George Miller was the only son of William MILLER & Leonora JOHNSON. He was born about 1785 in Sherborne, Dorsetshire, England. George was baptized on December 28, 1785 at Sherborne Abbey, based on transcripts of parish records.

George grew up in Sherborne with his mother, stepfather, and two younger sisters. Just before her remarriage, mother Leonora set up legal agreements to keep control of a property inherited from William Miller in Rimpton, Somerset, for the benefit of George, Lucy, and Charlotte. Unfortunately, Lucy and Charlotte died in 1805 at about the ages of 17 & 18, leaving all of the inheritance to George.

When George grew up, he became an attorney, and later provided legal services all over Southwest England, in particular Sherborne, Southampton, Bath, Worcester, and Shepton Mallet. Somewhere along the way he met Harriet Welch possibly in Shepton Mallet, about 17 miles north of Sherborne, or in Mere, Wiltshire. Many years later, George's 2nd son William lived with Thomas and Leonora Hyde, staying at home as a servant and later as an iron monger's clerk and a savings bank actuary.

George's father William died between August 8, 1789 and February 1, 1790, when George was about five years old. It is possible that he and his two younger sisters, Lucy and Charlotte, lived with their remarried (on September 27, 1790) mother and their stepfather, Thomas Hyde, along with their new half-sister Elizabeth Ann Hyde (baptized on September 6, 1791).

In the 1841 British census, the family of George & Harriet Miller was living in the area of Bath Abbey. The youngest child, Edwin, age about 7 years, was born in Shepton Mallet, so the family probably moved to Bath between 1834 and 1841.

By 1851 George had retired and was living with his family in the Walcot area of Bath. On October 30, 1852, George died of an unknown cause listed as "Visitation of God" by the town coroner. He was buried at Lansdown Cemetery. Widow Harriet Welch Miller stayed in various rental places in the Walcot area of Bath with her two daughters, Lucy and Leonora (Lucy was named after her father's sister and/or for other members of grandmother Leonora's family. Leonora was named after her paternal grandmother, Leonora Johnson Miller Hyde). The ladies did piecework jobs to support themselves, mostly needlework involving Berlin Wool fancy work.

Son Thomas stayed in the Bath area. He likely was apprenticed as a teenager in the trade of carving & gilding, and later became a professional journeyman in that trade. His wife, Emma Kinson, grew up in the Widecombe area of Bath, and was the informant on her mother-in-law's death certificate in 1876.

Lucy and Leonora continued on in Bath living in the same part of town as brother Thomas. The other sons of George & Harriet moved away and developed their own families and careers. George Jr. worked as a portrait artist in the Bristol area until his death in 1870. Francis moved to Sheffield as a professional engraver in the silver plate industry, and then to the United States to continue that trade with his sons Francis Jr. and Henry. Son William stayed in Sherborne with his family. Both Edwin and Edward died young.

George & Harriet were buried in the Walcot parish cemetery of Lansdown near Beckford's Tower, in Section 3 Letter F grave #6 common (3F6). Daughters Lucy & Leonora were buried next to their parents, in 3E²6 common. Unfortunately, the cemetery has some protected vegetation, and so isn't much cleared of plant overgrowth, and the tombstones & memorials are not well-kept, with some fallen face-down, broken, eroded, or completely overgrown by trees and bushes. So, the exact locations of the graves are currently unknown.

To-do List:

• Locate marriage record for George & Harriet, possibly in Shepton Mallet or Mere, about 1815.
• Locate baptism of Harriet Welch, daughter of Richard & Elizabeth, in Mere, Wiltshire parish records, possibly in 1796.

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Harriet Welch Miller. Photo circa 1871: C. J. White, 15 Clare Street, Bristol. Source: Bristol Photographers, www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm.

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CERTIFICATES:

DEATH CERTIFICATE OF GEORGE MILLER [10/30/1852] 1852. REGISTRATION DISTRICT: BATH. DEATH in the Sub-district of Walcot in the County of Somerset CERTIFICATE No. When and where died Name and Surname Sex Age Occupation Cause of death Signature, description and residence of informant When registered Signature of registrar 445 Thirtieth October 1852, 1 York Place, Walcot George Miller male 67 years Attorney at law Vistation of God A. H. English, Coroner of Bath, 13 Abbey Church (House?), Bath Twenty-ninth December 1852 F. Ma___, Registrar Source: FreeBMD Death Index: "George Miller, 4Q-1852, Bath, Vol. 5C, pg. 462."

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DEATH CERTIFICATE OF HARRIET MILLER [02/11/1876] 1876. REGISTRATION DISTRICT: BATH. DEATH in the Sub-district of Walcot in the County of Somerset CERTIFICATE No. When and where died Name and Surname Sex Age Occupation Cause of death Signature, description and residence of informant When registered Signature of registrar 85 Eleventh February, 1876, 5 Hay Hill (Walcot) Harriet Miller female 81 years Widow of George Miller a Solicitor Bronchitis 6 months, Dropsy 3 months, Certified by Charles ___, MRCS Emma Miller, Son's wife in attendance, 115 Walcot Street, Bath Seventeenth February, 1876 Francis Glover, Registrar Source: FreeBMD Death Index: "Harriet Miller, 1Q-1876, Age 81, Bath, Vol. 5C, pg. 509."

