Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
3. | Capt. Henry Charles Selwyn (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1751 in Bampton; died on 23 Jun 1807 in Gloucester; was buried in Matson, Gloucester. Other Events:
- Occupation: 22 Mar 1788, Montserrat; Appointed Lt. Gov.
Notes:
Lieut. Gov. of Montserrat (22nd March 1788 - 1807)
The inscription on his grave reads :-
Beneath this Stone
are deposited
the Remains
of
HENRY CHARLES SELWYN Esq
Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Montserrat
and formerly
Captain in the Royal Fuzileers
He died the 23rd day of June AD 1807
In the 56th year of his Age
Henry married Sarah Thomson on 8 Jun 1775 in Quebec, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Nathaniel Thomson) was born in 1760; died on 15 May 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Charlotte Selwyn was born in 1778; died in 1859.
- 13. Rev. Townshend Selwyn was born on 10 Jun 1782 in Gloucester; died on 31 May 1853 in Kilmington, Somerset, England.
- 14. Albinia Frances Selwyn was born in May 1784; was christened on 4 Jun 1784 in Gloucester, St Mary de Lode and St Mary de Grace, Gloucestershire; died on 29 May 1847; was buried on 4 Jun 1847 in Cheltenham, Holy Trinity.
- 15. Maria Louisa Selwyn was born in 1786; died on 28 Dec 1847 in Bath; was buried in Matson.
- 16. Henrietta Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1787; died in 1826.
- 17. Henry Charles Selwyn was born in 1789; died in 1813.
- 18. Col. Charles Jasper Selwyn was born on 27 May 1792 in Gloucester; died on 12 Dec 1847 in Montreal, Canada; was buried in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.
- 19. Rev. Edward Selwyn was born in 1793 in Gloucester; was christened on 23 Apr 1793 in Saint Mary De Lode, Gloucester; died on 14 Sep 1867 in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire; was buried in Hemingford Abbots.
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4. | Rev. John Selwyn (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 3 May 1753 in Blockley; was christened on 23 May 1753 in Blockley; died on 28 Oct 1823; was buried on 11 Nov 1823 in Salisbury Cathedral (beneath the spire). Notes:
Curate of Blockley. 1776-77
Rector of Ludgershall. 1777-1823
s. Charles Jasper, of Blockley, co. Worcester, cler. PEMBROKE COLL., matric. 4 May, 1774, aged 21; B.C.L. 1783, rector of Ludgershall, Wilts, 1777, master of Wigston's Hospital, Leicester 1793, and succentor of Salisbury Cathedral, rector of Coulstone, Wilts, 1798, until his death 4 Nov, 1823, father of the last named and of the next named.
John married Bridget Dyer on 9 Oct 1777 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Bridget (daughter of William Dyer and Bridget Charleton) was born in 1753; died on 3 Aug 1823; was buried on 11 Aug 1823 in Salisbury Cathedral (beneath the spire). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Lieut. George Brydges Selwyn was born on 22 Jan 1778 in Ludgershall; was christened in 1779 in Ludgershall; died in 1803 in on the "Varuna" during a passage home from India.
- 21. Albinia Selwyn was born in 1780; was christened in 1780 in Ludgershall; died on 26 Feb 1860 in Bristol.
- 22. Lieut. John Selwyn was born on 11 Oct 1782 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England; was christened in 1782 in Ludgershall; died on 26 Dec 1810 in Trichinopoly; was buried in Trichinopoly.
- 23. Bridget Selwyn was born in 1783; was christened in 1784; died on 21 May 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
- 24. Henry Thomas Selwyn was born on 28 Jul 1788; died on 17 Aug 1831 in Rothesay Castle(ship) off Anglesey; was buried in Beaumaris.
- 25. Cdr. Charles William Selwyn was born on 22 Apr 1786; was christened on 2 May 1786 in Ludgershall; died in 1820 in Exmouth.
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5. | William Selwyn (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 30 April 1755 in Blockley; was christened on 19 May 1755 in Blockley; died on 19 June 1755 in Blockley; was buried on 21 Jun 1755 in Blockley. |
7. | Rev. Congreve Selwyn (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 9 Feb 1762 in Blockley; died in 1808 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church. Notes:
Curate of Blockley 1784-86
Vicar of Yarkhill & Pixley. 23-Dec-1790 to 1808
s. Charles (Jasper) of Blockley, co. Worcester, cler. PEMBROKE COLL., matric 14 March, 1780, aged 18; B.A. 1784, rector of Pixhill and vicar of Yorkhill, co. Hereford, dead before 1815.
