Eleanor Mary Dennistoun Sellar
Scottish memoirist (1829–1918)
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Eleanor Mary Sellar (née Dennistoun, 19 September 1829 – 1918) was a Scottish memoirist.
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Eleanor Mary Dennistoun Sellar | |
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Sellar in 1907 | |
| Born | 19 September 1829 Havre de Grace, Normandy, France |
| Died | 1918 (aged 88–89) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | memoirist |
| Notable work | Recollections and Impressions (1907) |
| Spouse | William Young Sellar (m. 1851) |
| Children | 6 |
| Father | Alexander Dennistoun |
Biography
Sellar was born in Havre de Grace, Normandy, France, to Scottish parents.[1] Her father was the wealthy Glasgow merchant Alexander Dennistoun (1790–1874),[2] the eldest son of James Dennistoun.[3]
She married William Young Sellar (1825–1890), Professor of Latin at Edinburgh University from 1863 until his death, in 1851.[4][5] They had six children.[1]
Her memoir Recollections and Impressions (1907), published by William Blackwood and Sons, was written to record the family history and was dedicated to "My Children, My Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren."[6]
The book also recorded how she was bridesmaid to Margaret Balfour when she married Thomas Stevenson. They were the parents of novelist Robert Louise Stevenson.[7]
