Researching George Millar
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10931 people with the Millar surname? In that year Millar was ranked number 373 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Millar on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Millar and the Millar Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 15781 people with the Millar surname in the UK? Millar is now ranked number 354 for popularity in the UK. |
Millar Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called George Millar
George Millar (writer)
George Reid Millar DSO MC (19 September 1910 – 15 January 2005) was a Scottish journalist, soldier, author and farmer. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in early 1944 for escaping from Germany while a prisoner of war and making it back to England, which he wrote about in his 1946 book Horned Pigeon.
Millar was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the French Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre avec Palmes for his service as an SOE officer in France in 1944. He recorded his experiences fighting behind the lines with the local Resistance in his 1945 book Maquis; this book, his most well-known, belongs with others written by British servicemen who fought behind enemy lines including Ill Met by Moonlight by W. Stanley Moss, Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean and Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence.
Source: George Millar (writer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Millar
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