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7/30/2012

 
As mentioned in a previous post, in Maulden at least, the name Millard did not become common usage until well into the 1600s;  before that, Milar, Miller, Milward, Myllward, Myllwarde and others were all used interchangeably. A marriage might be recorded as Myllward and their child born a year later might be Milar.  Several Millward baptisms showed no parent in the records until I went back and looked at the name Miller.   All very interesting, and all deriving from at least 4 and perhaps 5 siblings born before 1555 (when the Parish records begin).   And that family was a small minority within the village, and likely were descended from an ancestor owning a mill.

In comparison, the Kleinsteuber origins in the Thuringen Region of Germany, from many different parishes, were all very exact (though to me the High German script is still incomprehensible!

Doesn't mean a whole lot to us today, but fun to work with, much like an interesting jigsaw puzzle.

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