| Jessie Jane MILLER was born on 11 March 1882 in Acton. On the 1901 census, while still living wiht her parents, Jessie is reported to be a Milliner. On 5 April 1891, at the age of 9, she was living in 3 Oakley Villas, Pricess Rd, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. On 31 March 1901, at the age of 19, she was living in 53 & 57 Judd St, South St. Pancras, London. She died about December 1953 at the age of 71. A children's nanny who was employed mainly by Army and Navy families to look after their children fro the first few years. She used to return to St. John's Road between jobs. It is known that Jessica travelled to the USA as a nanny for the Bell family during 1921. There is a copy ot a copy of a telegram that was sent to her when she left that reads "NURSE MILLER CARE BELL S/S ROTTERDAM PLYMOUTH = PLEASANT VOYAGE HAPPY SOJOURN SAFE RETURN MILLER". Additionally there is a postcard that notes the date she left on the Rotterdam IV. It says that she sailed Feb 13th 1921 from Plymouth England, Landed Boston, U.S.A. Feb 22nd. Jessie must have travelled a lot in the USA with the Bell family as there is also a photograph of Jessie holding one of her charges and written on the back of the photo is "May 15th 1921 Brianhurst, Manitou, Colorado Springs U.S.A." She wrote to Ernest William Thomas frequently during the 1939-45 war with one such letter reaching him in Algeria. Only knowing that Ernest William Thomas was somewhere in Africa because of the wartime censorship, she told him to "take care out there in the heat". This caused quite some hilarity between him and his army colleagues as at the time they were in Constantine, up in the Atlas Mountains, and had a three foot snow drift up the side of the tent. Despite being a non-smoker and a teetotaller she eventually died of cancer. She is believed to be buried with Edith and May. Parents: William George MILLER and Emily HERBERT. Jill Daphne MILLER (private). Parents: Roy MILLER and Dorothy Jean DYAS. Spouse: Colin BECKHURST. Children were: Louise Amy BECKHURST, Christopher James BECKHURST. Joan Ethel MILLER was born on 15 April 1925. She died on 30 April 2007 at the age of 82 in Harlow, Essex. She was cremated on 11 May 2007 in Parndon Wood Cremitorium, Harlow, Essex. It is though that Joan's second name was taken from her aunt Ethel who died at a very young age. Parents: Ernest Edward MILLER and Caroline Jane SMITH. Spouse: Henry Thomas "Harry" BIRCH. Joan Ethel MILLER and Henry Thomas "Harry" BIRCH were married on 16 November 1946. Children were: Ian BIRCH, Robert BIRCH PhD. Joanne MILLER (private). Parents: Andrew Peter MILLER and Francis Ewan KEEBLE. Spouse: Ian Ross WILLIAMS. Children were: Rosalind Margret WILLIAMS. John MILLER was born in 1776 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. On his death certificate John was 69 at the time of his death. On 6 June 1841, at the age of 65, he was living in Wilmington, Kent. Agricultural Labourer. He died Pneumonia on 8 December 1845 at the age of 69 in Hawley, Wilmington, Kent. The informant of John's death was Sussannah Taylor who was a neighbour of John and his family in the 1841 census. The death was not registered until 12 January 1846. Agricultural Labourer. Date of Birth derived from the 1841 census, showing John and his family living in Hawley, would mean that John was born in 1779. However, according to the death certificate John was 69 when he died in 1845 making his birth year 1876. It was not uncommon for ages of adults to be rounded to the nearest five years for the 1841 census. According to his death certificate John was employed as a coachman. John appears to have moved himself and his family around north Kent a few times with his eldest son, George, being born in Bletchingley and Sarah, John, Thomas and William born in Sutton at Hone. Spouse: Elizabeth SQUIRES. Elizabeth SQUIRES and John MILLER were married on 18 October 1795 in Dartford, Kent. Children were: George MILLER, Sarah MILLER, John MILLER, Thomas MILLER, William MILLER. John MILLER was born in 1814 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. He was christened on 25 September 1814 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. On 6 June 1841, at the age of 27, he was living in Dartford, Kent. Labourer. