He officiated at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882: : "Music by Purcell and Croft was sung, as well as an anthem composed for the occasion by the Abbey's deputy organist, J. Frederick Bridge - 'Happy the man that findeth wisdom and getteth understanding'...the service ended with the choir singing Handel funeral anthem - 'His body is buried in peace, but his name liveth forever'" [Frances Spalding, 2001: "Gwen Raverat - Friends, Family & Affections".]
Minor Canon Rev. Thomas James Rowsell 1816 - 1894
Father: Samuel Rowsell
Mother: Sarah
born: 13 April 1816 London
christened:24 September 1816 St. Mary’s, Lambeth, Surrey, England
married: 21 April 1841 St. Mark, Kensington, Surrey, England
wife: Marianne Norman, dau. of John Norman
died: 23 Jan 1894 Wandsworth, London, England
abode at time of death: 20 Deans Yard, Westminster
buried: 27 Jan 1894 Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, England. (Then the South Metropolitan Cemetery) ceremony performed by Foster S. Barry. Number A14495, page 10666 in Bishop's Transcript register. This presumably corresponds to our West Norwood Cemetery.
children: Edith b. 3 May 1848, chr. 28 May 1848; Herbert b. 15 Aug 1843 chr. 6 Sep 1843; Marian Norman chr 1June 1845; Thomas Norman b. 27 Jan 1842, chr. 24 Feb 1842.; Bertha b. abt 1847.
The ten pallbearers at Darwin's funeral were:
* 8th Duke of Devonshire, George Campbell
* 7th Duke of Argyll, William Cavendish
* 15th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley +
* Mr. J. Russell Lowell,
* Mr. W. Spottiswoode,
* Sir Joseph Hooker,
* Mr. A. R. Wallace,
* Professor Thomas Huxley,
* Sir John Lubbock,
* Rev. Canon Frederick Farrar +.
+ Cambridge Apostle; * FaG memorial.
The service was conducted by Canon George Prothero (1818-1894); the other eight Westminster Abbey staff present were:
Minor Canon Rev. John Henry Cheadle*, 1851 - 1908
Minor Canon Rev. John Troutbeck*, 1832-1899
Canon Thomas James Rowsell*, 1816-1894
Canon Alfred Barry*, 1826-1910
Canon Robinson Duckworth* 1834-1911
Rev. Samuel Flood Jones* (Precentor) 1826-1895
Mr. Charles St. Clare Bedford*, the Chapter Clerk, 1810-1900
Frederick Bridge*, organist 1844-1924.
* FaG memorial
Minor Canon Rev. Thomas James Rowsell 1816 - 1894
Father: Samuel Rowsell
Mother: Sarah
born: 13 April 1816 London
christened:24 September 1816 St. Mary’s, Lambeth, Surrey, England
married: 21 April 1841 St. Mark, Kensington, Surrey, England
wife: Marianne Norman, dau. of John Norman
died: 23 Jan 1894 Wandsworth, London, England
abode at time of death: 20 Deans Yard, Westminster
buried: 27 Jan 1894 Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, England. (Then the South Metropolitan Cemetery) ceremony performed by Foster S. Barry. Number A14495, page 10666 in Bishop's Transcript register. This presumably corresponds to our West Norwood Cemetery.
children: Edith b. 3 May 1848, chr. 28 May 1848; Herbert b. 15 Aug 1843 chr. 6 Sep 1843; Marian Norman chr 1June 1845; Thomas Norman b. 27 Jan 1842, chr. 24 Feb 1842.; Bertha b. abt 1847.
The ten pallbearers at Darwin's funeral were:
* 8th Duke of Devonshire, George Campbell
* 7th Duke of Argyll, William Cavendish
* 15th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley +
* Mr. J. Russell Lowell,
* Mr. W. Spottiswoode,
* Sir Joseph Hooker,
* Mr. A. R. Wallace,
* Professor Thomas Huxley,
* Sir John Lubbock,
* Rev. Canon Frederick Farrar +.
+ Cambridge Apostle; * FaG memorial.
The service was conducted by Canon George Prothero (1818-1894); the other eight Westminster Abbey staff present were:
Minor Canon Rev. John Henry Cheadle*, 1851 - 1908
Minor Canon Rev. John Troutbeck*, 1832-1899
Canon Thomas James Rowsell*, 1816-1894
Canon Alfred Barry*, 1826-1910
Canon Robinson Duckworth* 1834-1911
Rev. Samuel Flood Jones* (Precentor) 1826-1895
Mr. Charles St. Clare Bedford*, the Chapter Clerk, 1810-1900
Frederick Bridge*, organist 1844-1924.
