Clara (Mills) Adlard (abt. 1835 - 1929)

Born about 1835 in Egham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Adlard — married 30 Jun 1859 in Chertsey, Surrey, England

Died 19 Sep 1929 at about age 94 in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Clara (Mills) Adlard was born in Surrey, England.

Clara Mills was born in about 1835 and was baptised on 3 January 1836 at St John the Baptist, Egham, Surrey^[1]. She was the daughter of Henry Mills, a Builder of Egham, and his wife Mary Harris.

1841 UK Census:
Egham Hill, Egham, Windsor, Surrey, England:

In the 1851 England Census, Clara Mills (aged 15 and a Scholar) was recorded living with her father Henry Mills (51 and a Master Builder), her mother Mary Ann Mills (46) and five siblings Sophia Mills (19), Robert Harris Mills (13 and a Scholar), Jane Mills (11), George Christmas Mills (8) and Eliza Mills (3) at Egham Mile, Egham, Surrey. Also in the household was one servant.

At the age of 23 Clara married 23 year old Walter Adlard (the son of Frederick Adlard, a Merchant Tailor) on 30 June 1859 at the Parish Church Chertsey, Surrey, by licence^[2]. Walter was a Gentleman of Windsor Street; Clara was a Spinster of Egham. The witnesses were her brother in law W. A. Herring, Henry Mills, Frederick Adlard and one other.

Bell's Weekly Messenger 09 July 1859, page 8:

MARRIAGES.

ADLARD-MILLS. —June 30, at Chertsey, by the Rev. Laurence W. Till, M.A., Walter, second son of Mr. F. Adlard, of High Holborn, to Clara, fifth daughter of Mr. Henry Mills, of Egham.^[3]

Windsor and Eton Express 02 July 1859, page 3:

MARRIAGE.- The marriage of Miss Clara Mills (5th daughter of Mr. Henry Mills, or Egham) and Walter Adlard, Esq., of London, was solemnized on Thursday morning at the parish church of this town by the Rev. W. L. Till, the vicar. The bride was accompanied to the altar by six bridesmaids and a large circle of relatives and friends. After the ceremony was performed the bride and bridegroom, accompanied by their friends, were driven in six carriages and pairs to the residence of the bride's father, where they partook of the wedding breakfast. The bride, being a niece of Mr. Richard Harris of this town, and sister-in-law to Mr. W. Herring, one of the churchwardens, caused considerable interest to be taken in the affairs of many of the inhabitants.^[4]

They went on to have three sons born in India:

1. Norman Clarke Adlard (b. 1 Apr 1860 Lahore, Bangal, India, d. 1946)
2. William Edward Adlard (b. 1864, d. 12 Feb 1865 Bengal, India)
3. Henry Frederick Adlard (b. 21 Aug 1869 Lahore, Bengal, India, d. 1957)

By 1891, Clara Adlard (aged 55) and her husband Walter Adlard (54 and retired) had returned to live in England, and were recorded at 3 Park Road, Willesden, Hendon, Middlesex, England. Also in the household was their son Henry F Adlard (21 and a Stationer's Apprentice), her widowed father in law Frederick Adlard (81 and a retired Tailor), one visitor and one servant.

They were still at the same address in 1901.

Her husband Walter died on 7 May 1910.

Now a widow, 75 year old Clara Adlard was recorded in the household of her married son Henry Frederick Adlard (41), his wife Lottie Harrie Adlard (28) and their son Aubrey Adlard (4) at 7 St Marys Road Willesden N W, Willesden, Middlesex, England in the 1911 England Census.

Clara was living at Corona Braiswick, Colchester, Essex when she passed away on 19 September 1929^[5]. Her Will was proved on 29 November 1929 at Ipswich to her son Norman Clarke Adlard, gentleman and William Alfred Francis, solicitor^[6]. Effects: £1778 15s. 4d.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR8J-5X1 : 20 March 2020), Clara Mills, 1836.
2. ↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZT-LSGG : 16 March 2018), Walter Adlard and Clara Mills, 20 Jun 1859; citing Marriage, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 1,042,342.
3. ↑ Bell's Weekly Messenger 09 July 1859, page 8, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription)
4. ↑ Windsor and Eton Express 02 July 1859, page 3, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription)
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV41-1V6T : 3 November 2021), Clare Adlard, 1929.
6. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL6-N5HB : 17 September 2018), Clara Adlard, 29 Nov 1929; citing Probate, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQK4-2ZJ : 4 March 2021), Clara Mills in household of Henry Mills, Egham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVC-9BYD : 11 September 2019), Clara Mills in household of Henry Mills, Egham, Berkshire, England; citing Egham, Berkshire, England, p. 37, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X962-37B : 20 May 2019), Clara Adlard in household of Walter Adlard, Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Willesden subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW4W-1NN : 24 March 2022), Clara Adlard in household of Henry Frederick Adlard, Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.