Batson, reverend Arthur Wellesley 26.nov.1852-28.dec.1917 England Devon, Babbacombe St Marychurch - Somerset, Cotford
musician, priest, 1860-1870 residing with his parents, 8 siblings, cook, parlormaid, housemaid, nurse and undernurse in Ramsbury Wiltshire, 1870 already a professional musician, 1873 teacher classics at Grammar School in Swansea, 1876 headmaster of Swansea Collegiate School, 1878 BM from St Alban Hall (now Merton College) Oxford, 1880 student theology at the Theological College in Cuddesdon near Oxford, 1881-1882 curate of Whitbourne Herefordshire, 1882 ordained priest in Hereford, 1883-1888 precentor of St Anne's in London Soho, February 1888 he conducted a Lenten performance of Bach's Johannes Passion, 1888-1902 rector of Ringstead Norfolk, 1890 still single residing at The Rectory with 5 servants, 1900 with wife and 2 servants, 1910 residing as clergyman, composer and artist in Watchet, he died at the Somerset and Bath Asylum in Cotford near Bishop's Lydeard ; son of landed proprietor by inheritance at the age of 30 Alfred Batson (London Limehouse 11.jun.1819-19.aug.1885 Ramsbury) and Mary Elizabeth Stephen (India, Calcutta 20.jun.1823-1897 Ramsbury) ; 24.apr.1900 in London Westminster he married the reverend's daughter Arabella Frances Hanmer (Warwickshire, Grendon 13.dec.1849-9.oct.1913 Somerset, Watchet)

Title	Parts

[] The Vineyard. Sacred cantata
[] The burglar and the bishop. Comic operetta
[] The mango tree. Song for voice and piano words Charles Kingsley pub Weekes & Co., London 1873
[] Unforgotten "To night she will dance". Song. London 1876 words H. Heine
[] St Leonard's march. Piano. London 1877
[] The star of the sea. Song. London 1880 the poetry by Miss Proctor
[] The Lethe. Song words by the Hon. S. Coleridge pub Rhind & Tutt, London 1884
[] The faithful shepherdess. Pastorale. Coombe jun 1885 libretto J. Fletcher
[] Love and lucre. Song the words by the Hon. S. Coleridge pub Boosey & Co., London 1885
[] The Lord is my shepherd. Anthem pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1886
[] To Myra. Song for a barytone voice words Lord Lansdowne pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1888
[] The mad lover's song. Song words C. Dibdin pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1888
[] Love's memories. Song words T. K. Hervey pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1888
[] Friend Sorrow. Song words A. A. Procter pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1888
[] The flower of love. Song pub J. & J. Hopkinson, London 1889
[] Three children sliding. Four-part song words Gammer Gurton pub Novello & Co., London 1892
[] Love's adieu. Four-part song words F. Hume pub Novello & Co., London 1892
[] Cephalus and Procris. Four-part song words T. Moore pub Novello & Co., London 1892
[] The fairy lover. Four-part song words F. Hume pub Novello & Co., London 1892
[] The light of love. Four-part song pub Novello & Co., London 1892
[] The despairing lover. Four-part song words W. Walsh pub Novello & Co., London 1892
[] Love's inconstancy. Madrigal words T. Campbell pub Novello & Co., London 1892
[] I will glorify the house. Anthem pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1893
[] The jester's love. Song words A. J. Legge pub J. Williams, London 1893
[] The flower's message. Song words Waller pub R. Cocks & Co., London 1893
[] Two cupids. Four-part song words G. Croly pub Novello & Co., London 1893
[] Little boy blue. Song words E. Field pub Metzler & Co., London 1894
[] The Lord is loving unto every man. Anthem pub Novello & Co., London 1894
[] Life. Four-part song words A. Carey pub R. Cocks & Co., London 1894 and 1903
[] The two ships. Song words B. Harte pub J. Williams, London 1895
[] My lady of the roses. Song words St. J. S. Clerke pub Hopwood & Crew, London 1896
[] The dear old garden at home. Song words and music Arthur Wellesley Batson pub Rossini & Co., London 1898
[] Blessed are they that hunger. Anthem. Mixed choir pub J. Williams, London 1899
[] For mother country. A song for the British Colonies. 1900 words H. D. Barrett pub Houghton & Co., London 1900
[] O sing unto the Lord. Anthem for Harvest pub Bayley & Ferguson, London, Glasgow 1908

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