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Richard John Mills 1923–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1923

Birth Location: Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 18 APR 1955

Death Location: Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

Father: Herbert Mills

Mother: Alice Geerdts

Spouse(s): Miranda Gerber

Children(s): Geraldine Mills

In 1923, Richard John Mills entered the world in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa, born to Herbert William Mills And Alice Mary Christina Ann Geerdts. Richard John Mills married Miranda Florence Anna Gerber, and had children including Geraldine Margaret Mills, Sharon Ethney Mills. Richard John Mills passed away in 1955 in Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Richard John Mills entered the world in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa, born to Herbert William Mills And Alice Mary Christina Ann Geerdts.
  • Richard John Mills married Miranda Florence Anna Gerber, and had children including Geraldine Margaret Mills, Sharon Ethney Mills.
  • Richard John Mills passed away in 1955 in Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Mills's Ancestors

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Richard Mills
1923–1955
Birth Place: Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Herbert William Mills
1884–1949
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Alice (Mary Christina Ann) Geerdts
1894–1945
Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Fred Geerdt
1868–1926
Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Colony, South Africa
Christina Hartig
1876–1957
Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Paul Geerdts
1835–1898
Jane Ralston
1844–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Augustus Geerdtz
1821–

Richard Mills's Descendants

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Richard (John) Mills (1923–18 APR 1955) m. Miranda (Florence Anna) Gerber (20 FEB 1928–2005)
  1. 1. Geraldine (Margaret) Mills 1946–2015 m. Hugh (Royce) Naish 1947–2018

Richard Mills's Timeline

4 Records

1923
1923
Birth of Richard John Mills in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
1953
BET 1953 AND 1954
Age 30
Richard John Mills - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1955
21 APR 1955
Age 32
Burial of Richard John Mills in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1955
18 APR 1955
Age 32
Death of Richard John Mills in Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 08:22:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills and Florence Miranda Gerber, 3 Nov 1945.
    [2] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 07:33:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills, 18 Apr 1955.
    [3] South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011, "South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 03:33:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills, 21 Apr 1955.
    [4] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 04:47:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills and Herbert William, 18 Apr 1955.
    [5] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Oct 01 06:36:12 UTC 2025), Entry for Richard John Mills and Herbert William, 18 Apr 1955.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1953 AND 1954
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 APR 1955
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011, "South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 03:33:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills, 21 Apr 1955.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 APR 1955
    Event Place: Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 15:42:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills, from 1953 to 1954.
    [2] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 07:33:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills, 18 Apr 1955.
    [3] South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011, "South Africa, Cape, Cemetery Records, 1872-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 03:33:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills, 21 Apr 1955.
    [4] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 04:47:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard John Mills and Herbert William, 18 Apr 1955.
    [5] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 02 06:20:14 UTC 2025), Entry for Richard John Mills, from 1953 to 1954.
    [6] South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011, "South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Oct 01 06:36:12 UTC 2025), Entry for Richard John Mills and Herbert William, 18 Apr 1955.

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