This site is dedicated to the descendants of Joseph Bass Miller and Rose Jean 
Church.

Joseph and Rose were married at Dundee, Scotland on 26 Aug 1845 and their 
first child, a daughter Isabella, was born on 7 Apr 1847.  With a young 
daughter and a second child on the way, the Millers set off on a journey that 
would take them half way around the world to a new life in Australia.  The 
ship 'Calphurnia' departed London on 10 Dec 1848 and arrived at Port Adelaide 
on 02 Apr 1849.

Over the next twenty or so years Joseph and Rose moved to various locations in 
South Australia, eventually settling in the Wimmera district of Victoria.  
During this time they continued to expand their family until there were eleven 
children in total; this generation became known as "the first eleven".

There are a number of Miller descendants who are also connected 
via the Stone family; for this reason I have included some information on 
the descendants of George Stone.  A rather enigmatic character, George is 
thought to have been an RN deserter who possibly started out in life with the 
name John Sutton.

My thanks go to the many people who have generously shared their research and 
family knowledge.  In particular I would like to thank Alex Millar and his 
wife Fran, for the contribution they have made to keeping the Millar/Miller 
family history alive, and for allowing me to copy from the family tree 
information in their book "The Tale of Two Millers", which was published in 
1999 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Joseph and Rose Miller's 
arrival in Australia.  Where possible I have endeavoured to confirm and expand 
upon the information they provided.

I hope you enjoy having a look around the site.  It is a work in progress and 
I am always open to suggestions as to how it might be improved.  Any feedback 
is welcome via a message in the guest book or via email to 
genierachel@iinet.net.au

Thank you for visiting.