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 37, he was living in 6 Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. Labourer On 7 April 1861, at the age of 47, he was living in Farningham Road, Hawley, Kent. Sulphur Brick Maker at Powder Mill. On 2 April 1871, at the age of 57, he was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Working as a labourer in the Gun Powder Mills In all the census returns John appears to have been born about 1815/16 Parents: John MILLER and Elizabeth SQUIRES. Spouse: Mary A . Mary A and John MILLER were married. Children were: Sarah MILLER, Mary A MILLER, Hariet MILLER, John MILLER, Martha MILLER, Mark MILLER, Keziah MILLER, Ellen MILLER, Nathan MILLER. John MILLER was born about 1845 in Dartford, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 6, he was living in 6 Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. On 7 April 1861, at the age of 16, he was living in Farningham Road, Hawley, Kent. Machine Worker at Paper Mill Parents: John MILLER and Mary A . Keziah MILLER was born about 1854 in Wilmington, Kent. On 7 April 1861, at the age of 7, she was living in Farningham Road, Hawley, Kent. On 2 April 1871, at the age of 17, she was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Working at the paper mills. On 3 April 1881, at the age of 27, she was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Working as a "Paper Mill Hand". On 31 March 1901, at the age of 47, she was living in 1 Spring Terrace, Folkstone, Kent. Working as a Laundress of "own account" at home. On the 1861 census there is an indication the Keziah was Deaf and Dumb from Birth as was her brother Nathan. Parents: John MILLER and Mary A . Lee Anthony MILLER (private). Parents: Steven Ernest MILLER and Dawn BARKER. Lisa MILLER (private). Parents: Gary MILLER and Julie CONNELL. Margaret MILLER (private). Parents: Ernest Edward MILLER and Caroline Jane SMITH. Spouse: George ALLEN. Children were: Carol ALLEN, Janice ALLEN, Anthony Brian ALLEN. Mark MILLER (private). Parents: Christopher Warren MILLER and Deborah Joy IZZARD. Mark MILLER was born about 1850 in Dartford, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 1, he was living in 6 Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. On 7 April 1861, at the age of 11, he was living in Farningham Road, Hawley, Kent. Scholar On 2 April 1871, at the age of 21, he was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Labourer and Merchant Parents: John MILLER and Mary A . Martha MILLER was born about 1848 in Dartford, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 3, she was living in 6 Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. On 2 May 1871, at the age of 23, she was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Working at the paper mills. On 3 April 1881, at the age of 33, she was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Working as a "Paper Mill Hand". Shown as deaf on the 1851 census. Parents: John MILLER and Mary A . Mary A MILLER was born about 1842 in Dartford, Kent. Working at the paper mills. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 9, she was living in 6 Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. On 7 April 1861, at the age of 19, she was living in Farningham Road, Hawley, Kent. Rag Cutter at Paper Mill On 2 April 1871, at the age of 29, she was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Working at the paper mills. On 3 April 1881, at the age of 39, she was living in 2 Acorn Cottage, Dartford, Kent. Parents: John MILLER and Mary A . May Emma MILLER was born in 1888 in Newton Heath, Surrey. On 5 April 1891, at the age of 3, she was living in 3 Oakley Villas, Pricess Rd, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. On 31 March 1901, at the age of 13, she was living in 53 & 57 Judd St, South St. Pancras, London. On 2 April 1911, at the age of 23, she was living in 4 Wharton Street, Clerkenwell, London. She died on 13 February 1940 at the age of 52. She was buried after 