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     D. Mills lived at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England.¹

     Percy Herbert Mills, 1st Viscount Mills was born on 4 January 1890.¹ He was the son of D. Mills.² He married Winifred Mary Conaty, daughter of George C. Conaty, on 7 August 1915.¹ He died on 10 September 1968 at age 78.¹
     He was educated at North County School, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England.¹ He was Controller-General of Machine Tools, Ministry of Supply between 1940 and 1944.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1942.¹ He was Head of Production Division, Ministry of Production in 1943.¹ He was President of Economics Sub-Commission CCG (BE) between 1944 and 1946.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1946.¹ He was chairman of NRDC in 1949.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Mills [U.K.] on 1 July 1953.¹ He was chairman of W and T Avery Ltd between 1955 and 1957.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1957.¹ He held the office of Minister of Power between 1957 and 1959.¹ He was created 1st Baron Mills, of Studley, co. Warwick [U.K.] on 22 January 1957.¹ He held the office of Paymaster-General between 1959 and 1961.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Mills, of Kensington, co. London [U.K.] on 22 August 1962.¹

     George C. Conaty lived at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Winifred Mary Conaty was the daughter of George C. Conaty.² She married Percy Herbert Mills, 1st Viscount Mills, son of D. Mills, on 7 August 1915.¹ She died on 26 February 1974.¹
     From 7 August 1915, her married name became Mills. After her marriage, Winifred Mary Conaty was styled as Baroness Mills on 22 January 1957. After her marriage, Winifred Mary Conaty was styled as Viscountess Mills on 22 August 1962.

     Roger Clinton Mills, 2nd Viscount Mills was born on 14 June 1919.¹ He was the son of Percy Herbert Mills, 1st Viscount Mills and Winifred Mary Conaty.² He married Joan Dorothy Shirreff, daughter of James Shirreff, on 6 October 1945.¹ He died on 6 December 1988 at age 69 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was Admin Officer, Colonial Service at Kenya.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1958 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Mills, of Kensington, co. London [U.K., 1962] on 10 September 1968.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Mills, of Studley, co. Warwick [U.K., 1957] on 10 September 1968.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Mills [U.K., 1953] on 10 September 1968.¹

     Hon. Beatrice Margaret Mills was born on 21 July 1916.¹ She was the daughter of Percy Herbert Mills, 1st Viscount Mills and Winifred Mary Conaty.² She married Walter Goodwin Davis on 20 December 1941.¹ She died on 5 November 1999 at age 83.³
     From 20 December 1941, her married name became Davis. She lived in 2003 at Chantry House, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Walter Goodwin Davis married Hon. Beatrice Margaret Mills, daughter of Percy Herbert Mills, 1st Viscount Mills and Winifred Mary Conaty, on 20 December 1941.¹

     Patrick Walter Goodwin Davis was born on 9 April 1947.¹ He is the son of Walter Goodwin Davis and Hon. Beatrice Margaret Mills.²

     Andrew Christopher Goodwin Davis was born on 2 December 1950.¹ He is the son of Walter Goodwin Davis and Hon. Beatrice Margaret Mills.²

     Jane Winifred Davis was born on 22 December 1957.¹ She is the daughter of Walter Goodwin Davis and Hon. Beatrice Margaret Mills.²