Gallery Construction:
Each section of this gallery will be ordered by generation and by alpha family grouping (e.g. I - Maulden Millards & Descendants, II - Luton Millards & Descendants, III - Mapledurham Millards & Descendants) and family subgroupings will be added as needed. - Each photo must be captioned, starting with year, and description can be as long as needed.
- In many cases, a photo may appear in more than one gallery
- Living children under 18 will not be named.
- Groups of over 6 people will usually be included in the Places & Special Events section.
The Author of this webpage is Keith Millard, a genealogy historian of the Kleinsteuber and Millard families. I/we would be pleased to hear from you with your comments or questions, and also if you have a photo or photos you would like to contribute to this free Gallery.
- In many cases, a photo may appear in more than one gallery
- Living children under 18 will not be named.
- Groups of over 6 people will usually be included in the Places & Special Events section.
The Author of this webpage is Keith Millard, a genealogy historian of the Kleinsteuber and Millard families. I/we would be pleased to hear from you with your comments or questions, and also if you have a photo or photos you would like to contribute to this free Gallery.
Table of Contents:
Maulden, Bedfordshire Millards
I - Henry Miller 1661 - 1725
II - Henry Richard Millard 1831 - 1903
III - John Josiah Millard 1878 - 1954
IV - Frank Wilfred Millard 1919 - 2010
IV - Other descendants of John Josiah Millard
III - Other descendants of Henry Richard Millard
II - Edward Candish Millard
I - Luton, Bedfordshire aka Pennsylvania Millards
I - Henry Miller 1661 - 1725
II - Henry Richard Millard 1831 - 1903
III - John Josiah Millard 1878 - 1954
IV - Frank Wilfred Millard 1919 - 2010
IV - Other descendants of John Josiah Millard
III - Other descendants of Henry Richard Millard
II - Edward Candish Millard
I - Luton, Bedfordshire aka Pennsylvania Millards
Maulden, Bedfordshire Millards:
Our furthest documented origin point is the village of Maulden in Bedfordshire in the mid to late 1500s, at the beginning of parish records being kept. Maulden is about 8 miles south of the town of Bedford, and was referred to in the Domesday Book as Meldone (believed to mean “the cross on the hill” or “the meeting place”). The St Mary the Virgin original church was built in the 1200s.
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We note from the fan chart that in the 1600s & 1700s, the surname recorded at birth was at the discretion and literacy level of the parish priest; therefore, some descendants were named as Millard, Millward, Millar, and Miller, and for the most part they and their descendants retained that spelling.
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I - Henry Miller 1661 - 1725
Henry Miller was the first of the Maulden Millards known to be born away from Maulden, and was born in 1661 in the market town of Leighton Buzzard, 14 miles south of Maulden and right at the border with Buckinghamshire. Of his 9 children, 3 were baptised as Millard and 6 as Miller.
However, his son Henry Millard (b. 1685) became the ancestor of the missionary Edward Candish Millard, while his son Robert Miller (b. 1698) became the ancestor of Henry Richard Millard.
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However, his son Henry Millard (b. 1685) became the ancestor of the missionary Edward Candish Millard, while his son Robert Miller (b. 1698) became the ancestor of Henry Richard Millard.
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Town of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
There is evidence that people have been living in and around the area currently occupied by Leighton Buzzard since Saxon times. Pottery and jewellery from the sixth century have been excavated in the town and earthworks have been found which are believed to date back to Roman times.
The town is also mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 where it is called Lestone. This is interesting as it mentions that Lestone had a market which is still held in Leighton Buzzard to this day. As there was another area village called Leighton, it is believed a 2nd name was added, that of a prominent person named Theobald de Busar and eventually known at Leighton Buzzard.
The coming of the Grand Union Canal and the Railway in the early 1800’s established the town still further and the population, industry, and commerce continued to increase. The town boasts many old buildings each with its own stories to tell that, together, make up the history of Leighton Buzzard. Today the population of the city is about 37,000.
The town is also mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 where it is called Lestone. This is interesting as it mentions that Lestone had a market which is still held in Leighton Buzzard to this day. As there was another area village called Leighton, it is believed a 2nd name was added, that of a prominent person named Theobald de Busar and eventually known at Leighton Buzzard.
The coming of the Grand Union Canal and the Railway in the early 1800’s established the town still further and the population, industry, and commerce continued to increase. The town boasts many old buildings each with its own stories to tell that, together, make up the history of Leighton Buzzard. Today the population of the city is about 37,000.
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II - Henry Richard Millard 1831 - 1903
John Millard and Jane Lucas were the parents of Henry Richard Millard and his nine siblings. John was born in 1789 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, and was an Excise Tax officer before becoming a successful grocer in Islington, Middlesex (a district in North London). He has 249 descendants in our Geni Family Tree.
