Miller W
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Also known as: | William Miller |
| Date of birth | 1828 |
| Principal occupation | Butcher |
| Date of death | 1898 |
| Place of death | Parkside |
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First of Four Generations of Gawler Butchers
William Miller was born in 1828, he married Ruth Burfield at Belair, South Australia in 1862 (Ruth's sister Hannah Burfield, married William Barnet Jnr). The couple went on to have six sons (see details below) and lived in various parts of the state over the years. For a period of time in the 1880s to the early 1890s, William Miller operated a butcher's store in the Piles Building - a sketch of his store is included as part of the 1891 Gawler Montage.
William and Ruth's son Hartley Burfield Miller, made his life in Gawler as a butcher, as did at least two of Hartley's sons and then one of Hartley's grandsons, "Snowy" Graham Miller.
William died at Parkside on 11 November 1898, aged 71 and was buried at Mitcham Anglican Cemetery. Click here to read the short obituary published by the Bunyip (18 Nov 1898).
Widow Ruth outlived William by 32 years, dying in 1930, aged 92, she was buried with her husband.
Children of William Miller and nee Ruth Burfield
Arthur William Miller (1863–1955)
Hartley Burfield Miller (1866–1941)(Gawler South Butcher)
Frederick Turner Miller (1868–1947)
Edward Morgan Miller (1870–1951)
Phillip John Miller (1874–1942)
Frank Howard Miller (1879–1949)
Memories of Miller W
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