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Persoonlijke gegevens Thomas Hearn MILLS 

• Alternatieve naam: Tom
• Hij is geboren op 2 maart 1835 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
• Hij werd gedoopt op 26 maart 1835 in St Johns, Portsea, Hampshire, England.
• Hij is gedoopt op 26 maart 1835 in St John, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
• Geïmmigreerd in het jaar 1842.Bron 2
• Hij is overleden op 29 augustus 1898 in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand, hij was toen 63 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven op 1 september 1898 in Havelock Cemetery Plot 31, New Zealand.
• Een kind van Richard MILLS en Anne Sophia HEARN
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 21 januari 2011.

Gezin van Thomas Hearn MILLS

Hij is getrouwd met Mary WILSON.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 25 april 1860 te Presbyterian Church, Nile St Nelson, New Zealand, hij was toen 25 jaar oud.Bron 2

REV PATRICK CALDER

WITN WILLIAM STANNARD,PAINTER,NELSON,NEW ZEALAND.CHARLOTTE WIGZELL,NELSON,NEW ZEALAND

Kind(eren):

1. Annie MILLS  1862-1934 
2. Marion (Minnie) MILLS  1864-1962 
3. Nellie MILLS  1866-1948 
4. Maggie MILLS  1868-1940 
5. Ada MILLS  1869-1932 
6. Kate MILLS  1871-1952 
7. George Wilson MILLS  1873-1947 
8. Ralph MILLS  1876-1956 
9. David Richard MILLS  1877-1952 
10. Francis Hearn MILLS  1878-1959
11. Walter MILLS  1880-1965 
12. Mary Alice MILLS  1881-1961 

Notities over Thomas Hearn MILLS

>Burial note: SOWMAN 035784719 M.MASONS

30/12/1881 NEWSPAPER MARLBOROUGH TIMES + INAUGRAL HOPAI GAMES THANKS TO THE EXERTION OF THE MILLS BROS A REGATTA AND + LANDS SPORTS DAY WAS INAUGURATED AT HOPAI, CRAIL BAY.THE P.S. LYTTELTON WAS + CHARTERED FROM WELLINGTON

OCCU: NAME GLAZIER,FARMING ENTREPENEUR AND PIONEER

January --- 1867

Passengers returning on an excursion from Nelson to Wellington aboard NZ Steam
Navigation Co steamer who signed an address == Henry Hounsell, J A Langford,
A Hunter, Mrs Hunter, J A Packer, D Mair, W Davis, C W Gentry, J Polson, T Newton,
M Luese, W Lightfoot, T H Mills, John Craik, M Lightband, B Crisp,E Cowles,
S Packer, M Hodgson, Miss Hodgson, W Cooksey, W H West, W G Jackson,
J H Tregea, S Taylor, W Wailes, W J Good, Mrs McGuire, Francis Harris, Thomas
Idley, Mrs Smith, W Smith, George Danser, G W Lightband, D Rod, H Rod,
S Grierson, E Everett, John Phillips

There passed away last night, at the Picton Hospital, m the person of Mr Thomas Hearn Mills, of Hop&i, Pelorus Sound, an old settler who has been identified with the early settlement of Nelson and this provinoe, almoßt since the founding of Nelson. Mr Mills landed m Nelson m 1840 or 1811 with his parents, when about seven years of age. His early youth was spent m Nelson ; he afterwards removed with hie parents to Wellington for a time, While reading there, gold wbb .disoovered m Vio« toria, and Mr Mills tried his look on the goldfields, eventually returning again to Nelson, where he successfully conducted bis business of plumber, painter and paper., banger for a number of yeare. This he relinquished about 1878, to enter into part" nersbip with his three brothers, Messrs John, Alfred, and O. H. Mills, M.B.R , m the Hopai, Homewood and Crail Bay Buns. On the dissolution of partnership deceased acquired the firm's interest m the runs and continued them on his own aocount, residing with his family at Hopai. He aftem wardß disposed of Grail Bay and Homewood. Until about six years ago be oonfined his attention at Hopai to the raising of oattle and to dairying operations, bat then went m for sheep farming also. Mr Mills was a genuine type of the old class of early settlers now fast passing away, and was esteemed for his good qualities by all who knew him, bis oirole of friends and acquaintances being vary large. Mr Mills' wife predeceased him by three yean, and since that time he has not enjoyed good health. For the last twelve monthß be haß been continuously ailing, and during the last three montbß, m order to be near a medical attendant, he has resided at Havelook and subsequently for a few days at Pioton, where he passed away last night, at the age of 63 years, the immediate oause of death being heart disease. Mr Mills leaves a family of twelve— seven daughters and five eons— all of whom are liviDg, four of the daughters having married. To them hosts of friends will extend hearty sympathy m their bereavement,

