Very Rev Henry George Liddell

1811 - 1898  (86 years)

• Name	Henry George Liddell
  Title	Very Rev
  Birth	6 Feb 1811	Binchester, Durham
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1855-1891	Oxford
  	Dean of Christ Church
  Burial	1898	Oxford
  Death	18 Jan 1898	Ascot, Berkshire
  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
  Person ID	I5162	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry George Liddell,   b. 1787, Ravensworth Castle, Durham d. 9 Mar 1872, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Lyon,   b. Aug 1783, Hetton House, Chatton, Durham d. 30 Jan 1871, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1809	Durham
  Family ID	F1696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorina Hannah Reeve,   b. 3 May 1826, Lowestoft, Suffolk d. 25 Jun 1910, Berkshire (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1846
  Children	+ 1. Edward Henry Liddell,   b. 6 Sep 1847, London d. 14 Jun 1911 (Age 63 years)   2. Alice Pleasance Liddell,   b. 4 May 1852, Westminster, London d. 16 Nov 1934, Westerham, Kent (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Feb 1811 - Binchester, Durham Occupation - Dean of Christ Church - 1855-1891 - Oxford Burial - 1898 - Oxford Death - 18 Jan 1898 - Ascot, Berkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Henry Liddell, in an 1858 portrait