James Mills

Notes:

Newspaper Clipping, Death Notice - James Mills
Very suddenly, at his home, 4 Pitbauchlie Bank, Dunfermline, on April 21, 1977, James Mills, retired master butcher, dearly beloved husband of Janet Morton and loving father of Nancy. Funeral service at Dunferline Crematorium today, Monday at 2 pm (April 25, 1977). Friends wishing to attend please accept this invitation. No flowers please.

Occupation:
Butcher/owned his own meat shop

James married Janet Morton on 9 Jan 1924 in Hallbeath, Fife, Scotland. Janet (daughter of Andrew Morton and Agnes Wilkie) was born on 18 Jun 1899 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; was christened on 27 Jul 1899 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 19 Nov 1998 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Nancy
• Occupation: Between 1945 and 1987
• Treasurer: Between 1995 and 2002, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Notes:

Nancy - Agnes Wilkie Mills was named after Janet Morton's mother - Agnes WILKIE.

Birth:
Agnes Wilkie Mills (Nancy) birth certificate # 473. Parents listed as James Mills - Asst. Flesher and Janet (Morton) Mills, Marriage Jan. 9,1924. Nancy was baptized by Rev. James Marshall, Aug 2, 1925 at Church of Scotland, Rosyth. Source: Birth Certificate (original) - District of Dunfermline, County Fife, David Watson Registrar.

Baptism: by Rev James Marshall 02 Aug 1925 at Church of Scotland, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland

Nancy never married. She had a career as a clerical secretary to many WWII secret code files. Nancy also taught typing at night classes to many during the second war, ie, Polish underground etc.

Nancy, as did her parents, holds strong ties to the Dunfermline Abbey. they have worshipped there ever since living in Dunfermline and after her father retired, he volunteered often at the Abbey, giving background information to school tour groups, visitors, tourists. Nancy has been the treasurer for years and is still doing this duty as of 2002.

Nancy also has a strong interest in the historical building sites of the UK. She will be involved often with bus tours that journey for a week or so to these various sites, all part of a Heritage Foundation.

Nancy's residences were Rosyth, St John's Street, Dunfermline and 4 Pitbauchlie Bank, Dunfermline. After her mother died in 1998, Nancy sold the residence on Pitbauchlie Bank at an estimated value of £112,000.00 and moved to a flat #49 in Jubilee Court on St Margaret Street Dunfermline

Original extract from Register of Deaths - 2005-432-25 (original also has 1780929CE)
Name: Agnes Wilkie Mills
Female
Occupation; Secretary - Ministry of Defence - retired
Date of Birth: 21 Jun 1925
Age: 79 yrs
Marital Status - Single
Date of Death: 09 Jan 2005 - 0615 hrs
Place of Death: Queen Margaret Hospital Dunfermline, Fife
Usual Residence: 49 Jubilee Court, St Margaret Street, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7PF
Cause of Death: Metastatic Carcinoma - unknown primary
Father: James Mills, Master Butcher, deceased
Mother: Janet Mills MS Morton, deceased
Informant: Frances J. Riddell, niece** of 28 Beaumont Terrace Broughty Ferry, DD5 3LR
Registered: 10 Jan 2005 - J. Hetherington Asst Registrar
** Frances Riddell was raised by Aunt Jenny (Morton) Mills and Nancy was her godmother. No blood relation at all hw

Occupation:
Steno/ War offices/Secret Service

Treasurer:
Dunfermline Abbey,