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Thomas "Tom" MILLS 1879 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 15 July 1957

Death Location: Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Mills

Mother: Mary McLaren

Spouse(s): Harriett PODMORE

Children(s): Lucy MILLS, Ellen MILLS, Elsie MILLS, Hannah Mills, Charles MILLS, Nellie MILLS, Ernest MILLS

In 1879, Thomas "Tom" MILLS entered the world in Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand, born to Thomas Mills and Mary McLaren. Thomas "Tom" MILLS married Harriett PODMORE, and had children including Lucy Harriett MILLS, Ellen MILLS, Elsie Louisa MILLS, Hannah Silvester Mills, Charles Thomas Henry MILLS, Nellie May "Nell" MILLS, Ernest Clifford MILLS. Thomas "Tom" MILLS passed away in 1957 in Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Thomas "Tom" MILLS entered the world in Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand, born to Thomas Mills and Mary McLaren.
  • Thomas "Tom" MILLS married Harriett PODMORE, and had children including Lucy Harriett MILLS, Ellen MILLS, Elsie Louisa MILLS, Hannah Silvester Mills, Charles Thomas Henry MILLS, Nellie May "Nell" MILLS, Ernest Clifford MILLS.
  • Thomas "Tom" MILLS passed away in 1957 in Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mills
1837 – 1924
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Mary McLaren
1841 – 1917
Birth Location: Kincardine By Doune,Perth,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Harriett PODMORE
1878 – 1953
Birth Location: Owen Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Lucy MILLS
1902 – 1966
Birth Location: Woodville, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Ellen MILLS
1903 – 1903
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Elsie MILLS
1904 – 1968
Birth Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Hannah Mills
1910 – 1986
Birth Location: Nursing Home Woodville Wairarapa New Zealand, Nouvelle-Zélande
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Charles MILLS
1913 – 1983
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Nellie MILLS
1920 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Ernest MILLS
1922 – 1990
Birth Location: Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Thomas MILLS's Ancestors

Self
Thomas MILLS
1879 – 1957
Birth Place: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Mills
1837 – 1924
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary McLaren
1841 – 1917
Kincardine By Doune,Perth,Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas MILLS's Descendants

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Thomas ("Tom") MILLS (1879 – 15 July 1957) m. Harriett PODMORE (2 Apr 1878 – 7 Apr 1953)
  1. 1. Lucy (Harriett) MILLS (January 1902 – 2 Dec 1966)
  2. 2. Ellen MILLS (1903 – 23 Aug 1903)
  3. 3. Elsie (Louisa) MILLS (July 1904 – 6 Aug 1968)
  4. 4. Hannah (Silvester) Mills (23 Feb 1910 – 30 May 1986) m. Louis (Ronald Henry Burns) Burling (28 Sep 1907 – 30 Aug 1992)
  5. 5. Charles (Thomas Henry) MILLS (15 May 1913 – 20 Feb 1983)
  6. 6. Nellie (May "Nell") MILLS (1920 – )
  7. 7. Ernest (Clifford) MILLS (28 Jun 1922 – 05 Jan 1990)

Thomas MILLS's Timeline

3 Records

1879
1879
Birth of Thomas "Tom" MILLS in Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1924
7 Mar 1924
Age 45
Death of Thomas "Tom" MILLS in Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
1957
15 July 1957
Age 78
Death of Thomas "Tom" MILLS in Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1924
    Event Place: Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1957
    Event Place: Green Island, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
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