The selkirk Surname
selkirk Name Meaning and History
Scottish: habitational name from Selkirk in the Scottish Borders,
named from Middle English sale, sele ‘hall’, ‘manor’ +
kirk ‘church’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| ALEXANDER SELKIRK - brother Robert | Janet Eve | 6 |
| SELKIRK family in Scotland | Katherine Selkirk Taylor | 10 |
| Selkirk, James |
 CALSeeker
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| Dick Selkirk |
jmrawlinson_1
| 5 |
| Mark Selkirk, b.Jul 1892, son of James/Mary, lived Kane Co., IL |
margerice1
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| Find Grandmother |
DorothyVigil
| 6 |
| Selkirk, Buchanan, Paterson |
ChristinaClark55
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franny01
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| Selkirks of Kirkcudbrightshire |
jayskay
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| Rev. James Selkrig(Selkirk) Aaron Burr | James Kenline | 22 |
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