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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1820 - 1892 (72 years)
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| Name |
James William MILLER |
| Prefix |
Major |
| Suffix |
VC rcpt |
| Christened |
23 Apr 1820 |
Hutchesontown Relief Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland  |
| Born |
5 May 1820 |
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
MTGY-864 |
| Name |
James Miller [1] |
| _UID |
7BDC3B83DE3945A1ADC563E58A08CC96C0AF |
| Died |
12 Jun 1892 |
Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Person ID |
I30341 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
9 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
James MILLER, b. Abt 1793, Carroryhore, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 1866, Scotland (Age ~ 73 years) |
| Mother |
Ceathran "Mary" FINLAY, Fechnie, b. Abt 1793, Scotland , d. 1860, Scotland (Age ~ 67 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1820 |
Scotland |
| Family ID |
F2650 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Agnes FORSYTH, b. 6 Aug 1834, Cawnpore, Bengal, India , d. 5 Aug 1903, Agra, Bengal, India (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
24 Oct 1849 |
Fort William, Bengal, India |
| Children |
| | 1. Evans Thomas MILLER, b. 17 Sep 1850, Chr Dum Dum, Bengal, India , d. 5 Nov 1854, Fort William, Bengal, India (Age 4 years) |
| | 2. Frances Isabella MILLER, b. 26 Jul 1852, Dum Dum, Bengal, India , d. 14 May 1854, Fort William, Bengal, India (Age 1 years) |
| | 3. Emilie Seraphina MILLER, b. 15 May 1855, West Bengal, India , d. 25 Jun 1938, Staplehurst, Kent, England (Age 83 years) |
| | 4. Alice Olivia MILLER, b. 5 Feb 1860, Futtehghur, Bengal, India , d. 2 Mar 1909, West Bengal, India (Age 49 years) |
| | 5. Henry James MILLER, b. 27 May 1861, Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland , d. 12 Mar 1919, Bengal, India (Age 57 years) |
| | 6. Andrew Alexander MILLER, b. 10 Nov 1864, Futtehghur, Bengal, India , d. 2 Mar 1932, Calcutta, West Bengal, India (Age 67 years) |
| | 7. William Evans MILLER, b. 1866, India , d. 1867, India (Age 1 years) |
| | 8. Frank Edwin MILLER, b. 3 Jun 1867, Futtehghur, Bengal, India , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 9. Minnie Edith MILLER, b. 23 Aug 1868, Futtehghur, Bengal, India , d. 1 Sep 1932, Bangalor, Madras, India (Age 64 years) |
| | 10. Agatha MILLER, b. Abt 1870, Puryab, East Indis, Umritsir , d. 5 Jan 1907, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age ~ 37 years) |
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| Last Modified |
9 Apr 2024 |
| Family ID |
F2563 |
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| Notes |
- Military ServiceEnlisted in the East India Company (HEIC) and was sent to Chatham
June 22 1841 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
IndiaLanded at Calcutta and marched to Agra, loining the 1/3 Bengal Artillery Jan 1842
PromotionPromoted to Bombardier May 5 1844
PromotionPromoted to Corporal Aug 27 1844 Agra, Bengal, India
PromotionPromoted to Sergeant Aug 12 1845 Agra, Bengal, India
PromotionPromoted to acting Sergeant. Joined Arsenal at Fort William, Calcutta
June 20 1846 Calcutta, Bengal, India
MarriageMarriage to: Agnes Forsyth
Oct 24 1849 Fort William, West Bengal, India
AppointmentAppointed to Dum Dum 1850 DUM DUM, BENGAL, INDIA
PromotionPromoted to Blacksmith Sergeant Jan 31 1851 DUM DUM, BENGAL, INDIA
MutinyTook action to save Lt Grub of the 38 Bengal NLI Oct 28 1857 Bengal, India
AwardAwarded the VC announced in the London Gazette. Feb 25 1862 Bengal, India
RetirementRetired with the rank of Major Aug 10 1862 Bengal, India
Victoria Cross Recipient
28 Oct 1857 at Futtehpore, near Sikra, at great risk he carried a wounded officeer to safety, being wounded in the attempt.
BIO: See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Miller_(VC_1857)
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he served as a Conductor in the Ordnance Depot, Bengal Army. On October 28, 1857, at Agra, India, Conductor Miller went to the assistance of a wounded officer and carried him out of action. He himself was also subsequently wounded. For most prestigious gallantry, he was awarded the Victoria Cross on February 25, 1862. He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant and retired from the Gun Carriage Agency as a Major in 1882. He died at age 72 in Simla, India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Army for British Indian Army
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- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Apr 2024), entry for James William MILLER, person ID MTGY-864. (Reliability: 3).
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