Eleanor Millsb. 30 April 1805, d. 22 March 1829, #803
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Eleanor Mills was born on 30 April 1805.
2,3 She was the daughter of
John Mills and
Sarah Swift.
1 She married
Robert Brown Cantopher by licence on 1 January 1822 at
St John's Cathedral, Calcutta, Bengal, India.
4 She died on 22 March 1829 at
Calcutta, Bengal, India, aged 23.
2,5 An alternative source states that she died on 23 March 1829 but this date most likely refers to her burial which took place at
South Park Street Burial Ground, Calcutta.
6,7
Known issue of Eleanor Mills and Robert Brown Cantopher- Sarah Ellen Cantopher b. 6 Feb 1823, d. 1 Apr 19088
John Robert Cantopher b. 1 Apr 1824, d. 8 Apr 1890
William Edwin Cantopher+ b. 1 Sep 1825, d. 24 Apr 1899
James Matthew Cantopher b. 24 Mar 1828, d. 10 May 1909
Citations
- [S1290] "Eleanor Mills," IOR Biographical Index, citing IOR N/1/7/f 82, ". . . daughter of John, jnr & Sarah.".
- [S1290] "Eleanor Cantopher," IOR Biographical Index, citing IOR N/1/25/f 43.
- [S386] Cantopher family research notes and documentation, correspondence between Rita (Cantopher, Sinclair-Jones) Wilcox and Philip Foxwood. Research papers (Philip Foxwood), citing Bengal Obituary, p 149 [". . . born 30th April 1805, obiit 22 March 1829, AEtatis 23 years 10 months and 23 days.].
- [S882] Bengal Marriages; OIOC microfilm N/1 /12/f 137, Cantopher-Mills marriage, #590.
- [S386] Cantopher family research notes and documentation, correspondence between Rita (Cantopher, Sinclair-Jones) Wilcox and Philip Foxwood. Research papers (Philip Foxwood), citing Bengal Obituary 1848, p 149.
- [S386] Cantopher family research notes and documentation, correspondence between Rita (Cantopher, Sinclair-Jones) Wilcox and Philip Foxwood. Research papers (Philip Foxwood), citing East India Register 1830 i.
- [S386] Cantopher family research notes and documentation, correspondence between Rita (Cantopher, Sinclair-Jones) Wilcox and Philip Foxwood. Research papers (Philip Foxwood), "Sacred to the Memory of | Mrs Eleanor Cantopher, | wife of Mr Robert Cantopher of the Political | Office, born 30th April 1805, obiit 22d March | 1829, AEtatis 23 years 10 months and 23 days. | Excellentissima Sexus. | As a record of conjugal affection, this tablet is | inscribed by her grateful and afflicted husband." [This inscription is also noted in the IOR Biographical Index entry for Eleanor Cantopher which cites Bengal Obituary, p 149.].
- [S1295] Bengal Baptisms; OIOC microfilm N/1 /12/f 392, Sarah Eleanor Cantopher entry.