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

Background

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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

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Compositions

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He composed accompaniments for Vespers.[4]

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

References

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  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