Individual Details
Arabella Jane Mitchell
(4 October 1871 - 25 December 1942)
Events
| Birth | 4 October 1871 | Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1881 | (Colin Mitchell) Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1891 | (Colin Mitchell) Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Marriage | 28 December 1892 | Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Isaac Gaetz Greenough | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Meaghers Grant, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada |  | | |
| Marriage | 21 July 1902 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Thomas Edward Mills | | ||
| Census-shared | 1911 | (Thomas Edward Mills) Gays River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1921 | Oyster Pond, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1931 | Oyster Pond, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | | |||
| Death | 25 December 1942 | Oyster Pond, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | | ||
| Burial | 27 December 1942 | United Church Cemetery, Oyster Pond, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Thomas Edward Mills (1872 - 1916) |
| Child | Harland Addison Mills (1903 - 1941) |
| Child | Alice Alexandra Mills (1906 - 1972) |
| Child | Florence Elizabeth Mills (1908 - 2002) |
| Child | Arabella Jane Mills (1910 - 1969) |
| Child | Albert Edward Mills (1913 - 1976) |
| Child | Alan Victor Morash Mills (1915 - 1995) |
| Spouse | Isaac Gaetz Greenough (1871 - 1896) |
| Child | Colin Mitchell Greenough (1895 - 1952) |
| Child | Helen Greenough (1893 - 1900) |
| Father | Colin Mitchell (1836 - 1896) |
| Mother | Agnes "Nancy" Hurley (1836 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Mitchell (1864 - 1913) |
| Sibling | William Henry Mitchell (1865 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Florence "Flora" Mitchell (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Alexander Mitchell (1868 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Welsford Mitchell (1870 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Annetta May "Nettie" Mitchell (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | James R Mitchell ( - ) |
| Sibling | Agnes Miriam Mitchell (1875 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Colin Campbell Mitchell (1876 - 1916) |
Notes
Census
Subdistrict 20 in the census includes Meagher's Grant, Wyses Corner, and Old Guysborough Road.Arabella is listed as a teacher in the 1901 Canada Census. She may have taught in Antrim or Devon.
Endnotes
1. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, birth registration book: 1810 page: 129 number: 1195, Arabella Mitchell, born at Halifax County, 4 October 1871; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 18 December 2022).
2. 1881 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Nominal Return of the Living, district 10, subdistrict W, page 49, house 190, family 192, household of Collin [Colin] Mitchell ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881 : accessed 22 October 2020).
3. 1891 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Nominal Return of the Living, district 34, subdistrict W, pages 35-36, family 156, household of Colin Mitchell ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1891 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891 : accessed 17 November 2020).
4. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, marriage registration book: 1818 page: 272 number: 553, Isaac G. Greenough and Arabel Mitchell, married at Halifax County, 28 December 1892; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 3 May 2022).
5. 1901 Canada Census, Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 33, subdistrict A1, page 9, family 78, household of Arabella Greenough ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1901 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/ : accessed 8 November 2020); Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Microfilm: T-6452.
6. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, marriage registration book: 1820 page: 19 number: 279, Thomas Mills and Arabella Mitchell married at Halifax County, 21 July 1902; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 9 August 2022).
7. 1911 Canada Census, Gays River, Nova Scotia, Population Schedule, district 41, subdistrict 8, page 1, family 1, household of Thomas E Mills ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1911 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/ : accessed 29 October 2020).
8. 1921 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 57, subdistrict 27, page 2, family 18, house 18, household of Arabella Jane Mills ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1921 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/ : accessed 11 October 2020).
9. 1931 Canada Census, Oyster Pond Jeddore, Nova Scotia, population schedule, district 10 (Halifax), subdistrict 25, pages 4-5, dwelling 44, family 44, household of Arabella Jane Mills ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1931 (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index1931 : accessed 17 September 2023).
10. 1891 Canada Census, Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Nominal Return of the Living, district 34, subdistrict W, pages 35-36, family 156, household of Colin Mitchell ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1891 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891 : accessed 17 November 2020).
11. Obituary of Mrs Arabella J Mills, Halifax Mail Star, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 28 December 1942, page 8.
12. Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, death registration 414, Arabella Jane Mills, died at Halifax County, 25 December 1942; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 18 December 2022).
13. Oyster Pond United Church Cemetery (Oyster Pond, Halifax, Nova Scotia), Arabella J Mills and Alan V Mills grave marker; photographed by Robert Finch, 3 August 2012.