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Edwin Hobhouse Sircom

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Edwin Sircom


Edwin Hobhouse Sircom (1815 – 9 December 1893) was an English organist and composer.

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Background

He was born in 1815, the second son of John Sircom and Jane Freeman Lewis.

He married Ann Ford, daughter of James Groom Ford, on 5 April 1842. They had the following children:

  • Sebastian Ford Sircom (1844 – 1934)
  • Edwin Sircom (b. 1845)
  • Emily Fanny Sircom (b. 4 Feb 1848)
  • Agnes Maria Sircom (b. 11 Mar 1851)
  • Felix Mendelssohn Sircom (b. 1 Nov 1851)
  • George Henry Sircom (b. 15 Mar 1853)
  • Louis William Crossman Sircom (b. 1856)
  • Appointments

  • Organist at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol 1840 – 1855
  • Organist at St. Mary's Catholic Church on the Quay, Bristol 1859 - ????
  • Organist at St. James' Church, Bristol 1863 - ????
  • Organist at Stoneyhurst College
  • Compositions

    He composed accompaniments for Vespers.

    References

    Edwin Hobhouse Sircom Wikipedia