Mary Mills

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Mills was born on 1 March 1812, in Middleton by Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Isaac Mills, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Butterworth, was 35. She married William Hudson on 6 February 1843, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Witton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 5 November 1888, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hudson
1814–1853
Mary Mills
1812–1888
Marriage: 6 February 1843
Rosa Ann Hudson
1843–1915
George Mills Hudson
1845–1938
Thomas Mills Hudson
1847–1928

Sources (30)

  • Mary Galey in household of John Galey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mills, Mary "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," Mary Mills, 1812
  • Mary Mills, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Mill 1, with excrescent -s added in post-medieval times. Compare Mullins , from a French equivalent of this name, and see also Milnes .

English: either a variant of Miles , a variant of Mill 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, or Myhill , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: this is usually the English name, especially in Ulster, but elsewhere in Ireland it was also adopted for the Gaelic topographic byname, an Mhuilinn ‘of the mill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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