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De Selvier Family p.4

Edward remarried in 1887, Matha Flicker:

Edward De Selvier -Listed in the Court Directory of Pike’s Directory at Mar Lodge, Boscobel Road St Leonards, from 1897 - 1906

 

Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 28 Jun 1902

EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM

Edward De Selvier, of Mar Lodge. The Exhibition also embraces an interesting series of portraits and autographs of former English Sovereigns, including Queen Elizabeth, James 1, Charles 1., Charles 11., and George 11. ……

The Directory shows in 1931 - DE SELVIER, Misses. ‘Ellsworth’, no.10 De Cham Rd, St Leonards-on-Sea

And Martha:

Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 3 Feb 1900

Hastings. WANTED,

Mrs. De Selvier, Mar Lodge, The Highlands, St. Leonards. WANTED, good GENERAL or Plain Cook, or good Kitchenmaid. good Plain Cook; willing, early riser; Kitchenmaid kept; country place.—

DE SELVIER, Martha . Death. 8, Milton Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, Widow. 6th January, 1951.

Death - DE SELVIER, Violet Rose Cecile.  55 Magdalen Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, Spinster. 17th June 1966.

FOOTNOTE: When this story was originally researched it was exceedingly difficult to extract a coherent account from the records and a lot of questions were left unresolved.  Thanks to information from Ian Graham-Jones and looking at everything again this has been entirely rewritten.

Just one example (others are referred to in the text)

Records show a Martha De Selvier, born in Gosport, Hampshire, married to one Albert De Selvier, born in Russia, but living with them was a Violet De Selvier, born at Blackrock.  This time round I have taken the liberty of deciding it is wrongly transcribed - until someone tells me differently.

An item sold on e-Bay has an interesting sidelight -

 "Arthur S. Sullivan" signature, which was scripted by the music specialist in black fountain pen. The signature and inscription exhibit "10" strength. His message, directed to a "Mr. De Selvier," requests: "Will you please send tomorrow for the Piano you delivered some time ago to Mrs. Richardson, Youth Buildings - It is now at Mrs. Herbert's, 45 Upper Stamford St., Waterloo Road and please sent the bill to me."