Malinda Fernee1

#20201, (1854 - 1914)
FatherSamuel Fernee1 (1831 - 1894)
MotherMelinda Harriet Webb1 (c 1830 - 1904)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Malinda Fernee and Walter Mills
BirthMalinda Fernee was born on 7 Jun 1854 in Islington, Middlesex.2,1
 
BaptismShe was baptized on 9 Jul 1854 in St Mary Islington, Middlesex. She was the daughter of Samuel, a keeper, & Malinda Fernee of Freehold Street. Her birthdate was recorded as 12 June 1854.1 
(with Parents) 1861 CensusShe appeared on the 1861 Census of Islington, Middlesex with her parents. Melinda was 6, a scholar, and born in Holloway, Middlesex.3 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusShe appeared on the 1871 Census of St Mary Islington, Middlesex with her parents. Melinda was 16 and born in Islington.2 
MarriageShe married Walter Mills on 25 Dec 1874 in St Marks Islington, Middlesex.
Information from the register: Walter Mills, 24, bachelor, pianoforte maker, residence 15 Pooles Park, father Thomas Mills, pianoforte maker;
Malinda [sic] Fernee, 20, spinster, 32 Durham Road, father Samuel Fernee, chemical worker;
They were married after banns. Malinda signed her name with an X and the witnesses were [her father] Samuel Fernee and Sarah Fernee [not sure who this is].4 
1881 CensusMalinda Fernee and Walter Mills appeared on the 1881 Census of Islington, Middlesex, at 32 Durham Road. Walter was 30, a Wood Sawyer, and was born in Pancras. Melinda was 26 and born in Islington. They were living in the same house as Melinda's parents. Their children Louisa, Edith and Walter were living with them.5 
DeathMalinda died in 1914.6
 
Research Note Walter and Malinda had 6 more children and continued to live in Islington. In the 1911 census, Malinda was a widow, did washing, and 5 of her 9 children had died by then. 
Last Edited22 May 2013

Citations

  1. Baptisms of the parish of St Mary Islington, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Malinda Fernee, 1854, #1819.
  2. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/305 folio 7 page 9 [eccles dist St Anns].
  3. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/150 folio 50 page 20.
  4. Marriages of St Marks Islington, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Walter Mills & Malinda Fernee, 1874, #174.
  5. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/260 folio 42 page 5.
  6. FreeBMD. Malinda Mills, age 59, Dec Q 1914, Islington RD.