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James MILLS

James MILLS

Male 1838 - 1918  (80 years)

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  • Photos
    James Mills
    James Mills
    Photographer -Cobb & Keir, Plumstead Rd, Woolwich
    James Mills at Jabez Hughes house, probably visiting his sister.
    James Mills at Jabez Hughes house, probably visiting his sister.
    168, Worsley Road, Winton, Eccles
    (In 1892 the house was numbered 166, Worsley Road)
    The sign above the building next to the house reads:-
    Jabez Hughes - Joiner & Co.
    Jobbing work promptly attended to.
    James Mills 1
    James Mills 1
    James Mills, possibly taken on the steps of 202, Victoria Road, Charlton. Now demolished.
    James Mills, possibly taken on the steps of 202, Victoria Road, Charlton. Now demolished.
    James & Sarah Mills nee Ireland
    James & Sarah Mills nee Ireland
    James Mills at dinner
    James Mills at dinner

  • Name James MILLS 
    Birth 1838  Winton, Barton on Irwell, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 22 Apr 1838  St. Mary the Virgin, Eccles Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1838 James Mills Baptism
    1838 James Mills Baptism
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Winton, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 3 
    1841 Census, Winton, Barton upon Irwell
    1841 Census, Winton, Barton upon Irwell
    James (Snr) & Joseph Mills, both Sawyers, living just a few doors apart and with their respective families.
    Census 1851  Worsley Road, Winton, Barton On Irwell Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James Mills and Joseph Mills & families  
    • Recorded as a Power Loom Silk Weaver
    1851 Census James Mills Snr Joseph Mills & families
    1851 Census James Mills Snr Joseph Mills & families
    The Census records a visitor - Joseph Higginson, 3 years old, born in Manchester.
    Census 1861  6, Fitzroy Terrace, Plumstead, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James recorded as an Engine Fitter.
    Living in lodgings.
    Also lodging in the same house is a Joseph Warburton, nephew of the head of the household and born in Worsley (close by Winton where James was born).
    It is likely then that personal connections were behind James' move away from home.  
    1861 Census James Mills
    1861 Census James Mills
    Lodging in Plumstead
    Address 1905  202, Victoria Road, Old Charlton. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 11 Sep 1918  202, Victoria Road, Old Charlton, Woolwich Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Diabetes Mellitus & Senile Decay
    • Informant was his wife Sarah, present at the death.
      She gave his age as being 82 years old. This must have been a mistake as he was actually 80.
    1919 James Mills Probate
    1919 James Mills Probate
    James Mills Will of 1905
    James Mills Will of 1905
    Burial 14 Sep 1918 
    • Recorded in the Burial Registers of St. Margaret's Church, Plumstead
    • His age at burial makes his birth date 1836 yet all other documents point to 1838.

      London Metropolitan Archives - Microfilm No. XO99 161 - frame 00433
    Person ID I000043  Mills/Rushton Family History
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2013 

    Father James MILLS, Snr.,   b. 1807, Winton, Barton on Irwell, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1869, Winton Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Ann HUGHES,   b. Abt 1802, Wellington, Shropshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1856, Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1835  ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F000151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah (Kate?) IRELAND,   b. 12 Jan 1842, Lowestoft, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1920, 110, Ancona Road, Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1863  Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnessed by William Reynolds & Christina Gosling
    • St. Pancras parish was split up into 33 eclesiastical parishes. It was in one of these, St. John the Evangelist, that James and Sarah were married. The parish church was situated in Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square.
      The church has been demolished.
      The London Metropolitan Archives holds the marriage registers.
      Reference P90/JNA2/15. Film X78/102
    1863 James Mills & Sarah Ireland Marriage Certificate
    1863 James Mills & Sarah Ireland Marriage Certificate
    March 1st 1863 James Mills and Sarah Ireland Marriage Certificate
    March 1st 1863 James Mills and Sarah Ireland Marriage Certificate
    This shows the actual signatures of the parties.
    Census 1871  3 Mead Terrace, Willesborough, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1871 Census James Mills & family
    1871 Census James Mills & family
    Census 1881  95, Newtown, Willesborough, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1881 Census. James Mills & family
    1881 Census. James Mills & family
    Census 1891  98, Robert Street, Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1891 Census. James Mills & family
    1891 Census. James Mills & family
    Turner
    Census 1901  98, Robert Street, Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1901 Census James Mills & family
    1901 Census James Mills & family
    Census 1911  202, Victoria Road, Old Charlton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1911 Census - James and Sarah Mills
    1911 Census - James and Sarah Mills
    Notes 
    • The 1911 Census records that James and Sarah had 9 children born alive.
      Apart from Thomas William there must have been three other children who probably died in infancy.
    Children 
    +1. Edward MILLS,   b. 12 Oct 1863, Winton, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancs. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1945, 210 Annandale Street, Annandale, Sydney NSW Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. Ellen MILLS,   b. 31 Mar 1866, 38, Upper Denmark Road, Ashford, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1951, St. Nicholas Hospital, Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. James William MILLS,   b. 7 Jul 1868, Willesborough, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1871 (Age 2 years)
    +4. Louisa MILLS,   b. 2 Sep 1870, Mead Terrace, Willesborough Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1937, 110, Ancona Road, Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +5. Thomas William MILLS, R.E,   b. 5 Mar 1874, 3 Mead Terrace, Willesborough, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1901, Barrack No. 2, Newcastle upon Tyne Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    +6. Colonel James Jesse MILLS, O.B.E. - C.B.E.,   b. 20 Jan 1878, 15, Newtown, Ashford, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1963, 2 Ethel Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2BE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +7. Sarah Ann MILLS,   b. 19 Mar 1881, 95, Newtown, Willesborough, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1955, Home of Peace, Petersham, NSW Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     8. George Henry MILLS,   b. 19 Sep 1883, 96, Robert Street, Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1889, 98, Robert Street, Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
    Family ID F000017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Mar 1863 - Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London Link to Google Earth
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