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We are currently compiling our family tree and have hit a stumbling block on my husbands Great Grandfather Benjamin Mills. He was born in 1868 in Northampton, his parents were William Mills born (1829) in Ashton and Betsy Hodkinson born (1830). Benjamin married Sarah Jane Colley in 1888 in Hucknall Nottinghamshire. We have his whereabouts up until 1901 when he was in Bolsover, Derbyshire. His wife and family moved back to Hucknall Torkard but without Benjamin. From 1901 he seems to have disappeared. The only Benjamin we can trace with our dates is someone who died in Dudley around 1929. If anyone has any further details we would very much appreciate it as we would like to find the missing information we require from 1901.

Kind regards

Phyllis Mills :-S

have you found sarah on the 1911 census if so what does she give for her marital status

think this is him he is with wife

Benjamin Mills
England and Wales Census, 1901
Name: Benjamin Mills
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Pleasley (Derby), Nottinghamshire, England
County: Nottinghamshire
Civil Parish: Pleasley (Derby)
Ecclesiastical Parish: Shirebrook Holy Trinity
Sub-District: Pleasley
Registration District: Mansfield
Residence Note: Main Street Warren Terrace
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Occupation: COAL MINER
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Northampton
Schedule Type: 102
Page Number: 19
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Harrison Head Male 38 Calverton, Nottinghamshire
Sarah J Harrison Wife Female 36 Whitwick, Leicestershire
William J Harrison Son Male 14 Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire
Albert E Harrison Son Male 7 Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire
Charles Harrison Son Male 3 Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire
Annie E Harrison Daughter Female 1 Shirebrook, Derbyshire
Benjamin Mills Boarder Male 33 Northampton
Sarah J Mills Boarder Female 29 Bloxwich, Staffordshire
John Mills Boarder Male 13 Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
George Mills Boarder Male 10 Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Wilfred Mills Boarder Male 7 Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Thos Mills Boarder Male 3 Hucknall, Nottinghamshire

could this be him

Benjmn Mills
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973





Name: Benjmn Mills
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 02 Nov 1910
Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation: AB
Ship Name: Arawa
Departure Port: London
Arrival Port: Wellington
Arrival Place: Wellington

is this another son


Sidney Mills
1904–1979
Birth 30 JUNE 1904
Death 27 JANUARY 1979


edit yes so he was still around

MILLS, SIDNEY COLLEY Order
GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in CHESTERFIELD Volume 07B Page 840

and another son


Results:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
MILLS, PERCY COLLEY Order
GRO Reference: 1902 J Quarter in CHESTERFIELD Volume 07B Page 821

sarah is back with her children living withe her mum in 1911

she still states married as her status

sara j 1911

2 Bentinck St Hucknall Torkard, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England

Wilfred Mills's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Eliza Colley Head Widow Female 75 1836 - Scropshire Wellington
Charles Spooner Boarder Single Male 65 1846 Coal Miner In Pit Mending Roads Roadman London
S Jane Mills Daughter Married Female 40 1871 Charwoman Blocksage Stafford ##############
Wilfred Mills Grandson Single Male 18 1893 Coal Miner Pony Driver In Pit Hucknall Nottm
Lizzie Mills Granddaughter Single Female 16 1895 Hosiery Maker Up Hucknall Nottm
Thomas Walter Mills Grandson Single Male 13 1898 School Hucknall Nottm
Benjamin Mills Grandson - Male 11 1900 School Hucknall Nottm
Percy Mills Grandson - Male 9 1902 School Langwith Derbyshire
Sydney Mills Grandson - Male 8 1903 School Langwith Derbyshire

Benjamin was a coal miner so cant see him being a seaman in 1911????

WITH SARA JANE, BENJAMIN , TOM AND WILFRED
Benjamin
Last name Mills
Year 1921
Season Autumn
Polling district or place Hucknall
Constituency P C of Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe Division
Constituency in full Parliamentary County of Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe Division
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Register type Parliamentary County
Archive The British Library
Archive reference SPR.Mic.P.40/BL.N.48
Record set England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Electoral Rolls

BUT WITH LILY MILLS
Benjamin
Last name Mills
Year 1931
Season -
Polling district or place Hucknall
Constituency P C of Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe Division
Constituency in full Parliamentary County of Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe Division
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Register type Parliamentary County
Archive The British Library
Archive reference SPR.Mic.P.40/BL.N.48
Record set England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
Category Census, land & surveys

