Person:Ellen Wale (1)

Ellen Wale was born on 28th August 1888 in Coventry, daughter of Phoebe Hannah Wale, formerly Pepper, and her husband John Wale, a machinist. The 1891 and 1901 censuses find Ellen living with her parents and siblings in court houses in Coventry.

In 1909, aged 20, she married George William Mitchell, an engineer and fitter in Coventry's cycle manufacturing industry. He was originally from Warwick but who had lived in Coventry from his childhood. Two days after her 21st birthday, Ellen had a son, Alfred John Mitchell. In the 1911 census the family was living in two rooms at Court 19, 9 Gosford Street, Coventry.

Ellen died in 1915, aged 27, leaving George William with a six year old son to look after. George subsequently remarried two years later and went on to have another four sons with his second wife.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Ellen WALE, September Quarter 1888, Coventry Registration District, Vol. 6d, page 485

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Holy Trinity, Coventry, 1561-1909. (Warwick: Warwickshire County Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of S. Michael & All Angels Coventry in the County of Warwick in the year One thousand eight hundred and Eighty Eight
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   621	1888 Sept[ember] 12	Ellen	John & Hannah	Wale	4 c[our]t 1 h[ouse] White Friars S[tree]t [born] 28 Aug[us]t 1888	Machinist	John S. Nye

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2449; Folio 68; Page 20, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 25 C[our]t 5 Ho[use] Park Street, Coventry (St Michael), Warwickshire
   Two rooms occupied
   John Whale, head, married, male, 24 [1866/7], Iron Fitter, employed, b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Pheaby Whale, wife, married, female, 29 [1861/2], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Ellen Whale, daughter, female, 2 [1888/9], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Flory Whale, daughter, female, 4m [1890], b. Coventry, Warwickshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2906; Folio 145; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 25 Court 15 House, Much Park Street, Coventry, Warwickshire
   Four rooms occupied
   John Whale, head, married, male, 34 [1866/7], Cycle frame builder, worker, b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Hannah Whale, wife, married, female, 39 [1861/2], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Hannah Whale, daughter, single, female, 14 [1886/7], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Ellen Whale, daughter, female, 12 [1888/9], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Florry Whale, daughter, female, 10 [1890/1], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Emily Whale, daughter, female, 8 [1892/3], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   John Whale, son, male, 6 [1894/5], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Alice Whale, daughter, female, 4 [1896/7], b. Coventry, Warwickshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 18512; Schedule 370, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: C[our]t 19 No 9 Gosford Street, Coventry, Warwickshire
   2 rooms occupied
   George Mitchell, head, male, 24 [1886/7], married, Cycle Trade, worker, b. Warwick
   Ellen Mitchell, wife, female, 22 [1888/9], married 1 year, 1 child born alive, 1 child still living, b. Coventry
   Alfred Mitchell, son, male, 1 [1909/10], b. Coventry

6. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Ellen MITCHELL, December Quarter 1915, Coventry Registration District, Vol. 6d, page 776, aged 27 [1887/8]