Mary Ellen (Collins) Minski (abt. 1886 - 1934)

Born about 1886 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Wife of Abraham Minski — married 8 Nov 1905 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1934 at about age 48 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary Ellen Collins was a daughter of John Collins.^[1]

Birth

She was born about 1886 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.^[2]

Marriage

Mary Ellen Collins and Abraham Minski were married 8 November 1905 at the Register Office, Cardiff, Glamorgan.^[1][3]

Residence

• 1905 at 52 Arcot Street Penarth, Glamorgan.^[1]
• 1911 (married) at 28 Gloucester Street, Cardiff.^[2]
• 1921 at 41 Wells Street, Cardiff.^[4]

Death

Mary Minski died 24 February 1934 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales and was buried at the Cardiff Jewish Cemetery.^[5] She was 47 years of age.^[6]

Research Notes

• Not identified in Birth Registration Index.
• Not found in National Probate Calendar.
• Possible 1891 Census at Cardiff, daughter of Mary Collins with sisters Bridget and Hannah.^[7] Hannah seen in 1911 census.
• Possible 1901 Census in service at Bute Street, Cardiff.^[8]
• Several Ancestry Public Member Trees assert that Mary Ellen Collins was daughter of Sydney Collins and born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil. That person did not have a sister named Hannah, Marriage Certificate states that her father's name was John and censuses give her birth place as Cardiff.
• Marriage witnesses Edwin and Hannah Gray lived at 52 Arcot Street Penarth. Spouse is Hannah Rewbidge. No obvious relation.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} General Register Office, Marriage Registration Certificate for Abraham Minksi & Mary Ellen Collins; certified copy in possession of Chris Mann.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Census returns of England and Wales, 1911, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Cardiff [Glamorgan], ref. RG14/32136, sched. 54, household of Abe Minski; "1911 Wales Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 14 Jul 2021), path: Glamorgan > Cardiff > West Cardiff > 04, image 108.
3. ↑ General Register Office (UK), England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index (London, England), 1905, Oct-Dec quarter, Abraham MInski & Mary Ellen Collins, Cardiff district; digital images, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 14 Jul 2021), images 1905M4-M-0238 & 1905M4-C-0072.
4. ↑ 1921 Census returns (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), ref. RG15/26472, RD 588 (Cardiff), SD 4 (West Cardiff), ED 9, sched. 169, household of Abraham Minski; "1921 Census Of England & Wales", digital image in Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ : accessed 27 Sep 2023).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database (https://www.findagrave.com/: accessed 27 Aug 2023), Find A Grave: Memorial #223367736, Mary Minski died 24 Feb 1934; citing Cardiff Jewish Cemetery (Cardiff, Wales).
6. ↑ General Register Office (UK), England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index (London, England), 1934, Jan-Mar quarter, Mary Minski, Cardiff district; digital image, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 25 Jul 2023), image 1934D1-M-0106.
7. ↑ Census returns of England and Wales, 1891 (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Cardiff [Glamorgan], ref. RG12/4393, fo. 76, p. 18, sched. 716, household of Mary Collins; "1891 Wales Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 30 Sep 2023), path: Glamorgan > St Mary > ALL > District 27a, image 19.
8. ↑ Census returns of England and Wales, 1901 (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Cardiff [Glamorgan], ref. RG13/4981, fo. 147, p. 39, sched. 255, household of James J Baist; "1901 Wales Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 28 Sep 2023), path: Glamorgan > St Mary > Central Cardiff > District 28, image 39.

See also:

• Source Abstracts for Mary Ellen (Collins) Minski.
• Mary Ellen Collins in FamilySearch Tree