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CENSUS:

1841 BRITISH CENSUS Country: County: Class: Piece: Book: Folio: Page: E.D.: England Somerset HO 107 969 . 8 11 5 City or Borough of: Bath Parish or Township: St. Peter & St. Paul   LINE# PLACE HOUSES   AGE and SEX   WHERE BORN     Uninhabited Inhabited NAME Males Females PROFESSION Born in Same County Born in Scot, Ire, or Foreign 01 Westgate #89     George Miller 50   Attorney N   02       Harriett   45   N   03       Leonora   20   N   04       Lucy   15   N   05       Thomas 15     N   06       Francis 11     N   07       Edward 10     N   08       Edwin 7     Y   Class: HO107; Civil Parish: St Peter & St Paul; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 5; Page: 11; Line: 1; GSU Roll: 474609 [Civil parish: St Peter and St Paul; Hundred: Bath Forum; County/Island: Somerset; Country: England; Registration district: Bath; Sub-registration district: The Abbey].

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1851 BRITISH CENSUS Country: County: Class: Piece: Book: Folio: Page: E.D.: England Somerset HO 107 1941 . 262 5 1Q Parish or Township of: Ecclesiastical District of: City or& Borough of: Town of: Village of: St. Peter & St. Paul . Bath . .               Age of       Line # House visit # Street, Place Name or House # Name night of 3/30/1851 RELATION CONDITION MALES FEMALES Rank, Profession Occupation PLACE OF BIRTH Blind Deaf Dumb 01 31 1 York Place George Miller Head Mar 65   Attorney Retired Dorset, Sherborne   02     Harriett Wife do   59   Mere, Wilts.   03     Lonora Daur U   34 At home Hants., Southampton   04     Lucy Johnson Daur U   27 At home Dorset, Sherborne   05     Francis Son U 23   Engineer [engraver] Worcestershire, Worcester   06     Edwin Son U 15     Som.t, Shepton Mallet   Class: HO107; Piece: 1941; Folio: 263; Page: 5; GSU Roll: 221100 [Civil parish: Walcot; Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour County/Island: Somerset; Country: England; Registration district: Bath; Sub-registration district: Lyncombe; ED, institution, or vessel: 1q; Household schedule number: 31].

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1861 BRITISH CENSUS Country: County: Class: Piece: Folio: Page: E.D.: England Somerset RG 9 1695 13 20-21 12 Parish [or Township] of: City or& Municipal Borough of: Municipal Ward of: Parliamentary Borough of: Town of: Hamelt or Tything, &c. of: Ecclesiastical District of: Walcot Bath Lansdown Bath . . st. Swithins                   Age of       Line # House visit # Street, Place Name or House # Inhahbited Uninhabited NAME RELATION CONDITION MALES FEMALES Rank, Profession Occupation PLACE OF BIRTH Blind Deaf Dumb 25 127 2 Gloucester St. /   Harriet Miller Head W   64 Fancy Worker Berlin Wool Wiltshire, Mere   01         Leonora Miller Dau U   36 Fancy Worker Berlin Wool Hampshire, Southampton   02         Lucy Dau U   27 Fancy Worker Berlin Wool Dorsetshire, Sherborne   03         Thomas Son U 26   Gilder Gloucestershire, Wootton-under-Edge   Class: RG9; Piece: 1695; Folio: 13; Page: 20 & 21; GSU Roll: 542852 [Civil parish: Walcot Ecclesiastical parish: St Swithin; County/Island: Somerset; Country: England; Registration district: Bath; Sub-registration district: Lansdown; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 127].

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1871 BRITISH CENSUS   Country: County: Class: Piece: Folio: Page: Enum. Dist.: England Somerset RG 10 2491 30 19 2 Civil Parish [or Township] of City or Municipal Borough of Municipal Ward of Parliamentary Borough of Town of Village or Hamlet &c., of Local Board or [Improvement Commisioners District] of Ecclesiastical District of ?Sundy, Walcot? Bath Bath Bath     Bath ?Sunity Walcot       HOUSES       Age of       Line # House visit # Street, Place Name or House # Inhahbited Uninhabited NAME RELATION CONDITION MALES FEMALES Rank, Profession Occupation PLACE OF BIRTH Blind Deaf Dumb 06 87 7 Chapel Row /   Harriet Miller Head Wid 77   ?Hatimer Meere, Wiltshire   07         Leonora Dau Unm.   49 ?Hatimer's Daur. Southampton   08         Lucy Dau Unm.   44 ?Hatimer's Daur. Sherborne, Dorset   Class: RG10; Piece: 2491; Folio: 30; Page: 19; GSU roll: 835197. [Civil parish: Walcot Trinity; Ecclesiastical parish: Walcot Trinity; County/Island: Somerset; Country: England; Registration district: Bath; Sub-registration district: Lansdown; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 87].