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karen kelly
22-05-2008, 1:29 PM
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I live in South Australia and I am looking for my family in England.
I believe they are all from Bishops Stortford, England.
John Miller DOD 8 August 1819 married on 1 Feb ?? Susanna Marrible DOD 14/3/1843. ( his son )
Benjamin Miller DOB 19 Sept 1782 married Mary Ann Thurgood DOB 9 August 1795. ( and his son )
Jeffery Thurgood Miller married Julia Dowling in Adelaide, South Australia. ( and his son )
John Harold Miller married 3 Aboriginal Ladies all from Koonibba/ Bookabie and along the West Coast of South Australia, Australia.
Please can anyone help me with information about thier lives in England. I have come to a brick wall regarding family over there and can not find any information.

kind regards
karen kelly
Port Lincoln
South Australia.

petercornish
23-05-2008, 9:05 PM
Hi Karen,
John and Susanna were buried on the date quoted, John age 58 and Susanna 85. Thy were married on 18Feb1782.
Benjamin married Mary Ann on 22Oct1816 whilst Mary Ann d/o Thomas and Mary THURGOOD was baptised on 16Sep1795. Jeffery was baptised 07Mar1834. All these events took place at St.Michaels, Bishops Stortford.
Mary was living at Potter Street, Bishops Stortford in 1841, age 44, occ.Coal Merchant, together with John 20 Draper, Susannah 12, Elizabeth 10, Alfred 9, Jeffrey 7, Sarah 5.
Hope this helps.
Regards ... Peter

karen kelly
24-05-2008, 4:10 AM
Hello Peter
thankyou for that information, it helps.
I am also looking for information on the John Miller in question and his parents and any brothers/sisters????
if you have this information that would be gd.

thank you
karen kelly
south australia, australia

petercornish
30-06-2008, 8:39 PM
Hi Karen,
I searched the Bishop Stortford parish registers and found no less than 13 children of William and Mary MILLER. Here goes - William bap 21Sep1759 - John bap 05Mar1761 - Joshua bap 04Jun1762 - Aaron bap 08Jun1764 - Moses bap 11Oct1765 - Michael bap 11Oct1767 bur 01Dec1768 - Sarah bn 04Jun1770 bap 10Jun1770 - Mary bn 03May1772 bap 05Jun1772 - Sara bn 05Mar1774 bap 30Mar1774 - Rebecca bn 05Oct1776 bap 15Oct1776 - Cornelius bn 20May1778 bap 24Jun1778 - Samuel bn 04Mar1780 bap 27Mar1780 - Jesse bn 01Oct1782 bap 25Oct1782.

William MILLER and Mary THICKINS married at BS 13Feb1759. Mary THICKINS d/o John THICKINS a tanner and his wife Mary bap 20Feb1741. I also found the marriage of John THICKINS widr and Mary BAYFORD wid on 03Dec1738.

Hope this helps.
Regards ... Peter