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Early Origins of the Sellett family

The surname Sellett was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat and were believed to be descended from an ancient Saxon Chieftain named Scealda who held lands in that shire before the Norman Conquest.

Early History of the Sellett family

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Sellett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shillitoe, Shillittoe, Sillitoe, Sillittoe, Silitoe, Silittoe, Shillady, Sillito, Sillitto, Shillitty, Shillity and many more.

Early Notables of the Sellett family

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Ireland Migration of the Sellett family to Ireland

Some of the Sellett family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Sellett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sellett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Eliza Sellett, who arrived in Virginia in 1639 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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