Edwin_Hobhouse_Sircom

Edwin Hobhouse Sircom

Edwin Hobhouse Sircom

English organist and composer

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

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

Compositions

He composed accompaniments for Vespers.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Bristol Mercury - Saturday 13 June 1840
  2. [2]
    Bristol Mercury - Saturday 5 March 1859
  3. [3]
    Bristol Mercury - Saturday 7 November 1863
  4. [4]
    Roman Catholic Church Music in England, 1791-1914. T.E. Muir. 2008
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