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looking for the first wife of arthur mills 1866 first name alice 1865-1900 had 2 children alice 1887 & charles1900 he then married harriet roberts in 1903

Is this them?

1891 census transcription details for: 11, Brook Street, Sheffield
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG12
Piece: 3821
Folio: 37
Page: 11
Reg. District: Sheffield
Sub District: North Sheffield
Parish: Sheffield
Enum. District: 30
Ecclesiastical District: St George
City/Municipal Borough: Sheffield
Address: 11, Brook Street, Sheffield
County: Yorkshire (West Riding)
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
MILLS, Arthur Head Married M 25 1866 Spring Knife Cutler
Sheffield, Yorkshire
MILLS, Alice Wife Married F 26 1865
Sheffield, Yorkshire
MILLS, Alice Daughter F 4 1887
Sheffield, Yorkshire
MILLS, Charles Son M 1 1890
Sheffield, Yorkshire


1901 census transcription details for: 1/ 3, Union Lane, Sheffield
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 4368
Folio: 39
Page: 32
Reg. District: Sheffield
Sub District: South Sheffield
Parish: Sheffield
Enum. District: 2
Ecclesiastical District: St Pauls
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 1/ 3, Union Lane, Sheffield
County: Yorkshire (West riding)
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
MILLS, Arthur Head Widower M 35 1866 Spring Knife Cutler
Sheffield, Yorkshire
MILLS, Alice Daughter F 14 1887
Sheffield, Yorkshire
MILLS, Charles Son M 11 1890
Sheffield, Yorkshire
MILLS, Arthur Son M 8 1893
Sheffield, Yorkshire
MILLS, Edith Daughter F 5 1896
Sheffield, Yorkshire

Where was he born and where did they live please ?

Right one ???

Arthur Mills
Age in 1911: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Sheffield
County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street Address: 146 Matilda St
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Pocket Knife Cutler
Registration district: Sheffield

Arthur Mills 45
Harriet Mills 44
Charles Mills 21
Herbert Mills 20
Arthur Mills 18
Edith Mills 15
Clara Mills 14

Harriett in 1901 with some of her children
1901 census transcription details for: 2/ 1, Court House, Brown Lane, Sheffield

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 4368
Folio: 42
Page: 37
Reg. District: Sheffield
Sub District: South Sheffield
Parish: Sheffield
Enum. District: 2
Ecclesiastical District: St Pauls
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 2/ 1, Court House, Brown Lane, Sheffield
County: Yorkshire (West riding)
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
ROBERTS, Harriett Head Widow F 35 1866 Warehouse Woman Sheffield, Yorkshire
ROBERTS, George Son Single M 13 1888 Errand Boy Sheffield, Yorkshire
ROBERTS, Herbert Son M 11 1890 Sheffield, Yorkshire
ROBERTS, Clara Daughter F 4 1897 Sheffield, Yorkshire

The 1911 census with Arthur and Harriett says married 22 years !!!!!!!!with 7 children born and 5 still living, 2 have died

Civil Registration event: Marriage

Name: MILLS, Arthur
Registration district: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire
Year of registration: 1903
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume no: 9C
Page no: 959
MarriageFinder: Arthur Mills married one of the following people:

BURND, Selina
ROBERTS, Harriet

Poster already knows he married Harriet Roberts in 1903.

It's Alice's maiden name we need to find.

Not seeing an obvious marriage in Sheffield.
You might need to purchase one of the childrens birth certs ( Alice or Charles)

One of these births may be Arthur. It should have his mother's name on it.


England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Arthur Mills
Name: Arthur Mills
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1893
Registration district: Sheffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 515



England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Arthur Mills
Name: Arthur Mills
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1894
Registration district: Sheffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 591

The birth cert. of one of the children will give mother's maiden name.
Or maybe a baptism?

Yes Mike, but having seen the 1911 census with 22 years married written on it, I was putting up the marriage which the poster presumably is referring to. The dates are obviously open to interpretation.
It also shows him as only Arthur, no second name, which may or may not help in finding a first marriage

Deaths Sep 1900 Mills Alice 35 Sheffield 9c 353

Is it at all possible that Arthur and Alice did not marry????