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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: completed mills family
« on: Friday 30 January 15 03:23 GMT (UK)  »
hi again jac....and other mills descendants.....re the 'story' that there was Maori heritage somewhere.....
I do have to say that my Pa, eddie (leonard james' son) did LOOK Maori....as did most of his siblings that i ever met....and as does my uncle, his son.
I dont have any photos of leonard...but the Police description of him when he was wanted was...'black hair, brown eyes and dark complexion'.
Pa had jet black hair, very dark skin and a kinda maori nose...i hope that doesnt sound racist!!
anyway, theres nothing in the ancestry lines to support this....but also no explanation for their colouring/complexion etc ????
i dont think we'll ever solve that one. ;)
all the best
leona

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: completed mills family
« on: Friday 30 January 15 02:02 GMT (UK)  »
hi jac....i dont know how to even work this site yet, so hope the reply gets to you.

My grandfather was james edward mills...leonard's son....so franks brother, but they called him eddie...i met frank once or twice when i was little.
Yes. Pa just always told us the great grandmother or father was Maori...he was very adamant and proud of this!!! but, as you say theres nothing in the records to substantiate that... :( :( :o
I dont mind...its just that Pa was sooo proud of it.

I dont know if you know they all hated their father, leonard.
I found records where he was charged by 3 different women for child desertion!!! One of the women was their mum, elsie.....who died when Pa was 13.
I dont know who looked after them when she died???? Was frank older or younger then Pa?? Pa was born in 1910.
Ive just started doing this a month ago!
I live in sydney.
all the best
Leona  :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: completed Clara Charlton/Mills
« on: Wednesday 21 January 15 13:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi descendants of John Leonard mills.....
I'm new at this...
He seems to have been quite the ladies man...was charged with wife and child desertion by 3 women I know of so far.
Anyway....his son James Edward mills was my grandfather....and he told the story that we were of Maori descent.
Can anyone shed light on that for me please!!!!
Leona

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