Modern English biography

_J. Smith’s Our Scottish clergy_ (1848) 387–92; _Memorials of S. Miller_ (1883), _biographical sketch pp. ix–lxiii_, _portrait_. MILLER, SAMUEL CHRISTIE (2 son of Thomas Christie of Brooklands, Broomfield, Essex). _b._ 1811; M.P. Newcastle-under-Lyme 1847–59; assumed the name of Miller on succeeding to his relative’s (William H. Miller) estate of Craigentinny, Midlothian in 1862. _d._ Britwell court, Maidenhead, Berks. 5 April 1889. MILLER, THOMAS (son of George Miller, wharfinger, _d._ 1810). _b._ Gainsborough 31 Aug. 1807; apprenticed to a basket-maker; a basket-maker at Swan’s yard, Long Row, Nottingham 1832–5, at 33 Elliott’s row, St. George’s road, Southwark 1835–41; a bookseller at 9 Newgate st. 1841–2, and at 17 Ludgate hill 1843–5; wrote tales for The London Journal; author of Songs of the sea nymphs 1832; A day in the woods 1836; Beauties of the country 1837; Rural Sketches 1839, 2 ed. 1862; Gideon Giles the roper 1841; Godfrey Malvern or the life of an author 2 vols. 1842–3, 2 ed. 1857; History of the Anglo-Saxons from the earliest period to the Norman conquest 1848, 3 ed. 1849; wrote the fifth volume of G. W. Reynolds’s Mysteries of London 1846 and about 30 other books. _d._ 23 New st. Kennington park road, London 24 Oct. 1874. _Wylie’s Old and new Nottingham_ (1853) 168, 207–10; _Thomas Cooper’s Life 4 ed._ (1873) 1–54. MILLER, WILLIAM. _b._ 1786; 2 lieut. R.A 1 Oct. 1801, captain 2 April 1825, placed on h.p. 29 Aug. 1826; K.H. 1837; C.B. 4 April