| Birth | Melinda Dora Fernee was born in 1890 in Stepney, London.1,2
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| (with Parents) 1891 Census | She appeared on the 1891 Census of St George the Martyr CP, London with her parents. Melinda was 10 months old and born in Stepney, London.1 |
| Baptism | She was baptized on 23 Sep 1897 in St Mark Hanwell, Middlesex. She was the daughter of Edwin Fernee of 7 Dover House, Russell Place, Old Kent Road. Her siblings Edwin and Elizabeth were baptised the same day. The clerk missed a lot of information in the entries, such as their mother's name and father's occupation.3 |
| 1901 Census | Siblings Edwin (12), Melinda (9), and Elizabeth (6) Fernée were workhouse children in the 1901 census. No personal information was on the census form other than name and age. In the enumerator's words, "It is absolutely impossible to give this information as the children have not any clear idea where they were born." They were in the Brentford Workhouse and you can read more about it and see pictures at this excellent site.4 |
| Marriage | She married Albert Arthur Jones on 28 Jun 1914 in St George the Martyr Queen Square, London.
Details from the register: Albert Arthur Jones, age 23, bachelor, bakers porter, residence 27 Devonshire Street, father HenryJones, painter;
Melinda Fernee, 23, spinster, 27 Devonshire Street, father Edward [sic] James Fernee, tailor [sic];
They were married after banns and the witnesses were [either her father or her brother] Edwin J Fernee and Alice Ada Nabb.5 |