A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lilburn, Selby
LILBURN. (Lieutenant, 1845.)
Selby Lilburn is brother of Lieut. J. R. R. Lilburn, R.N.
This officer passed his examination 11 Nov. 1834; and at the period of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 13 Aug. 1845, had been serving for several years on the East India and African stations in the Camelion 10, Lieut.Commander Geo. Martin Hunter, and Prometheus steam-sloop, Capt. John Hay. He was appointed, a few days afterwards, Additional-Lieutenant of the Penelope steam-frigate. Commodore Wm. Jones; with whom he returned home in the spring of 1846. He has since been on half-pay.