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Family History Notes - Miller
MILLER, Allan Gordon (15/12/1909-//) Born Pt Germein SA.
1944-1946 Minlaton Hotel Minlaton with Phoebe Martha Miller
1946-1950 OG Hotel Klemzig with Phoebe Martha Miller his wife
1954-1954 Community Hotel Kimba with Phoebe Martha Miller his wife
1977-1977 Community Hotel Kimba with Phoebe Martha Miller his wife
Parents – Thomas Milller & Teresa nee MATTHIESSEN
Brother to publicans John Harold Miller, Thomas Keith Miller and Mrs AG Wissell nee Hazel Mary Miller.
MILLER, Mrs AG nee Phoebe Martha ROBERTSON (19/5/1912-//) Born Rose Park SA.
1944-1946 Minlaton Hotel Minlaton with Allan Gordon Miller
1946-1950 OG Hotel Klemzig with Allan Gordon Miller her husband
1954-1954 Community Hotel Kimba with Allan Gordon Miller her husband
1977-1977 Community Hotel Kimba with Allan Gordon Miller her husband
Parents – publican William Robinson & Annetta Ferguson nee MCCRACKEN
MILLER, John Harold (15/4/1902-//) Born Pt Germein SA.
1940-1941 Eden Valley Hotel Eden Valley with Hilda Mary Miller his wife.
1941-1953 Hotel Central Riverton with Hilda Mary Miller his wife.
1955-1958 Commercial Hotel Morgan with Hilda Mary Miller his wife.
1958-1959 Royal Oak Hotel Hindley St Adelaide with Hilda Mary Miller his wife.
Parents – Thomas Milller & Teresa nee MATTHIESSEN
Worked as a stockman and dam sinker before his marriage; then joined the SA police force in Adelaide and Pt Pirie, when he resigned and became a publican.
Between 1953-1955 worked at the SA Brewery, then the Royal Oak Hotel Torrensville then with his wife worked at a hotel in Quorn. Leased all hotels until buying the Murraytown Hotel – leased this business out until 1973 when they sold it to Karl Horst Diljonas, a builder who renovated the hotel extensively when he took over.
Brother to publicans Allan Gordon Miller, Thomas Keith Miller and Mrs AG Wissell nee Hazel Mary Miller.
m 24/9/1925 St Paul Adelaide, publican Hilda Mary nee Schwartz.
MILLER, Mrs JH nee Hilda Mary SCHWARTZ (2/4/1902-//) Born Hundred of Booleroo SA.
1940-1941 Eden Valley Hotel Eden Valley with John Harold Miller her husband.
1941-1953 Hotel Central Riverton with John Harold Miller her husband.
1955-1958 Commercial Hotel Morgan with John Harold Miller her husband.
1958-1959 Royal Oak Hotel Hindley St Adelaide with John Harold Miller her husband.
1959-1971 Murraytown Hotel Murraytown.
Parents – Friedrich Schwartz & Mary nee FIEBIG
Her father was from Hamburg. He jumped ship in SA.
MILLER, Thomas Keith (19/4/1901-//) Born Pt Germein SA.
1938-1941 Hotel Arno Arno Bay
1947-1947 Hotel Arno Arno Bay
Parents – Thomas Milller & Teresa nee MATTHIESSEN
Detective in the SA police force before becoming a publican. Served in the AIF and became a prisoner of war on the Burma Railway. His health gave way and had to retire from hotels. Became a shopkeeper at Sefton Park
Brother to publicans Allan Gordon Miller, John Harold Miller and Mrs AG Wissell nee Hazel Mary Miller.
MILLER, Mrs TK nee Linda Gertrude JAFFREY (27/4/1903-//) Born Mambray Creek SA.
1941-1941 Hotel Arno Arno Bay
1947-1947 Hotel Arno Arno Bay
Parents – Herbert John Jaffrey & Amanda Victoria nee HOSKIN
WISSELL, Albert Gordon (24/8/1904-//) Born Aldgate SA.
1946-1947 Minlaton Hotel Minlaton
1948-1951 Port Germein Hotel Pt Germein with Hazel Mary Wissell his wife
1962-1965 Macclesfield Hotel Macclesfield with Hazel Mary Wissell his wife
1965-1970 Springton Hotel Springton with Hazel Mary Wissell his wife
Parents – James Martin Wissell & Ellen Jane nee FRENCH
A butcher before becoming a publican.
Retired to Kensington after leaving the Springton Hotel.
