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Birth Name: Selah Louise Marley
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 12, 1998
Ethnicity: * father – Jamaican [African, as well as English] * mother – African-American
Selah Marley is an American model and singer.
She is the daughter of rapper Lauryn Hill and Jamaican-American entrepreneur and professional football player Rohan Marley , and the granddaughter of reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley . She is a sister of singer and songwriter YG Marley ; and a half-sister of professional football player Nico Marley.
Selah is a half-niece of reggae singers/musicians Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley , Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, and Damian Marley . She is a cousin of model and actor Isaiah Hill, through her mother; and a half-cousin of filmmaker, activist, and actress Donisha Prendergast, and musicians Bambaata Marley , Jo Mersa Marley , and Skip Marley , through her father.
Selah’s paternal grandfather was Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley (the son of Norval Sinclair Marley and Cedella Editha Malcolm). Bob was born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica. Norval was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, and had English, and a small amount of African, ancestry. He was the son of Albert Thomas “Robert” Marley, who was born in South Weald, Brentwood, Essex, England; and of Ellen Ann Bloomfield. Selah’s great-grandmother Cedella was born in Saint Ann’s Bay, Saint Ann, and was a black Jamaican. She was the daughter of Omeriah/Amariah “Custus” Malcolm and Alberta/Albertha Melida Willoughby/Whilby.
Selah’s paternal grandmother was named Janet Hunt (or possibly Dunn).
Selah’s maternal grandfather was named Mal Hill.
Selah’s maternal grandmother was named Valerie.
Sources: Genealogy of Selah Marley – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Selah’s paternal grandfather, Bob Marley – http://www.wargs.com https://www.wikitree.com https://www.findagrave.com