13 February 1940 in Southall Cemetery. Worked as a book keeper for Cable Press in Doughty Street, Holborn, and therefore mixed with a variety of people in a way that the rest of her family did not. It was probably the cumulative effect of of domestic tension, worrying abouth the war and so, which got her in the end. On her last day, getting ready for work, she collapsed and was taken to St. Bernard's Hospital and died from a cerebal haemorrhage on the same day. Parents: William George MILLER and Emily HERBERT. Nathan MILLER was born about 1860 in Wilmington, Kent. On 7 April 1861, at the age of 1, he was living in Farningham Road, Hawley, Kent. He died in July 1864–September 1864 at the age of 4. On the 1861 census there is an indication the Nathan was Deaf and Dumb from Birth as was his sister Keziah. Parents: John MILLER and Mary A . Neil Stephen MILLER (private). Parents: Steven Ernest MILLER and Dawn BARKER. Peter Edward MILLER (private). Parents: Edward Donald MILLER and Hazel Dorethea PAINE. Spouse: Tracy Michelle LAWS. Reginald Eric MILLER (private). Parents: Ernest Edward MILLER and Caroline Jane SMITH. Spouse: Beryl Margaret WARREN. Children were: Elaine Ann MILLER, Christopher Warren MILLER, Stuart Peter MILLER, Claire Alison MILLER. Ronald James MILLER (private). Parents: Thomas William MILLER and Rose Annie BOWDEN. Spouse: Valerie . Children were: Clare Benita MILLER. Roy MILLER (private). Parents: Ernest Edward MILLER and Caroline Jane SMITH. Spouse: Dorothy Jean DYAS. Children were: Steven Ernest MILLER, Gary MILLER, Jill Daphne MILLER. Sarah MILLER was born in 1812 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. She was christened on 6 September 1812 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. Parents: John MILLER and Elizabeth SQUIRES. Sarah MILLER was born about 1840 in Dartford, Kent. On 6 June 1841, at the age of 1, she was living in Dartford, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 11, she was living in 6 Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. Parents: John MILLER and Mary A . Scott William MILLER (private). Parents: Barry John MILLER and Heather May HUMPHREYS. Steven Ernest MILLER (private). Parents: Roy MILLER and Dorothy Jean DYAS. Spouse: Dawn BARKER. Children were: Neil Stephen MILLER, Lee Anthony MILLER, Dean Alan MILLER. Stuart Peter MILLER (private). Parents: Reginald Eric MILLER and Beryl Margaret WARREN. Susan Elizabeth MILLER was born on 13 May 1947 in 9 Goring Way, Greenford, Middlesex. She was christened on 13 December 1964 in St Martins, Garrison Church, Caterick Camp, Yorkshire. She died on 19 November 1997 at the age of 50 in Blisworth, Northants. Susan was cremated on 28 November 1997 in Counties Cremitorium, Milton Malsor, Northants. The first child of Ernest William Thomas Miller and Daphne May Law was born on 13 May 1947 at 9 Goring Way in Greenford, Middlesex. Susan (Sue) was educated in Malta and at the grammar Havant in Hampshire. When Sue was at school in Malta she had to go to a convent school but that was very short lived. She was taken out after she showed her dislike of the school and the nuns by throwing her lunchtime soup over a nun. The phrase “it's in my desk” that is fondly remembered by Daphne came from Sue. When ever she had forgotten to bring something home it was always “in my desk”. Sue was determined to join the Army but when she was away on a school trip she fell and damaged a knee. So before she was able to join up she had to endure a knee operation in Alton Hospital. Sue joined the WRAC at the age of 17 and a half passing out from Guilford. Sue was christened on 13 December 1964 St Martins, Garrison Church, Caterick Camp in Yorkshire. It was in the Army that she met her husband Anthony (Tony) John Chapman. They were married on 5 November 1965 at St. Mary's Church on Hayling Island Hampshire. Susan died at home on 19 November 1997 after a long illness. Spouse: Anthony John CHAPMAN. Children were: Kay CHAPMAN, Ann CHAPMAN. Thomas MILLER was born in 1816 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. On 6 June 1841, at the age of 25, he was living in