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William Bell Melville 1904 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 FEB 1904

Birth Location: Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Death Date: 27 JAN 1954

Death Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Father: William Melville

Mother: Rose Sprosen

Spouse(s): Jennie Matthews

Children(s): Rose Melville, John Melville, Jennifer Melville

In 1904, William Bell Melville entered the world in Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England, born to William Bell Melville and Rose Anne Sprosen. In 1921, William Bell Melville was employed. William Bell Melville married Jennie Caroline Louisa Matthews, and had children including Rose Jenny Melville, John Andrew Melville, Jennifer Belle Melville. William Bell Melville passed away in 1954 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1904, William Bell Melville entered the world in Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England, born to William Bell Melville and Rose Anne Sprosen.
  • In 1921, William Bell Melville was employed.
  • William Bell Melville married Jennie Caroline Louisa Matthews, and had children including Rose Jenny Melville, John Andrew Melville, Jennifer Belle Melville.
  • William Bell Melville passed away in 1954 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Melville's Ancestors

Self
William Melville
1904 – 1954
Birth Place: Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Parents
William Bell Melville
1879 – 1921
St Clement, Dundee, Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland
Rose (Anne) Sprosen
1881 – 1908
Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Grandparents
William (Bell) Melville
1856 – 1927
Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
Jessie (Boyd) Keith
1853 – 1928
Dundee, Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Melville
1834 – 1917
Mary Sime
1831 – 1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Melville's Descendants

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William (Bell) Melville (17 FEB 1904 – 27 JAN 1954) m. Jennie (Caroline Louisa) Matthews (1 AUG 1902 – 22 DEC 1993)
  1. 1. Rose (Jenny) Melville (20 DEC 1928 – 16 JUN 1955)
  2. 2. John (Andrew) Melville (16 JUN 1932 – 18 NOV 2018) m. Joan (Hill) Raffles (7 NOV 1928 – JUN 1982)
    1. 1. Ian (B) Melville (SEP 1959 – )
  3. 3. Jennifer (Belle) Melville (JUN 1945 – ) m. William (E) Jones (Abt 1945 – )

William Melville's Timeline

4 Records

1904
17 FEB 1904
Birth of William Bell Melville in Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
1921
1921
Age 17
William Bell Melville was employed
None
1954
27 JAN 1954
Age 50
Death of William Bell Melville in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
1954
16 FEB 1954
Age 50
William Bell Melville - Probate in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1904
    Event Place: Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1954
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1954
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1921

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