ofj his own courage, and have every confidence in h s determination not to make use of it unless al solutely
driven to it as a last resource. You are discharged from custody. THIS DAY. John Homan, a lad about 16; years of age, was charged with unlawfully opening a Post Office letter, being then in the employ of the N. Z. Postal service. . Mr. »H. 'Adams appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Fell for the prisoner. . Charles Houghton Mills : I reside at Havelock. I remember on the 30th August last posting a letter to Mrs. H. Mills, Pelorous Sound. The envelope contained a letter written on a sheet of note paper by my wife to my brother's wife. I saw it and read it before posting it. I closed the envelope. There was nothing else in the envelope. Prisoner had never to my knowledge been in my I house. I afterwards receifed from my brother Tom a paper, which I showed to Mr. Whitehorn, the Postmaster. This L was three or four days after the despatch of the letter I had posted. The envelope I had posted was not torn in any way. The paper was about 7 inches long and 3in width, and written on in ink. A few minutes after I had shown Mr Whitehorn the paper, he called prisoner in and asked him if he knew the handwriting. He eaid he knew nothing whatever about it. We were with him nbout 20 minutes, during the whole of which ,time he denied all knowledge of it. I then asked Mr. Whitehorn to allow me to compare the handwriting with that in the book ia which Homan had been in the habit of writing. Whilst my brother and JI were comparing the handwriting, Mr. Whitehorn- called prisoner into . another room. In abput five minutes Mr. Whitehorn opened the dobr, and told me prisoner baa confessed-to the writing; at the same time prisoner told me lie had done it, and hoped I would forgive him. I said I would take time to consider. My brother and I went away, and Fburnt the paper. Thomas Hearn Mills : I am a mail contractor* carrying the mails between Havelock and Homewood. On the 31st August I took a mail as usual. Orr-reaching Homewood, I opened and sorted the mail, and on looking over the letters to see if any had>.been opened, I saw one addressed to Mrs. H. Mills, which I at once laid aside as having been opened. There was another also that attracted my attention in the same way. The envelope of "the first one was torn in the flap for about three quarters of an inch, and had bpen gummed down a^in with fresh gum. I tookthe letter to my brotliiy^fiarry's, and his wife opened it, and took from it a piece of paper which she gave to me. The paper was written on on boh sides. I saw the letter, which was from my brother Charles' wife. I destroyed the envelope, which was addressed in Mrs. Charles Mills' handwriting. The piece of paper I brought back to Havelock, and showed it to my brother Charles. We took it; to Mr. Whitehorn, who called the prisoner and asked him if he knew the handwriting. He replied, I never did it, 1 put my hand on his shoulder and said, It's no use for you to say that, lam sure you did do it. He persisted in denying it for some time, but I told him it was no use as I knew the handwriting as being the same as that in which the mail bags were addresed. After Mr. Whitehorn had talked to the prisoner for a few minutes lie acknowledged having written the paper and s.v'd he hoped we would forgive him. It was a matter of impossibility to put the paper in the letter without opening it. on one side'of the flap at least. It was folded the same size as the letter. , , Charles Houghton Mills, recalled: The paper alluded to was signed Maggie Mills, that being my wife's name. Cross-examined : I gave the prisoner a good horsewhipping. William Whitehorn: I am postmaster and head telegraphist at Havelock. Prisoner was a cadet in the telegraph office, and a portion of his time was devoted to postal work. Occasionally he made up mails and delivered letters. He was frequently left in the' office alone. A mail was despatched to Homewood on the 3 1st August. A few days after Charles and Thomas Mills came to me at the postoffice, bringing me a slip of paper written on on both sides. It was signed "Maggie Mills." I knew the writing as that of Homan. Icalled him in and asked hinYif it was his writing. ,He denied it for some lime, but after questioning him further in my privataroom Jje admitted it. The piece o^paper yrddf given Hba&k to Charles Mills., I did not .question prisoner in their presence aiter his having admitted it. 1 ' / - — , ' r "•; Cross-examined : The Mills I think were in the next oflice^at the time prisoner confessed. I saw the paptfr, but not the envelope. A piece of paper folded small enough could have been got in into the envelope through a small tear without breaking the" gum Prisoner had been, in the service about eight months. He had not made the declaration provided by the Act. I had known him from his birth, and he had always borne an excellent character. I had never had reason to find fault with him in the office, except occaslkially for idleness. : Re-examined : ,The paper could .not have been inserted through the tear unless folded very small, not if it were either the width or the length of the letter. - By the Jury : I believe Homan made up the mail on the, 3lst August. This closed the case for the' prosecution. Mr. Fell submitted that there was no proof of the prisoner having opened the letter. His Honor : Would it be opening a letter if a cheque were abstracted without the gum being broken ? . Mr. Fell : Certainly, but there is a great difference between abstraction and insertion. His Honor sail that in common sense he must rule t that the opening of a letter under the'Postoffice Act did not necessarily mean that the flap of the envelope must have been completely detached.
Mr. Fell then argued that Homan was indicted as a Postoffice officer, but not having taken the declaration required by the Act, he could not be looked upon as such. . . His- Honor ruled that it -was quite sufficient that he had been performing the duties of an officer of the Post Office. Thomas Brown and John Knyvett were then called to speak to the character of the prisoner. The Counsel having addressed the Jury, and the Judge summed up, the jury retired and after a short absence returned with a verdict of " Guilty, with a recommendation to mercy." / His Honor in passing sentence faid • Prisoner you have received, and are receiving, a pretty severe lesson for the act of which you now stand convicted. Your offence is a very serious one indeed. It is in evidence thjgfcyou have already received at the hands .of one of the persons injured a smart punishment, and if the writing was of the character hinted at in Court, you certainly richly deserved it. The jury have recommended you to the favorable consideration of the Court/as you are very young and hitherto have borne a good character, a character which I hope you will make it your business to recover on being freed from gaol. As nn official of the- Postoffice you have been guilty of tampering with a letter, an offence which might send a man to goal for a long term of years, but fortunately, I am able to deal more lightly with you. It has been stated that your only fault was laziness. . Perhaps this was the cause of your offence, for the seven devils are always ready to enter and take possession of the empty bouse. Vicious thoughts will enter the heads of idle people •'• and lead them into mischief. The sentence of the Court is that you be imprisoned with hard labor in the Picton gaol for six months. Dennis Quinlan was brought up on a charge of J having escaped from lawful custody on the West /V Coast, in the year 18R9. Mr. Fel), who appeared for the prisoner, con- A tended that the second count of the indictment H was bad on the face of it, as it showed that the committing Magistrate had awarded three months* - imprisonment instead of two, which was the limit under the Act of 1867, and, therefore, the conviction was bad, consequently, it was not an escape from lawful custody. Upon this, the Crown Prosecutor declined to proceed with the case, and the prisoner was discharged, the .Judge telling him that he hoped for his own sake that ie would be a long time before he made his appearance in Court again. It might not be of any use offering advice to a man who had knocked about the world, and probably would continue to knock about, to such an extent as the prisoner, but he would remind him that the police had not spoken very favorably of him, and it might be as well if, for the future, he were to take care to have no relations with them. The Court then adjourned until 10 o clock to-morrow, when the only r* meaning case, namely, that of the Queen against Thompson for arson, will come on for trial, and will probably occupy the whole of the day.
«b»SUPREME COURT.
«/b»Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 276, 22 November 1871, Page 2
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