Henry Richard Millard was born in October 1831, the 4th of 10 children, and baptized in January 1832 at St Luke's, Finsbury, in Middlesex. He married Eleanor Puckett at the St Pancras New Parish Church in London in April 1858 and in May they sailed on the Niagara Mail Ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia, then travelled on to Montreal. Henry Richard was a well to do merchant and watchmaker in Montreal.
Seven children were born to Henry and Eleanor in Montreal, and she died following the birth of Henry in 1872. A year later, Henry married Susan Mary Watts in Montreal, and they had eight children between 1873 and 1890, with John Josiah, born in 1878 being the 4th of these. Henry Richard died in 1903.
Henry Richard Millard has 181 Descendants in our Geni Family Tree.
Henry Richard Millard was born in October 1831, the 4th of 10 children, and baptized in January 1832 at St Luke's, Finsbury, in Middlesex. He married Eleanor Puckett at the St Pancras New Parish Church in London in April 1858 and in May they sailed on the Niagara Mail Ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia, then travelled on to Montreal. Henry Richard was a well to do merchant and watchmaker in Montreal.
Seven children were born to Henry and Eleanor in Montreal, and she died following the birth of Henry in 1872. A year later, Henry married Susan Mary Watts in Montreal, and they had eight children between 1873 and 1890, with John Josiah, born in 1878 being the 4th of these. Henry Richard died in 1903.
Henry Richard Millard has 181 Descendants in our Geni Family Tree.
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To the right is a 4 generations of descendants fan chart for John Millard (1789 - 1884), and we can see that both he and several of his children had very large families.
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III - John Josiah Millard 1878 - 1954
John or Johnny Millard was born in 1878 at 472 St Lawrence Street in Montreal, Quebec. Though born in the city he loved the outdoors, and in 1898 undertook a solo canoe and camping trip up the Ottawa River to Ottawa. On one of his diary pages he mentions his employer Mr James Jephcott of the Montreal Lithographing Company.
In the 1901 Census, Johnny is living with an English family in Caldwell Township, Nipissing, Ontario. In the 1911 Census the John Josiah Millard family is still living in Caldwell Township, Nipissing, Ontario, and John's brother Percival is living with them. In the 1921 Census the family is still living in Caldwell Township, Nipissing, Ontario with their 5 children, John Percival (Percy), George Alvin, Ernest Clifford (Cliff), Herbert Stanley (Herb), and Frank Wilfred.
In August of 1922 the family relocated to a farm near the Bay of Quinte in Prince Edward County, but after 3 months they moved across the Bay to a farm on Trent Road, Sidney Township, Hastings County, but also located on the Bay of Quinte. John Josiah operated the dairy farm and founded the Victoria Dairy which functioned until the early 1940s.
John Josiah found himself more or less deserted by his sons as they matured, and after the dairy burned in the early 1940s (perhaps not by accident), he left the farm deserting his wife in the process, and travelled to Penticton, BC where he lived with his brother Percival for some period of years, only later returning to Belleville. He died in 1954 after 18 months of illness at the age of 76.
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IV - Frank Wilfred Millard 1919 - 2010
When World War II came to pass, Frank joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, but as a conscientious objector due to the pacifist teachings of the Plymouth Brethren Church. As a result he was assigned to a maintenance division as a carpenter and assisted in building new aircraft hangars and enlisted men's quarters across Ontario.
He spent most of his time at Mountain View air base near Belleville and the Trenton Air Base, and he met a girl named Ruth Kleinsteuber at a church youth meeting. One thing led to another and when they planned to get married, her father Mitchel Kleinsteuber suggested his future son in law could help the war effort better by helping grow food on the farm.
Frank and Ruth married in 1942, in 1944 he was released from service to work on the farm, which he did until 1958. Frank and his family moved to Oshawa in 1960 where he had a job as a maintenance carpenter in the new Oshawa General Hospital, where he worked until he retired. He and Ruth moved to Langley, BC to an independant and assisted living facility, finally moving to Ottawa in 2005, and where he died in 2010.
He spent most of his time at Mountain View air base near Belleville and the Trenton Air Base, and he met a girl named Ruth Kleinsteuber at a church youth meeting. One thing led to another and when they planned to get married, her father Mitchel Kleinsteuber suggested his future son in law could help the war effort better by helping grow food on the farm.
Frank and Ruth married in 1942, in 1944 he was released from service to work on the farm, which he did until 1958. Frank and his family moved to Oshawa in 1960 where he had a job as a maintenance carpenter in the new Oshawa General Hospital, where he worked until he retired. He and Ruth moved to Langley, BC to an independant and assisted living facility, finally moving to Ottawa in 2005, and where he died in 2010.
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IV - Other descendants of John Josiah Millard
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III - Other descendants of Henry Richard Millard
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