Mary Ellen JONES

1873 - 1978  (104 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen JONES
  Birth	11 Jun 1873	Asterley, Shropshire   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Nell
  _UID	1332F39B78A34209A6BE6913EA712437CF7E
  Death	12 Mar 1978	Woodford, Essex   [2]
  Notes	According to Peter Hunt in May 2005, Mary Ellen was the illegitimate daughter of Mary Ann EVANS. Mary Ellen married Richard JONES on 28 November 1878 at Great Harwood Parish Church, Shropshire. Peter did not say what became of Richard Jones. 1939 Register: at 120 Elthorne Road, Islington, London Minter, Mary E born 11 Jun 1873, widow, unpaid domestic duties Minter, later HUNT, Gladys V born 6 Mar 1917, single, saleslady, shoes Minter, Ernest G born 1 Nov 1915, single, salesman shoes --- 1 closed record --- Mary Ellen died at 104, three months short of her 105th birthday. She became something of a celebrity when at the age of 102 she had her appendix removed.
  Person ID	I38	Lambeth, London
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2016

  
  

  Family	Ernest Frank Minter,   b. 21 Apr 1880, Sittingbourne, Kent d. 28 Oct 1932, Upper Holloway, N. London (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1902	Primitive Methodist Chapel, Anatola Road, Dartmouth Park HiIl, Islington, London   [3]
  Children	1. Ellen Mary Minter,   b. 2 Oct 1906, 41, Calverley Grove, Upper Holloway, N. London d. 30 Apr 1913, London (Age 6 years)   2. Ernest Gordon Minter,   b. 1 Nov 1915, 120, Elthorne Road, Upper Holloway, N. London d. 11 May 1994, St. Catherine's Hospital, Birkenhead (Age 78 years)   3. Gladys Violet Minter,   b. 6 Mar 1917, 120, Elthorne Road, Upper Holloway, N. London d. 28 Apr 2010, 215-221, Spital Road, Bromborough, Wirral, Cheshire (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jun 1873 - Asterley, Shropshire Death - 12 Mar 1978 - Woodford, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Mary Ellen Minter nee Jones Newspaper clippings kindly provided by Mary Ellen's grandson Peter Hunt. Mary Ellen reached her hundredth birthday on 11 June 1973, had her appendix removed at the age of 102, and died three months short of her 105th birthday in 1978.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Peter Hunt, April 2005. [S11] BMD index and Peter Hunt, April 2005 (Reliability: 3). Q1 1978 Redbridge 14/1798. [S11] BMD index and Peter Hunt, April 2005 (Reliability: 3). Q4 1902 Islington 1b/798.