Researching Alexander Sellar
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 711 people with the Sellar surname? In that year Sellar was ranked number 2869 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Sellar on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Sellar and the Sellar Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sellar Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sellar family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 652 people with the Sellar surname in the UK? Sellar is now ranked number 3425 for popularity in the UK. |
Sellar Family History Databases
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Sellar Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Alexander Sellar. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alexander Sellar
Alexander Craig Sellar
Alexander Craig Sellar (17 October 1835 – 16 January 1890) was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal Party (later Liberal Unionist) politician.
Sellar was the son of Patrick Sellar of Westfield, Morayshire, a lawyer, factor and sheep farmer, and his wife Ann (née Craig). He was educated at Rugby School, and at Balliol College, Oxford where he was a favoured student of Benjamin Jowett. He became a Scottish Advocate in 1862 and was legal secretary to the Lord Advocate for Scotland from 1870 to 1874. In 1873 he published Manual of the Education Act for Scotland. He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Argyllshire.
In 1870 he married Gertrude Smith, daughter of Octavius Henry Smith. In 1880 he stoody unsuccessfully for Parliament at Plymouth Devonport. In 1882 he was elected Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs until the constituency was merged in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. In 1885 he was elected MP for Partick which he held until his death at the age of 54 in 1890. When the Liberal split in 1886 over Irish Home Rule, Sellar joined the breakaway Liberal Unionist Party. Sellar is commemorated with his scholar brother William Young Sellar on the south wall of Balliol College Chapel.
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