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James Mills 1836 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1836

Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 26 Dec 1909

Death Location: Paroa Bay, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Father: Edward Mills

Mother: Annie Kenny

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hill

Children(s): Ann Mills, Edward Mills, Sarah Mills, Mary Mills, William Mills, Clara Mills

James Mills was born in 1836 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edward Mills and Annie Kenny. In 1847, James Mills immigrated to To NZ. James Mills married Elizabeth Hill, and had children including Ann Jane Mills, Edward John Mills, Sarah Sophia Mills, Mary Elizabeth Mills, William James Mills, Clara Rose Mills. James Mills passed away in 1909 in Paroa Bay, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Mills was born in 1836 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edward Mills and Annie Kenny.
  • In 1847, James Mills immigrated to To NZ.
  • James Mills married Elizabeth Hill, and had children including Ann Jane Mills, Edward John Mills, Sarah Sophia Mills, Mary Elizabeth Mills, William James Mills, Clara Rose Mills.
  • James Mills passed away in 1909 in Paroa Bay, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Mills
1802 –
Birth Location: Ayr, Scotland
EM
Annie Kenny
Birth Location: Newcastle, County Limerick, Ireland
AK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hill
1837 – 1925
Birth Location: London, England
EH

Children(s)

Ann Mills
1862 – 1947
Birth Location: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
AM
Edward Mills
1864 – 1933
Birth Location: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
EM
Sarah Mills
1867 – 1931
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
SM
Mary Mills
1869 – 1957
Birth Location: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
MM
William Mills
1873 – 1914
Birth Location: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
WM
Clara Mills
1879 – 1941
Birth Location: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
CM

James Mills's Ancestors

Self
James Mills
1836 – 1909
Birth Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Edward Mills
1802 –
Ayr, Scotland
Annie Kenny
Newcastle, County Limerick, Ireland
Grandparents
James Mills
Ayr, Scotland
Margaret Conn
1782 –
Great-Grandparents
Mills
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mills's Descendants

