Researching William Selfe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 305 people with the Selfe surname? In that year Selfe was ranked number 3274 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Selfe on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Selfe and the Selfe Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 525 people with the Selfe surname in the UK? Selfe is now ranked number 3546 for popularity in the UK. |
Selfe Family Tree Databases
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William Lucius Selfe
Sir William Lucius Selfe (11 June 1845 – 19 March 1924) was a British judge.
He was born in London, the son of Henry Selfe, a metropolitan police magistrate. He was educated at Rugby School and graduated BA from Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1868. He studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1870.
He became a circuit judge of the county courts in 1882, and Justice of the Peace for Breconshire. He was assistant editor of revised edition of the statutes (1870–78) and editor of Chronological Table and Index to Statutes (1877–82).
He was knighted in the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours.
In 1876, he married Ellen, the daughter of Henry Sanford Bicknell of Clapham Common. He died at his residence at Connaught Square, aged 78.
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