Albert Edward Wilshire Explained

Albert Edward Wilshire FRCO LRAM (1863 - 1935) was an organist and composer based in England.^[1]

Life

Wilshire was born in 1863 in Potterne, Wiltshire, the son of Charles Ross Wilshire and Julia Augusta. He married Christina Gunn on 2 August 1893 in Wroxall. They had the following children:

• Christina Wilshire b. 1897
• Doreen Martin Wilshire b. 1900

Appointments

• Assistant Organist of Salisbury Cathedral 1881 - 1884
• Organist of Ilfracombe Parish Church 1887 - 1902^[2]
• Organist of Wimborne Minster 1902 - 1915

Compositions

His compositions include:

• 46th Psalm
• The Timbrels Sound (choral march)
• Part songs

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Organs and Organists, 1912
2. North Devon Journal, Thursday 29 May 1902