Wilmington, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 35, he was living in Gunpowder Mills Estate, Dartford, Kent. Employed in and about the [gunpowder] works. On 2 April 1871, at the age of 55, he was living in Dartford, Kent. Labourer at Gun Powder Mills He died about 1886 at the age of 70. According to the 1851 census Thomas was a servant to a gunpowder manufacturer, Clarence Pigou of Pigou & Wilks in Dartford. Parents: John MILLER and Elizabeth SQUIRES. Spouse: Mary Ann . Mary Ann and Thomas MILLER were married. Children were: Alice MILLER. Thomas MILLER was born in 1837 in Wilmington, Kent. On 6 June 1841, at the age of 4, he was living in Wilmington, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 14, he was living in 1 Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. He died about 1907 at the age of 70. Shown aged 4 on the 1841 census. Parents: George MILLER and Jane WHITEHEAD. Thomas William MILLER was born on 18 July 1880 in 7 Canonbury Street, Islington, Middlesex. Thomas's father is quoted as being a Police Constable in his birth certificate. On 3 April 1881, at the age of 0, he was living in Spencer Road, Acton, Middlesex. On 5 April 1891, at the age of 10, he was living in 3 Oakley Villas, Pricess Rd, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. On 31 March 1901, at the age of 20, he was living in 53 & 57 Judd St, South St. Pancras, London. On 2 April 1911, at the age of 30, he was living in 4 Wharton Street, Clerkenwell, London. On 30 January 1931, at the age of 50, he was living in 43 Granville Avenue, Hounslow. Little is known about Thomas William. Ernest William Thomas thought thaat he was a woodworker at Wisden's and in some way was involved in the making of cricket bats. On the 1901 census while still living with his father, William George. Thomas is described as a carpenter a fact verified by his marriage certificate and the birth certificate of his son William Ernest Miller. Is is believed that the family moved to Hounslow in the 1920s. According to both his mother and father's death certificates he lived at 43 Granville Avenue Hounslow at the time of their deaths. Parents: William George MILLER and Emily HERBERT. Spouse: Rose Annie BOWDEN. Rose Annie BOWDEN and Thomas William MILLER were married on 29 July 1911 in The Parish Church of St. Mark, Clarkenwell, London. It is interesting to note that the witnesses to the wedding where William Lewis and Thomas' sister May Emma Miller. Children were: William Ernest Bowden MILLER, Ronald James MILLER. Timothy John MILLER (private). Parents: Edward Donald MILLER and Hazel Dorethea PAINE. Tracy MILLER (private). Parents: Geoffrey John MILLER and Estelle BENN. Wendy Dorothy MILLER (private). Parents: Edward Donald MILLER and Hazel Dorethea PAINE. Spouse: David Karl CLEGG. Children were: Daniel Peter CLEGG, Naomi Sarah CLEGG. William MILLER was born before 13 February 1820 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. He was christened on 13 February 1820 in Sutton at Hone, Kent. On 6 June 1841, at the age of 21, he was living in Wilmington, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 31, he was living in Orange Tree Row, Wilmington, Kent. On 2 April 1871, at the age of 51, he was living in 17 Lowfield Street, Dartford, Kent. On 3 April 1881, at the age of 61, he was living in Hythe Street, Dartford, Kent. He died after 3 April 1881 at the age of 61. William can be found on the 1841 census living with his father, John, in Hawley, Kent with an occupation described as a "Shoemaker". Later, on the 1851 census, William is in Orange Tree Row, Wilmington. He is still a "Shoemaker". By 1871 he has married Mary and is living in Lowfield Street, Dartford. His occupation looks like "Photographic Artist" (as spelt on the census). William and Mary are next found on the 1881 census, living at Hythe Street, Dartford, Kent. He is still a "Boot Maker". One interesting point here is that on the 1851 and 1881 census William is noted as being born in Wilmimington, Kent while the 1871 shows his birthplace as being Sutton, Kent Parents: John MILLER and Elizabeth SQUIRES. Spouse: Mary . Mary and William