Congreve married Lydia Ball on 29 Jul 1790 in Blockley. Lydia was born on 19 Feb 1770; died on 6 Feb 1822 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Charles Selwyn was born on 16 May 1791 in Eastnor; died on 9 Dec 1812 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church.
- 27. Jasper Selwyn was born on 24 Jul 1792 in Eastnor; died on 24 Jul 1815 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church.
- 28. Lydia Birt Selwyn was born on 1 Sep 1793 in Eastnor; died on 13 Jan 1812 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church.
- 29. Albinia Mary Selwyn was born on 29 Jan 1795 in Eastnor; died on 3 Nov 1813 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church.
- 30. Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1796; was christened on 6 Oct 1796 in Ledbury; died in 1852.
- 31. Dr. Congreve Selwyn, M.D. was born in 1798; was christened on 15 May 1798 in Ledbury; died on 2 Oct 1846; was buried on 9 Oct 1846 in Cheltenham, Holy Trinity.
- 32. Louisa Frances Selwyn was born on 23 Sep 1799 in Ledbury, Herefordshire; was christened on 26 Sep 1799 in Ledbury; died in 1819 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church.
- 33. John Selwyn was born on 18 Oct 1800 in Ledbury, Herefordshire; died on 18 Oct 1800 in Ledbury; was buried in Ledbury church.
- 34. William Selwyn was born on 22 Oct 1801 in Ledbury, Herefordshire; died on 9 Apr 1830 in Ledbury; was buried on 13 Apr 1830 in Ledbury church.
- 35. Thomas Freeman Selwyn was born on 26 Sep 1804; died in 1870 in Droitwich.
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11. | William Selwyn (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1771 in Blockley; was christened on 28 Nov 1771 in Blockley; died on 11 Mar 1794 in Batsford; was buried on 11 Mar 1794 in Batsford. |
Generation: 4
13. | Rev. Townshend Selwyn (3.Henry3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 10 Jun 1782 in Gloucester; died on 31 May 1853 in Kilmington, Somerset, England. Other Events:
- Occupation: 22 Apr 1807, Winchester Cathedral; Ordained deacon
- Occupation: 3 Sep 1808, Gloucester Cathedral; Ordained priest
- Occupation: 7 Jul 1810, Melbury Bubb; Appointed rector
- Occupation: 25 Oct 1811, Milton Clevedon; Appointed vicar of Milton Clevedon
- Occupation: 11 Jan 1814, Kilmington, Somerset, England; Appointed stipendiary curate
- Occupation: 16 Jul 1814, Gloucester Cathedral; Prebendary canon of Gloucester Cathedral
- Occupation: 27 Nov 1824, Churcham with Bulley; Appointed vicar
- Occupation: 27 Mar 1837, Kilmington, Somerset, England; Appointed rector of Kilmington
- Census: 1841, Near the church, Kilmington, Somerset
- Census: 1851, Kilmington Rectory, Kilmington, Somerset
Notes:
Canon of Gloucester
s. Henry Charles, of St. Mary's, Gloucester (city), arm. CHRIST CHURCH, matric. 2 May, 1800, aged 17; B.A. 1804, M.A. 1806, vicar of Kilmington 1837, until his death 31 May, 1853, father of the last named.
Townshend married Charlotte Sophia Murray on 16 Jun 1812 in Burnham, Bucks. Charlotte (daughter of Lord George Murray and Anne Charlotte Grant) was born on 2 May 1785 in Bath; died on 29 Aug 1866 in Glenberrow, Ledbury, Herefordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Mary Elizabeth Adolphine Selwyn was born in Apr 1813; died on 28 May 1881 in Castlemorton, Worcs.
- 37. Georgiana Charlotte Selwyn was born on 14 Jul 1814 in Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England; was christened on 6 Jul 1818 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England; died on 25 Jun 1856; was buried on 17 Aug 1860 in Powerstock, Dorset, England.
- 38. Charles Augustus Selwyn was born in 1816; died in 1816.
- 39. Adm. Frederick Leopold Augustus Selwyn was born on 28 Jul 1817 in Hemington, Somerset, England; died on 20 Oct 1881 in Wincanton.
- 40. Adm. Jasper Henry Selwyn was born on 07 Feb 1820 in Kilmington, Somerset, England; died on 31 Dec 1901 in Hyde Park, London.
- 41. Rev. Sydney George Selwyn was born in Feb 1821; died on 29 Dec 1897 in Castle Godwyn House, Painswick, Glos.
- 42. Very Rev. Arthur Edward Selwyn was born on 07 Mar 1823 in Kilmington, Somerset, England; died on 27 Jun 1899; was buried in Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia.
