Thomas Melville Dill (abt. 1876 - 1945)

Born about 23 Dec 1876 in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda

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Biography

Thomas Dill is Notable.

Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Melville Dill OBE (23 December 1876 – 7 March 1945) was a member of the Dill family which had established itself in Bermuda since the 1630s. ^[1] He was a prominent lawyer, politician and soldier, having served with the Bermuda Contingent, Royal Garrison Artillery (Bermuda MIlitia Artillery) of the British Army in the First World War. ^[1]

His parents were Mary Lea (née Smith) and Thomas Newbold Dill. ^[1]

Marriage

He married Ruth Rapalje Neilson 15 October 1902 in St. Peter's Church in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

    Perth Amboy, N. J. , Oct 15. - Miss Ruth Rappalje Neilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Bayard Neilson, was married this evening to Thomas Melville Dill of Bermuda. The ceremony was performed in St. Peter's Church by the Rev. James L. Lancaster. The bridesmaids were Helena and Katharine Neilson, sisters of the bride. The best man was Dalton Parmily of Oceanic, N. J. The ushers were Carl Schneider and Percy Butler of New York; Philip Smith of Bermuda, and Neilson Rice of New Brunswick, N. J. A reception followed at the home of the bride's parents. After an extended tour of the United States, Mr. and Mrs. Dill will take up their residence in Bermuda, where Mr. Dill practices law. The bride is a member of the old New Brunswick family to which Miss Cathleen Neilson, the fiancée of Reginald Vanderbilt, belongs. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Wikipedia contributors, "Thomas Melville Dill," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Melville_Dill&oldid=1033449553 (accessed September 22, 2021).
2. ↑ The New York Times (New York, New York), Thursday, 16 October 1902, pg. 9, col. 3.; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 22 September 2021).

• Wikidata: Item Q7792383

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXGM-B96 : accessed 9 May 2016), Thomas M Dill, 1927; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24V1-V38 : accessed 9 May 2016), Thomas M Dill, 1936; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24LF-XG6 : accessed 9 May 2016), Thomas M Dill, 1939; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1J-LXFG : accessed 9 May 2016), Thomas Melville Dill, 1945; Burial, North Shore Village, , Devonshire Parish, Bermuda, Christ Anglican Church Cemetery; citing record ID 146303022, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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