Researching Thomas 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 Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Miller on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas 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.
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| 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
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Miller Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Miller. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Miller
Thomas Miller (Saskatchewan)
Thomas Miller (July 21, 1876 – June 20, 1945) was the shortest serving and seventh Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and was in office in 1945 for less than four months.
Miller was born in Grand Valley, Ontario. While he was a boy, his family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan.
From 1892 to 1894, Miller apprenticed with the Regina Standard newspaper. When the proprietors purchased the Moose Jaw Times they put Miller in charge of the printing press. In 1896, he became president and managing editor of the newspaper and remained involved with what became the Times-Herald newspaper for fifty years.
He was appointed lieutenant-governor in 1945 on the advice of federal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and made his official residence at the Hotel Saskatchewan as the provincial government had closed Government House the previous year.
Miller presided over victory celebrations in the province following the end of World War II.
He died of a heart attack on June 20, 1945.
Source: Thomas Miller (Saskatchewan), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Miller (visual artist)
240px|thumb|right|Mosaic portrait of Wilberforce Jones, one of the founders of the DuSable Museum of African American History, by Thomas Miller. It is installed in the lobby of the museum. 240px|thumb|right|The DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, IL, where the Thomas Miller mural mosaics (c.1995) are installed in the lobby.
Thomas Miller (December 24, 1920 – July 19, 2012) was a prolific graphic designer and visual artist, whose best known publicly accessible work is the collection of mosaics of the founders of DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Illinois. The mosaics are a prominent feature of the lobby of the museum, the original portion of which was designed c.1915 by D.H. Burnham and Company to serve as the South Park Administration Building in Washington Park on the city's south side. After serving various purposes, the building became the home of the DuSable in 1973.
Source: Thomas Miller (visual artist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Miller (cricketer)
Thomas Miller (8 March 1883 – 20 October 1962) was an English cricketer. Miller was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands.
Educated at Clifton College, Miller made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Middlesex at Lord's in the 1902 County Championship. His next first-class appearance came in the 1910 County Championship against Somerset. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for Gloucestershire, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1914 County Championship. In his total of eighteen first-class matches, he scored 406 runs at an average of 13.09, with a high score of 35. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 63.25, with best figures of 2/5.
He died at Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on 20 October 1962. His uncle Audley Miller played Test cricket for England.
Source: Thomas Miller (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Miller
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