Peter - Lydia Sellon was a daughter of the afore mentioned Rev. William Sellon. She married the Monrovian Benjamin Henry La Trobe, (his uncle being a Monrovian Bishop) who was educated in Germany. He penned a delightful series of extraordinarily scurrilous pen pictures of all his Sellon in-laws, inclusive of father, mother the many brothers and sisters and their spouses. After Lydia died in childbirth he crossed the Atlantic, it is said to get out of the clutches of Henry Dundas, (a relative of mine on another side), where he introduced the classic form of architecture to that country. He worked on both the Capitol and the renovation of the White House after we British burnt it down in 1812 as well as many other major projects, (including the first R. C. Cathedral in the country). This interlocking of various religious faiths within families is fascinating, for La Trobe had an uncle who became a Muslim and also the Pasha of Belgrade. On his retirement he built a palace, inclusive of harem, on the Bosporus; Casanova in his memoirs recounts staying with him and having I high old time, I am told. No, I was unaware of this particular web page, for which many thanks. It was most interesting, bringing out a number of new points to me. I suspect that Languedoc is but an interesting coincidence. Yours Aye Andrew Sellon East Anglia Many of our clergy suppose that if there were no Church of England, cucumbers and celery would not grow; that mustard and cress could not be raised. Rev. Sydney Smith 1771-1854, Canon of St. Paul's. From: <[email protected]> > Andrew, > > You have or are aware of this page ? > > Languedoc and Sellon, mentioned on the same page ? > > http://pw1.netcom.com/~latrobe/legend.htm > > Kind Regards, > Peter Leroy