ON HIS OWN
Benjamin
Last name Mills
Year 1927
Season -
Polling district or place Sherwood
Constituency P B of Nottingham, Central Division
Constituency in full Parliamentary Borough of Nottingham, Central Division
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Register type Parliamentary Borough
Archive The British Library
Archive reference SPR.Mic.P.40/BL.N.40
Record set England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Electoral Rolls
Collections from Great Britain, England

WITH LILY
Benjamin
Last name Mills
Year 1930
Season -
Polling district or place Hucknall
Constituency P C of Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe Division
Constituency in full Parliamentary County of Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe Division
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Register type Parliamentary County
Archive The British Library
Archive reference SPR.Mic.P.40/BL.N.48
Record set England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Electoral Rolls
Collections from Great Britain, England
???????
BENJAMIN
Last name MILLS
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1922
Registration month -

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BENJAMIN MILLS married one of these people

Lily Lester
Spouse's last name Lester
District Basford
District number -
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Volume 7B
Volume as transcribed 7B
Page number 478
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

connected???

MILLS, GLADYS HARRIET COLLEY Order
GRO Reference: 1908 J Quarter in BROMSGROVE Volume 06C Page 365 Order
MILLS, GRACE EVELYN COLLEY Order
GRO Reference: 1906 J Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 273

not finding a birth for benajmin in northampton 1968

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Third Main Road of Village, Ashton, Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Sarah Mills Head - Female 83 1788 - Northamptonshire, England
William Mills Son - Male 41 1830 - Northamptonshire, England
Betsy Mills Daughter-In-Law - Female 40 1831 - Northamptonshire, England
John B Mills Grandson - Male 15 1856 - Northamptonshire, England
Ann Mills Granddaughter - Female 12 1859 - Northamptonshire, England
Caroline Mills Granddaughter - Female 9 1862 - Northamptonshire, England
Isaac Mills Grandson - Male 6 1865 - Northamptonshire, England
Benjamin Mills Grandson - Male 2 1869 - Northamptonshire, England

all born Ashton apart from Sarah

This looks to be his birth registration - mmn shows as Hodgkins not Hodkinson
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
MILLS, BEN HODGKINS Order
GRO Reference: 1869 J Quarter in POTTERSPURY Volume 03B Page 28 Order

and with brother John -
MILLS, JOHN BENJAMIN HODGKINS Order
GRO Reference: 1856 M Quarter in POTTERSPURY Volume 03B Page 33

Pottersbury RD spans the boundaries of Northants and Bucks

??
View 1841 England Census

Name: Betsy Hodgkins
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Gender: Female
Where born: Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Ashton
Hundred: Cleley
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Potterspury
Sub-registration district: Potterspury
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 796
Book: 2
Folio: 5
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Jonahan Hodgkins 65
Ann Hodgkins 57
Mary Ann Hodgkins 30
Betsy Hodgkins 9
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Unless very co-incidental the 1929 death in Dudley is likely to be this birth -

Births Dec 1867 (>99%)
Mills Benjamin Dudley 6c 153

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1929 (>99%)
Mills Benjamin 61 Dudley 6b 824

England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name MILLS
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1854
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™
WILLIAM MILLS married one of these people
Betsey Hodgkinson
District Potterspury
District number -
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Volume 3B
Volume as transcribed 3B
Page number 57

First name(s) JONATHAN
Last name HODGKINS
Marriage year 1807
Marriage day 14
Marriage month Jun
Marriage place ASHTON
Parish Ashton
Occupation Labourer
Marital status B
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Spouse's last name Blunt
Spouse's title -
Spouse's parish Ashton
Spouse's marital status S
Event Type Marriage
By Banns or licence Banns
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Record set Northamptonshire Marriages

The Benjamin who married Lily Lester in 1922 is a different Benjamin.

Lily Mills
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Lily Mills
Death Age: 37
Birth Date: abt 1901
Registration Date: Sep 1938
Registration district: Basford
Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 146


Lily Lester
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Lily Lester
Age in 1911: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Hucknall Torkard
Civil Parish: Hucknall Torkard
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street address: 21 Bell Isle Rd Hucknall Torkard Nottingham
Registration district: Basford
Registration District Number: 429
Sub-registration district: Hucknall Torkard
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Piece: 20443
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Lester 63
Joseph Lester 29
Lily Lester 9
Levi Lester 6
Lenard Lester 4
Harry Lester 11/12


Three Mills/Lester children born in Basford, 1923, 1925, 1932


This will be Lily's husband in 1939:

Benjamin Mills
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Benjamin Mills
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed <<<<<<<<<<
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1900
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 14 Laughton Cres
Residence Place: Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England
Occupation: Coal Miner Hewer Below
Schedule Number: 233
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: RNHQ
Household Members:
Name
Benjamin Mills

With three closed records.