Charles Samuel Selmes (1814 - 1894)

Born 1814 in Rye, Sussex, England

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Died 1894 at about age 80 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Charles Selmes migrated from England to New South Wales.

Charles was born in 1814 and baptised 29th December 1814 at St Mary, Rye, Sussex, England, the son of Simeon Selmes (baker) and Ann Selmes^[1][2] .

Charles Samuel [sic] Selmes, bachelor of Patrick's Plains, New South Wales, Australia married Hellen MacGreggor, spinster of Morpeth, New South Wales on the 8th March 1841 at the parish of Whittingham, in the County of Northumberland, New South Wales, Australia. Witnessed by Andrew Graham & Catherine Graham^[3]

Charles was occupied as a baker^[4] and lived at Armidale, New South Wales, Australia^[5].

On the 15th Janaury 1858 Charles was charged for drunkenness and was fined 10s or 24 hours confinement. Just a few days later on the 19th January 1858, Charles' son Robert was charged with stealing vegetables from the next door neighbour's garden wand was sentenced to 6 weeks imprisonment with hard labour.

The offence was proved by the evidence of Harriet Bligh, who detected t he boy pulling a quantity of onions in Mr. Bligh's garden and throwing them over the fence which divides the premises of his father from those of the prosecutor......Mr. Bligh in addressing the Court on the evidence, stated that the present was a series of thefts ...and that he had been compelled to bring the boy before the court, as the character of the parents was so notoriously bad that his amendment was hopeless if left in their charge"^[6]

In 1872, Charles offered a reward of ten shillings to anyone knowing the whereabouts of his brothers Alfred and Gillinger Selmes, sons of Simon Selmes of Rye, Sussex, England^[5]

Charles died in 1894 in New South Wales, Australia^[7]

Children

1. Wilheimina Ann Selmes b. 1842 New South Wales, Australia^[8] bapt. 27th November 1842 at St. John Moreton Bay, New South Wales, Australia^[9]
2. Anna Keelan Selmes b. 1843 bapt. 28th January 1888 at Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia^[10] m. John KEELAN 1862
3. Charles Samuel Selmes b. 3rd April 1844 bapt. 5th May 1844 at Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia^[11]
4. Robert Selmes b. 5th December 1845 bapt. 28th December 1845 at Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia^[12] d. 5th January 1859 at Armidale, New South Wales, Australia^[4]
5. Mary Ann Selmes b. 1848 New South Wales, Australia^[13] m. Reuben DAWSON 1863
6. Susan Selmes b. 1849 New South Wales, Australia^[14] m. John CARROLL 1866

Research Notes

Charles acquired the middle name of Simon after he emigrated, as many immigrants appear to take on a middle name. He was not given a middle name at baptism, and unlikely used a middle name whilst in England.

Sources

1. ↑ "Baptism of Charles SELMES" England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N29K-V3X : 11 February 2018, Charles Selmes, 29 Dec 1814); citing Rye, Sussex, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,290.
2. ↑ "St. Mary, Rye, Sussex, England Baptism Register entry of Charles SELMES" 1814 Pg. 29 Entry No. 225 Image previously available online at FamilySearch Accessed 27th Apr 2016
3. ↑ "Marriage of Charles Samuel SELMES & Hellen MACGREGGOR" Copy of New South Wales marriage registration 1841 Ref: 604 Vol 123
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954) Sat 15 Jan 1859 Pg. 2" Image available at Trove Newspaper Archive Accessed 20th April 2014
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 9 Apr 1872 Pg. 1" Image available at Trove Newspaper Archives National Library of Australia Accessed 20th April 2018
6. ↑ "The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954) Sat 6 Feb 1858 Pg 2. Image available at Trove Newspaper Archives National Library of Australia Accessed 20th April 2018
7. ↑ "Death of Charles SELMES" New South Wales Death Index entry 1894 Ref: 7337/1894. Available at New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Accessed 20th April 2018
8. ↑ "New South Wales Birth Index entry of Wilheimina A. SELMES" 1842 Ref: 2061/1842 V18422061 26. Available at New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Accessed 20th April 2018
9. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCN-NNG : 11 February 2018), Charles Selmes in entry for Wilhelmina Ann Selmes, 27 Nov 1842; citing ; FHL microfilm 993,954
10. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6S-YY4 : 11 February 2018), Charles Selmes in entry for Anna Keelan, 28 Jan 1888; citing Queensland; FHL microfilm 993,579.
11. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCV-94C : 11 February 2018), Charles Samuel Selemes Or Selenus, 05 May 1844; citing ; FHL microfilm 993,955.
12. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCK-WLR : 11 February 2018), Robert Selemes, 28 Dec 1845; citing ; FHL microfilm 993,955
13. ↑ "New South Wales Birth Index entry of Mary A SELMES" 1848 Ref: 1087/1848 V18481087 49. Available at New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Accessed 20th April 2018
14. ↑ "New South Wales Birth Index entry of Susan SELMES" 1849 Ref: 250/1849 V1849250 51. Available at New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Accessed 20th April 2018