- 43. Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn was born on 28 Jul 1824 in Kilmington, Somerset, England; died on 18 Oct 1902 in Montreal; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium Vancouver British Columbia, Canada (plot HORNE1/1/01/005/0007).
- 44. Ellen Maria Louise Selwyn was born in 1828; died in 1879.
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14. | Albinia Frances Selwyn (3.Henry3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born in May 1784; was christened on 4 Jun 1784 in Gloucester, St Mary de Lode and St Mary de Grace, Gloucestershire; died on 29 May 1847; was buried on 4 Jun 1847 in Cheltenham, Holy Trinity. Notes:
Inscription in Holy Trinity Church, Portland St., Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Received a pension of £100 from the civil list.
Albinia married Dr. Congreve Selwyn, M.D. on 24 Aug 1823 in St Mary-de-Lode's, Gloucester, England. Congreve (son of Rev. Congreve Selwyn and Lydia Ball) was born in 1798; was christened on 15 May 1798 in Ledbury; died on 2 Oct 1846; was buried on 9 Oct 1846 in Cheltenham, Holy Trinity. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Col. Charles Jasper Selwyn (3.Henry3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 27 May 1792 in Gloucester; died on 12 Dec 1847 in Montreal, Canada; was buried in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Notes:
Subject of a book by Pamela Barnes "Where Duty Leads: The Life of Colonel Charles Jasper Selwyn, R. E. Officer Commanding Royal Engineers, Graham's Town, 1834-1842"
Served in various military capacities in the West Indies, Ireland, Cape of Good Hope and England.
Charles married Sophia Maria Tupper on 31 Mar 1814. Sophia (daughter of John Tupper and Catherine Bowden) was born on 13 Feb 1789 in Guernsey; died on 14 Dec 1862 in Guernsey; was buried in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Rev. Edward Selwyn (3.Henry3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1793 in Gloucester; was christened on 23 Apr 1793 in Saint Mary De Lode, Gloucester; died on 14 Sep 1867 in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire; was buried in Hemingford Abbots. Other Events:
- Census: 1841, Rectory House, Hemingford Abbotts
- Census: 1851, Rectory House, Hemingford Abbotts
Notes:
Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, Nov. 18, 1819. Of Gloucs. [Previously in the Royal Artillery; Cadet, 1808; Second Lieut., 1811; Lieut., 1814.] Matric. Lent, 1820; B.A. 1824; M.A. 1840. Ord. deacon (Chester) 1823; priest (Winchester) 1823; V. of Ruddington, Notts., 1823-38. P.C. of Edwalton, 1833-8. R. of Hemingford Abbots, Hunts., 1838-65. Disappears from Clergy List, 1867. Father of Edward J. (1841). (Scott, MSS.; List of Officers of the Royal Regt. of Artillery.)
In 1823 he was curate of St. Paul's, Cray.
Died:
Entry on Find a Grave
Edward married Frances Simons on 02 Sep 1818 in St. Paul's Cray, Bromley, London. Frances (daughter of Rev. John Simons and Mary Ann Sturges) was born in c 1791 in Hemingford Abbots; died on 26 Aug 1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 45. Maria Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1820 in Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1893.
- 46. Rev. Edward John Selwyn was born on 17 Apr 1822 in Cambridgeshire, England; died on 15 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent; was buried on 16 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent.
- 47. Frederick Michael Selwyn was born on 12 Jan 1825 in Bandon Mill, Nottinghamshire; died on 19 Oct 1859 in Philip Island, Victoria; was buried in St. Andrews Church, Brighton, Victoria.
- 48. William Marshall Selwyn was born on 26 Dec 1825 in Ruddington, Notts; died on 10 Jul 1868 in St. Martin's, Guernsey; was buried on 13 Jul 1868 in Guernsey.
- 49. Fanny Mary Anne Selwyn was born in 1827 in Ruddington, Notts; died on 31 Jan 1896 in Guildford, Surrey; was buried on 4 Feb 1896 in St. Saviour, Guildford, Surrey.
- 50. Matilda Charlotte Selwyn was born in Feb 1833 in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 27 Sep 1882 in Canada.
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Edward married Fanny Margetts in 1850. Fanny (daughter of E Margetts) was born on 6 Apr 1806 in Hemingford Grey, Hunts; died on 15 Nov 1891 in Hemingford Abbots. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Lieut. George Brydges Selwyn (4.John3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 22 Jan 1778 in Ludgershall; was christened in 1779 in Ludgershall; died in 1803 in on the "Varuna" during a passage home from India. Notes:
s. John, of Ludgershall, Wilts, cler. WORCESTER COLL., matric 4 May, 1796, aged 17.
