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He was born on 28 September 1770 the youngest son of Thomas Twisleton, later [[Thomas Twisleton, 13th Baron Saye and Sele]]. He was educated at [[Westminster School]], where he was a scholar, played cricket and other sports, and participated in ''The Trifler'', a periodical, with [[John Hensleigh Allen]] and others.<ref name="Gent.1825">{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_bIUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA275|accessdate=8 March 2018|year=1825|pages=275–}}</ref> He matriculated at [[St Mary Hall, Oxford]] on 2 February 1789, aged 18, graduating B.A. in 1794, and M.A. 1796.<ref name="AO"/> |
He was born on 28 September 1770 at [[Broughton, Oxfordshire]], the youngest son of Thomas Twisleton, later [[Thomas Twisleton, 13th Baron Saye and Sele]]. He was educated at [[Westminster School]], where he was a scholar, played cricket and other sports, and participated in ''The Trifler'', a periodical, with [[John Hensleigh Allen]] and others.<ref name="AO"/><ref name="Gent.1825">{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_bIUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA275|accessdate=8 March 2018|year=1825|pages=275–}}</ref> He matriculated at [[St Mary Hall, Oxford]] on 2 February 1789, aged 18, graduating B.A. in 1794, and M.A. 1796.<ref name="AO"/> |
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Twisleton was ordained in 1795, and became a curate at [[Charwelton]].<ref>{{CCEd |type=person |id=20140 |name=Twisleton, Thomas James |year1=1795 |year2=1828 |accessed=18 February 2018 }}</ref> He held a number of livings, before in 1802. becoming secretary and chaplain to the British administration in [[Ceylon]]. He was appointed Archdeacon of [[Colombo]] in 1815, receiving the Oxford degree of D.D. in 1816. He died in Colombo, on 15 October 1824.<ref name="AO"/> |
Twisleton was ordained in 1795, and became a curate at [[Charwelton]].<ref>{{CCEd |type=person |id=20140 |name=Twisleton, Thomas James |year1=1795 |year2=1828 |accessed=18 February 2018 }}</ref> He held a number of livings, before in 1802. becoming secretary and chaplain to the British administration in [[Ceylon]]. He was appointed Archdeacon of [[Colombo]] in 1815, receiving the Oxford degree of D.D. in 1816. He died in Colombo, on 15 October 1824.<ref name="AO"/> |
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Revision as of 08:41, 8 March 2018
The Hon. Thomas James Twisleton (also Twistleton) (1770–1824) was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Colombo from 1815 to 1824.[1] He was also noted as an amateur cricketer who made 7 known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1789 to 1796.
Life
He was born on 28 September 1770 at Broughton, Oxfordshire, the youngest son of Thomas Twisleton, later Thomas Twisleton, 13th Baron Saye and Sele. He was educated at Westminster School, where he was a scholar, played cricket and other sports, and participated in The Trifler, a periodical, with John Hensleigh Allen and others.[1][2] He matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford on 2 February 1789, aged 18, graduating B.A. in 1794, and M.A. 1796.[1]
Twisleton was ordained in 1795, and became a curate at Charwelton.[3] He held a number of livings, before in 1802. becoming secretary and chaplain to the British administration in Ceylon. He was appointed Archdeacon of Colombo in 1815, receiving the Oxford degree of D.D. in 1816. He died in Colombo, on 15 October 1824.[1]
Cricket career
Twisleton was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[4]
Family
Twisleton's first marriage was at age 18 or 19, the result of an elopement with Charlotte Anne Frances Wattrell, who proved adulterous. In a school vacation during 1788, they had played together in some private amateur theatricals; and in September of that year ran away to be married in Scotland.[2][5]
Twisleton's second wife, whom he married in 1798, was Anne Ashe (died 1847), daughter of Benjamin Ashe.[6] Their children included:
- Frederick Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele[7]
- Charles Samuel Twisleton (1806–1890), cleric, married Caroline Carr (1799–1873), daughter of Ralph Carr (1768–1837) and his wife Caroline Gregg, daughter of Francis Gregg MP.[8]
- Edward Turner Boyd Twisleton, youngest son.[9]
- Mary Elizabeth, married in 1818 William Gisborne, of the Ceylon Civil Service, third son of Thomas Gisborne and his wife Mary Babington.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Twisleton, Hon. Thomas James
- ^ a b The Gentleman's Magazine. 1825. pp. 275–. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Twisleton, Thomas James (1795–1828) (CCEd Person ID 20140)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
- ^ Harris, Jocelyn (3 August 2017). Satire, Celebrity, and Politics in Jane Austen. Bucknell University Press. p. 104. ISBN 9781611488432. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1847. p. 442.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1847. p. 84.
- ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson (1906). Frederick Arthur Crisp (ed.). "Visitation of England and Wales". Internet Archive. p. 194. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Curthoys, M. C. "Twisleton, Edward Turner Boyd". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27915. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Burke, Bernard; Ashworth Peter Burke (1895). "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry". Internet Archive. London: Harrison. p. 449. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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