Serjeant 29199 James Horn Miller
Regiment/Unit: Cheshire Regiment - 1st Garr. Bn. (Postal Depot)
Theatre of War: Home
Age at death: 50
Date of death: 26th of January 1919
Born: Southwick, Durham
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 43 / Grave 518 NC
BMD details:
1st Marriage: 25/10/1890 James H MILLER to Mary A HOLMES at Parr Mount Holy Trinity. 2nd Marriage: 3rd Qtr 1897 James Horn Miller to Lily Hey Preston at Prescot. Vol 8b - Page 1251. Death registered March 1919 at Prescot, Lancashire - aged 50. Vol 8b - Page 1480.
Census details:
1871 - 3 years old James is living at 18 Berryham Street, Sunderland with parents William (49), Catherine (44) and five siblings: Robert (20), Mary (16), William (12), Catherine (9), Helen (5), Also at the address is William's sister-in-law Isabel Thompson (31). 1881 - 13 years old 'Message Boy' James is living at 3 Swan Street, Glasgow with parents William (60), Catherine (55) and two siblings: Catherine (19), Ellen (15). Boarding at the address is Emily Girven (17). 1891 - 22 years old 'General Labourer' James, his first wife Mary (19) and their daughter Catherine J (2 mths) are living at 142 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens with widowed mother Catherine (65), sister Ellen Judson (24) and her daughter Reginald Judson (1). Lodging at the address are Moses Clarke (17) and John C Kenny (34). 1901 - 35 years old 'Bottle Packer' James is living at 11 Morley Street, St Helens with second wife of 3 years Lily (26) and children Catherine (10), James Job (1). 1911 - Sees 45 years old 'Bottle Packer' James living at 39 Fox Street, St Helens with wife of 13 years Lily (36) and four children: James (11), Florence (7), Edith (3), Ivy (2).
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/29199JamesHornMiller.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
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[caption]The headstone of Serjeant James Miller at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
