James Miller

1796 - 1887  (90 years)

• Name	James Miller
  Birth	17 Mar 1796	Old Northhouse, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  	(have recorded sometime previously that baptism was at Northhouse, Parish of Cavers, unsure where I got that info from - perhaps the marriage banns.) No birth/baptism recorded on Scotlandspeople site, which is for the Church of Scotland. Have searched year of 1796 for Roxburgh, Selkirk and any James Miller born that year.
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Loughburnfoot, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [2]
  	MILLER, James, 40, Game Watcher, Born in County - Yes MILLER, Euphemia, 30, Yes MILLER, Helen, 2, Yes MILLER, Robert, 4, Yes WINTRUP, Adam, 11, Yes
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Loughburnfoot, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3]
  	MILLER, James, Head, 53, M, Game Watcher, Cavers MILLER, Euphemia, Wife, 39, M, Lilliesleaf MILLER, Helen, Dau, 11, Scholar, Cavers MILLER, William, Son, 9, Scholar, Cavers MILLER, Douglas, Dau, 2, Cavers
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Loughburnfoot, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [4]
  	MILLER James, Head, Mar, 65, Game Watcher, Teviothead Roxburghshire MILLER Euphemia, Wife, Mar, 49, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire MILLER Douglas, Dau, 12, Scholar, Teviothead, Roxburghshire MILLER Isabella, Dau, 7, Teviothead, Roxburgshire
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Loughburnfoot, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [5]
  	MILLER James, Head, Mar, 75, Game Watcher, Teviothead Roxburgh NICHOL Douglas, Dau, Mar, 22, Teviothead MILLER Isabella, Dau, Unm, 17, Teviothead NICHOL Euphemia, Grand Dau, 3mths, Teviothead
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Loughburnfoot, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [6]
  	MILLER James, Head, Mar, 85, Formerly Game Watcher, Cavers Roxburgh MILLER Euphemia, Wife, Mar, 69, Game Watchers Wife, Newka Mill, Bowden, Roxburgh
  Death	5 Jan 1887	Loughburnfoot, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [7, 8]
  	Cause: Bronchitis - 1 month
  	James Miller Retired Game Keeper (Married to Euphemia Wintrup) At 5.30 AM aged 90 ½ years. Parents: William Miller, Weaver (dec) & Helen Miller MS Douglas (dec) Douglas Nichol, Daughter was present when he passed away
  Burial	8 Jan 1887	Teviothead Old Cemetery, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [9]
  	In loving memory of JAMES MILLER who died at Loughburnfoot 5 Jan 1887 in his 91st year also EUPHEMIA WINTRUP his wife who died at Branxholm Braes Cottage 23 Jun 1893 aged 82 years.
  AAA Last Date	22 Aug 2021
  Person ID	I49	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	William Miller,   b. 14 May 1756, Doecleugh, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 28 Feb 1819, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Douglas,   b. Abt 1759, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1833, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Euphemia Wintrup,   b. 19 Jul 1811, The Loan, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 23 Jun 1893, Branxholm Brae Cottage, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1836	Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [7, 10]
  	Proclamations of Banns and Marriages Cavers Roxburgh, Nov 13th 1836 To proclamation of James Miller, Northhouse in this parish and Euphemia Wintrop HawickSheil Tollbar, in the parish of Lauder.
  Number of Children	5 known children plus the child Adam Wintrup
  Children	1. Robert Miller,   b. 25 Apr 1837, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 14 Oct 1913, 14 Cross Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Helen Miller,   b. 17 May 1839, Loughburnfoot, Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 16 Mar 1920, Nevis, Otago, New Zealand (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]   3. William Miller,   b. 25 Sep 1841, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 25 Apr 1863, 24 English Street, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Douglas Hall Miller,   b. 30 Jun 1844, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Bef 1848, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age < 3 years)  [Father: natural] + 5. Douglas Hall Miller,   b. 1 Sep 1848, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 14 May 1930, Scatterpenny, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural] + 6. Isabella Miller,   b. 5 Feb 1854, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 3 Jun 1888, Beaconsfield Cottage, Milldamhead, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] Compiler: Helen Miller Elliot, Birthday Book of Isabella D Scott, Present Owner: Ailsa Corlett, (Name: 1888;), Birthday Book that was Helen Miller Elliot's given to her daughter Isabella. [S67] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1841 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 6 June 1841;), 1841 Cavers Roxburghshire, 785/00 005/00 005. [S25] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1851 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 30 March 1851;), 1851 Teviothead Roxburghshire, 809/00 002/00 004 & 5. [S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Teviothead Roxburghshire, 809/00 002/00 003&4. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Teviothead Roxburghshire, 809/00 002/00 005. [S14] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1881 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 3 April 1881;), 1881 Teviothead Roxburghshire, 809 ED2 Page 4. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1887 Teviothead Roxburghshire,. [S35] Cemetery Records, Old Teviothead Cemetery - photos taken Feb 2015 - Elma - Borders Family History Society. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1836 Cavers Roxburgh, 785/000 0030 (information re registration from NR House Edinburgh as currently not showing on SP. They will update to fix this error next time they do a batch update - confirmed is correct Jan 2015).