Obadiah (William) Miller
 

My OH's father's mother's mother's father.

Name:
Obadiah Miller (William)

Date and place of birth:
abt 1824 Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Names of parents:
Possibly William Miller and Hester ?

Date and place of baptism:
Not known

Details of each of his or her marriages:
Marriage to Elizabeth Peters on 24th May 1847 the parish church of West Hackney, London, England

Occupation(s):
Coachmaker
Smith
Coachsmith
Locomotive Spring Maker

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK):

Not found - 1841 Census

Kingsland Road, Hackney, London, England - 1847 Marriage.

9 Manning Street, Limehouse, London, England - 1851
Class: HO107; Piece: 1554; Folio: 657; Page: 41; GSU roll: 174786

22 Ann's Place, St Pancras, Somers Town, London, England - 1861 Census
Class: RG9; Piece: 112; Folio: 129; Page: 31; GSU roll: 542575

Not found - 1871 Census
although found the wife and family on:
RG10; Piece: 1882; Folio: 24; Page: 42; GSU roll: 830859 in Swindon

24 Mansfield Place, St Pancras, Kentish Town, London, England -1881 Census
Class: RG11; Piece: 219; Folio: 133; Page: 33; GSU roll: 1341048

3 Falkland Road, St Pancras, Kentish Town, London, England - 1891 Census
Class: RG12; Piece: 139; Folio 190; Page 24; GSU roll: 6095249

Date, place and cause of death:
William Obadiah Miller died in the qtr April - Jun 1897 in St Pancras, London Vol 1b Page 69.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin...26pgPLz0q3dpid

Date and place of burial / cremation.
Not known

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Not known

Memorial inscription:
Not known

I'm not totally convinced that this isn't two different men! :(

I think I have the right man now :)

Have you got his marriage certificate, Maggie?

Well I've got Obadiah Miller's and Elizabeth Peter's yes.

So does he say his father is William on it?

Yes.

But this man has confused me because of the name changing. I might have got the wrong Obadiah!

All the facts fit but I am still not certain.

Maggie, are you hoping that these are his parents in 1841?

RG number: HO107 Piece: 444 Book/Folio: 6/9 Page: 13

William and Ester with son Charles

Address:
Westmill Farm, Bengeo County: Hertfordshire

As you will know, Bengeo is only just north of Hertford. Braughing, however, in rather further north.

I know I'm probably just repeating what you already have, but here are other children:

PELATIAH MILLER (male!!)
Christening: 15 APR 1827 Braughing, Hertford, England

OBADIAH MILLER
Christening: 11 APR 1824 Braughing, Hertford, England

SELINA CHARLOTTE MILLER
Christening: 12 FEB 1822 Braughing, Hertford, England

Selina Charlotte Miller was buried 1 Jun 1827 at St Mary the Virgin, Braughing.
Aged 5.
Bless her.

1851 Peletiah is also a Coach smith - at Shoreditch.

HO107 Piece: 1537 Folio: 233 Page: 11

Address:
26, Eli Street, Saint Leonard Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets County:
Middlesex

I don't know why he kept switching his names around from Obadiah to William and then back again.