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Record #15795
Name :
: Elizabeth MILLS (1876 - )
  aka : Lizzie Mills


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1876 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Aug 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Nova Scotian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Maryhill School (Glasgow)
NotesIn 1887, Elizabeth Mills, 11, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of girls accompanied by Mrs. Cameron, and en route to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

In the Daily Telegraph in Saint John on Aug. 29, 1887 an article published about yet -another group of home children notes that 17 girls, ages of 10 and 20 had all been successfully ?placed? in Albert and Kings counties, New Brunswick. ?Seventeen Scotch girls whose ages range between 10 and 20 years were at the Bangor House yesterday. With the exception of five, they all came from Maryhill school near Glasgow where they have been trained as general domestics and educated to the fifth standard. Last eve they attended service in St. David?s Church, Saint John.? Further in the article it states: ?Mrs. McKenzie of Nerepis was in town yesterday and took a little girl 10 years of age home with her last eve as an adopted daughter.?

The names given were: Maggie Wason, Maggie McCallum, Mary Logie, Mary B. Henderson, Minnie Logie, Mary Gillies, Katie Duffy, Robina Mitchell, Jessie Paul, Agnes Ross, Lizzie Mills, Agnes Stewart, Katie Reid, Maggie Gow, Agnes Francis and Jane Watson. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-29 08:48:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-31 13:07:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4680 MILLS, Alfred George Fowler1911WAL,    , Cardiff Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
16219 MILLS, Alice Louise1871ENG, GLS, Cheltenham Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
7718 MILLS, Amelia1864ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
18884 MILLS, Amelia A1893ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
10099 MILLS, Bernard1894ENG,    , Lambeth Sep 1905 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19813 MILLS, Charles1892ENG,     Apr 1908 : Victorian CAN Hurst House Training Home  
2931 MILLS, Daisy B.1881 Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
5821 MILLS, David1899ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13977 MILLS, Dora1892ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
19401 MILLS, Edward1874 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
15795 MILLS, Elizabeth1876SCT,     Aug 1887 : Nova Scotian CAN Maryhill School (Glasgow)  
3771 MILLS, Elizabeth Ellen1896ENG, MDX, Bermondsey, London Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3772 MILLS, Elsie1899ENG, MDX, Burton, London Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
20338 MILLS, Frederick1871 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
5264 MILLS, George1915ENG,    , Teddington Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
10575 MILLS, Gwendoline1912ENG,    , Bury Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
18258 MILLS, Henry Charles1907ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15927 MILLS, Hettie Doris1895ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
26095 MILLS, J W1884ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
7385 MILLS, J.H.1870ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
4420 MILLS, James1894ENG,     Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
27506 MILLS, James1866 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
12783 MILLS, James Kennedy1901IRL, WEM, Athlone Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6324 MILLS, John1876ENG, MDX, London Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
18548 MILLS, John1898ENG,     Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20905 MILLS, John1922ENG,     Apr 1938 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23882 MILLS, Leontine Leopold1891ENG, GLS, Stroud Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
7284 MILLS, Lilly1914ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3773 MILLS, Minnie1892ENG, MDX, Bermondsey, London Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
26822 MILLS, Reginald1924ENG, WAR, ?Birmingham Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20082 MILLS, Robert1870ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
24970 MILLS, Robert1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8362 MILLS, Rosa ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
27501 MILLS, Thomas1865 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
3303 MILLS, Thomas S.1887ENG, SRY, Oxted May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15016 MILLS, Walter1883ENG,     Aug 1898 : Laurentian CAN Southwark Catholic Emigration Society  
17896 MILLS, William1899ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19969 MILLS, William1881ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23883 MILLS, William Augustus1894ENG, LDN, London Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
27424 MILLS, William T1856 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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