George Grant Sellar (1835 - 1896)

Born 10 Mar 1835 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Forsyth) Sellar — married 1893 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 7 Jan 1896 at age 60 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

George Grant SELLAR [Sellar-520] son of John SELLAR [not yet researched] and Jane GRANT [not yet researched]

• was born on 10 Mar 1835 at Wick, Caithness, Scotland,
• was living with his parents & siblings at Elgin North Street, Elgin, Moray, Scotland in the 1841 census,
• was living with his parents & siblings at 81 High Street, Elgin, Moray, Scotland in the 1851 census,
• was living with his parents & siblings at 81 High Street, Elgin, Moray, Scotland in the 1861 census,
• and died on 7 Jan 1896 at Elgin, Moray, Scotland.
• George married Margaret FORSYTH [Forsyth-3757] daughter of John FORSYTH [Forsyth-3753] and Mary CRUICKSHANK [Cruickshank-1477] on 19 Apr 1893 at Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

Children of this union were:

1. Phyllis Jean SELLAR [Sellar-521] was born on 28 Sep 1895..

Sources

BIRTH: Church registers - Old parish registers - Births and Baptisms database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 3 Oct 2023). Surname: SELLAR, Forename: GEORGE GRANT, Parents: JOHN SELLAR/JANE GRANT, Gender: M, Date: 02/07/1835, Parish Number: 043, Ref: 40 / 313, Parish: WICK.

MARRIAGE: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Marriages "database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 3 Oct 2023). Surname: SELLAR, Forename: GEORGE G, Spouse Surname: FORSYTH, Spouse Forename: MARGARET, Year: 1893, Ref: 135 / 14, RD Name: ELGIN.

DEATH: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Deaths database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 3 Oct 2023), Surname: SELLAR, Forename: GEORGE GRANT, Age at death: 59, Mother's Maiden Name: GRANT, Gender: M, Year: 1896, Ref: 135 / 4, RD Name: ELGIN.

TOMBSTONE: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z5Y-4WCJ : 7 February 2023), George Grant Sellar; Burial, Elgin, Moray, Scotland, Elgin Old Cemetery; citing record ID 224593967, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

1841 CENSUS: "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a152413f4040b9d6e30e0fb : viewed 3 Oct 2023), George SELLER in household of John SELLER, Elgin North Street, Morayshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/135, Folio 11, Page 1, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

1851 CENSUS: "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903ddc3e9379091b10bf013 : viewed 3 Oct 2023), George SELLAR in household of John (Jnr) SELLAR, 81, High Street, Morayshire, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /135, Folio 135, Page 23, Schedule 108, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

1861 CENSUS: "Scottish General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903de7de9379091b10ea469 : viewed 3 Oct 2023), George G SELLAR in household of John SELLAR, 81, High Street, Morayshire, Scotland; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/135, Folio 0, Page 5, Schedule 26, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.