WISSELL, Mrs AG nee Hazel Mary MILLER (20/8/1906-//) Born Baroota SA.
1948-1951 Port Germein Hotel Pt Germein with Albert Gordon Wissell her husband
1962-1965 Macclesfield Hotel Macclesfield with Albert Gordon Wissell her husband
1965-1970 Springton Hotel Springton with Albert Gordon Wissell her husband
Parents – Thomas Milller & Teresa nee MATTHIESSEN
Sister to publicans Allan Gordon Miller, John Harold Miller and Thomas Keith Miller.
FAMILY OF SAMUEL MILLER & ANN MARIA nee CLIFT
1. William Miller b 8/6/1853 McLaren Vale SA.
2. Elizabeth Bessie Miller b 27/3/1855 not recorded SA. d 13/9/1924 Beulah Estate SA.
3. James Miller b 8/3/1857 McLaren Vale SA. d 16/4/1857 McLaren Vale SA.
4. John Miller b 7/1/1858 McLaren Vale SA. d 3/5/1876 Wirrabara SA.
5. Alice Ann Miller b 16/2/1860 McLaren Vale SA.
6. Susanna Maria Miller b c1863 not recorded SA.
7. Emma Jane Miller b 23/1/1864 McLaren Vale SA.
8. Thomas Miller b 16/11/1865 McLaren Vale SA. d 13/4/1952 Pt Pirie (of Pt Germein).
9. George Miller b 21/11/1867 McLaren Vale SA. d 30/6/1952 Vic Ha
10. Eleanor Mary Nellie Miller b 6/1/1870 Grace Plains SA. d 2/2/1910 Died Pt Pirie SA (of Gladstone).
11. Minnie Grace Miller b 15/6/1872 Grace Plains SA.
SAMUEL MILLER FAMILY MARRIAGES
Thomas Miller 28 m (1) 22/2/1894 Bride father Edward Matthiessen residence Laura, Johanna Bridget nee MATTHIESSEN (11/12/1873-28/2/1895) Born Laura SA. Died Pt Germein SA. Parents – Edward Matthiessen & Mary Ann nee DIETZ
Thomas Miller 30 m (2) 10/9/1896 Bride father Edward Matthiessen residence Laura, Teresa nee MATTHIESSEN (//c1867-19/4/1953) Died Pt Germein SA.digg
Elizabeth Miller 22 m 28/6/1877 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Wirrabara [Wirrabara Hotel?], John Brakenridge Ferguson (22/5/1850-//by 1924) Born near Harrogate SA, on Ravenscraig Station on the Bremer SA. Parents – Donald Ferguson & Mary Ann nee BRAKENRIDGE
Alice Ann Miller 18 m 3/4/1878 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Wirrabara [Wirrabara Hotel?], William James PLAYER (9/3/1849-18/5/1924) Born SA (unregistered birth). Died Glenelg SA. Parents – Nicholas Player &
Susanna Maria Miller 21 m 19/2/1884 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Pt Germein, John Edwin JONES (25/11/1856-24/5/1938) Born Kensington SA. Died Kent Town SA. Parents – John Jones & Caroline nee ROBERTS.
Eleanor Mary Miller 19 m 19/2/1889 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Telowie, Andrew THOMSON (1/4/1859-22/5/1944) Born O’Halloran Hill SA. Died Gladstone SA. Parents – Walter Thomson & Jane/Jean nee CRAWFORD
Emma Jane Miller 28 m 19/5/1892 Bride brother-in-law Andrew Thomson residence Baroota, Ryland Oke GILL (28/9/1861-//) Born Flaxman Valley SA. Parents – John Ryland Gill & Janet nee THOMPSON
Minnie Grace Miller 22 m 13/4/1895 Bride father residence Pt Germein, Oldridge CAMP (8/6/1870-//) Born Riverton SA. Parents – John Henry Oldridge Camp & Hannah nee NELSON
FIRST CHILD – William Miller
Appears to have vanished. No record of a marriage etc.
Perhaps William Miller d 20/11/1897 Rose Park SA, aged 40 – really too young.
Perhaps William Miller d 6/3/1913 Morgan of the Hundred of Eba, aged 61 – a married man.
Perhaps William Miller d 2/10/1924 Mt Gambier of Penola aged 70 – single.