MILLER were married. Children were: Esther MILLER. William MILLER was born on 31 March 1839 in Wilmington, Kent. On the certificate there is a note of the time William william was born. It reads: "1/2 past 11 p.m. Wilmington" On 6 June 1841, at the age of 2, he was living in Wilmington, Kent. On 30 March 1851, at the age of 11, he was living in 4 Orange Tree Place, Wilmington, Kent. He died about 1909 at the age of 70. The date of Williams death is based on information supplied by Ernest William Miller. Parents: George MILLER and Jane WHITEHEAD. William Ernest Bowden MILLER was born on 22 February 1913 in 13 Keplar Road, Stockwell. He died in 1970 at the age of 57. Known as Bill, he was the eldest son of Thomas William Miller. No record is available of his pre-war occupation but it is know that he was a private in the East Surrey Regiment (TA) and in consequence was in action in France at the start of the 1939-45 war. Around the time of Dunkirk his unit fell into enemy hands at Liege, but with a friend he avoided capture. After a lot of walking, hiding and general hardship they eventually got to Gibraltar. Crossing Spain, which was officially neutral, they were spotted and imprisoned. A friendly priest is said to have intervened on their behalf and in due course they were returned home by the Navy. Bill died still a bachelor. It is understood that he had a leg amputated due to some complications with his war time experiences and that his death was associated with this. Parents: Thomas William MILLER and Rose Annie BOWDEN. William George MILLER was born on 29 July 1853 in Orange Tree Place, Wilmington, Kent. On 7 April 1861, at the age of 7, he was living in 4 Orange Tree Place, Wilmington, Kent. On 3 April 1881, at the age of 27, he was living in Spencer Road, Acton, Middlesex. On 5 April 1891, at the age of 37, he was living in 3 Oakley Villas, Pricess Rd, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. On 31 March 1901, at the age of 47, he was living in 53 & 57 Judd St, South St. Pancras, London. On 2 April 1911, at the age of 57, he was living in 4 Wharton Street, Clerkenwell, London. He died on 12 February 1931 at the age of 77 in 24 St Johns Road, Southall, Middlesex. He was buried on 16 February 1931 in Grave 94c, Southall Cmty. William George Miller was born at Orange Tree Place on 29 July 1853. His birth certificate clearly shows his mother as Elizabeth and his father as one Thomas Kingsland, a carpenter. This is probably true as, after 1837, a certificate for an illegitimate child shows the mother's name and occupation. If the child's father is not known then the space for the father's name would be left blank. If, on the other hand, the father went along with the mother when she made the notification, then his name would be entered. Additionally, when a couple are married then the mothers name would appear as "Elizabeth Kingsland formerly Miller". In cases like that of our William George, the mother's name would be entered simply as "Elizabeth Miller" and the child's surname would be that of the mother. After his birth William George next appears on the 1861 census as a "Scholar, aged 7" in the home of his grandparents George and Jane at 1 Orange Tree Place, Wilmington, Kent. His mother, Elizabeth, is not on that record. The next reference to him is in the 1871 census showing him as "Pawnbrokers Assistant, aged 17". He must have moved from Wilmington to Dartford as we have no further trace of him until 1872 when, according to the records of Spurgeon's College, he joined that establishment. There is a copy of the letter received by Edward Donald Miller from the college which outlined his movements over the next few years. Another part of the family legend, passed down from Edith Miller, that says that Spurgeon himself heard William George preaching at a street corner evangelistic meeting and was sufficiently impressed to take him to be trained as a missionary. The known facts are that he was with the Baptist Missionary Society from 1874 to 1876, having spent 1875 and 1876 in Benares (transliteration of Varanasi, holy city in India). It is then recorded that he was "Invalided from Benares in 1876". The College records go on to show that he "Withdrew from the College Conference in 1878-88 - no reason given". The version that Ernest William Thomas had is that William George discovered his illegitimate origin and decided that he was not suited to be a missionary. In 1877 he joined the Metropolitan Police. The following details are from a letter that Ernest William Thomas received from Scotland Yard: Joined, 25 June 1877. Warrant no.61625. On November 3rd 1898, while serving at the Hunter Street station, William gave an interview to Charles Booth as part of his social survey into life and labour in London. Booth described William as " .. a tall, grave, portly man, wears spectacles, very pleasant manner and voice. .. "( Booth's notes are held in the Library of the London School of Economics). As far as is known, he then moved to Westcliffe-on-Sea with his family, where he stayed until the Zeppelin raids started in 1916. The report on his death in the "Southall Messenger" (The Baptist Church magazine) of March 1931 shows that was when he moved to Southall. Initially this was to 3 Orchard Maisonettes, Hortus Road, and in about 1918 to 24 St. John's Road where he spent the remainder of his life. From the latter part of the 1914-18 war he was involved in local affairs including being Fuel and Food Controller (operating from the library in Osterley Park Road), Town Councillor and for a short time, temporary librarian. Illness - some sort of "waterworks" problem curtailed his activities around 1924. This coupled with a stroke which caused him to fall and break a shoulder bone in 1930, finally resulted in his death in 1931. Parents: Thomas KINGSLAND and Elizabeth MILLER. Spouse: Emily HERBERT. Emily HERBERT and William George MILLER were married on 23 March 1878 in Register Office, Islington, Middlesex. Children were: Edith MILLER, Thomas William MILLER, Jessie Jane MILLER, Daisy Helen MILLER, Ethel MILLER, May Emma MILLER, Ernest Edward MILLER. Amanda Marie MILLS (private). Parents: Jonathan Robert MILLS and Donna Marie CAMERON. Bryan Robert MILLS (private). Parents: Jonathan Robert MILLS and Donna Marie CAMERON. Jonathan Robert MILLS (private). Spouse: Donna Marie CAMERON. Children were: Amanda Marie MILLS, Bryan Robert MILLS. Patricia Beth MOLYARD (private). Spouse: Gordon James Joseph DUMARESQ. Children were: Cheryl Elizabeth DUMARESQ, Laura Patricia DUMARESQ, Karen Rebecca DUMARESQ. Anne Maria MORPHETT was born about 1842 in Frittenden, Kent. On 2 April 1871, at the age of 29, she was living in Jubilee House, Smarden, Kent. On 3 April 1881, at the age of 39, she was living in 14 Chart Terrace, Ashford, Kent. She died on 25 January 1927 at the age of 85. She had her estate probated on 16 March 1927 in London. GURR Anee Maria of Pasronage Farm Warhorne Kent widow died 25 January 1927. Probate London 16 March to Ernest Morphett Gurr and Rose Annie Hilder (wife of Harold John Hilder). Effects £170 18s. 11d. Ann Maria's Surname was identified from the IGI entry for their marriage. Spouse: James GURR. Anne Maria MORPHETT and James GURR had marriage banns published on 29 October 1871 in Biddenden, Kent. They were married on 25 November 1871 in Biddenden, Kent. The IGI gives the husband as 37 and the wife as 30 at the time of the marriage. Children were: Arthur John GURR, Ernest Morphett GURR, Albert Edward GURR, Rose Anne GURR. John MULLIGAN (private). Spouse: Jenny LAW. Children were: Sam MULLIGAN, Megan MULLIGAN. Megan MULLIGAN (private). Parents: John MULLIGAN and Jenny LAW. Sam MULLIGAN (private). Parents: John MULLIGAN and Jenny LAW. Glenda Joan MURPHY (private). Spouse: Ian Charles MCDONNELL. Audrey Marie Anne NEWTON (private). Spouse: Stephen William CICCONE. Children were: Evan Vincent CICCONE, Michael Stephen CICCONE. Gillian NORRIS was born on 10 April 1931. She died on 15 May 2011 at the age of 80. Spouse: Peter LAW. Gillian NORRIS and Peter LAW were married on 24 March 1956. Children were: Jenny LAW, Sandra LAW, Debra LAW. Andrew "Andy" NORTHFIELD (private). Spouse: Kay CHAPMAN. Children were: Michaela Susan NORTHFIELD, Luke Adam NORTHFIELD. |