Individual Details

Dr Henry William Melville REES RN

(Abt 1873 - 24 Oct 1929)

Events

BirthAbt 1873Llangynllo, Cardiganshire
Baptism27 Jul 1873Llangynllo Parish Church, Cardiganshire
Residence1881with his parents - The Rectory, Llangynllo, Cardiganshire
Residence1891with his father - The Vicarage, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Occupation1891student of classics
Residence1901with his parents - The Vicarage, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Occupation1901surgeon in the Royal Navy
Occupation1911Staff Surgeon aboard the Admiralty Yacht - HMS Enchantress, Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire
Residence1911HMS Enchantress, Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire
ResidenceAbt 1928Bronwydd, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
Death24 Oct 1929Elmfield, 15, Anson Road, Victoria Park, Manchester, Lancashire
Burial29 Oct 1929Llangadog Parish Church, Carmarthenshire
Probate14 Dec 1929Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire

Families

FatherRev William REES (1838 - 1932)
MotherSarah Elizabeth JONES (1843 - 1912)
SiblingAnne Gwladys Menevia "Annie" REES (1871 - 1963)
SiblingFlorence Elizabeth Mary REES (1875 - 1963)
SiblingMargaret Mabel "May" REES (1876 - 1960)

Notes

Residence

Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty effective 25 October 1911. His new office came with two excellent benefits. First was his official residence, Admiralty House. Second was the Admiralty yacht HMS Enchantress, a superbly built vessel of 4000 tons, aboard which he would visit hundreds of naval establishments and ships in the British Isles and the Mediterranean. For the duration of his nearly three peacetime years as First Lord, Churchill spent a total of eight months on the Enchantress.

Probate

Probate was granted to the reverend John Jones, clerk and his sister Florence Elizabeth Mary Rees, spinster. His effects were valued at £8409.