William Miller

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William Miller
Born 1884
Died 1914 (aged 29–30)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Scottish
Occupation Miner

Dundee Courier 13 July 1914: William Miller (27), single, advise Wm. Gray, 41 Pollock Building, Glasgow.

Early Life

Birth

William was born 1884 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Burial records gives date of birth 1887

Parents

Unknown

Marriage

Single

Census Records

1891 William Miller was living at Dalry with Barbara Reid, age 62 and her daughter, Isabella Reid, age 23.
William was aged 7 and adopted.

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

William is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery, but not in the Mass Grave.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule E

Interesting Facts

William Gray of 41 Pollock building married Isabella Reid 31 Dec 1895, Ayrshire.
Dundee Courier 13 July 1914: William Miller (27), single, advise Wm. Gray, 41 Pollock Building, Glasgow

William Miller and William G. Miller were both on the Hillcrest Football Team, of which 8 of the 11 players were killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
There is a photo of the team: Anderson, Frank, W. Hillcrest Mine Disaster, 1969.



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