Alexander Shaw Page, Vicar of Selsley.
Rev Alexander Shaw Page was one of the first vicars of All Saints Selsley. (The Shaw Pages were related to the Marling family by marriage). This photo shows Alexander with Eliza, his first wife, and nine children outside the rectory. Eliza died aged 44 in 1875 and was buried at Selsley Church.
Alexander remarried in 1878. His second wife, was Janet Wilson White. Alexander and his new wife were presented with a silver coffee pot as a wedding present from the parishioners of All Saints church.
This photo taken some years later shows Janet with Alexander, her two sons, and Eliza's three youngest daughters.
Janet and her sister Ellen, were keen amateur artists. They painted many images of Selsley in the 1880's and 1890s. The images below are from Janet and Ellen's sketchbooks and are reproduced with kind permission of Veronica Walton, (Alexander's great grand daughter) and All Saints Selsley.
Janet and her sister Ellen, were keen amateur artists. They painted many images of Selsley in the 1880's and 1890s. The images below are from Janet and Ellen's sketchbooks and are reproduced with kind permission of Veronica Walton, (Alexander's great grand daughter) and All Saints Selsley.
Janet and Ellen, watercolour artists who captured life in and around Selsley in the late 19th Century.
Click the arrows at the side of the images to look through the sketchbook. The single portrait (by Ellen) depicts "The last hand weaver in Selsley"
Rev Shaw Page’s Sermon at the Funeral of Sir Samual Marling.
Sermon on the death of Sir Samuel Marling.
Sir Samuel Marling was a significant figure in the Stroud area and Selsley in particular. He was MP for West Gloucestershire. A successful business man and prominent philanthropist Sir Samuel built Selsley Church, the rectory and the school. He also gave land and created the cricket ground. He helped establish Marling School in Stroud which was named after him after he gave £10,000 towards the cost of establishing it.
In 1882 he was created a Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park.
When he died a year later Rev Shaw Page's sermon was published. It's a window into victorian society and the esteem with which Sir Samuel was held. This copy is difficult to read but if you click the front page you can download a transcription.
From page three of the sermon Rev Shaw Page talks about Sir Samuel's life his faith and his place in the community.
In 1882 he was created a Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park.
When he died a year later Rev Shaw Page's sermon was published. It's a window into victorian society and the esteem with which Sir Samuel was held. This copy is difficult to read but if you click the front page you can download a transcription.
From page three of the sermon Rev Shaw Page talks about Sir Samuel's life his faith and his place in the community.