Mildred Gillett

Miriam Mildred Annie Gillett (17 April 1909 – 15 July 2014) was an English local historian. She wrote books on the local history of Bournemouth.

Biography Gillett was born to David and Susan Gillett in Wallisdown in 1909. She was the youngest of five children. She attended St Mark's Primary School and Alma Road School for Girls before moving to Talbot Heath School on a scholarship. In September 1955, she was appointed as headmistress at Colehill Junior School near Wimborne Minster. She retired in 1969. She also had an interest in local history.

In October 1990, the Borough of Poole named the new Gillett Road in honour of her work on local history. The road runs between Talbot House and the Student Village at Bournemouth University. In 2017 the road was extended to the Talbot Avenue roundabout.

A churchgoer and teetotal, she celebrated her 105th birthday in April 2014.