Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameMoyra Nancy Mellard 
[3, Marriage, Q4 of 1931, St Geo Han Sq dist, vol 1a, p. 1001], [4, 1939 ref: RG101/1266B/026/1], [3, Death, Feb 1996, Winchester dist 5021B, Reg B37D, ent 244], [4, 1911 ref: RG14PN20640 RG78PN1232 RD430 SD5 ED7 SN133]
[3, Marriage, Q4 of 1931, St Geo Han Sq dist, vol 1a, p. 1001], [4, 1939 ref: RG101/1266B/026/1], [3, Death, Feb 1996, Winchester dist 5021B, Reg B37D, ent 244], [4, 1911 ref: RG14PN20640 RG78PN1232 RD430 SD5 ED7 SN133]Birth6 Jul 1907, West Bridgford, Notts
Death12 Feb 1994, Yew Tree Cottage, Bentworth, Alton, Hants
Spouses
FatherCecil Berens (ca1869-1933)
MotherMildred Turnour Blackwood (1886-~1963)
Marriageca Nov 1931, St Margaret’s, Westminster, London [3, Marriage, Q4 of 1931, St Geo Han Sq dist, vol 1a, p. 1001]
ChildrenRichard Wilfred Beauvoir (1933-1998)
Penelope Anne Georgina (ca1934-)
Jonathan Christopher Dowdeswell (1936-1976)
David John Cecil (‘Henry’) (ca1939-)
Notes for Moyra Nancy Mellard
Her birth index from the new GRO one:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
MELLARD, MOIRA NANCY WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1907 S Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 284
Note that while she was born as ‘Moira’ her parents had changed this to ‘Moyra’ by the time she was 4 years old.
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In the 1911 census she was with her parents, the first and only so far born, at 47 Caledon Road, Nottingham:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Louis Oliver Mellard Head M M 37 1874 Brewery Clerk And Collector Nottingham Resident
Millie May Mellard Wife M F 33 1878 - Aberssyechan Mon Rsident
Moyra Nancie Mellard Daughter - F 3 1908 - West Bridgford Notts
Rebecca Riley Servant S F 19 1892 General Servant Domestic Derby Resident
Ref: RG14PN20640 RG78PN1232 RD430 SD5 ED7 SN133
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In 1939 Herbert was not in the house, almost certainly because he had been called up for some service. But she was living at what looks like the family seat at Kevington, Kevingtown S Mc, Orpington, Kent:
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Moyra N Berens 06 Jul 1907 F Private Means M 28 1
Richard W B Berens 18 Feb 1933 M At School S 28 2
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
Jonathan C D Berens 11 Dec 1936 M Under School Age S 28 4
Ethel A Wright 05 Mar 1909 F Head Housemaid S 28 5
aka: Amy E Atkinson
Alice F Randle 18 Sep 1891 F Trained Nurse S 28 6
Caroline A Lewis 12 Aug 1892 F Childrens Nurse S 28 7
Edna B Yates 21 Jun 1920 F Nursery Maid S 28 8
Robert Hunter 18 Mar 1919 M Footman - 28 9
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
Bridget Kennedy 23 Feb 1876 F Cook Housekeeper S 28 11
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
Violet M Evans 16 Feb 1921 F Kitchen Maid S 28 13
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
ref: RG101/1266B/026/1
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Her death index:
First name(s) Moyra Nancy
Last name Berens
Gender Female
Birth day 1
Birth month 8
Birth year 1907
Death quarter 1
Death year 1994
District Winchester
District number 5021B
Register number B37D
Entry number 244
Date of registration mm/yy 0294
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
MELLARD, MOIRA NANCY WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1907 S Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 284
Note that while she was born as ‘Moira’ her parents had changed this to ‘Moyra’ by the time she was 4 years old.
