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GEER, Margaret Ellen
1874 - 1941 (67 years) Has no ancestors but 3 descendants in this family tree.
1870 - 1938 (68 years)-
Name GEER, Margaret Ellen Birth 1874 Withyham, Sussex, England 
Gender Female Death 1941 Windsor Registration District, Berkshire Person ID I5793 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Family MELLS, William, b. 1870, Petersfield, Hampshire, England d. 1938, Rhodesia (Age 68 years) Marriage 1895 East Grinstead, Sussex, England Children 1. MELLS, Wlliam George, b. 1896, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England d. Yes, date unknown2. MELLS, Clarinda Margaret, b. 1897, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. MELLS, Mary Eileen, b. 1912, Petersfield Registration District, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2110 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARGARET ELLEN GEER 1874-1941
The birth of Margaret Ellen GEER was registered in 1874.
(GRO March Q 1874 E. Grinstead [which includes Withyham] 2b 127)
The marriage between William MELLS and Margaret Ellen GEER was registered in 1895.
(GRO June 1895 East Grinstead 2b 263)
From the 1901 census of Chapel House, Station Road, Groombridge, Sussex:
Jesse GEER, head, aged 56, butcher & shopkeeper, employer, born at Waldron, Sussex;
Ann GEER, wife, aged 57, born at Wrotham, Kent;
Louisa R. GEER, daughter, aged 30, bookkeeper at home, born at Withyham, Sussex;
Richard J. GEER, son, aged 23, butcher's assistant, born at Withyham, Sussex;
Frank GEER, son, aged 21, butcher's assistant, born at Withyham, Sussex;
Charles D. GEER, son, aged 16, butcher's assistant, born at Withyham, Sussex;
Arthur F. GEER, son, aged 12, born at Withyham, Sussex;
*Margaret E. MELLS, daughter, aged 27, born at Withyham, Sussex;
William G. MELLS, grandson, aged 5, born at Alverstoke, Hampshire;
Clarinda M. MELLS, granddaughter, aged 3, born at Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
(RG13/903/20/4)
From the 1911 census of Station Road, Groombridge, Sussex:
Jesse GEER, head, aged 66, butler (sic), born at Waldron, Sussex;
Ann GEER, wife, aged 67, married 43 years, born at Plaxtol, Kent;
Louisa Ruth GEER, daughter, aged 40, single, bookkeeper in father's business, born at Withyham, Sussex;
James William GEER, son, aged 35, widower, butcher's assistant, born at Withyham, Sussex;
*Margaret Ellen MELLS, daughter, aged 37, married, born at Withyham, Sussex;
Herbert Edwin GEER, son, aged 28, single, butcher's assistant, born at Withyham, Sussex;
Kathleen Marion GEER, graddaughter, aged 7, born at Lewes, Sussex;
William HILL, boarder, aged 45, single, butcher's assistant, born at Slaugham, Sussex.
(RG14PN4974/RG78PN218/RD75/SD1/ED2/SN40)
The death of a Margaret E. MELLS aged 67 was registered in 1941.
(GRO March Q 1941 Windsor 2c 1287)
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