1870 John Ashley Mullens born
1895 Mullens marries Evelyne Maud Adamson (b 1874)
1896 Cyril John Ashley born (1897 in census)
1904 22nd Jan Elvira Enid Mullens born (1905 in some sources)
1909 Avril Joy Mullens born
1916 Cyril dies off coast of Flanders
1924 Elvira studies at Lady Benson’s Drama Academy. Briefly Engaged to Charles Graves
1924 Incident with a gun outside Charles Graves’ flat
1925 Avril marries Prince George Imeritinsky
1925/26 . As “Dolores Ashley”, Elvira appears in “The Blue Kitten” at the Gaiety Theatre
1927 Meets John Sterling Barney at party at her parents’ house
1928 Aug 2nd Marries Barney
1929 Barney leaves, returning to America
1930 Portrait painted by Eliot Hodgkin. Arrested for driving offence in Croydon. Elvira now part of wilder set.
1931 January Purchases lease of 21 William Mew. Henry Mervyn Pearce also resident for part of the year.
1931 June Injured in car crash in Piccadilly
1931 Becomes involved with Michael Scott Stephen in Paris
1931 December Michael Scott Stephen living at 21 William Mews
1932 January to May Growing frequency of parties and disturbances at 21 William Mews
1932 May 19th Witness alleges Elvira fired a gun, from the upstairs window of 21, into the street at Michael, shouting “Laugh, baby, laugh for the last time.”
1932 May 30th Cocktail Party at 21 William Mews. Dinner at Cafe de Paris. Visit to Blue Angel
1932 May 31st Michael Scott Stephen dies of bullet wound around 4.30 am
1932 May 31st Questioned by police – allowed to stay with parents at 6 Belgrave Square
1932 June 3rd Charged with murder
1932 June 6th Remanded in custody at Holloway
1932 July 4th Trial begins – defended by Sir Patrick Hastings
1932 July 6th Found not guilty of murder or manslaughter
1932 July 23rd Found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm – fined £50
1932 July 31st Involved in car crash near Cannes. Countess Karolyi seriously injured. Elvira arrested.
1932 Aug 26th Suicide of Gertrude Gamble
1933 Oct Divorced from John Barney
1933-36 Elvira spends much of her time in France. Partially disowned by family – uses a different name
1936 Dec 25th Elvira found dead in hotel in Paris – aged 31/32
1937 Sir John Mullens dies