MILLER George

Name	George MILLER
Country Of Origin	England
Born	1856
Died	1919
Birth/ Baptism	Born approx. 1856, Kensington, London, England
Parents	George and Caroline Elizabeth Miller
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations	Launceston, Hobart
Street Address	Charles Street, Launceston 31 Murray Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse	1881, Victoria, to Mary Elizabeth Simmons (d. 1894). 1899, Lilydale, to Mabel Eleanor Robotham.
Arrival	Before 1881
Other	1871: Jeweller’s apprentice, Kensington, London. March 1887–March 1888: Partnership with John Procter, Launceston (Procter and Miller). By 1906: 31 Murray Street, Hobart, advertised having worked six years with the late Michael McNamara (d. June 1905). Approx. 1906: Inventor and patentee of a spring attachment for brooch pins, making it almost impossible for brooches to come undone. 1916 and 1918: G Miller, jeweller, Murray Street, placed wanted ads in the newspaper for a watchmaker, jeweller, improver, or journeyman for the north in Launceston.
Death	13 September 1919, Rosny Road, Bellerive, Hobart
References
TAHO: RGD35/1/63 no46 Death 1894 [Mary Elizabeth Miller], RGD37/1/62 no690 Marriage 1899. Web: Ancestry: England Census 1861, 1871; Births Deaths & Marriage Victoria, Registration No. 4521/1881; Australia, Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1911. Daily Telegraph 26 March 1887; The Colonist 3 March 1888; Clipper 15 June 1907; Daily Post 21 July 1908, 11 June 1918; The Mercury (Hobart) 27 June 1906, 28 July 1909, 1 April 1916, 11 June 1918, 16 September 1919; Tasmanian News 28 September 1905 [Macnamara].