A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Selby, Samuel
SELBY. (Lieut., 1815. f-p. 10; h-p., 32.)
Samuel Selby was born 19 June, 1787.
This officer entered the Navy, 2 Feb. 1805, as Sec.-cl. Vol., on board the Tremendous 74, Capt. Sam. Osborne, on the East India station; served from 1 Sept. 1806 until 20 Dec. 1810, as Master’s Mate and Midshipman, in the Atlas 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral John Child Purvis, off Cadiz; and then joined (in the former capacity[1]) the Southampton 32, Capt. Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo, in the West Indies; whence, in Dec. 1811, he invalided. From 5 March until 19 May, 1812, he acted as Lieutenant, again on the West India station, in the Prometheus 18, Capt. Hercules Robinson; and from 18 Aug. in the latter year until 10 Aug. 1815, he was employed in the Mediterranean as Midshipman in the Pompée 74, Capt. Sir Jas. Athol Wood. He then took up a commission bearing date 27 Feb. 1815; and has since been on half-pay.
He married, 23 Aug. 1818, Miss Susannah Schofield.
- ↑ He had held for some time the rating of Midshipman in the Tremendous.