William was born in 1775 and passed away in 1855. He was a barrister, of Middlesex. Soon after the marriage of Queen Victoria, Selwyn was chosen to assist Albert, Prince Consort in his legal studies.
Burke, J. & Burke, B. (1846). "Ogle of Eglingham, co. Northumberland," in Heraldic Illustrations: Comprising the Armorial Bearings of the Principal Families of the Empire, with Pedigrees and Annotations, 3, pp. E. Churton. Google Books. pedigree.[5]
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGGJ-585 : 9 November 2019), William Selwyn, Richmond, Surrey, England; citing Richmond, Surrey, England, p. 11, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q269-BDV5 : 26 October 2019), William Selwyn, 08 Aug 1855; citing Obituary, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, page , Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. The British Library, London; FHL microfilm 102,225,573.
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