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william john miller b 1888

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Amanda

Amanda Report 21 Oct 2013 11:42

good morning all,
William john miller b 26.04.1888 st Sampson Guernsey channel islands.i have him in 1891 and 1901 living in woodbury devon and lympstone devon with his family.
in 1911 he is living in whimple devon lodging , working as a gardener.
I can not find him after this ,I thought there may have been a military record for him , a marriage or death but no luck. of course he could of returned to Guernsey or emigrated ?
maybe you clever people may have more luck than I have so far
thank you
amanda

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Oct 2013 12:32

Where have you looked?

Have you eliminated this?

Death

Name: MILLER, William J
Registration district: Plympton St Mary
County: Devon
Year of registration: 1945
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death:57
Volume no: 5B
Page no: 290

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Oct 2013 12:36

......and all of these?

Marriages Dec 1912 (>99%)
Miller William J Baker S.Molton 5b 1005

Marriages Sep 1915 (>99%)
Miller William J Fogwill St.Thomas 5b 141

Marriages Jun 1923 (>99%)
Miller William J Hutchings Axminster 5b 7

Marriages Sep 1924 (>99%)
Miller William J Watts E.Stonehouse 5b 712

Marriages Jun 1925 (>99%)
Miller William J Pope Plympton 5b 513

Marriages Jun 1933 (>99%)
Miller William J Derrick Devonport 5b 747

Marriages Sep 1939 (>99%)
Miller William J Warren Plymouth 5b 1346

Marriages Jun 1941 (>99%)
Miller William J Reynolds Totnes 5b 635


And these are only the ones in Devon......................he could have married anywhere - or not at all

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 21 Oct 2013 12:46

Lympstone and Whimple was in registration district St.Thomas until 1936

Marriages Sep 1915
Miller William J Fogwill St.Thomas 5b 141


?? Marriages Jun 1916
Miller William J W Sharp St.Thomas 5b 95


Roy

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 21 Oct 2013 12:53

The 1915 marriage above lists spouse as Emily E Fogwill


?Deaths Jun 1930
Miller Emily E 51 Plymouth 5b 354

Roy

Amanda

Amanda Report 21 Oct 2013 13:00

thank you all, the death at plympton is nt him , this one was born in plympton. the marriages I will have a closer look at thank you.
amanda

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Oct 2013 16:14

I'd be interested to know how you discovered the birthplace of the person whose death was registered in 1945

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 21 Oct 2013 23:17

As Reggie said, I'd also be interested,

I cannot find a birth registered plympton for a william john miller b1888 +/- 2 year where did you get that info?

Roy

Amanda

Amanda Report 22 Oct 2013 05:30

the birth and death of william john miller b 1888 plymouth d plympton dec 1945. i found both on ancestry and took a chance and ordered a death cert, thats how i know its not him.
thanks for your help
amanda

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Oct 2013 09:33

There is no birth registered in Devon to match the death.............and 1945 death certs did not record birthplaces

This birth is presumably the one you think is relevant

Birth

Name: MILLER, William John
Registration district: Plymouth
County: Devon
Year of registration: 1889
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Volume no:5B
Page no:266

The above person would have been 56 in 1945

Who registered the death?