Born about in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Wilneff
and Johanna Rebecca (Wentzel) Wilneff
Sister of
Celesta May Wilneff and [private brother (1880s - 1970s)]
Wife of
William Wells
— married
27 Sep 1900 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mother of
Hilda Celesta Wells, Frank William Wells, Evelina Laura (Wells) Moule, Harry Edward Wells, Thomas James Wells, Ernest Arthur Wells and Charles D Wells
Died
at about age 60
in England
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jul 2014
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Biography
Martin her brother spoke often of her and her beauty.
In the 1891 Census Laura is living in Blockhouse with her parents and siblings. In 1900 at the time of her wedding, her marriage record states he is residing in Halifax.
Sources
- Online: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics: Year-1900; Book-1819; Page-24; Number-341 (marriage record)
- 1881 Census of Nova Scotia: Page-Lunenburg County, Blockhouse, Family # 118.
- Marriage record via NS Vital Statistics
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 September 2020), memorial page for Ellen Laura Wells (unknown–30 Nov 1934), Find a Grave Memorial no. 143751875, citing St Mary Churchyard, Slough, Slough Borough, Berkshire, England ; Maintained by Marie Griffiths (contributor 48584377) .
- Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
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~12.50%
Annette Wilneff
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