Researching Edward Miller
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 53584 people with the Miller surname? In that year Miller was ranked number 50 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Miller on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Miller ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Miller and the Miller Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Miller Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Miller family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Edward Miller at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Edward Miller using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Edward Miller.
Research the Miller surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Miller Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 69714 people with the Miller surname in the UK? Miller is now ranked number 54 for popularity in the UK. |
Miller Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Edward Miller.
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Investigate One Great Family for Miller records submitted by people who are already researching the Miller Family Tree.
Find Edward Miller from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Miller Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Miller Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Miller. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Miller
Edward Tylor Miller
Edward Tylor Miller (February 1, 1895 – January 20, 1968), a Republican, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 1st congressional district from 1947 to 1959.
Miller was born in Woodside, a neighborhood in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Sidwell Friends School of Washington, D.C., and graduated from Yale University in 1916. During the First World War, Miller served in the United States Army as commanding officer of Company C of the 320th Infantry in the 80th Infantry Division from May 14, 1917, to August 8, 1919.
After the War, Miller studied law at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was admitted to the bar in 1920 and commenced practice in Easton, Maryland. He served as Referee in Bankruptcy from 1923 to 1941, and as police and juvenile judge for Talbot County, Maryland from 1934 to 1938. During the Second World War, Miller served as a colonel in the Infantry in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946, where he saw duty in North Africa, India, and China.
In 1946, Miller was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1959. Miller did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto and voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress and for election in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress. Miller later served as vice chairman of the United States Delegation to Second United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea at Geneva, Switzerland, in 1960. He unsuccessfully sought candidacy in 1962 for the United States Senate, and afterwards resumed the practice of law. He served as Republican national committeeman from 1960–1964, as delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1964, and was elected Talbot County delegate to Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1967. Miller died in Easton, and is interred in Meeting House Cemetery.
Source: Edward Tylor Miller, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Allan Miller
Edward 'Ted' Allan Miller (born 13 February 1942) was a Canadian politician from Nanaimo, British Columbia. He was a teacher and guidance counsellor by profession. Miller served as a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Miller represented the Nanaimo—Alberni electoral district, winning that seat in the 1979 federal election. He was re-elected in 1980, but defeated in the 1984 election by Ted Schellenberg of the Progressive Conservative party. Miller served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.
Source: Edward Allan Miller, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Miller
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