The son of George Morris Taswell, he was born in July 1830 at Canterbury.
He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.
[3] Batting twice in the match, he ended the Oxford first innings unbeaten on a single run, while following-on in their second innings he was dismissed for 13 runs by Charles Pontifex.
[4] He later emigrated to Canada, where he died at Sherbrooke in July 1874.
[1] His brother, Edward, was also a first-class cricketer.