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Spouses
Marriageca Feb 1907, Middlesbro district, N. Yorks [3, Their marriage, Q1 of 1907, Middlesbrough dist, vol 9d, p. 855]
ChildrenJohn (1907-1976)
 Margaret J (Died as Infant) (ca1908-ca1910)
 Henry Alban (1910-ca1988)
 Hugh (ca1911-ca1929)
 Mary (ca1912-)
 Francis (Died as Child) (ca1914-ca1924)
 James (Died as Child) (ca1916-ca1928)
 William (1918-)
 Joseph (1922-ca1975)
 Peter (ca1926-)
Notes for John Mellon
In the 1901 census he was living with his parents at 15 Marton St (?), Port Clarence, Co Durham, aged 15, born in Port Clarence, Co Durham.

In 1911 he was still a barman at a ‘beer and wine house’, but married and with two children, though there had been a third but who had died:

Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year  Occupation  Where Born

MELLON, John Head Married M 25 1886 Barman  Port Clarence Co Durham
MELLON, Sarah Jane Wife Married 4 years F 25  1886  Coppen Hill Mary Port
MELLON, John Son M 3 1908 Middlesbrough
MELLON, Henry Alban Son M 1 1910 Middlesbrough
PAUL, Sarah Anne Niece F 8 1903 York

RG number: RG14 Piece: 29246
Reference: RG14PN29246 RG78PN1695 RD535 SD2 ED8 SN120

Registration District: Middlesbrough
Sub District: Middlesbrough East
EnumerationDistrict: 8 Parish: Middlesbrough

Address: 15 Elder St Middlesbrough
County: Yorkshire (North riding)
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There were these Mellon births in North Yorkshire from 1907 to 1930:

(a) Those where the mother was not specified, from 1907 to 1910, one of whom had died by 1911:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Jun 1907   (>99%)
MELLON John Middlesbro' 9d 578   
Births Mar 1908   (>99%)
MELLON Catherine Middlesbro' 9d 607   
Births Sep 1908   (>99%)
Mellon Margaret Jane Middlesbro' 9d 598   
Births Mar 1910   (>99%)
MELLON Henry Alban Middlesbro' 9d 591

The infant Mellon deaths from 1907 to 1910 were:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Mellon Margaret J 2 Middlesbro 9d 353

So in the list of births, above, Catherine was not theirs and Margaret J was.

(b) Those with the mother specified as Tipping:

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Sep 1911   (>99%)
MELLON Hugh Tipping Middlesbro' 9d 1135   
Births Dec 1912   (>99%)
Mellon Mary Tipping Middlesbro 9d 1081   
Births Sep 1914   (>99%)
Mellon Francis Tipping Middlesbro 9d 1155   
Births Jun 1916   (>99%)
Mellon James Tipping Middlesbro 9d 1013   
Births Sep 1918   (>99%)
Mellon William Tipping Middlesbro 9d 954   
Births Sep 1922   (>99%)
Mellon Joseph Tipping Middlesbro' 9d 994   
Births Dec 1926   (>99%)
Mellon Peter Tipping Middlesbro' 9d 935   

(c) Those after 1911 where the mother was not Tipping and thus probably a relation:

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Sep 1918   (>99%)
Mellon Francis Keenan Stockton 10a 94   
Births Dec 1919   (>99%)
Mellon Norah J Atkinson York 9d 37   
Births Jun 1921   (>99%)
Mellon Mary Keenan Stockton 10a 229   
Births Mar 1923   (>99%)
Mellon Margaret Keenan Stockton 10a 95   
Births Mar 1924   (>99%)
Mellon Joan Pygall Stockton 10a 117   
Births Dec 1924   (>99%)
Mellon Anne Keenan Stockton 10a 155   
Births Mar 1926   (>99%)
Mellon John Pygall Stockton 10a 148   
Births Mar 1927   (>99%)
Mellon Hugh Keonan Stockton 10a 136   
Births Jun 1928   (>99%)
Mellon Doreen Pygall Stockton 10a 83   
Births Sep 1929   (>99%)
Mellon Joachim Keenan Stockton 10a 107   
Births Mar 1930   (>99%)
Mellon William Pygall Stockton 10a 118   
Births Sep 1930   (>99%)
Mellon Rita Hall Middlesbro' 9d 900
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It is possible that he married again after Sarah jane’s death, but there are far too many John Mellon marriages after 1925 to begin to guess.
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His very probable death: the age and place look right:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol  Page
Deaths Mar 1959   (>99%)
MELLON John 73 Middlesbro' 1b 851
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Notes for John & Sarah Jane (Family)
Their marriage:

Surname First name(s) District Vol  Page
Marriages Mar 1907
KENT Leonard Middlesbro' 9d 855   
MELLON John Middlesbro' 9d 855   
RENNISON Rachel Middlesbro' 9d 855   
TIPPING Sarah Jane Middlesbro' 9d 855
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Last Modified 24 Apr 2016Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220