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Walter Mills 1912 – 1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1912

Birth Location: Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 10 Jul 1992

Death Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Father: George Mills

Mother: Hannah Fretwell

Spouse(s): May Burgess

Children(s): Janice Mills, Josephine Mills, Jean Mills

Walter Mills was born in 1912 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, the child of George Alwyn Mills and Hannah Elizabeth Fretwell. In 1939, Walter Mills resided in Derbyshire, England. Walter Mills married May Burgess, and had children including Janice Mills, Josephine Mills, Jean Mills. Walter Mills passed away in 1992 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Mills was born in 1912 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, the child of George Alwyn Mills and Hannah Elizabeth Fretwell.
  • In 1939, Walter Mills resided in Derbyshire, England.
  • Walter Mills married May Burgess, and had children including Janice Mills, Josephine Mills, Jean Mills.
  • Walter Mills passed away in 1992 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Mills's Ancestors

Self
Walter Mills
1912 – 1992
Birth Place: Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Parents
George Alwyn Mills
1887 – 1975
Belper, Derbyshire, England
Hannah (Elizabeth) Fretwell
1886 –
Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
George Mills
Ann (Maria (Annie)) Allen
1867 –
Belper, Derbyshire, England
William Fretwell
1853 – 1906
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Clower
1856 – 1923
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mills
Mary Jane
Alfred Allen
Elizabeth Smith
1833 –
Robert Fretwell
1831 –
Hannah Richards
1833 –
Joseph Clower
1818 – 1881
Alice Knighton
1826 – 1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Mills
1834 –
Mary Alford
1838 – 1873
Alice Heald
1542 – 1631
James ALLEN
1798 – 1857
Hannah HAYES
1796 – 1867
Thomas Smith
1791 –
Hannah Thickbroom
1797 – 1887
John Fretwell
1803 – 1898
Martha Straw
1806 – 1843
William Richards
1810 – 1889
Martha Baker
1813 – 1884
John Clower
1778 – 1826
Sarah Knighton
1786 –
Isaac Knighton
1796 –
Hannah Blount
1800 –

Walter Mills's Descendants

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Walter Mills (26 Apr 1912 – 10 Jul 1992) m. May Burgess (27 Mar 1913 – 13 Oct 2011)
  1. 1. Janice Mills (23 Sep 1940 – ) m. Keith (Arthur) Henshaw (15 Jul 1938 – )
    1. 1. Alan Henshaw (15 Nov 1959 – ) m. Christine (Ann) Hooley (5 Mar 1962 – )
      1. 1. Daniel Henshaw (1985 – ) m. Charlotte (Fern Foster) Phillips (1990-1992 – )
        1. 1. Herbie (Arthur) Henshaw (22 Mar 2022 – )
      2. 2. Matthew Henshaw (10 Sep 1987 – ) m. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Evans (14 Sep 1991 – )
        1. 1. Walter (Alfred Wolf) Henshaw (08 Nov 2022 – )
    2. 2. Michael Henshaw (6 Mar 1964 – Aug 2020)
  2. 2. Josephine Mills (29 Mar 1949 – ) m. Terry Barker (Jan 1950 – )
  3. 3. Jean Mills (25 May 1951 – )

Walter Mills's Timeline

4 Records

1912
26 Apr 1912
Birth of Walter Mills in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
1912
10 Jun 1912
Walter Mills was baptized in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1939
1939
Age 27
Walter Mills resided here in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1992
10 Jul 1992
Age 80
Death of Walter Mills in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1912
    Event Place: Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5909F

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1916, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby; Reference Number: d3026/A/PI/1/7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5909F

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1992
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

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