From early records, 1650's to 1660's we find record of 4 early Selfe's in Barbados - John Selfe, Susan Selfe, Oliver Selfe, and a William Selfe.
IRELAND:
From Earl Selph - redwing@geotec.net
My name is Earl Selph, 70 yrs old. I have always been told that three brothers , named Selph, came to America from Ireland. I was told that I was a descendant of one of those brothers. In 1977 I vacationed in Ireland. While there, I researched the name Selph or Self . The only thing I found out was there were some folks from the county Cork named O'Self , Hope this is some help to you.
TASMANIA:
excerpt from the Rayner family of Tasmania:
19th 8mo 1784. William Rayner, late apprentice to Samuel Selfe, having been guilty of defrauding his Master and Mistress, for which he has been frequently laboured with in private without the desired effect, this meeting appoints Jos. Savory and Josiah Messer to visit him thereon and make report.
SOUTH AFRICA:
From: Gordon K Self" - scorpio_self@email.msn.com
Kate Self [born Norfolk 1867] married Robert Smith at NFK: Depwade in 1883and left for Johannesburg soon after. It is believed that they visited family in Norfolk, England before the war, and returned to South Africa.
JAMAICA:
No Selfes found here, but found the following:
1812 23 Jan. - Warner and Selfe - Bristol; drugs stock shipment to Jamaica from Bristol England.
MEXICO:
Poetry by Carl Selph, Mexico, can be found at:
http://members.xoom.com/Wordreign/carl12.htm
MORTLOCK ISLANDS:
My name is Keith Mortlock, Kalamazoo, MI USA. (Mortlock1@aol.com) My grandfather George SELFE Mortlock came from England as an infant. Life magazine published an article in the late 1940' s that made reference to the Mortlock Islands.
The Mortlock Islands are in the South Pacific,
specifically in the Solomons, on the northern edge straight north of the
Manning Strait and the Bougainville Strait. See also Tauu Island, that is
what was Mortlock Island. There is also a group of islands in the Trust
Territories in the Pacific in Micronesia called the Mortlock islands, the
people are the Mortlockese and the language is Mortlockese. See the map of
the South Pacific and look for Satawan or Nomoi atolls. These are both part
of the Mortlock islands along with Etal, Lukunor and Namoluk atolls. These are at 155 degrees east ( I believe they are part of what is known as the Carolines.
There would not be any Selfes there that I know of. The two sets of islands were discovered by Captain John Mortlock in the ship "Young William". See
Life magazine for April 25, 1949 for more on the set in the Carolines.
RUSSIA:
Gotleib Self, born 1858 in Russia, to Chaffee, Colorado, USA
DENMARK:
John Self, born 1812 in Denmark, to Solano, California, USA
ITALY:
Louis Self, Born 1830 in Italy, goes to Texas.
SWEDEN:
John Self, born 1825, of Sweden, goes to New York City.
GERMANY:
Jacob Self of Germany and a Peter Celf of Germany, go to Ohio and New York City, respectively.
AT SEA:
James Self, who will settle in New Haven Connecticut, USA, claims to have been born at sea in 1831.
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