- In the 1911 census Walter "Melville" states that he and his "wife" Rachel had been married for 14 years (1897). Coincidentally this is the same year that Walter Mallett's first wife Kate was declared a lunatic, and was (probably) admitted to the London County Lunatic Asylum. No record has been found of a marriage between Rachel Bumfrey and Walter Melville, but there is plenty of evidence that shows that the two people involved here were in fact Walter Mallett and Rachel Bumfrey. His age, place of birth and occupation are consistent from his marriage to Kate Barnard to the 1901 and 1911 censuses. The first 2 "Melville" children were born to a mother with the surname "Bumphrey" (the rest of the children's mother was either "Humphreys" or "Humphries"), and of course there is a record of Walter Mallett marrying Rachel Bumfrey in 1920, after Walter's first wife died.
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| Children |
| | 1. Ivy Winifred Evelyn MELVILLE, b. 20 Nov 1901, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England  d. 1976, Essex, England (Age 74 years) |
| | 2. Constance Mary MELVILLE, b. Mar 1903, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England d. Abt Sep 1959, Essex, England (Age ~ 56 years) |
| | 3. Grace Beatrice MELVILLE, b. 5 Nov 1904, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England d. Dec 1991, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Age 87 years) |
| > | 4. Walter Cecil Mallett MELVILLE, b. 1 Oct 1906, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England d. Abt Mar 1983, Bournemouth, Dorset, England (Age 76 years) |
| > | 5. Stanley John Mallett MELVILLE, b. 28 Aug 1908, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| > | 6. Donald Edgar MELVILLE, b. 24 Sep 1911, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England d. Oct 1999, Mid Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England (Age 88 years) |
| > | 7. Kenneth Samuel MELVILLE, b. 24 Aug 1916, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England d. 24 Jan 1971, Bath, Somerset, England (Age 54 years) |
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1873 - 1956 (83 years)
