George SELLMAN

Abt 1855 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	George SELLMAN
  Birth	Abt 1855	Pett, Sussex
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B4A4BB64FBD4405EAA988DBD6A6BC4959E55
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1891 census: George SELLMAN (married, 36, born Pett, Sussex) was a lamplighter on the Varne Light Vessel, which marked the dangerous Varne bank, a five and three quarter mile long sand bank in the Dover Strait, lying nine miles southwest of Dover in Kent. 1901 census: at 11 Addington Street, Ramsgate, Kent, George SELLMAN (head, 46, fisherman, born Pett, Sussex), Georgina SELLMAN (wife, 48, born Hertford), George MINTER (brother, single, 56, general porter, born Stoke Newington, London), William Henry MINTER (nephew, 14, plumber, born Portsmouth), ada MINTER (niece, 12, born Portsmouth) and George WELLS (boarder, single, 17, shoemaker, born Sheerness). 1911 census: at 75 Addington Street, Ramsgate (10 rooms), Joseph WELLS (head, 60, mariner, born Ramsgate), Sophia WELLS (wife, 60, married 40 years 1 child, living, lodging house keeper, born Broadstairs, Kent), Georgina SELLMAN (friend, 58, widow*, born Sussex (sic)) and Lucy CHAPMAN (visitor, 81, widow, [no other details given]). * George's death registration not found.
  Person ID	I1279	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Georgina Minter,   b. Bef 18 Mar 1853, Hertford, Herts d. Mar 1925, Thanet RD (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1876	Thanet RD   [1]
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index.