Mark Mellor (1825 - 1901)

Born 18 Oct 1825 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 18 Oct 1901 at age 76 in Oella, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

This family immigrated in 1828. He was a shoemaker when he immigrated. He was a noted Judge for Orphans Court in Baltimore Maryland and very wealthy at the time of his death.

Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

Name: Mark Mellor

Gender: Male

Baptism Date: 13 Nov 1825

Baptism Place: Macclesfield, Chester, England

Father: Benjamin Mellor

Mother: Ann Mellor [Shaw]

FHL Film Number: 1647519

1860 United States Federal Census^[1] Name: Mark Mellor Age: 33 Birth Year: abt 1827 Gender: Male Birth Place: Maryland Home in 1860: District 1, Baltimore, Maryland Post Office: Ellicotts Mills Dwelling Number: 1657 Family Number: 1542 Occupation: Shoemaker Real Estate Value: 1000 Personal Estate Value: 400 Household Members: Name Age

• Ruth Gartside 65
• Ellen Borrix 66 [possibly a sister of Ruth ???]
• Sarah Borrix 36
• Mary Fallante 22
• Isaac Freeland 32
• Chreistopher Hammond 26
• Mark Mellor 33
• Jane Mellor 28
• Emma Mellor 8
• Mark Mellor 5
• Benjamin Mellor 2

1870 United States Federal Census^[2] Name: Mark Mellor Age in 1870: 43 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: England Dwelling Number: 976 Home in 1870: District 1, Baltimore, Maryland Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Catonsville Occupation: Shoemaker Father of Foreign Birth: Y Mother of Foreign Birth: Y Male Citizen over 21: Y Personal Estate Value: 1800 Real Estate Value: 1600 Household Members: Name Age

• Mark Mellor 43
• Jane Mellor 40
• Enma Mellor 17
• Willian Mellor 14
• Benjamin Mellor 12
• Albert Mellor 8
• Ruth Mellor 5
• James Mellor 2
• Sarah Gartside 42 [sister]
• Benjamin Mellor 28 [brother/nephew?]

1880 United States Federal Census^[3] Name: Mark Mellor Age: 52 Birth Date: Abt 1828 Birthplace: England Home in 1880: District 1, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Dwelling Number: 423 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Jane E. Mellor Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age

• Mark Mellor 52
• Jane E. Mellor 46
• William Mellor 23
• Benjamin Mellor 21
• Emma J. Mellor 19
• Albert Mellor 17
• Ruth Mellor 13
• James Mellor 10
• Sarah Gartside 49 [Sister-in-law]

1900 United States Federal Census^[4] Name: Mark Mellor Age: 74 Birth Date: Oct 1825 Birthplace: England Home in 1900: Election District 1, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland House Number: 1 Sheet Number: 10 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 200 Family Number: 201 Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1828 Relation to Head of House: Father Marital status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Years in US: 72 Naturalization: Naturalized Occupation: Stationery Engineer Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age

• Albert J Mellor 38
• Laura N Mellor 33
• Mark Mellor 10
• Ethel R Mellor 9
• Albert J Mellor 7
• Norman R Mellor 4
• Orville Mellor 2
• Julia Mellor 7/12
• Sarah A Gartside 72 [single, aunt]
• Mark Mellor 74 [father]

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97721803/mark-mellor

Name: Mark Mellor

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1825

Death Date: 18 Oct 1901

Death Place: Oella, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America

Cemetery: Oella Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Obituary: The Baltimore Sun October 21, 1901

On October 18, 1901, at the residence of his son, A. J. Mellor, at Oella, Md., Mark Mellor, aged 76 years.

Funeral from the Presbyterian Church, Ellicott City, this (Monday) afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited.

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Baltimore, Maryland; Page: 807; Family History Library Film: 803467
2. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M593_569; Page: 80A; Family History Library Film: 552068
3. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 495; Page: 411C; Enumeration District: 223
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Election District 1, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1240606

• Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933; Ancestry.com. Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97721803/mark-mellor