very stuck !!

[Pennines]

Yes Carole there is a baptism in London for someone of that name -- but she either marries someone else or dies (I've only recently looked and already can't remember why I discounted her!)

[outlaw]

on the image (1911 census) it looks like a w more than an m :-/

[outlaw]

NameRose E Funnell
Registration DateOct 1922
Registration QuarterOct-Nov-DecR
egistration districtBrightonInferred CountyEast Sussex
Mother's Maiden NameMellis
Volume Number2bPage number277Household Members

[Pennines]

I know what you mean - but the first letter is very similar to the 'M' in McCarthy further up the page.

Having said that it's no real help as there are no parents' names of course.

[outlaw]

NameRosie Mellis
Registration DateJul 1921
Registration QuarterJul-Aug-Sep
Registration districtBrightonInferred CountySussex
SpouseFrederick Funnell
Volume Number2bPage number529

[outlaw]

paulinej i did give this info in my first post..no siblings born in brighton before the mother died that i can see

[outlaw]

pennines its driving me insane lol

[Jamjar]

rosie mellis died 1927 (i think )

FUNNELL, ROSE  27 
GRO Reference: 1927  S Quarter in BRIGHTON  Volume 02B  Page 244

A long shot:

Dec 1879 Holborn 1b 1065   
MELLIS Henry
STEWART Ann Elizabeth

MELLIS, EDITH  ROSINA mmn STUART 
GRO Reference: 1900  S Quarter in EDMONTON  Volume 03A  Page 429

1891: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QWB2-LZM

1901: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X96R-HP8

1911: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW4L-JTV

Did you see that there is a Mary Mellis marrying in Brighton the following year. She may be a sister.

Jun 1922 Brighton 2b 486
HAYNES Edward
MELLIS Mary

You need to purchase the 1921 marriage cert, to get father’s name.

Jamjar

[Pennines]

Outlaw I so agree with Jamjar -- and I know you don't want to - but I think you are going to have to obtain the marriage cert in this case.

As you are looking at this case for a friend -- think of it as a good deed!!

(By the way you may not be able to find Rose Funnell in 1939 as she was only born in 1922 and may still be redacted unless info has been provided about her death - BUT she would have been old enough to have been working away from home, so may not be with her father.)

Frederick Funnell may have re-married and be with someone completely unknown to your friend - also we don't know his year of birth (unless I have missed something which someone has posted).