R.N. married P.M. Hogan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!NOTE: Edith (Walsh) Minogue, Minogue Family Reunion 1989, Cumberland, Ontario;
; ; p. 209; ;

Lorne married M.E. Seller [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Edmonton Alberta

Notes:

See http://www.islandregister.com/seller1.html

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Attestation paper downloaded from Soldiers of the First World War web site:

Signed May 26, 1916

No. 2557?4

Stamped: 210th O.C. C.E.F.

Also stamped:

DISCHARGED

Medically Unfit Class 'Irreg Enlisted, C.K.R.O p. 322 Sec. 1'

Auth. 12 M.D '28-0-183'

Date '4/7/17'

Officer Commanding 'G. G. Hirst, Lt.'

Special Service Co. M. D. 12

[Note: the words in single quotes are written by hand, and not fully legible.]

[Note: from comparison to other attestation papers, the date '4/7/17' probably
means 4 July 1917]

[Note: according to Margaret (Seller) Minogue, Melville suffered both a broken
ankle and pneumonia while in the service - she can't remember which was the
reason for discharge. He never saw active duty overseas.]

Present address: "Alsask, Sask."

Birth: "Charlottetown, PEI" ,"October 11th, 1884."

Trade: "Grain buyer"

Married: "no"

Next-of-kin: "Mrs. Mary Seller", "mother", "20 Orchard Hill St., Hamilton, Ont"

Back of form:

Apparent age: 31 years 6 months

Height: 5 ft 6 in

Complexion: Fresh

Eyes: Grey

Hair: Black

Religious denomination: Methodist

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Not listed in 1901 PEI Census (see notes for Mary MacMillan). According to
Margaret (Seller) Minogue, he left home at the age of 12 and lived with his
brother Morley.

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Western and Grants database lists the following Sellers:



Walter Seller SE 2 18 5 W1

William Morley Seller SW 4 6 6 W2

Melville Leigh Seller NE 12 11 8 W2

Mary Seller NW 12 11 8 W2

William Elmer Seller NW 14 26 21 W2

Leigh H Seller SW 14 26 21 W2

William Seller SE 34 24 23 W2

The Revd John A Seller NW 25 58 12 W4

!NOTE: Soldiers of the First Word War; ;
http://www.archives.ca/02/020106_e.html; ; ; Attestation paper.

Names: SELLER , MELVILLE LEIGH

Regimental number: 255754

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8772 - 14

!DEATH: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Margaret (Seller) Minogue, 22 Sep 2001

!BURIAL: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Margaret (Seller) Minogue

!MARRIAGE:Neil Hardy - nhardy@telusplanet.net, Descendants of Thomas Hardy and
Mary Susannah (Hardy) Wares; ; http://www.islandregister.com/hardy1.html; ; ;

!MARRIAGE:Preston Rodd, Seller Family Tree; ; June 12, 1961.; ; ;

Melville married Margaret Nathella Sophia Campbell on 10 Dec 1920. Margaret (daughter of Nathaniel Campbell and Margaret Jane Armstrong) was born on 5 Nov 1894 in Thornbury, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Apr 1988 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was referred to as 'Nathella' from birth - apparently never used
'Margaret'. The name 'Sophia' was pronounced with a long 'i' - "Sof-eye-a" -
but she did not like the name and dropped it in adulthood.

!NOTE: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Margaret (Seller) Minogue, Sep 2001.

!BURIAL: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Margaret (Seller) Minogue