SECOND CHILD – Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth Miller 22 m 28/6/1877 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Wirrabara [Wirrabara Hotel?], John Brakenridge Ferguson (22/5/1850-//) Born near Harrogate SA, on Ravenscraig Station on the Bremer SA. Parents – Donald Ferguson & Mary Ann nee BRAKENRIDGE
1 Jessie Isabella Ferguson b 15/7/1878 Wirrabara SA.
2. Grace Ellen Ferguson b 1/7/1880 Wirrabara SA. m 5/5/1903 Saratoga Malvern, Harry Bruce BRUMBY (//c1877-//) Apparently not Born SA. Parents – John Robert Brumby
3. Stanley Alexander Ferguson b 25/11/1883 South Petherton SA.
4. John Donald Ferguson b 2/1/1886 South Petherton SA.
5. Andrew Miller Ferguson b 17/2/1889 Port Germein SA. m (1) not yet found m (2) 1/5/1926 Registy Office Adelaide, Mrs NORCOCK nee Ethel Ida KINLEY (//c1888-//) Parents – William Henry Kinley &
THIRD CHILD – James Miller – died in infancy
FOURTH CHILD – John Miller d 3/5/1876 Wirrabara SA, as a teenager.
FIFTH CHILD – Alice Ann Miller
Alice Ann Miller 18 m 3/4/1878 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Wirrabara [Wirrabara Hotel?], William James PLAYER (9/3/1849-18/5/1924) Born SA (unregistered birth). Died Glenelg SA. Parents – Nicholas Player &
1. May Player b 12/3/1879 Marrabel SA.
2. Edith Alice Player b 10/1/1881 Marrabel SA.
3. Harold Miller Player b 7/1/1883 Mernowie near Marrabel SA. m 10/1/1907 St Peter Glenelg, Eva Violet nee GIBBS (28/3/1886-//) Born Adelaide SA. Parents – James Cross Gibbs & Eliza nee ROBERTSON
4. Beatrice Richards Player b 18/3/1885 near Marrabel SA. m 14/5/1913 St James West Adelaide, James Ifould LIDDLE (11/8/1890-//) Born Glenelg SA. Parents – James Smith Liddle & Margaret nee Ifould.
5. Ivy Cotgrave Player b 10/5/1887 Saddleworth SA.
SIXTH CHILD – Susanna Maria Miller
Susanna Maria Miller 21 m 19/2/1884 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Pt Germein, John Edwin JONES (25/11/1856-24/5/1938) Born Kensington SA. Died Kent Town SA. Parents – John Jones & Caroline nee ROBERTS.
1. Edwin Melrose Jones b 21/12/1884 Yednalue Head Station SA. d 1/4/1886 Yednalue Head Station SA.
2. Arthur Oliver Jones b 9/7/1888 Pt Germein SA.
3. Gilbert Richard Jones b 20/7/1892 Melrose SA. m 20/8/1917 St Matthew Quorn, Olive Sarah Erica nee CHAPMAN (//c1895-//) Apparently not Born SA. Parents – William Chapman &
4. Edgar Arnold Jones b 10/12/1894 Kent Town SA. m 19/5/1923 Baptist Manse Richmond, Lucy Lois nee BETTS (10/4/1902-//) Born Scott Creek SA. Parents – Thomas de Vere Goodgame Betts & Margaret Isabella nee ROBERTS
SEVENTH CHILD – Emma Jane Miller
Emma Jane Miller 28 m 19/5/1892 Bride brother-in-law Andrew Thomson residence Baroota, Ryland Oke GILL (28/9/1861-//) Born Flaxman Valley SA. Parents – John Ryland Gill & Janet nee THOMPSON
1. John Samuel Gill b 30/3/1893 Pt Germein SA.
2 . George Ryland Gill b 9/2/1895 Pt Germein SA.
EIGHTH CHILD – Thomas Miller
Thomas Miller 28 m (1) 22/2/1894 Bride father Edward Matthiessen residence Laura, Johanna Bridget nee MATTHIESSEN (11/12/1873-//) Born Laura SA. Parents – Edward Matthiessen & Mary Ann nee DIETZ
1. Horace Malcolm Miller b 5/2/1895 Pt Germein SA.
Thomas Miller 30 m (2) 10/9/1896 Bride father Edward Matthiessen residence Laura, Teresa nee MATTHIESSEN (//c1867-//)
1. Gertrude Alice Miller b 21/2/1897 Pt Germein SA.
2. Herbert George Miller b 8/2/1898 Pt Germein SA.
d 15/2/1898
3. Edward George Miller b 121/1899 Born Pt Germein not recorded SA. m 12/6/1923 St Paul Pt Pirie, Sylvia Irene nee JAFFREY (21/3/1900-//) Born Pt Augusta SA. Parents – Herbert John Jaffrey & Amanda Victoria nee HOSKIN
4. Beatrice Eileen Miller b 25/2/1900 Laura SA.
5. Thomas Keith Miller b 19/4/1901 Pt Germein SA.m 19/5/1925 St Paul Pt Pirie SA, Linda Gertrude nee Jaffrey (27/4/1903-//) Born Mambray Creek SA.
