Person Selwyn; William (1806 - 1875) Selwyn William 1806 - 1875 British Male 19 February 1806 Cambridgeshire 24 April 1875 Burial: Ely, Cambridgeshire

Clergyman, Church of England Astronomy Education: Eton; St John's College, Cambridge. BA (1828), MA (1831), BD (1850), DD (1864) Career: Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge (1829); ordained deacon (1829); ordained Priest (1831); Rector of Branstone, Leicestershire (1831); Canon of Ely (1833-1875); Vicar of Melbourne, Cambridgeshire (1846-1853); Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge (1855); died from causes sustained in a fall from his horse Eldest son of William Selwyn QC (1775-1855) and his wife Laetitia, daughter of Thomas Kynaston of Witham, Essex; married (1832) Juliana Elizabeth, daughter of George Cooke of Carr House, Doncaster; brother-in-law of George Peacock (FRS 1818) Fellow 07/06/1866 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 19 Feb 1806 - 24 Apr 1875 NA6278 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/68512094 0ee79087-984f-469e-a48a-19343692e508