Frances Short

1823 - 1882  (59 years)   Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.

Henry Allen Mills

1828 -

Birth	1828	Walberton, Sussex, England
Christened	4 Sep 1828	Walberton, Sussex, England
Family	Frances Short,   b. 1823, Eastergate, Sussex, England
Married	16 Oct 1855	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England
Children	1. George Mills,   b. 12 Sep 1856, Ferring, Sussex, England   2. William Mills,   b. 8 Oct 1858, Ferring, Sussex, England

George Mills

1856 -

Birth	12 Sep 1856	Ferring, Sussex, England
Christened	19 Oct 1856	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England
Father	Henry Allen Mills,   b. 1828, Walberton, Sussex, England
Mother	Frances Short,   b. 1823, Eastergate, Sussex, England
Married	16 Oct 1855	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England

William Mills

1858 -

Birth	8 Oct 1858	Ferring, Sussex, England
Christened	28 Nov 1858	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England
Father	Henry Allen Mills,   b. 1828, Walberton, Sussex, England
Mother	Frances Short,   b. 1823, Eastergate, Sussex, England
Married	16 Oct 1855	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England

• Name	Frances Short
  Birth	1823	Eastergate, Sussex, England
  	Parents were Charles Short and Harriet Digance
  Baptism	25 Dec 1823	Eastergate, Sussex, England
  Gender	Female
  Census Record	30 Mar 1851  [1]
  	Frances Short - Servant Unmarried Age: 27 Occ: House Servant Born in: Eastergate Sussex
  		1851 Census Folio 321 Page 2
  Census Record	7 Apr 1861  [2]
  	Fanny Mills - Wife Married Age: 38 Occ: Not Noted Born in: Eastergate Sussex
  		1861 Census Folio 7 Page 7
  ID Note	- The Mills family moved to Ferring after the 1841 census and moved to East Wittering sometime between the 1861 and the 1871 census.
  Married Surname(s)	Mills
  Occupation	House Servant
  Death	Aug 1882	East Wittering, Sussex, England
  	Age: 59
  Burial	13 Aug 1882	East Wittering, Sussex, England
  Association	Francis Bine (Relationship: Employee)
  End of Lines
  Person ID	I3	Ferring Connections
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Henry Allen Mills,   b. 1828, Walberton, Sussex, England
  Marriage	16 Oct 1855	St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England   [3, 4]
  	Henry Allen Mills Bachelor of full age Profession: Labourer Residence: Kingston Father: James Mills Labourer Frances Short Spinster of full age Profession: Not Noted Residence: Ferring Father: Charles Short Labourer Witnesses were George Mills and Ellen Short
  		Marriage Records Page 22
  Children	1. George Mills,   b. 12 Sep 1856, Ferring, Sussex, England   2. William Mills,   b. 8 Oct 1858, Ferring, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1823 - Eastergate, Sussex, England Baptism - 25 Dec 1823 - Eastergate, Sussex, England Marriage - 16 Oct 1855 - St. Andrew, Ferring, Sussex, England Death - Age: 59 - Aug 1882 - East Wittering, Sussex, England Burial - 13 Aug 1882 - East Wittering, Sussex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] 1851 Census, Folio 321 Page 2. [S8] 1861 Census, RG9 615. [S1] Parish Marriages 1837-1937, Page #22 Register #44. [S11] GRO Marriage Index. 1855 D Quarter District of Worthing Volume 02B Page 507