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Sarah Miller¹

(circa December 1820 - 22 December 1913)

Father

John Miller¹ (say 1795 - )

Mother

Rosanna McGeoch¹ (say 1800 - )

BMDB data

Sarah Miller was born cir. Dec 1820 Kippen, STI, SCT

.¹ She was baptized on 24 Dec 1820 Kippen, Stirlingshire

; entry shows David and Sarah as twins, parents John Miller, wright, and Rosanna McGeoch, Witnesses: Congtn Test.¹
Sarah Miller married Gabriel Anderson, son of Gabriel Anderson and Margaret McAulay, on 29 Mar 1842 Barony, LKS, SCT.²
Sarah Miller died on 22 Dec 1913 Main St (36), Thornliebank, Par. of Eastwood, RFW, SCT; Aged 79; widow of Gabriel ANDERSON carting contractor; Dtr of __ MILLER, joiner, and __ m.s. ___, both dec'd; Died 11am 36 Main St, Thornliebank; inf. son David ANDERSON, present.³

My interest in Sarah is in trying to convince myself that I have correctly identified Sarah, wife of Gabriel Anderson.
If so, and also IF other assumptions as to her paternal grandfather also hold, this could be a significant step in identifying likely origins for the longstanding brickwall of who on earth my 2* great grandmother, Amelia Millar's parents are.
DNA matches are slowly accumulating that do appear to group around a couple of Miller families with connections around Kippen.
But jury still very much out as to formal conclusions and accuracy as to my assumptions as to how they may / do connect to each other.⁴

Census/Where lived/Occupations

Sarah Anderson appeared on the census of 30 Mar 1851 Thornliebank, Par. of Eastwood, RFW, SCT, with Gabriel Anderson, enumerated as ANDERSON: Gabriel 30 carter b. Eastwood, RFW; wife Sarah 29 b. Larbert STI; Children: Anne 7, Gabriel 3, John 3 Mo all b. Eastwood; Servant: Charles CAMPBELL 21 carter b. Eastwood.⁵
Sarah Anderson appeared on the census of 1861 Thornliebank, Par. of Eastwood, RFW, enumerated as ANDERSON: Sarah 34 head cowfeeder b. Kippen, STI; Children: Ann 17 Calico Dyer, Gabriel 13 Calico Bleacher, John 9, Elizabeth 7, David 1, all b. Eastwood, RFW; Boarder: Andw JAMIESON 25 carter b. Eastwood.⁶

Family

Gabriel Anderson (cir. 1821 - Nov 1859)

Children

Anne Anderson^7,8,5 (cir. 1844 - Jan 1907)
Gabriel Anderson⁵ (cir. 1848 - )
John Anderson⁵ (cir. Jan 1851 - )
David Anderson^3,9 (Feb 1860 - )

Last Edited

16 May 2026

Citations

Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 24 Dec 1820 David & Sarah (twins) to John MILLER & Rosanna McGEOCH, Kippen, STI, 484/ 20 4, copy d/loaded Jun 2019.
Scotland: OPR index, "Scotland, Marriages 1561-1910", Marr. 29 Mar 1842 Gabriel ANDERSON & Sarah MILLER, Barony, LKS, extracted Sep 2020.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 22 Dec 1913 Sarah ANDERSON 43, reg. Par. of Eastwood, RFW, ref. 562/ 272, copy d/loaded Jun 2019.
"Lorna's Family History Musings", May 2026.
1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Thornliebank, Par. of Eastwood, RFW, hsehold of Gabriel & Sarah ANDERSON, extracted Sep 2020.
1861 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Thornliebank, Eastwood, RFW, hsehold of Sarah ANDERSON, extracted Sep 2020.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 15 Jan 1866 John s/o Robert KEIR and Margaret HENDERSON; Ann d/o Gabriel ANDERSON and Sarah MILLAR, reg. Eastwood, RFW ref. 562/50, copy d/loaded Sep 2020.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 2 Jan 1907 Ann KEIR, wid. of John KEIR; d/o Gabriel ANDERSON and Sarah MILLAR, reg. Par. of Eastwood, RFW ref. 562/#1, copy d/loaded Sep 2020.
Births deaths marriages index: Scotland 1855+, Birth 1860 David ANDERSON, mother MILLAR, reg. Eastwood (RFW), ref. 562 / 89, extracted Jun 2025 , http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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Family

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Sarah Miller¹