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Record #3771
Name :
: Elizabeth Ellen MILLS (1896 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1896

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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Bermondsey, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Jun 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Elizabeth Ellen Mills; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: St Olave Southwark (1837-1901); County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 219.

In 1901, Elizabeth E. Mills, 5 years of age, was residing at 24 New Town, Horsham, Sussex, England. Other family members included: Henry Mills, 42, bricklayer; Ellen Mills, 42; Minnie Mills, 7; and Elsie Mills, 2. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 950; Folio: 174; Page: 19.)

In 1910, Elizabeth Mills, 14 (along with sister, Elsie Mills, 11), arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 81 children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Elizabeth Mills, 15, is shown as a domestic for Fred Payne and family in Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada.

On March 28, 1917, in Malton, Peel, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Elizabeth Ellen Mills, 21, domestic, born in London, England, daughter of Martin Henry Mills and Ellen Chalk; and Arthur Gordon Avery, 26, farmer, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, son of John Avery and Louisa Payne. Elsie Mills was a witness to the marriage.

Elizabeth Mills' father, Martin Henry Mills, widower, died at the age of 63 years on December 18, 1922, in Sarnia General Hospital, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He had immigrated from England to Canada in 1919 and had resided in Point Seward, Ontario, Canada, for 6 months. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-03 20:11:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 14:10:21 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3771 MILLS, Elizabeth Ellen1896ENG, MDX, Bermondsey, London Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3773 MILLS, Minnie1892ENG, MDX, Bermondsey, London Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos