Ethel Mills (buried 1922)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Mills
First name: 
Ethel
Other Christian names: 
Kate
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1097
Born: 
0/10/1897
Died: 
26/08/1922
Buried: 
30/08/1922
Occupation: 
Wife of Gilbert Mills
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
2
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Ethel Kate Mills wife of Gilbert Mills died August 26th 1922 aged 25 years

Life story

Life story

Ethel was born in the village of Up Marden, Sussex, the daughter of Frederick and Annie. She was baptised in nearby Compton on 17 Oct 1897 . Frederick was a police constable and moved several times with his job. By 1914, the family were living in Thorn Road, Worthing. Frederick retired on a police pension of £263 17s per annum. When the pier re-opened in Summer 1913, he became an attendant. In 1920, Ethel married Gilbert Mills, a nurseryman. He had been born in Durrington. His parents ran a greengrocer's shop on the corner of Canterbury Road and South Street, Tarring. Ethel and Gilbert moved in with his parents after their marriage. Ethel died at her parent's home at 3 Thorn Road on 26 Aug. The cause of death was given as "pulmonary tuberculosis 10 months". Probate was granted on 21 Dec to Gilbert Mills, nurseryman. Effects £325 5s 10d (approx. £9400 in 2020).

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/10/1897
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Dean
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Gilbert
Spouse one last name: 
Mills
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1920
Marriage one address: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
26/08/1922
Age (at time of death): 
25
Cause of death: 
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 10 months
Address at time of death: 
3 Thorn Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Gilbert Mills status: Nurseryman
Probate pounds: 
£325

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1901 census: 

Norway Cottage, Lyminster, Sussex

Frederick aged 35, police constable. Annie aged 39. Edith aged 16, dressmaker. Alfred aged 14, apprentice carpenter. Albert aged 13. Frederick aged 6. Wilfred aged 4. Ethel aged 3.

1911 census: 

5 Ashfield Road, Midhurst, Sussex

Frederick aged 45, police sergeant. Annie aged 49. Frederick aged 16, corn merchant's clerk. Wilfred aged 14, railway clerk. Ethel Kate aged 13.

1921 census: 

Canterbury House, South Street, Tarring, Worthing.

Gilbert Mills, Ethel Kate Mills and 4 others.