Raunds, Northamptonshire; died on 29 Aug 1988 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. Notes:
From http://www.dnw.co.uk/medals/auctionarchive/searchcataloguearchive/itemdetail.lasso?itemid=7869
M.I.D. London Gazette 3 October,1952, "for distinguished service in operations in Korean waters":- The Reverend Hugh Selwyn Fry, Chaplain, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Ceylon.
O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January, 1963.
Hugh Selwyn Fry was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, B.A. 1930, M.A. 1934; Chaplain, R.N.V.R., 1943-47; Chaplain, R.N., 1947-63. Chaplain of the cruiser Ceylon which, together with the Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier Unicorn, conveyed the first British troops (1 A&SH and 1 Middx. respectively) to land in Korea, at Pusan on 29 August, 1950. The Reverend Fry injured his leg in Korea. After retiring from the Royal Navy in 1963 he became Vicar of Stanford-in-the-Vale, Faringdon, Berkshire, and died in 1989.
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