Researching Charles Selby
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3576 people with the Selby surname? In that year Selby was ranked number 1168 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Selby on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Selby and the Selby Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 5134 people with the Selby surname in the UK? Selby is now ranked number 1156 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Charles Selby
Charles Selby
Charles Selby (c. 1802 – 1863) was a 19th-century English actor and playwright, and translator of many French plays (often without attribution, not uncommon at the time).
Among his works was The Marble Heart (1854), a translation of Théodore Barrière's Les Filles de marbre. The play is best known today for a 9 November 1863 performance in Washington, D.C., where President Abraham Lincoln watched John Wilkes Booth, playing the villain Raphael. Booth directed some of his threatening lines directly to Lincoln, causing one of Lincoln's party to remark "he looks as if he meant that for you." Lincoln agreed, noting "he does look pretty sharp at me, doesn't he?"
Selby died at his home in Covent Garden, London, on 21 March 1863 and buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.
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