SA death in 1839 - MILLS

[nudge67]

Hi all

Looking for anything relating to the death of my gt-gt-gt-gt-grandfather William MILLS. Here are some details I have on him:

born: ~ 1807 in Ashford, Kent.
occupation: agricultural labourer.
married: Christmas Day, 1830 at St Michael's with All Angels in Kingsnorth, Kent.
spouse: Silvestra FLOATE, born 14 July 1811 in Ashford, Kent.
emigration: Departed London aboard Resource 7 October 1838.
immigration: Arrived Port Adelaide in South Australia, 23 January 1839.
death: unknown possibly 1839 or 1840.

William's wife Silvestra (also known as Mary Ann, or Polly) remarried twice, firstly to Charles STEPHENS (details unknown), and then in 1854 to James DEVINE. She died 29 August 1893 in Norwood, South Australia.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Nudge

[cando]

Hi

http://www.jaunay.com/   
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William MILLS   Source -  Early Deaths

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Marriage
24 Jul 1854
DEVINE  James  Aged 51  Single  Father's name unrecorded
FLOATE Silvester  Aged 44  Widow  Father's name unrecorded
At St John Adelaide     Ref  Ade  21/269

I cannot see the earlier marriage to Charles STEPHENS

[sparrett]

Hi All,
Interesting that she used her birth surname for the documentation even though she was supposedly into her 3rd marriage and calls herself widow!
Sue

[sparrett]

Hi,
On the same arrival  voyage as your married pair were ....


FLOATE Thomas Noakes, Martha nee CHITTENDEN, Eliza, Eliz, Sophia arrived 1839-01-23 on Resource (1) from London 1838-10-07

Then this marriage...

HATWELL Joseph married FLOATE Elizabeth on 1839-05-14

Sue

[SASHAR]

Just looking in the BISA.  Charles STEPHENS b.c1812 England, died 17.3.1849 Hindmarsh, arrived 1838, occupation Baker.  Resided Adelaide, Hindmarsh & Cowandilla, religion C/E.
married Mrs Sylvester MILLS, nee FLOATE   rem J. DEVINE
They had a son Charles born 20.10.1840 Cowandilla, died 12.4.1917 nth Croydon, bd Hindmarsh.   Occupation, Labourer, Customs Officer residing Bowden, Brompton, Aldgate.  He married 1/2 1864 Harriet OXENHAM, 2/2 Mrs GREY

Regards,
Sashar

[SASHAR]

Bit more from the Bisa in regards to James DeVINE.
James died 28.8.1893 buried Nth Rd.   arrived on the RESOURCE 1839.
Marriage as already given, child Mary Ann (Polly)  - 1943

Regards,
Sashar

[sparrett]

Hi
Here they are on the RESOURCE
MILLS William, Sylvester nee FLOAT, John, Amy arrived 1839-01-23 on Resource (1) from London 1838-10-07
Sue

ADDING
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1839Resource.htm
Does not show De Vine as a passener per Sasha's BISA finding.
Possibly he was crew or omitted on the listing or disembarked Pt Phillip  [where the ship first landed,] and he then came to SA later.

There were some deaths on the voyage but William Mills is not listed among them.

He must have died very soon after landing as Sylvestra produced young Charles Stephens  in October 1840 and she had arrived Jan. 1839 as Mills.

[nudge67]

Thanks for the help, people. I will follow up those leads you have given me.

BTW, Thomas Noakes FLOATE and his wife Martha were Silvestra's parents.


cheers
nudge

[cando]

Nudge in case you didn't notice on
http://www.jaunay.com/
- death in SA of a William MILLS.

From the website

To find more information about the event you need to purchase the CDs compiled by Graham Jaunay and sold by Gould Genealogy or visit an appropriate library and access the CDs.

Alternatively if you do not wish to purchase the CD you can order a single lookup on the blue section of the form on this site.

Perhaps a library near you may have the CD.

Cheers
Cando