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Aeronaut Nellie Neill (Abt 1880-1940)
I have read that Nellie Neill was born in Canada, but at some stage moved to England and ballooned / parachuted in the Birmingham, Warwickshire, England and Pontypool, Monmouthshire Wales areas, roughly 1902-1907.
I have found lots of newspaper articles about her ballooning exploits, but cannot locate her place and dates of birth and death.
Unfortunately Nellie Neill seems to be a very common name!
Her surname in newspaper articles is occasionally spelled Neall.
To complicate matters further, I don't know if Neill is her maiden or married name!
Here she is in the "Who's Who of Ballooning":
NEALL, Nellie (F) BRITAIN (1880?1940)
p: Professional balloonist; Protégé of FLEET.
f: First recorded ascent 1 Jun.1903. ***Epic flight 6 Jun.1906 From Pontypool. Made a rapid ascent with a torn balloon. Her leg was caught in a rope, holding her upside-down. She succeeded in climbing the rope, releasing the parachute, and landed safely.

Any help would be gratefully received. Thank you.

Most interestingly, in 1925 there is an engagement notice for Martyn Hearne Honeyball, this is from the free search:

The engagement is announced of Martyn Hearne Honeyball, elder son of the late Colonel J. F. Honeyball, V.D., J.P., and Mrs. Honeyball, Newgardens, Tcynhani, Kent, to Rachel, only child of Dr. and Mrs. A. Irby Webster

Sadly Rachel Irby Webster died, unmarried, in 1929, so it appears the marriage never took place.
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Here is an account of Rachel Irby Webster's funeral: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002521/19291109/150/0009