Agnes Mellers (o/w Mellors)

Agnes Sophia Mellers 

Born: 15 January 1860, Radford 

Baptised: 17 March 1860, Hyson Green 

Father: John Mellers (b. 1819)

Mother: Mary Mellers (b. 1819)

Brothers: Thomas Mellers (b. 1848), Henry James Mellers (b. 1852), George Mellers (b. 1854), Frederic Albert Mellers (b. 1856), Alfred Lenton Mellers (b. 1858)

Sisters: Louisa Mellers (b. 1845)

Niece: Annie Taylor (b. 1877) [LDTC 1897]

Marriage:        24 November 1892, Southwell 

Husband:         Edwin Gilbert 

                        b. 1851 

                        Carpenter  

In 1861 –

She is at Union Street, Lenton, Radford. Her father is listed as a ‘Steel Bar Manufacturer Employing 3 Men & 1 Boy’. Agnes, her mother and siblings (Louisa, Thomas, Henry, George, Frederick and Alfred) are unlisted. 

In 1871 – 

She is at Lenton Row, Radford. Her father is listed as a widower and ‘Steel Bar Manufacturer’. Her brother, Thomas, is listed as ‘Lace Maker’. Her brother, Henry, is listed as ‘Lace Warehouseman’.Her brother, Frederick, is listed as ‘Lithographer’. Agnes and her siblings, Louisa and Alfred, are unlisted.

In 1881 – 

  She is at LDTC as a student.

In 1891 – 

She is at Caunton, Newark. Agnes is listed as ‘Village Schoolmistress’. 

In 10/99 – 

Address is Caunton, Newark. 

In 1901 –

She is at Plough Inn, Caunton. Her husband and stepson, Edwin Gilbert (b. 1884), are listed as ‘Carpenter’. Agnes is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her stepdaughter, Caroline Gilbert (b. 1882), is unlisted. Her stepson, Frederick Gilbert (b. 1879), is listed as ‘Joiner’

In 1911 – 

She is at Caunton, Newark. Her husband is listed as ‘General Builder and Implement Maker’. Agnes is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Her stepson, Frederick Gilbert (b. 1879), is listed as ‘Carpenter and Joiner’. Her stepson, Caroline Gilbert (b. 1882), is listed as ‘Housework’. Her stepson, Edwin Gilbert (b. 1885), is listed as ‘Carpenter and Joiner’. There is an assistant, Tom Caudwell (b. 1880), is listed as ‘Blacksmith and Implement Maker’.

In 1921 – 

She is at Camilton, Caunton. Her husband is listed as ‘Builder, Wheelwright and Farmer’. Agnes is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her stepsons, Edwin Gilbert (b. 1883) and Frederick Gilbert (b. 1879), are listed as ‘Joiner and Wheelwright’. 

d.         14 September 1949, Southwell 

GILBERT, Agnes Sophia of Caunton, Nottinghamshire widow died 14 September 1949. Probate Nottingham 21 November to Edwin Gilbert, joiner. Effects £2848, 7s, 7d.