6. John Harold Miller b 15/4/1902 Pt Germein SA. m 24/9/1925 St Paul Adelaide, Hilda Mary nee SCHWARTZ (2/4/1902-//) Born Hundred of Booleroo SA. Parents – Frederick Schwartz & Mary nee FIEBIG
7. Eleanor Grace Miller b 24/4/1903 Pt Germein SA.
8. Arnold Matthiessen Miller b 15/9/1905 Pt Germein SA. m 12/4/1933 St Clemet Pt Germein, Irene Emily nee RICHENS (//c1909-//) Parents – Henry Richens &
9. Hazel Mary Miller b 20/8/1906 Baroota SA.
10. Allan Gordon Miller b 15/12/1909 Pt Germein SA.
NINTH CHILD – George Miller
m Margaret Gilmore nee GREGG? (//c1871-7/11/1950) Died Victor Harbor SA.
Had a guest house called The Central at Victor Harbor.
Her DN Chronicle 9/11/1950 p43b.
TENTH CHILD – Eleanor Mary Miller
Eleanor Mary Miller 19 m 19/2/1889 Bride father Samuel Miller residence Telowie, Andrew THOMSON (1/4/1859-22/5/1944) Born O’Halloran Hill SA. Died Gladstone SA. Parents – Walter Thomson & Jane/Jean nee CRAWFORD
1. Effie Myrtle Thomson b 27/1/1890 Baroota SA.
2. Florence Germein Thomson b 15/1/1892 Baroota SA. m 2/2/1911 Groom father William Ward Gladstone, Sterling Vivian WARD (2/8/1891-//) Born North Gladstone SA. Parents – William Ward & Fanny nee TONKIN
3. Priestly Morel Thomson b 24/5/1894 Baroota SA.
4. Dorothy Gertrude Thomson b 18/7/1896 Baroota SA. m 10/8/1935 St Paul Adelaide, widower Harold HEARD (18/5/1884-//) Born Barunga SA. Parents – Charles John Allen Heard & Emma nee BELL
ELEVENTH CHILD – Minnie Grace Miller
Minnie Grace Miller 22 m 13/4/1895 Bride father residence Pt Germein, Oldridge CAMP (8/6/1870-//) Born Riverton SA. Parents – John Henry Oldridge Camp & Hannah nee NELSON
1. Oldridge Dudley Camp b 4/11/1895 Pt Germein SA.
2. Keedie Adelaide Camp b 18/3/1900 Pt Germein SA.
THOMPSON, John Little Junr
A cousin to Ryland Oke Gill who m Emma Jane Miller. Ryland Oke Gill’s mother, Janet nee Thompson, was a sister to John Little Thompson Senr who fell to his death from the Lion Hotel balcony.
THOMPSON, John Little Junr (9/4/1860-11/2/1918) Born Mt Barker SA. Died Adelaide SA (of Wentworth NSW)
1897-1898 Lion Hotel Jerningham St North Adelaide
Parents – John Little Thompson Senr & Jemima nee Low.
m 22/6/1897 Presbyterian Church Flinders St Adelaide, Lucy Jane nee ELLBOURN (//c1873-//) Parents – Arthur Ellbourn &
His father died of injuries sustained after an accidental fall from the balcony of the Lion Hotel North Adelaide. Inquest and obituary Chronicle 23/4/1898 p855b.
John Little Thompson’s infant daughter Dorothy Irene Myrtle Thompson, d 20/6/1898 North Adelaide, aged 3 months.
Emma Jane Miller 28 m 19/5/1892 Bride brother-in-law Andrew Thomson residence Baroota, Ryland Oke GILL (28/9/1861-//) Born Flaxman Valley SA. Parents – John Ryland Gill & Janet nee THOMPSON
A wedding took place in Samuel Miller’s hotel at Pt Germein – does not appear to have anything to do with his family.
William DANSIE 24 Father – Henry Dansie m 14/3/1881 Miller’s Hotel Pt Germein, Sarah Ann nee COCK 22 Father – William Cock.