Albert Edward Wilshire

Albert Edward Wilshire FRCO LRAM (1863–1935) was an organist and composer based in England.

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
• Organist of Wimborne Minster 1902 - 1915

Compositions

His compositions include:

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

References