Gibbs Family Tree
Very Rev Henry George Liddell
1811 - 1898 (86 years)
Generation: 1
1. Very Rev Henry George Liddell was born on 6 Feb 1811 in Binchester, Durham (son of Henry George Liddell and Charlotte Lyon); died on 18 Jan 1898 in Ascot, Berkshire; was buried in 1898 in Oxford. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1855-1891, Oxford; Dean of Christ Church
Notes:
Henry George Liddell (6 February 1811 – 18 January 1898) was dean (1855–91) of Christ Church, Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1870–74), headmaster (1846–55) of Westminster School (where a house is now named after him), author of A History of Rome (1855), and co-author (with Robert Scott) of the monumental work A Greek–English Lexicon, known as "Liddell and Scott", which is still widely used by students of Greek. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for Henry Liddell's daughter Alice. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Liddell
Henry married Lorina Hannah Reeve on 2 Jul 1846. Lorina was born on 3 May 1826 in Lowestoft, Suffolk; died on 25 Jun 1910 in Berkshire; was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Edward Henry Liddell was born on 6 Sep 1847 in London; died on 14 Jun 1911.
- Alice Pleasance Liddell was born on 4 May 1852 in Westminster, London; died on 16 Nov 1934 in Westerham, Kent; was buried in St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Lyndhurst, Hampshire.
2. Henry George Liddell was born in 1787 in Ravensworth Castle, Durham; died on 9 Mar 1872 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. Henry married Charlotte Lyon on 8 Nov 1809 in Durham. Charlotte was born in Aug 1783 in Hetton House, Chatton, Durham; died on 30 Jan 1871 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire; was buried on 3 Feb 1871 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Charlotte Lyon was born in Aug 1783 in Hetton House, Chatton, Durham; died on 30 Jan 1871 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire; was buried on 3 Feb 1871 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. Children:
- Charles Liddell was born in 1813 in Easington, Durham; died on 10 Aug 1894 in London.
- 1. Very Rev Henry George Liddell was born on 6 Feb 1811 in Binchester, Durham; died on 18 Jan 1898 in Ascot, Berkshire; was buried in 1898 in Oxford.