Durrant / Miller, Burwell

[Glanelly]

Hi,
I have a marriage for LUCY DURRANT and JOHN MILLER on 4 October 1812 in Burwell.
From the Cambs baptism index online I have found 3 children all baptised in Lode Baptists, i.e. Sophia 1817 (my connection); Lucy 1818 and Harriet 1821.  The IGI has John, 1813, baptised in Burwell.
The 1841 census (18A Back Lane, Burwell) has John, 50 a Thatcher; Lucy, 50; Sophia, James, David, Martha and Jonathan, all born Burwell.

Does anyone recognise this family and/or have any more information on the Durrants or Millers going back from Lucy and John?

Thanks for any help.
Yvonne

[Selina]

Not sure if you have the full details of the 1812 marriage but it stated that Lucy was of Reach.

The witnesses were Henry and Rose Miller.

There is a baptism at Burwell of a John Miller 8 May 1791 son of James and Rose.

James and Rose also baptised a Henry 12 Sept 1784 and a Rose 1 June 1789.

There is a marriage of James Miller bach to Rose Boar sp botp on 2 November 1777.

Will have another look around to see if I can see anything else.

Selina

[Plymouth Peter]

I am replying on behalf of an Australian lady (who is not online!) who is descended from John Miller & Lucy Durrent via their son David born c1827 who emigrated to Australia on the "Lord Raglan" in 1854.  She would like to make contact and share information.  There is a family tradition in Australia that the family were Scottish but I don't think that is true!

Can we make contact please.

Plymouth Peter

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[Glanelly]

My apologies to Selina and Peter for not replying to your posts promptly.  Unfortunately, owing to various problems I was unable to do so before now. 

Many thanks to Selina for all the information, this is terrific and a big help.  I did not have full details of the Durrant/Miller marriage so this fills in some gaps, thanks.

Peter, I am very interested in sharing information with your Australian friend.  Can you send me a private message here and I will give you my home email so that we can correspond that way.
I am also passing your message on to an American lady I recently made contact with via A******y
who probably has a lot more information than I do.

[Plymouth Peter]

As a new member I am apparently not able to use the personal message system, yet.  Perhaps I will be able to after this

Plymouth Peter

[Glanelly]

I have just sent you a private message. Please let me know if you receive it.

[angeline23]

Hello, I am a descendant of John Miller and Lucy Durrant's son James Miller. Family reaches all the way to Ontario, Canada and now in the U.S. I am interested in finding information of William Miller b: 1720

[Glanelly]

Hello Angeline
Lovely to hear from you.  Since I posted my original messsage here in 2010 I have found many, many cousins descended from this couple in Australia, Canada and the US.  As you are in that part of the world, I wonder if you know Doug Miller in Peterborough, Ontario?  He is descended from James, as you are, and has thoroughly investigated this family.  I would like to exchange information with you.  I have my tree on Ancestry.co.uk if you are able to look at that, I don't know. 
Can you send me a private message here and then I will give my home email so that we can correspond that way.
Look forward to hearing about your side of the family.
Regards
Yvonne in Wales

[angeline23]

Oh how wonderful! I know of a Thomas Douglas Miller, he is my great grandfather, his daughter Alice is my grandmother. I will private message.