Margaret Miller

#339, (circa 1790-1887)
FatherJohn Miller (c 1760-)
MotherMargaret (?) (c 1760-)
ChartsBrown family - descendants
Miller Family (Scotland) - descendants
Mike Hill - ancestors
Last Edited11 Sep 2022
Biographical Database of Australia ID:X#10033214103.
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Margaret was born circa 1790. She was the daughter of John Miller and Margaret (?) As of 1795, Margaret Miller was also known as Margaret Millar.1

She married John Brown, son of Daniel Brown and Jannet McNab, at St. Ninian's on Saturday, 3 July 1813 at Stirling..2

Margaret and John Brown became the parents of Margaret Brown on Thursday, 14 May 1818 at Stirling.3,4,5 Margaret Miller was a farm servant.6

Margaret and her husband John emigrated with their six children from Liverpool on 28 February 1839 on the 'Heber'. The ship embarked with 178 emmigrants. The family was brought out by Donald McIntyre of Invermein, one of a number of private Scottish emigrant operators who had settled in Australia - he brought out 57 emigrants on the 'Heber', nearly all country people from the Highlands; shepherds and labourers and their families.7,8,9,10,11 After a voyage of nearly 6 months Margaret and her husband John arrived at Botany Bay, New South Wales, on 27 July 1839 with their children. The ship's first port of call had been the Cape of Good Hope, where they embarked a further two passengers. They left the Cape on the 28th of May 1839. The trip was not without tragedy; 5 children died on the voyage.8,12,7


Margaret, as the mother of the bride, along with John may have attended the wedding of Margaret and Donald Nicholson, a Scottish carpenter trained as a boatbuilder, in a Presbyterian ceremony at Free Presbyterian Church in Pitt Street on Friday, 19 March 1841 at Sydney. Margaret was 22 and her husband Donald was 29. It isn't known how they met but perhaps it was through Donald's work. After their marriage Donald and Margaret lived in Parramatta at least until the start of the new year.. Others who may have attended include . Together they were to go on to have 10 children over 18 years.13

Margaret, as the mother of the bride, along with John may have attended the wedding of Jessie and John Chalmers, a stonemason, at St. Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church on Monday, 7 June 1841 at Sydney.. Others who may have attended include . John and Jessie went on to have four known children together.14

Margaret, as the mother of the bride, along with John may have attended the wedding of Agnes and John Cameron, a baker, at St. Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church on Thursday, 31 August 1848 at Sydney.. Others who may have attended include . John and Agnes went on to have nine known children together.15 She presumably lived with her spouse John at the Sydney area of Balmain in October 1848.15

Margaret, as the mother of the groom, along with John may have attended the wedding of Alexander and Mary Ann MacKenzie at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Fort Street on Tuesday, 10 August 1852 at Sydney.. Others who may have attended include . Mary and Alexander went on to have 12 known children together.16,17

Margaret, as the mother of the bride, along with John may have attended the wedding of Frances and Robert Grigg at St. Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church on Thursday, 16 November 1854 at Sydney. Frances was 23 and her husband Robert was 24.. Others who may have attended include . Robert and Frances went on to have five known children together.18

Margaret, as the mother of the groom, along with John may have attended the wedding of Donald and Charlotte Whyte at St. Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church on Saturday, 24 February 1855 at Sydney.. Others who may have attended include . Charlotte and Donald went on to have nine known children together.19

Their children went on to give them at least 50 grandchildren.

Her husband John died 13 February 1863 at the approximate age of 73, leaving her a widow.

She may have attended the wedding of her grand-daughter in the marriage of Michael Bourke and Susannah Alletta Nicholson in a Wesleyan Methodist ceremony at her father's house on Saturday, 26 December 1874 at Parkes, New South Wales. Michael and Susannah went on to have five children over the next 10 years.20

Margaret may have died in 1887 at the Sydney suburb of Balmain.17

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1790Birth
1813MarriageSt. Ninian's, Stirling2
1813Married Name2
Occupation6
Note memo only CR CR
1887Death-Candidatethe Sydney suburb of Balmain17

Family

John Brown (c 1790-13 Feb 1863)
Children

Citations

  1. [S589] E-mails from Peter Williams to Jenny (-) (e-mail address), 2008- (refer 1873 wedding of daughter Agnes).
  2. [S410] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Scotland Batch 7630913, Call No. 1058820 (unknown sheet).
  3. [S50] Margaret Brown, "Heber."
  4. [S1] New South Wales, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1859 No.14301.
  5. [S1] New South Wales, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1857 No.12375.
  6. [S212] John & Margaret Brown,.
  7. [S1358] Ancestry.com Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/) State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1302 Arrival Date: 27 Jul 1839; Vessel Name: Heber.
  8. [S590] The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1839 '[No heading].', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 30 July, p. 2, viewed 1 March, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page693767
  9. [S615] The Colonist, Sydney, NSW, 1839 'Shipping Intelligence.', The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), 31 July, p. 2, viewed 12 April, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31723492
  10. [S1296] Biographical Database of Australia Biographical Database of Australia, (https://www.bda-online.org.au/) Passenger Entitlement Certificates for persons on Bounty Ships 1838-1841
    Miss Jessie Brown, Gender: F; Arrived per Heber Ship Captain: William Thomas; Arrived: 27 Jul 1839; Arrival Status: Free Passenger, at Sydney;, Embarked from: Liverpool [LAN ENG] Embarked for Australia: 28 Feb 1839; Family: Y; Marriage Status: Single; Aged: 17 years; Child; Born at [PER SCT]; Religion: Protestant; Father: John Brown, Employment: Farm Labourer; Mother: [Given name unreadable] Miller, Employment: Farm Servant; Editor's Remarks: Mother's given name torn off; Original number: 020; State Records Ref.: 4/4843 [Biog Item No. 100332135].
  11. [S613] Michael Watt, Descendents of Daniel Brown, April 2013, New Zealand (Tim Hill's collection, \namesBrown) p.9-10.
  12. [S272] Assisted Immigrants to NSW, Archives Office of NSW the 'Heber' 27 Jul 1839.
  13. [S21] Parish Registers for Scot's Church Sydney, 1788-1856 Vol. 75 entry 932.
  14. [S245] Parish Registers for Sydney, 1788-1856 Marriages - County of Cumberland 1841 Vol.75 No.960.
  15. [S245] Parish Registers for Sydney, 1788-1856 Marriages - County of Cumberland 1848 Vol.73B No.1173.
  16. [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1852 Volume V.
  17. [S613] Michael Watt, Descendents of Daniel Brown, April 2013, New Zealand (Tim Hill's collection, \namesBrown) p.9.
  18. [S245] Parish Registers for Sydney, 1788-1856 Marriages - County of Cumberland 1854 Vol.73B No.1494.
  19. [S245] Parish Registers for Sydney, 1788-1856 Marriages - County of Cumberland 1855 Vol.73B No.1522.
  20. [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1874 No. 2353.
  21. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1863 #1659.
  22. [S463] Family Search (A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (https://familysearch.org) "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1ST-CZK : accessed 11 Aug 2014), Christian Brown, 19 Feb 1827; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 102945.