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Posts and insights about the Miller family name
That a couple should marry far from home, their marriage possibly witnessed by strangers, is not unknown. We may never know the particular circumstances but the marriage in 1838 of Hannah Miller (née Mallin) and William Cooksey raises questions about some curious circumstances.
Why did they marry nearly 100 miles away from home? Who were their witnesses?
What follows is a posting on the community forum of Greater Napanee, a few moments ago.
Is there a resident of Napanee who can help solve a family history puzzle for a visitor to this Forum from Sheffield, England? Continue reading
A watercolour of Donnington House
Remarkable. Only possible on the internet.
I have found and not found descendants of James Miller, whose emigration with his family I traced from Shropshire to Canada in 1884. Searching for a lost copy of a photograph of Donnington House, and discovering that the original site from which I downloaded the copy was no longer live, I did a wider search. Continue reading
I will from time to time leave notes here on what I’ve been up to as far as updating the tree. Continue reading