1.
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James Mills (12 Apr 1836 – 26 Dec 1909) m. Elizabeth Hill (13 Dec 1837 – 08 Nov 1925)
  1. 1. Ann (Jane) Mills (03 Nov 1862 – 06 Aug 1947) m. George (Thomas) Shoebridge (16 Apr 1862 – 20 Aug 1939)
    1. 1. Louisa (Rose) Shoebridge (26 Sep 1886 – 15 Feb 1973) m. William (Parata) Wellington (23 Nov 1886 – 30 Sep 1959)
      1. 1. William (Thomas Philip) Wellington (Abt. 1908 – )
      2. 2. Henry (Kaupeka) Wellington (Abt. 1910 – )
      3. 3. Rita (Margaret) Wellington (Abt. 1912 – ) m. Frederick Horomona
      4. 4. James (Ralph Haehae) Wellington (Abt. 1914 – )
      5. 5. Doris (Eileen Victoria) Wellington (Abt. 1916 – )
      6. 6. Vera (Rose Manapouri) Wellington (Abt. 1918 – )
      7. 7. Reuben (Brown Campbell) Wellington (Abt. 1920 – )
      8. 8. Thora (Edith) Wellington (Abt. 1922 – )
      9. 9. Athol (Alexander) Wellington (Abt. 1924 – )
      10. 10. Elva (Ethel) Wellington (Abt. 1926 – )
      11. 11. Clyde (Henry) Wellington (Abt. 1928 – )
      12. 12. Eric (Raymond) Wellington (Abt. 1930 – )
      13. 13. Desmond (Lewis) Wellington (Abt. 1932 – )
    2. 2. James (Henry) Shoebridge (10 Jun 1888 – 24 Feb 1963) m. Martha Collings (17 Jun 1890 – 24 Jan 1970)
      1. 1. Myra (Gladys) SHOEBRIDGE (04 Feb 1914 – 31 Jul 1971)
      2. 2. Leslie (James) Shoebridge (07 Apr 1920 – 31 Jan 1985)
        1. 1. Clive Shoebridge m. Pam
      3. 3. Ian SHOEBRIDGE (21 Dec 1927 – 19 Jan 1987)
      4. 4. Living
      5. 5. Living
    3. 3. George (Thomas) Shoebridge (06 Sep 1890 – 07 Nov 1918) m. Alice (May) Collings (18 Oct 1893 – 05 Jan 1961)
      1. 1. Clifford (George) SHOEBRIDGE (20 Feb 1914 – 25 Jul 1980)
      2. 2. Living
    4. 4. Edward (Ralph) Shoebridge (31 Oct 1893 – 17 Jul 1966) m. Alice (May) Collings (18 Oct 1893 – 05 Jan 1961)
      1. 1. Victor (Clarence) SHOEBRIDGE (1921 – 16 Jul 1986)
      2. 2. Warwick SHOEBRIDGE (Abt. Dec 1923 – 04 Nov 1936)
      3. 3. Living
    5. 5. William (Alexander) Shoebridge (10 Jan 1898 – 03 Feb 1966) m. Clarice Walsh
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Frances) Shoebridge (11 Nov 1900 – 06 Oct 1986) m. Walter (Ernest) Newman
    7. 7. Annie (Lydia Mary) Shoebridge (20 Jul 1903 – 19 Nov 1977) m. Hector Akast (17 Aug 1900 – 11 Sep 1984)
    8. 8. Minnie (Gladys) Shoebridge (12 May 1906 – 29 Jan 1978) m. James (Charles Frederick) Spiers
  2. 2. Edward (John) Mills (09 Sep 1864 – 28 Aug 1933) m. Johanna Olsen
  3. 3. Sarah (Sophia) Mills (10 Jul 1867 – 10 Mar 1931) m. William Saunders (1847 – 27 Aug 1927)
    1. 1. Florence (Elizabeth) Saunders (22 Dec 1885 – 31 Mar 1931) m. John Grogan
    2. 2. Edward (William) Saunders (26 Apr 1890 – 27 Jun 1965) m. Eliza (Emily) Unknown (1895 – 15 May 1975)
    3. 3. Mary (Rose) Saunders (26 Apr 1890 – 29 Aug 1969) m. William Scott
    4. 4. Minnie (Jane) Saunders (1893 – 05 May 1959) m. George (Webster) Rogers
    5. 5. James (Henry) Saunders (1895 – 26 Feb 1917)
    6. 6. John (Reuben) Saunders (1898 – 27 Feb 1973) m. Helen (Frances Annie) Goodwill m. Kate Preston
      1. 1. Mervin (Victor) Saunders m. May (Florence) Owen (01 May 1925 – )
        1. 1. Jeff Saunders
    7. 7. Mabel Saunders (1903 – 15 Aug 1972) m. George Warne
    8. 8. Jessie (Vivian) Saunders (1907 – 09 Nov 1990) m. Joseph Doar
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Mills (03 Aug 1869 – 23 Jul 1957) m. John Rivers (1871 – 14 Feb 1914) m. Henry Rivers (1867 – 1950)
    1. 1. John (Peter) Rivers (1894 – 07 Apr 1918)
    2. 2. William Rivers (Abt. 1896 – )
      1. 1. Marsden Rivers
        1. 1. John Rivers
    3. 3. Joseph (Edward) Rivers (Abt. 1898 – 04 Apr 1981) m. Mary Boucher
      1. 1. Thomas (Graham) Rivers
      2. 2. Murray Rivers m. Daphne Josephine
      3. 3. Randall Rivers m. Dierdre
    4. 4. Frederick Rivers (Abt. 1900 – )
  5. 5. William (James) Mills (23 Aug 1873 – 07 Jun 1914) m. Annie Rivers (1877 – 22 Dec 1913)
    1. 1. Nellie (Jane) Mills (06 Aug 1895 – ) m. Unknown Strongman
    2. 2. Willam (James) Mills (25 Jul 1897 – 04 Oct 1953) m. Clara (Ellen) Fife
    3. 3. Ethel (Alice) Mills (23 Nov 1899 – )
    4. 4. Frank (Alfred) Mills (1902 – )
    5. 5. Florence (Rose) Mills (1905 – )
    6. 6. Annie (Elizabeth) Mills (19 Apr 1908 – ) m. Bevan
    7. 7. Daisy Mills (12 Oct 1910 – ) m. Huxtable
    8. 8. Thomas (Mark) Mills (30 Nov 1912 – 25 Sep 1940)
  6. 6. Clara (Rose) Mills (15 Dec 1879 – 24 Jun 1941) m. Charles Gerlach

James Mills's Timeline

3 Records

1836
12 Apr 1836
Birth of James Mills in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1847
1847
Age 11
James Mills immigrated in To NZ
To NZ
1909
26 Dec 1909
Age 73
Death of James Mills in Paroa Bay, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Paroa Bay, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: To NZ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: "bootmaker, farmer"

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Paroa Bay, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Christ Church, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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