Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Selby was born about 1772, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Silby, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Neale, was 30. He married Dorothy Fox on 26 September 1799, in Stamford Baron St Martin, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 14 February 1847, in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76, and was buried in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Edward Silby, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Edward Silby, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Edward Silby in entry for Sarah Silby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
about 1772–1847 Male
1778–1834 Female
Children (10)
about 1802–1870 Male
about 1802–1837 Male
1805–1873 Male
1807–1807 Female
1809–1884 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1742–1801 Male
1743–1823 Female
Siblings (7)
1766–1848 Male
1767–1845 Female
1768– Female
about 1772–1847 Male
1775–1846 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 29
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 36
1815
Age 43
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire) and Scottish: habitational name from Selby (Yorkshire). The placename may derive from Old English sele ‘willow copse’, sometimes alternating with salh ‘willow’, + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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