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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]

Cultural offices
Preceded by Organist of St Mary Redcliffe
1840 - 1855 		Succeeded by

References

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