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| Name | MILLER / MILLAR – William Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 5th 3rd and 8th Battalion 11th and 14th Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 512 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th March 1843 / 21 years 3 months / Devonport Devon England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | St Helena – 8 years 3 months Expedition to Turkey (Crimea) – 10 months East Indies – 6 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 182 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 12th September 1865 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Penryn Cornwall England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Falmouth 1866 – 1892 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 19th November 1821 Falmouth Cornwall England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | John Miller Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WOODMAN Ann (Hannah) Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BRINDLEY nee CUNNIFF Catherine (Kate) 1832 Ireland ( “Bannasloe(sic) – Ireland” death registration) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 11th January 1869 Geraldton Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B 30th October 1869 Geraldton Western Australia M MERCY Susannah 1897 Northampton Western Australia D 23 February 1950 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Catholic section: Row 28, Plot 1. Grave marker 1436. |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CUNNIFF Matthew (constable) Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GREEN Catherine Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BRINDLEY Henry – 2nd Regiment arrived “YORK” 1862 B c1818 Sutton Macclesfield Chester England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 11th June 1848 St. Mary’s Athlone Westmeath Ireland |
| Children by 1st Husband | Sussanah bap 13th February 1851 St Peter and Paul Clonmel Tipperary Ireland M WELLINGTON John Arthur 1874 Bowes Western Australia D 14th April 1927 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia Joseph Henry B 1867 Geraldton Western Australia D 20th April 1928 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Title Application 17th January 1883 Victoria Lot 18 20 acres at Bootenal 2nd February 1883 Deed of Grant issued 29th December 1881 purchased Victoria Location 19 of 20 acres 10/- per acre Victoria Lot 9 20 acres Widow granted |
| Occupation after Arrival | Shoemaker Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Victorian Express Friday 28th October 1892 page 2 Death |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th October 1892 Geraldton Western Australia Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 11th May 1905 Geraldton Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Will available from Western Australian State Records Office [SRO Cons 4303-1892-114] William bequeathed fifty pounds Stirling to his wife Catherine, the balance to his son William. |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 St Helena [WO 10/2076] Discharge: Chronic rheumatism and worn out On 11 January 1869 prior to his marriage to Catherine William Henry Miller as a protestant had to request special dispensation to marry. His father is recorded as John Miller and mother Ann Woodman . William was born in Falmouth Cornwall. Catherine’s parents were names as Matthew McKenniff(sic) and Bridget Price of Bannasloe (Ballinasloe) Galway Ireland. (We believe her mother was Catherine Green) The witnesses were Patrick Hogan and Helen Commerford. 29th December 1881 purchased Victoria Location 19 of 20 acres 10/- per acre |