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22. | Lieut. John Selwyn (4.John3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 11 Oct 1782 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England; was christened in 1782 in Ludgershall; died on 26 Dec 1810 in Trichinopoly; was buried in Trichinopoly. Notes:
s. John, of Ludgershall, Wilts. cler. CORPUS CHRISTI COLL., matric. 24 Jan, 1800, aged 17.
30th, or Cambridgeshire, Regiment of Foot
John married Martha Jones on 10 Dec 1804 in Bristol. Martha (daughter of Anne Jones) died in 1816; was buried in Madras. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Henry Thomas Selwyn (4.John3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 28 Jul 1788; died on 17 Aug 1831 in Rothesay Castle(ship) off Anglesey; was buried in Beaumaris. Notes:
Buried:
Inscription on his tomb reads :-
Here lieth interred the remains of Henry Selwyn, Esq., of Church-street, Bathwick, Bath, and Harriette Catharine, his wife. They unhappily perished amongst the sufferers on board the Rothsay Castle, lost near this place, on the 18th August, 1831.
Memorial in Beaumaris church reads:-
To the memory of Henry and Harriette Selwyn, who were passengers on board the Rothsay Castle, and perished during the night of the 17th August, 1831. Their earthly remains rest together in the adjoining Church-yard.
Died:
A full account of the wreck of the Rothsay Castle is available on archive.org
Henry married Harriette Catherine Langton in 1814. Harriette (daughter of John Langton and Constantia Cranwell) was born on 9 May 1791; died on 17 Aug 1831 in Rothesay Castle(ship) off Anglesey; was buried in Beaumaris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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30. | Elizabeth Selwyn (7.Congreve3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1796; was christened on 6 Oct 1796 in Ledbury; died in 1852. Elizabeth married Rev. William Morris on 29 Sep 1814 in Ledbury. William was born about 1788; died on 3 Sep 1832 in Wye, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 65. William Morris was christened in 16 Apr 1816 in Helmdon, Northants.
- 66. Dr. George Selwyn Morris was christened on 28 Apr 1818 in Wye, Kent.
- 67. Charles Henry Morris was christened on 14 Aug 1819 in Wye, Kent.
- 68. James Congreve Morris was christened on 14 Jan 1821 in Wye, Kent; died on 8 Dec 1840; was buried on 11 Dec 1840.
- 69. Albinia Mary Morris was christened on 23 Mar 1822 in Wye, Kent.
- 70. Elizabeth Frances Morris was christened on 11 Sep 1823 in Wye, Kent.
- 71. Selwyn Morris was christened on 11 Mar 1825; was buried on 8 Apr 1825 in Wye, Kent.
- 72. Selwyn Morris was christened on 9 Mar 1826 in Wye, Kent.
- 73. Lydia Selwyn Morris was christened on 4 Dec 1827 in Wye, Kent.
- 74. Frances Selwyn Morris was christened on 27 Aug 1829; died in 1910 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England .
- 75. Congreve Selwyn Morris was christened on 18 Mar 1832; died on 10 Feb 1851 in Wye, Kent; was buried .
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31. | Dr. Congreve Selwyn, M.D. (7.Congreve3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1798; was christened on 15 May 1798 in Ledbury; died on 2 Oct 1846; was buried on 9 Oct 1846 in Cheltenham, Holy Trinity. Notes:
Inscription in Holy Trinity Church, Portland St., Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Sacred to the memory of
CONGREVE SELWYN M.D.
who departed this life on the 2nd Oct. 1846
He died a sincere believer in the blessed saviour and
trusted to his merits alone for redemption
in relieving the body sufferings of his fellow
creatures and more especially his poorer brethren.
He looked on himself as an agent in the hands of his maker
and he will long be held in grateful remembrance
by those who received and benefited by his aid.
This tablet
was erected by his widow
ALBINIA FRANCES SELWYN
who departed this life 29th May 1847.
He was one of the proprietors of the dispensary in Ledbury opened 25 March 1824
JOHN BIDDULPH Esq President
Rev REGINALD PYNDAR Vice President
Mr SELWYN Surgeon
Congreve married Albinia Frances Selwyn on 24 Aug 1823 in St Mary-de-Lode's, Gloucester, England. Albinia (daughter of Capt. Henry Charles Selwyn and Sarah Thomson) was born in May 1784; was christened on 4 Jun 1784 in Gloucester, St Mary de Lode and St Mary de Grace, Gloucestershire; died on 29 May 1847; was buried on 4 Jun 1847 in Cheltenham, Holy Trinity. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Sarah Ellen Clift. Sarah was born on 3 May 1817 in Clifton, Gloucestershire; died on 4 May 1847 in Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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