James Mellon (Black Watch) d 1915 France (Further info. please if possible)?

[Rosinish]

Dundee Peoples Journal 6 March 1915
A list of men who attended St Josephs R C Church, Dundee and who were called up to serve include
Mellon James 20 Cherryfield 1st B.W.
Mellon Henry  "        "           S.R

Cathy

I have had a look at the VRs (1915) on SP & there's a Miss Ann Mellon at Cherryfield Lane but no number.

At number 20 is;

ADAMS OR BLACK BARBARA MRS WIDOW
Proprietor
DWELLING HOUSE 20 CHERRYFIELD LANE

(Possibly still there 1920 as Mrs Barbara Duff....remarried)?


I wonder if the '20' in the Journal is their ages?

Annie

Added 1920 Annie Mellon is at 8 Cherryfield Lane the original address in my query so '20' could well be ages i.e. I need to do some more work on SP.

Edit To add the only deaths from 'Minor Records/Service Returns' for 1915 with near spelling out of many variants which makes it difficult are;

MELLON JAMES 27
1915
123/AF 327
Service Returns

MALLON JAMES 25
1915
114/AF 6
Service Returns

MULLIN JAMES 25
1915
118/AF 439
Service Returns

Hmm, age is a problem now 

[Rosinish]

Piece in paper dated 19 Jan 1916 has a photograph of James Mellon 8th Black watch
He was aged 27, a millworker at Edward Street Mill
Sister living at 8 Cherryfield Lane, Dundee.
Brother Lance Corporal Henry Mellon Scottish Rifles who was wounded in 1914.

Cathy

Thanks Cathy,

Going through things bit by bit when I can.

I downloaded the James Mellon aged 27 which gives the exact date of death in my original post but there are no extra details on parentage 

It also states "Men of the 8th Battalion Royal Highlanders" & "Place of death France or Belgium" but it's the same person.

Need to check the 1911 now.

Annie

[Rosinish]

Thanks Jim & Cathy,

I've been through the procedure but can't find a connection sadly 

As it turned out, I have the birth record for that James in my 'Mellon Strays' Folder from earlier research 

It was when I downloaded Annie Mellon's birth, I recalled the names of the parents.

Annie was born in Dundee but brother James was born Bridgeton, Glasgow.

Father was a John so I downloaded the marriage & his father was a James.

My 2 x g g/father James Mellon would have been roughly the same age as James (the g/father of James in my query).

There is every possibility they were related, possibly cousins but the chances of me finding that connection are almost zero as I haven't been able to find the birth or death of my g g/father James.

All they names, Ann, Catherine, Henry, James, John & Mary (Mellon) are in my tree but they may have just been common names at the time?

I will probably have a look at the census for John, father of James, John, Henry & Annie to find out where he was born as now I'm very curious 

Annie