* FaG memorial
He officiated at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882: : "Music by Purcell and Croft was sung, as well as an anthem composed for the occasion by the Abbey's deputy organist, J. Frederick Bridge - 'Happy the man that findeth wisdom and getteth understanding'...the service ended with the choir singing Handel funeral anthem - 'His body is buried in peace, but his name liveth forever'" [Frances Spalding, 2001: "Gwen Raverat - Friends, Family & Affections".]
Minor Canon Rev. Thomas James Rowsell 1816 - 1894
Father: Samuel Rowsell
Mother: Sarah
born: 13 April 1816 London
christened:24 September 1816 St. Mary’s, Lambeth, Surrey, England
married: 21 April 1841 St. Mark, Kensington, Surrey, England
wife: Marianne Norman, dau. of John Norman
died: 23 Jan 1894 Wandsworth, London, England
abode at time of death: 20 Deans Yard, Westminster
buried: 27 Jan 1894 Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, England. (Then the South Metropolitan Cemetery) ceremony performed by Foster S. Barry. Number A14495, page 10666 in Bishop's Transcript register. This presumably corresponds to our West Norwood Cemetery.
children: Edith b. 3 May 1848, chr. 28 May 1848; Herbert b. 15 Aug 1843 chr. 6 Sep 1843; Marian Norman chr 1June 1845; Thomas Norman b. 27 Jan 1842, chr. 24 Feb 1842.; Bertha b. abt 1847.
The ten pallbearers at Darwin's funeral were:
* 8th Duke of Devonshire, George Campbell
* 7th Duke of Argyll, William Cavendish
* 15th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley +
* Mr. J. Russell Lowell,
* Mr. W. Spottiswoode,
* Sir Joseph Hooker,
* Mr. A. R. Wallace,
* Professor Thomas Huxley,
* Sir John Lubbock,
* Rev. Canon Frederick Farrar +.
+ Cambridge Apostle; * FaG memorial.
The service was conducted by Canon George Prothero (1818-1894); the other eight Westminster Abbey staff present were:
Minor Canon Rev. John Henry Cheadle*, 1851 - 1908
Minor Canon Rev. John Troutbeck*, 1832-1899
Canon Thomas James Rowsell*, 1816-1894
Canon Alfred Barry*, 1826-1910
Canon Robinson Duckworth* 1834-1911
Rev. Samuel Flood Jones* (Precentor) 1826-1895
Mr. Charles St. Clare Bedford*, the Chapter Clerk, 1810-1900
Frederick Bridge*, organist 1844-1924.
* FaG memorial
Minor Canon Rev. Thomas James Rowsell 1816 - 1894
Father: Samuel Rowsell
Mother: Sarah
born: 13 April 1816 London
christened:24 September 1816 St. Mary’s, Lambeth, Surrey, England
married: 21 April 1841 St. Mark, Kensington, Surrey, England
wife: Marianne Norman, dau. of John Norman
died: 23 Jan 1894 Wandsworth, London, England
abode at time of death: 20 Deans Yard, Westminster
buried: 27 Jan 1894 Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, England. (Then the South Metropolitan Cemetery) ceremony performed by Foster S. Barry. Number A14495, page 10666 in Bishop's Transcript register. This presumably corresponds to our West Norwood Cemetery.
children: Edith b. 3 May 1848, chr. 28 May 1848; Herbert b. 15 Aug 1843 chr. 6 Sep 1843; Marian Norman chr 1June 1845; Thomas Norman b. 27 Jan 1842, chr. 24 Feb 1842.; Bertha b. abt 1847.
The ten pallbearers at Darwin's funeral were:
* 8th Duke of Devonshire, George Campbell
* 7th Duke of Argyll, William Cavendish
* 15th Earl of Derby, Edward Stanley +
* Mr. J. Russell Lowell,
* Mr. W. Spottiswoode,
* Sir Joseph Hooker,
* Mr. A. R. Wallace,
* Professor Thomas Huxley,
* Sir John Lubbock,
* Rev. Canon Frederick Farrar +.
+ Cambridge Apostle; * FaG memorial.
The service was conducted by Canon George Prothero (1818-1894); the other eight Westminster Abbey staff present were:
Minor Canon Rev. John Henry Cheadle*, 1851 - 1908
Minor Canon Rev. John Troutbeck*, 1832-1899
Canon Thomas James Rowsell*, 1816-1894
Canon Alfred Barry*, 1826-1910
Canon Robinson Duckworth* 1834-1911
Rev. Samuel Flood Jones* (Precentor) 1826-1895
Mr. Charles St. Clare Bedford*, the Chapter Clerk, 1810-1900
Frederick Bridge*, organist 1844-1924.
* FaG memorial
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