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| Name | MILLER – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 74th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1257 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th March 1836 / 21 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fair / Grey / Brown / Marked with letter “D” |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 3 years 5 months North America – 3 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 14 years 74 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th October 1850 / Clonmel Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Ballymena 1852 1st Belfast 1852 Ballymena 1859 2nd Belfast 1860 2nd Glasgow 1863 Tilbury 1863-1864 Western Australia 1864 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1815 Ballynare Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CUNNIFF Catherine (Kate) 1832 Ireland previously married to EPG Henry Brindley |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1869 Geraldton |
| Children by 1st Wife | William b 1870 Geraldton Western Australia |
| 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Thursday 14th December 1905 – page 2 – Catherine Miller Geraldton bequest |
| Departure from Western Australia | Pension paid to 31st December 1864 in Western Australia: not known how or when left Western Australia. In South Australia in 1865 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known, possibly in South 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 of Catherine (Kate) Miller Cons 3403/1905/192 – 3rd April 1905 Kate Miller leaves the 2 allotments at Greenough valued at £80 to her son Joseph Henry Brindley, Customs Officer. (Death Certificate attached.) |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William miller 1257 Private 74th Foot location Barbados, at sea Montreal Discharge due to ophthalmia and syphilis and suffered both primary and secondary symptoms. |