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In the 1911 census she was with her parents, the first and only so far born, at 47 Caledon Road, Nottingham:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Louis Oliver Mellard Head M M 37 1874 Brewery Clerk And Collector Nottingham Resident
Millie May Mellard Wife M F 33 1878 - Aberssyechan Mon Rsident
Moyra Nancie Mellard Daughter - F 3 1908 - West Bridgford Notts
Rebecca Riley Servant S F 19 1892 General Servant Domestic Derby Resident
Ref: RG14PN20640 RG78PN1232 RD430 SD5 ED7 SN133
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In 1939 Herbert was not in the house, almost certainly because he had been called up for some service. But she was living at what looks like the family seat at Kevington, Kevingtown S Mc, Orpington, Kent:
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Moyra N Berens 06 Jul 1907 F Private Means M 28 1
Richard W B Berens 18 Feb 1933 M At School S 28 2
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
Jonathan C D Berens 11 Dec 1936 M Under School Age S 28 4
Ethel A Wright 05 Mar 1909 F Head Housemaid S 28 5
aka: Amy E Atkinson
Alice F Randle 18 Sep 1891 F Trained Nurse S 28 6
Caroline A Lewis 12 Aug 1892 F Childrens Nurse S 28 7
Edna B Yates 21 Jun 1920 F Nursery Maid S 28 8
Robert Hunter 18 Mar 1919 M Footman - 28 9
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
Bridget Kennedy 23 Feb 1876 F Cook Housekeeper S 28 11
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
Violet M Evans 16 Feb 1921 F Kitchen Maid S 28 13
—- The record for this person is officially closed. —-
ref: RG101/1266B/026/1
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Her death index:
First name(s) Moyra Nancy
Last name Berens
Gender Female
Birth day 1
Birth month 8
Birth year 1907
Death quarter 1
Death year 1994
District Winchester
District number 5021B
Register number B37D
Entry number 244
Date of registration mm/yy 0294
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Moyra Nancy Mellard
Her probate index:
1994
Berens, Moyra Nancy Of Yew Tree Cottage Bentworth Alton Hants died 12 February 1994 Probate Winchester 12 May £31370 9452411488G
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1994
Berens, Moyra Nancy Of Yew Tree Cottage Bentworth Alton Hants died 12 February 1994 Probate Winchester 12 May £31370 9452411488G
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Notes for Herbert Cecil Benyon & Moyra Nancy (Family)
From Ancestry, the registration index:
Name: Herbert C Berens
Registration Date: Oct 1931 [Nov 1931] [Dec 1931]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: St. George Hanover Square
Inferred County: London
Spouse: Moyra N Mellard
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 1001
From FindMyPast, a limited index to the parish register, with some useful information:
First name(s) Herbert Cecil Benyon
Last name Berens
Age 22
Birth year 1909
Residence -
Marriage year 1931
Parish St Margaret, Westminster
Spouse's first name(s) Moyra Nancy
Spouse's last name Mellard
Spouse's age 24
Spouse's birth year 1907
Spouse residence -
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
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Remarkably, FreeBMD has a complete and intelligible index listing:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1931 (>99%)
Berens Herbert C B Mellard St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1001
Mellard Moyra N Berens St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1001
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Name: Herbert C Berens
Registration Date: Oct 1931 [Nov 1931] [Dec 1931]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: St. George Hanover Square
Inferred County: London
Spouse: Moyra N Mellard
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 1001
From FindMyPast, a limited index to the parish register, with some useful information:
First name(s) Herbert Cecil Benyon
Last name Berens
Age 22
Birth year 1909
Residence -
Marriage year 1931
Parish St Margaret, Westminster
Spouse's first name(s) Moyra Nancy
Spouse's last name Mellard
Spouse's age 24
Spouse's birth year 1907
Spouse residence -
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
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Remarkably, FreeBMD has a complete and intelligible index listing:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1931 (>99%)
Berens Herbert C B Mellard St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1001
Mellard Moyra N Berens St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1001
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