Chavasse family
The Chavasse family in the West Midlands is a British family of Huguenot origin.[1] Members of the family gained particular prominence as surgeons and clergymen. Members of the family still live in the United Kingdom today.
History
The Chavasse family is notable for counting amongst its ranks two Bishops of the Church of England, two Olympic athletes, a Knight Bachelor and one of only three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice. Bishop Francis Chavasse was instrumental in the building of Liverpool Cathedral and founded St Peter's College, Oxford.
Genealogy
- Thomas Chavasse (* 7 May 1800 Warwick, Staffordshire; † 19 October 1884 Wylde Green House, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire) MD, FRCS; surgeon ∞ (I) 1827 Catherine Margaret Grant (* 1811; † 1842) ∞ (II) after 1842 Miriam Sarah Wyld (* ?; † ?). From these marriages he had nine children (4 sons, 5 daughters), including:[2]
- (I) Charles Edward Chavasse (* 3 November 1840 Birmingham; † 4 August 1893 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire) ∞ Frances Lucy Evans (* 1839; † 1905), and had 7 children (3 sons, 4 daughters).[3]
- (II) Francis Chavasse (* 27 September 1846 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire; † 11 March 1928 Oxford) Bishop of Liverpool, founder of St Peter's College, Oxford ∞ Ethel Jane Maude (* 1851; † 1927) and had 7 children (4 sons, 3 daughters), including identical twins:[4]
- Christopher Chavasse (* 9 November 1884 Oxford; † 10 March 1962) OBE, MC, TD, DD; Bishop of Rochester, Olympic athlete ∞ 1919 Beatrice Cropper Willink (* ?; 1977) and had 5 children (3 sons, 2 daughters).[5]
- Noel Chavasse (* 9 November 1884 Oxford; † 4 August 1917 Brandhoek, Belgium) VC and Bar, MC; Captain, RAMC, Olympic athlete
- Francis Bernard Chavasse (* 1889; ?) MC, ophthalmic surgeon
- Aidan Chavasse (* 1891; † 1917 Flanders)
- (II) Sir Thomas Frederick Chavasse (* 19 March 1854 Aston, Warwickshire; † 17 February 1913 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) Kt 1905, MD, FRCS; surgeon ∞ 1885 Frances Hannah Ryland (* 1848; † 1928) MBE and had 4 children (1 son, 3 daughters), including:[6]
- Arthur Ryland Chavasse (* 1887; † 1916 Le Havre, France) MD
- Frances Gladys Ryland Chavasse (* 1893; † 1962 France, killed crossing the road) mentioned in despatches 1945 at Monte Cassino,[7] former fiancée of the late Noel Chavasse VC and Bar, MC
- Esme Chavasse (* 1896; † 1980) ∞ (I) Walter Gibson Marsden (* 1886; † 1920) Captain, RAMC ∞ (II) A.B. Quinney (* 1890; † 1965)
Memorials
- Chavasse Park in Liverpool, named after the family
- At St Peter's College, Oxford, the College Chapel is filled with memorials to members of the Chavasse family, including Captain Noel Chavasse's original grave cross, the Chavasse memorial window and a large bas-relief of Bishop Francis Chavasse at prayer.[8]
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Noel Chavasse's headstone in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery
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Noel Chavasse's memorial at the Chavasse family grave at Bromsgrove
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Grave of Sir Thomas Chavasse (1854-1913) and his family at Bromsgrove
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Captain W.G. Marsden's headstone - first husband of Esme Chavasse (1896-1980)
Notes
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- ↑ "Bishop Chavasse", The Manchester Guardian, 12 March 1928, p. 12
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p47206.htm
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p47207.htm#i472061
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p47206.htm#i472054
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p47208.htm#i472076
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p47206.htm#i472056
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p47209.htm#i472085
- ↑ http://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/content/chavasse-family-papers
External links
- Chavasse Family Papers at St Peter's College, Oxford