Ivor Mills - Racing or Horse breeding (WW2 period)

[genealogistsykes]

Indeed, but based on the letter which suggests his family were engaged in the horse trade, or similar, you would expect them, a family by the name of Mills, to appear on the 1939 Register with a connection to horses etc.

Also, the Cambridge Archives have searched the 1938 - 40 Spalding’s Directory and Kelly’s Directory of 1948 for horse slaughterers, dealers etc by the name of ‘Mills’, their efforts have produced a nil return.  There do not appear to be any families by the name of ‘Mills’ engaged in the equine industry in Cambridge during the period 1938 - 48, according to the efforts of the Archives.

[medpat]

Travellers?

[genealogistsykes]

Again, this letter suggests that 'he was very well spoken'.  By way of context, the author of the letter had met Mr Mills who spent several days with her and her friend.  I wouldn't have thought he was a traveller, or his parents.

There are a few Ivor Mills born in Wales.  Could he have been a Welshman?  Though, I would have thought that this lady would have noted that he was Welsh, a defining characteristic.  Perhaps, he could have merely been born there?

Incredibly confusing to say the least.

Perhaps he had returned from the War - we're looking at the date of visitation as Spring of 1945 in Essex based on the letter.

[magslote]

Could the name be MILES, just a thought.

[genealogistsykes]

I had thought that.  It is possible.  The letter was written in c.1970, some thirty years after the event.