Mary Ann (Welsh) Miller (1859 - 1944)

Born 4 Jun 1859 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Daughter of Patrick James Welsh and Frances (Rayner) Welsh

Wife of John Alfred Miller — married 12 Feb 1881 in Holy Trinity Church of England, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1944 at age 84 in March St, Orange, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Welsh) Miller was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Mary married^[2] John Alfred Miller on Saturday, 12th February 1881 at Holy Trinity Church of England, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Together they had 7 children.

1. Letitia Ann Miller
2. Maud Mary (Miller) Boulton
3. John Arthur Miller
4. Thomas Miller
5. Arthur Patrick Miller
6. Ethel May (Miller) Darley
7. Ernest Miller

Mary passed away^[3] on Tuesday, 21st March 1944 at March St, Orange^[4], New South Wales, Australia, aged 84 years, 9 months, 16 days, and is interred^[5] at March Methodist Cemetery, March, New South Wales.

Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945), Fri 24 Mar 1944, Page 2, OBITUARY^[4].

OBITUARY.

MRS. MARY MILLER.

The death occurred at her residence, March Street, on Wednesday, of Mrs. Mary Miller, a native of the Warren district, but who had resided in Orange for thirty years, aged 84 years. Her husband predeceased her by 21 years, and a family of six survive, viz., Mrs. Bolton (March), Mrs. J. Darley (Orange), John (Warren), Thomas (Amaroo), Arthur (Wallacia) and Ernest (Trangie). Brothers and sisters are Mrs. Broomfield, Mrs. O'Donnoll, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Walsh (Sydney), Mrs. J. McAlary (Warren), Edward (Gilgandra), and Patrick (Sydney). The funeral took place yesterday, Mr. McGrath having charge.

Sources

• Space: The Rayner Roots Branches and Twigs 1740 ~ 1987 by Harold and Frances Atkins. Page 256.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Brett Miller , GEDmatch kit # A800582, and Jacqui (McAlary) Ballhausen, GEDmatch kit # T626438, (compare kits), his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Patrick Welsh and Frances Rayner, the great great grandparents of Brett Miller and great grandparents of Jacqui (McAlary) Ballhausen. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.5, based on sharing 118.7 cM across 6 segments.

1. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Mary Welsh, Birth. Registration number: 7055/1859, District: Dubbo. Father: Patrick. Mother: Fanny. Accessed 1 Dec 2021 by Craig Rayner. Search NSW Births
2. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. John Miller and Mary Welsh, Marriage. Registration number: 3168/1881, District: Mudgee. Accessed 1 Dec 2021 by Craig Rayner. Search NSW Marriages
3. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Mary Miller, Death. Registration number: 4572/1944, District: Orange. Father: Patrick. Mother: Frances. Age: 84. Accessed 1 Dec 2021 by Craig Rayner. Search NSW Deaths
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1944 'OBITUARY.', Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945), 24 March, p. 2. , viewed 05 Apr 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article255243610
5. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial page for Mary Ann Welsh Miller (4 Jun 1859–21 Mar 1944) accessed 14 August 2022. Find A Grave: Memorial #158688389