John Mills

   Cause of his death was Influenca and Pneumonia.

  General Notes:

He worked as a thatcher and Hay Trusser. For the latter part of his life, certainly after the death of his wife, he lived with his youngest daughter, Daisy, in the 'Old Mill', a converted windmill at Kingsnorth. This is still standing (1985).
Had 13 children altogether of which 4 died young. ⁶

  Medical Notes:

A(lfred) Mills son, present at death

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census UK: Scholar, aged 9, 1861, Nr. Queens Head Inn, Kingsnorth, Kent. ⁷

• Census UK: Ag. Lab., aged 19, 1871, Gooseberry Bottle House, Kingsnorth, Kent, England. ⁸

• Census UK: Hay Trusser & Ag Labourer, aged 28, 1881, Pound Green, Kingsnorth, Kent, England. ⁹

• Census UK: Ag. Lab., aged 39, 1891, Taylor Farm, Kingsnorth, Kent, England. ¹⁰

• Census UK: Trusser & Thatcher on Farm, aged 49, 1901, Houghton Cottage, Kingsnorth, Kent, England. ¹¹

• Census UK: Hay Trusser on Farm, aged 59, Mar, 1911, New Mill Cottage, Kingsnorth, Kent, England. ¹²

John married Caroline Coleman, daughter of Jesse Coleman and Sarah Cork, on 12 Jun 1880 in Congregational Chapel, Ashford, Kent, England.¹ (Caroline Coleman was born on 22 Jan 1857 in Waltham, Kent, England ^{2 13} and died on 9 Apr 1922 in Old Mill Cottage, Kingsnorth, Kent, England ¹⁴.) The cause of her death was Acute Bronchitis.

  Marriage Notes:

John was 28 and Caroline was 24.
Witnesses present where Daniel Mills, John's brother and Charlotte Coleman. Caroline lived at 13 Church Villas and her father was Jesse Coleman, Labourer.

Samuel Mills was deceased but was a Grazier according to the marriage certificate.