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Hi Trying to trace my GF Parental heritage.

She is the youngest of 5 children and her parents died young, so info about the Grandparents is scarce.

All I know is her father Henry Leitch Mills was born in Ireland in 1924, her mother Margaret Moore in 1932.

Her father had parents named as William Mills & Elizabeth Gillian, were they born in Ireland? I might never know but hope that someone might know of this link.

Who is She? then I expect she is living??

jax

Yes she is alive, cause I do my own family tree she asked if I could look into hers.

Her mum died about 9yrs ago and her dad about 1980. Can't ask her siblings as they don't get on as such. Cause it's after 1901 & 1911 census records won't be of any help.

She would like to know if she still has family in Ireland, think Donegal.

Sorry read it wrong and got confused I took GF as being grandfather

jax

4 Elizabeth Gillian's on the 1911 Irish census all Antrim.
167 for William Mills.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

??A possible
name: Henry Leitch Mills
registration district: Ballymoney
event type: BIRTHS
registration quarter and year: Oct - Dec 1921
estimated birth year:
age (at death):
mother's maiden name:
film number: 101079
volume number: 1
page number: 92
digital folder number: 4194698
image number: 00238

Found this marriage

William Mills married a Elizabeth Gillian 1st August 1921 Drumreagh Presbyterian Church Ballymoney Co Antrim

William father's a Alexander
Elizabeth father's a Felix

www.ancestryireland.com

Residents of a house 16 in Rodenfoot Street (Ballymoney, Antrim)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Mills Alexander 67 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Co Antrim Tinsmith Read only - Married - - - -
Mills Mary 55 Female Wife Church of Ireland Co Antrim - Read and write - Married - 18 8 7
Mills John 17 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Antrim General Labourer Read and write - Single - - - -
Mills Charles 15 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Antrim Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Mills Bella 12 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Antrim Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Mills William 10 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Antrim Scholar Read only - Single - - - -
Mills Elizabeth 8 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Antrim Scholar Read only - Single - - - -
Mills Margaret 7 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Antrim Scholar Read only - Single - - - -
Mills Robert 4 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Antrim - Cannot rea

In that case this must be the 1911 census info for them
Residents of a house 31 in Ballinamore Town (Seacon, Antrim)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
McCahon James 42 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland
McCahon Mary 48 Female Wife Church of Ireland
McCahon William Henry 18 Male Son Church of Ireland
McCahon Annie 16 Female Daughter Church of Ireland
McCahon Matilda 12 Female Daughter Church of Ireland
Curry Robert 12 Male Nephew Church of Ireland
Gillian Felix 21 Male Son in Law Presbyterian
Gillian Mary Jane 19 Female Daughter Presbyterian
Gillian Elizabeth Female Grand Daughter Presbyterian

A relation?

name: Felix Gillian
registration district: Ballymoney
event type: DEATHS
registration quarter and year: Jan - Mar 1911
estimated birth year: 1860
age (at death): 51
mother's maiden name:
film number: 0101605
volume number: 1
page number: 88
digital folder number: 4201709
image number: 00027

Felix married a Mary Jane McCahon 13th July 1909 Ballymoney Church of Ireland his father a Felix

This could be Elizabeth
Residents of a house 11 in Coldagh (Seacon, Antrim)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Gillian Elizabeth 48 Female Head of Family Presbyterian Co Antrim R?r in Flax Spinning Mill Read and write - Widow - 23 5 4
Gillian Minnie 18 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Antrim Spinner in Flax Spinning Mill Read and write - Single - 23 5 4
Gillian Elizabeth 16 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Antrim Doffer in Flax Spinning Mill Read and write - Single - - - -
Gillian Ellen 13 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Antrim Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
McCaig Ellen 65 Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim - Read

That sounds like Henry....Oct 1921 he was born....didn't know the spelling of where he came from, but ballymoney sounds good.

Elizabeth sister Minnie married a Henry Leitch 3rd March 1920 same church as Elizabeth

We seem to be able to go backwards, but not to far forwards.
You might try 192.com loads of Mills in Ballymoney. Or try searching the trees on here or facebook is another alternative.

Never heard of being able to look on facebook. Right enough sometimes I just play the games but don't read any threads.

Thanks for the help guys.

There is a search box at the top of your page on facebook to enter names

jax

hi there
i have done a bit of work on the gillan side of the family so if there is anything i can help with! just ask
zander

Zander - the post is 6 years old so Grianaig may well not be looking for answers now.

You can try clicking on his/her name to send a message through the GR system.

If the email he registered with is still in use then they can let him know there is a message in the system.

You have to hope that email still works and that Grianaig is around to receive it, still interested, wants to reply etc