Ellen Chatham
Looking for info on a Ellen/Eleanor/Helen Chatham. Born 1848 Bromley, England. Married Edward Frederick Mellish. Died 1931 Featherston, NZ. I would like information on her and her parents, sister, brothers and her children with Edward. They came to NZ in 1874 on the Golden Sea with 2 children William and Mary Ann Elizabeth. Thanks
Hello.
I found the following pedigree on familysearch.org, though I have no idea how accurate it is. You will want to verify the details of course. You may find the births registered on freebmd with reference numbers so that you can order the copy certificates,(this can be done on-line). You will probably find extra help if you check out genuki.
Good luck.............
Edward Frederick Mellish:Birth: 1844 Homington, , London, England.
Christening:
Marriage: 01 NOV 1868 Bow, London, England
Death: 10 DEC 1921, Wellington, New Zealand
Burial:13 DEC 1921 Featherston Cemetery,Wellington, New Zealand.
Wife: Ellen Chatham. Birth: 1848 Bromley By, Bow, London, England.
N.B. Bromley by Bow, LONDON not Bromley, Kent.
Christening:
Marriage: 01 NOV 1868 Bow, London, England
Death:
Burial:
Children:
1.William Thomas Mellish Birth: 1870 England
Christening:
Death: 07 JAN 1955, Wellington, New Zealand
Burial: 1955 Featherston Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand
2.Mary Anne Elizabeth Mellish:Birth: 1872 , England
3.Edward Mellish:Birth: 1877 Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand
Death: 17 DEC 1949, Wellington, New Zealand
Burial: 1949 Featherston Cemetery, , Wellington, New Zealand.
4.Benjamin James Mellish:Birth: 1880 Greytown,Wellington, New Zealand.
Christening:
Death: 02 OCT 1948, Wellington, New Zealand.
Burial: 1948 Featherston Cemetery, , Wellington, New Zealand.
5.Harriet Mellish:Birth: 1883 Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand.
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
6.Claude Mellish:Birth: 1885, Wellington, New Zealand.
Christening:
Death: 09 APR 1958, Wellington, New Zealand.
Burial: 1958 Featherston Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand.
7.Sidney John Mellish: Birth: 02 NOV 1888, Wellington, New Zealand.
Christening:
Death: 07 MAY 1961 , Wellington, New Zealand
Burial: 1961 Featherston Cemetery,Wellington, New Zealand.
This MAY be the birth reg of your Ellen?
Chatham Ellenor: Births June 1847, W.Ham 12 286
As West Ham is a district of London, it is in sync with Bromley-By-Bow.
If you order the copy birth cert,using the refs given, you will find parents names and place of birth etc.
From there you can look at the census returns, which will give you the brothers & sisters.
Please let us know how you get on.
p.s. June 1847 is the quarter in which the birth was registered.
NOT necessarily the month of her birth.
Thanks for all that, I will certainly look it up, some of this I have already got.