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Alfred Sells

Alfred Sells

Male 1822 - 1908  (85 years)

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  • Name Alfred Sells  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 31 Oct 1822  Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Baptism 27 Nov 1822  St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1845 and 1849  [2
    Assistant Master at Marlborough College 
    Occupation Between 1850 and 1872  [2
    Conducted a private school in Southampton 
    Occupation 1861  [3
    Clergyman of Church of England 
    Occupation Mar 1877  [2
    Bishop?s Missionary Chaplain 
    Occupation May 1877  [2
    Incumbent of Holy Trinity Church at Lyndoch, Australia 
    Occupation Between 1881 and 1891  [2, 4
    Clerk in Holy Orders 
    Occupation Between Mar 1884 and Jun 1888  [2, 7
    Incumbent of St Michael?s Church at Mitcham 
    Death 25 Oct 1908  Edenbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2492  Sells Nation
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2023 

    Father Edward Perronet Sells,   b. 1788, Bankside, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1873, East Preston, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Frances DeGrave,   b. 26 Feb 1796, Aldersgate, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Dec 1871, East Preston, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1814  Saint Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Family ID F601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria Whitehead,   b. 1828, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1867, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jan 1850  St. Lukes, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frederick Arthur Sells,   b. 1860, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Maria E. Sells,   b. Abt 1853, Southton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Lucy Jane Sells,   b. 1859, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1880, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)  [natural]
     4. William Sells,   b. Abt 13 Jun 1863, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1883, Lyndoch, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 19 years)  [natural]
     5. Alfred Sells,   b. 9 Apr 1857, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1887, Glenelg, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [natural]
     6. Harriet H. Sells,   b. 1856, Southton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886, Glenelg, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)  [natural]
     7. Elizabeth Irene Sells,   b. Abt 2 Apr 1854, Ferring, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1871, Southampton, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 17 years)  [natural]
     8. Edward Perronet Sells,   b. Bef 26 Jan 1862, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 33 years)  [natural]
     9. Frances D. Sells,   b. 1852, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F737  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 Anna Maria DeGrave,   b. Abt Oct 1828, St Anne's St Martin's le Grand, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1869  Christ Church Highbury, Islington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Oct 1822 - Southwark, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Photo - Alfred Sells
    Photo - Alfred Sells

  • Notes 

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      From Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 Record at Ancestry.com

      Adm. sizar at CLARE, Apr. 1840. Matric. Michs. 1840; B.A. 1844; M.A. 1847. Ord. deacon (Salisbury) 1846; priest, 1847. Assistant Master at Marlborough College, 1845-9. Of 15, Cumberland Place, Southampton, where he kept a private school, 1850-72. C. of Erlestoke, Wilts., 1873-4. V. of Radstone, Northants., 1875-6. Inc. of Holy Trinity, Lyndock with Williamstown and Pewsey Vale, South Australia, 1877-84; Inc. of St Michael's, Mitcham, South Australia, 1884-7. Residing at The Retreat, Bideford, Devon, in 1895 and latterly at Edenbridge, Kent, where he died Oct. 25, 1908, aged 85. Father of the next. (Northants. Clergy; Crockford; Cambridge Chronicle, Oct. 30, 1908.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1088; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Saviour; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 9; Page: 9; Line: 15; GSU roll: 474670.
      Census - 1841 England, Edward Perronet Sells
      Census - 1841 England, Edward Perronet Sells


    2. [S5] Pamela Oborn, St Michael?s Church at Mitcham, Historian., Biographical Notes on Alfred Sells, Pamela Oborn, St Michael?s Church at Mitcham, Historian., Biographical Notes on Alfred Sells.
      Family History - Alfred Sells
      Family History - Alfred Sells


    3. [S184] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 677; Folio: 59; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542683.
      Record for Alfred Sells
      Census - 1861 England, Alfred Sells Family
      Census - 1861 England, Alfred Sells Family


    4. [S371] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG12; Piece: 1787; Folio: 46; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6096897.
      Record for Alfred Sells
      Census - 1891 England, Alfred Sells Family
      Census - 1891 England, Alfred Sells Family


    5. [S455] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives, Southwark St Saviour, Register of Baptism, p92/sav, Item 3013.
      Record for Alfred Selles
      Baptism Record - Alfred Sells
      Baptism Record - Alfred Sells


    6. [S381] Sells, John H, Personal Collection.
      Sells Family Tree
      Family History - Sells Family Tree
      Family History - Sells Family Tree


    7. [S531] Rectors of St Michael’s Mitcham.
      Book - Rectors of St Michael’s Mitcham
      Book - Rectors of St Michael’s Mitcham


    8. [S457] Ancestry.com, England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;).
      Record for Edward Perronet Sells & Frances DeGrave
      Marriage Index - Edward Perronet Sells and Frances DeGrave
      Marriage Index - Edward Perronet Sells and Frances DeGrave


    9. [S409] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Saviour, Southwark, Register of marriages, P92/SAV, Item 3047/001.
      Marriage Record - Edward Perronet Sells and Frances DeGrave
      Marriage Record - Edward Perronet Sells and Frances DeGrave


    10. [S269] Ancestry.com, London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Edward Perronet Sells
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SurreyMarriage&h=496737&indiv=try
      Marriage Record - Edward Perronet Sells and Frances DeGrave 1
      Marriage Record - Edward Perronet Sells and Frances DeGrave 1


    11. [S773] Great Western Shareholder Records, Anna Maria DeGrave.
      GWR Shareholder - Anna Maria De Grave
      GWR Shareholder - Anna Maria De Grave