1 8 5 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Char th am ▁in ▁Kent ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁the ▁fourth ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁F ag ge , ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁of ▁the ▁F ag ge ▁baron ets ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁vic ar ▁of ▁Char th am . ▁ ▁F ag ge ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁University ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁priest ▁and ▁was ▁cur ate ▁and ▁then ▁vic ar ▁of ▁A ston ▁Cant low ▁in ▁War wick shire ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁he ▁married ▁Rose ▁Baker . ▁His ▁first ▁wife , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁rem ar ried ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁J esse ▁Clark ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁another ▁six ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁he ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church . ▁ ▁F ag ge ▁played ▁cr icket ▁as ▁an ▁amateur , ▁making ▁his ▁first - class ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁for ▁the ▁Gent le men ▁of ▁Kent . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁teams ▁including ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁( M CC ) ▁and ▁the ▁Gent le men ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁making ▁an ▁appearance ▁for ▁an ▁England ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Kent ▁both ▁before ▁the