Driver
| Royal Army Veterinary Corps | 35722 |
Biography
Simon Johnson
George David Sellors was known by his middle name. He was born David Eaton at Cromford in 1875, the son of Hannah Eaton who married James Sellors in 1877; David then took the surname Sellors. After James Sellors’ death Hannah married John Harrison.
David Sellors worked as a quarryman and married Mary Alice M. Taylor in 1899. After the war the family lived at Ladygrove, Whatstandwell where he died in July 1934 aged fifty-nine.
Medal Index Record
Sellars Geo. D. RAVC 36722 Pte; enlisted 13/5/18. discharged 21/1/19
Awarded the Silver War Badge
Silver War Badge Record
35722 Pte Sellars Geo D; RAVC; badge B124458; enlisted 13/5/18; discharged 21/1/19; not served overseas; aged 43
[Although the medal records state his name as SELLARS with rank of Private it is felt that this is the George David Sellors on the Roll of Honour. The given age certainly tallies]
1881 Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Sellors | Head | 63 | Quarryman | Crich |
| Hannah | Sellors | wife | 37 | Cromford | |
| Elizabeth | Eaton | wife's daughter | 8 | Cromford | |
| David | Eaton | wife's son | 5 | Cromford | |
| Charles | Sellors | son | 4 mo | Crich | |
| Mary | Eaton | wife's mother | 61 | Cromford |
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1891: Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Harrison | Head | 27 | Limestone Quarryman | Crich |
| Hannah | Harrison | wife | 40 | Cromford | |
| Elizabeth M | Heaton | daughter | 17 | Shirt seamstress | Cromford |
| David | Heaton | son | 15 | Horse driver | Cromford |
| Charles | Sellors | son | 10 | Crich |
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1901: Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Harrison | Head (wdwr) | 35 | Limestone Quarryman | Crich Carr |
| David | Sellors | step son | 25 | Quarryman | Cromford |
| Mary A. M. | Sellors | step son's wife | 24 | Wolverampton | |
| John E. V. | Sellors | step son's son | 11 mo | Crich |
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1911: Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Sellors | Head | 35 | General labourer | Crich |
| Mary | Sellors | wife | 34 | Wolverampton | |
| John | Sellors | son | 10 | Crich | |
| Bertha | Sellors | daughter | 8 | Crich | |
| Thomas | Sellors | son | 6 | Crich | |
| Fred | Sellors | son | 3 | Crich | |
| Thomas | Sellors | uncle | 70 | retired domestic gardener | Crich |
| George | Smith | boarder | 54 | Limeston quarryman | Crich |
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1939 Register: Ladygrove, Ambergate
Mary AM Sellors (widow) b.1 May 1876
Frederick Sellors b.8 August 1908; roadstinequarries manager