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MELLS, William
1870 - 1938 (68 years) Has 6 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1838 - Yes, date unknown-
Name MELLS, William Birth 1870 Petersfield, Hampshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1938 Rhodesia Person ID I5092 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father MELLS, William, b. 1840, Liss, Hampshire, England d. 1875, Alresford Registration District, Hampshire (Age 35 years) Mother PUNTER, Margaret, b. 1838, Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1864 Newbury, Berkshire, England Family ID F1555 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family GEER, Margaret Ellen, b. 1874, Withyham, Sussex, England d. 1941, Windsor Registration District, Berkshire (Age 67 years) Marriage 1895 East Grinstead, Sussex, England Children 1. MELLS, Wlliam George, b. 1896, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England d. Yes, date unknown2. MELLS, Clarinda Margaret, b. 1897, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. MELLS, Mary Eileen, b. 1912, Petersfield Registration District, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2110 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM MELLS 1870-1938
The birth of William MELLS was registered in 1870.
(GRO September Q 1870 Petersfield 2c 138)
From the 1871 census of The Square, Petersfield, Hampshire:
William MELLS, head, aged 30, painter and publican, born at Liss, Hampshire;
Margaret MELLS, wife, aged 32, born at Hampstead Mardike, Berkshire;
Frank A MELLS, son ,aged 6, born at Liss, Hampshire;
Elizabeth MELLS, daughter, aged 5, born at Petersfield;
Emma MELLS, daughter, aged 3, born at Petersfield;
*William MELLS, son, aged 6 months, born at Petersfield;
Louisa MANDY, servant, aged 13, domestic, born at Winchester.
(RG10/1220/61/6)
From the 1881 census of Church Street, Liss, Hampshire;
George MELLS, head, aged 39, mineral water manufacturer, born at Liss, Hampshire;
Alice MELLS, wife, aged 38, born at Petersfield, Hampshire;
*William MELLS, nephew, aged 10, scholar, born at Petersfield, Hampshire.
(RG11/1240/105/1)
The 1891 census of No. 2 Church Street, Liss, Hampshire:
George MELLS, head, aged 49, mineral water manufacturer, born at Liss, Hampshire;
Alice MELLS, wife, aged 48, born at Petersfield, Hampshire;
*William MELLS, nephew, aged 20, born at Petersfield, Hampshire.
(RG12/945/48/1)
The marriage between William MELLS and Margaret Ellen GEER was registered in 1895.
(GRO June 1895 East Grinstead 2b 263)
He has not been found in the 1901 census.
The 1911 census of White House, West Liss, Hampshire:
*William MELLS, head, aged 40, married, mineral water manufacturer, born at Petersfield, Hampshire;
William George MELLS, son, aged 15, clerk, born at Alverstone, Hampshire;
Clarinda Margaret MELLS, daughter, aged 13, at school, born at Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
(RG14PN6176/RG78PN290/RD106/SD1/ED7/SN52)
William is said to have abandoned his wife and three (?) children and run off with Ellen DOEL, widow of Henry GANNAWAY of Petersfield. William died in Rhodesia in 1938 and Ellen died at Salisbury, Rhodesia, in 1951.
(e-mail from peter@simbatech.net 20.01.2008)
(revised 10.06.2011)