Annie (Eakins) Miller (abt. 1855 - 1886)

Born about 1855 in Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland [uncertain]

Wife of Samuel Miller — married 28 Dec 1876 in Magill, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1886 at about age 31 in East Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Annie (Eakins) Miller migrated from Ireland to Australia.

Ann/Annie Eakins was born about 1855, probably in Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland.

Annie/Anna (aged 9) arrived in Port Adelaide on 16th June 1866, on the ship "Charlotte Gladstone" from Plymouth, with her mother Sarah (47, Servant), sister Elizabeth (16, Servant) and brothers, Alexander (21, Labourer) and James (19, Labourer) all from Cavan, Ireland. ^[1]

Annie Eakins (Single, age 20, daughter of David Eakins) married Samuel Miller (Single, age 23, son of William Miller) on 28 Dec 1876, at the Residence of Mrs Eakins, Magill, Adelaide, South Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Their marriage was reported in the local newspaper South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) Wed 10 Jan 1877 Page 4 Family Notices ^[4]

MILLER-EAKINS— On the 28th December, by the Rev. W. P. Wells, at the residence of the bride's mother, Magill, Samuel Miller, of Paradise, third son of Mr. William Miller, of Norwood, to Annie, youngest daughter of the late Mr. David Eakins, of Bailieborough, Ireland.

Annie and Samuel had 5 children:

1. Annie Eveline (Miller) Nicholson (1877-1953)
2. Ada Mabel Miller (1879-1884)
3. Ethel Maud Miller (1881-1884)
4. Florence Gertrude Miller (1883-1954)
5. Samuel Harold Miller (1886-1914)

Annie Miller (wife of Samuel Miller, of East Adelaide) died on 5 Dec 1886, aged just 30 years, at at Payneham road, East Adelaide, leaving a young family, including a baby, just 6 months old. ^[5]

Her death was reported in the local newspaper The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) Mon 6 Dec 1886 Page 4 Family Notices ^[6]

MILLER.-On the 5th December, at Payneham road, East Adelaide, Annie, the beloved wife of Samuel Miller, in her 31st year.

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Sources

1. ↑ The Ships List, Charlotte Gladstone, 1866
2. ↑ South Australia Marriages 1842-1937, "FindMyPast" $, First name(s) Annie, Last name Eakins, Marital status Single/spinster, Age 20, Birth year 1856, Marriage year 1876, Marriage date 28 Dec 1876, Place Res of Mrs Eakins Magill, District Adelaide, State South Australia, Country Australia, Father's first name(s) David, Father's last name Eakins, Spouse's first name(s) Samuel, Spouse's last name Miller, Spouse's marital status Single/Spinster, Spouse's age 23, Spouse's birth year 1853, Spouse's father's first name(s) William, Spouse's father's last name Miller, Registration number 109/1094, Record set South Australia Marriages 1842-1937, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce, Collections from Australasia
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
4. ↑ TROVE, Family Notices (1877, January 10). The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33744074
5. ↑ South Australia Deaths 1842-1972, "FindMyPast" $, Annie MILLER, 1886, First name(s) Annie, Last name Miller, Gender Female, Status Married, Birth year 1855, Death year 1886, Death date 05 Dec 1886, Age at death 30y7m, Residence East Adelaide, Place East Adelaide, District Norwood, State South Australia, Country Australia, Registration number 159/461, Informant Husband, Informant's first name(s) Samuel, Informant's last name Miller, Record set South Australia Deaths 1842-1972
6. ↑ TROVE, Family Notices (1886, December 6). The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37163682