George Mills, Fellmonger & Leather Dresser, Fellmongers Works, Neepsend; Leather Mills, Twelve O'Clock & Dixon Lane

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George Mills, fellmonger & leather dresser, Fellmongers Works, Neepsend Lane; Leather Mills, Twelve O'Clock & Warehouse, No. 8 Dixon Lane. 

Advertisement from Illustrated Guide to Sheffield, Pawson and Brailsford. 1862

 

1852 Directory

Mills, George, Spanish, Morocco and oil leather dresser and vellum and parchment manufacturer. 8 Dixon Lane and Walk Mill

 Mills, Samuel, fellmonger & leather dresser, New Market & Neepsend

A source to explore... Folded vellum document Queen Victoria Royal Seal Probate Wakefield.  George Mills, fellmonger of Sheffield, Will dated 4th November 1861, testate date 4th September 1865. Will proved Wakefield 7th October 1865

https://www.chiltonbooks.online/product/2739571/Probate-of-the-Will-of-George-Mills-Sheffield-Yorkshire

 

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Sheffield Flood Claim

George Mills, fellmonger & leather dresser of Neepsend Works and adjoining house  occupied by his father, Samuel Mills  and to Beerhouse and 2 cottages adjoining occupied  by Mr. Gray, Mr. Goodall and Mr. Jennings. The Works at the 12 O'clock Toll Bar.

List of employees compensation

Address of claimant Norfolk Road

https://sheffieldfloodclaimsarchive.shu.ac.uk/claimSummary.cfm?claim=3-3168

 

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The damage at George Mills tannery. 

 

Included in the account are the experiences of Thomas Albert, a skinner and 15 year old Edward Cross employed by George Mills. 

From "History of the Flood at Sheffield" 

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Whites Directory 1849

Fellmongers & Leather dressers

Mills, Geo, vellum and parchment manufacturer and Spanish white and oil leather dresser, 115 Saville Street

Mills, Samuel, leather dresser, 17 Fruit Market & 26 Neepsend 

Samuel was the father of George (see Flood Claim)

 

Whites Directory 1852

Mills, George, Spanish, Morocco, oil leather dresser and vellum and parchment manufacturer, 8 Dixon Lane and Walk Mill 

Mills, Saml, fellmonger & leather dresser, 18 New Market & Neepsend. 

 

Whites Directory 1856

Mills, George, fellmonger and Spanish white and oil leather dresser and vellum parchment manufacturer, 8 Dixon Lane, Walk Mill, Twelve O'Clock and Neepsend. 

Mills, Samuel, leather seller, 18 New Market, Neepsend. 

 

Whites Directory 1862

Mills, George, fellmonger, leather dresser and parchment and vellum manufacturer, 8 Dixon, Neepsend, Twelve O'Clock, h. Norfolk Road.  

Mills, John. managing fellmonger, h. Bedford Street.   (Is he related to George and Samuel) 

Mills, Samuel, manager, Neepsend Lane  (father of George in Flood Claim) 

 

 

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George Mills, born Leeds 3rd October 1820, leather dresser, preacher and Councillor. 

Buried 7th September 1865 Sheffield General Cemetery. 

When I was researching the basics to add to the advertisement I felt compelled to come back and dig a little deeper. Already posted that probate of his will was for sale on line and thought I'd post a request for help in finding an obituary or anything about him or his business. 

The Memorials of Councillor George Mills kept coming up on my search. Could it be? Amazingly the book had been downloaded some years ago onto Sheffield History Website. Thanks RichardB... If you hang on to stuff, and are prepared to wait long enough things and in this case, older posts do have their uses. 

It contains his life story, a very religious, kind, hard working very popular man. 

 

https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/15519-memorials-of-george-mills-councillor/