Ancestors and Descendants of Adams and Mann and Others

  In this final chapter in the story of the life of William Miller, the story of his life becomes complicated as he recovers from his arrest in 1870 for adultery and attempts to live his life as a married man.             William Miller was born about 1818 in Lowestoft, Suffolk England to Samuel Miller (1780–1847) and Philadelphia "Phillis" Meadows (1776–1846) .   At least one other brother and two sisters are known from the marriage of his parents on January 10, 1810 in the parish church of Lowestoft.   William was baptized on June 6, 1818 at St. Margaret’s church in Lowestoft.             On December 5, 1838, William married Ann Wyatt (1818-1844) daughter of Daniel Wyatt and Mary Ann Mann, at St. Margaret’s church in Lowestoft.   At the time of their marriage, William was employed as a blacksmith and his father was a labourer.             By 1841, Samuel Miller was a maltster by profession and his son William continued working as a blacksmith.               William

  In Part 1 of the story of William Miller, we learned of the accusations of adultery from William’s second wife and his acquittal in court.   But, another story published in the Suffolk Chronicle almost 13 years earlier, now becomes relevant to the earlier case. Suffolk Chronicle 26th Sept 1857     On Friday evening a lad named William Miller, son of Mr. W. Miller, blacksmith of this town, in attempting to draw up a bucket of water from the well-yard, was, for some unknown cause, precepitated down.  Dr Matcham was soon in attendance, when it was found he had sustained a severe fracture to his skull.  It is supposed death was instantaneous.               William Alfred Miller was born in 1843 and was the third child of William Miller (1818-1898) and his first wife Ann Wyatt (1818-1844).   After the death of Ann, his father, William Miller, married Harriet Risebrooke in Norwich on August 18, 1845.   Harriet then became step-mother to the three young children—Lucy Dorothy Miller

  Much of the story of William Miller, a local blacksmith from Lowestoft, came to light from a courthouse drama as published in the Norwich Mercury on July 8, 1870.      “ William Miller was charged with leaving his wife Harriet Miller, chargeable to the Guardians of the Hundred of Mutford and Lothingland.   The defendant pleaded non- liability on account of his wife’s adultery.   Mr. Seago defended:   Mr. Kent watched the case on the part of the wife.   Mr. Seago, in opening the case, stated the plea of non-liability:--About the year 1854 a connection sprang up between the wife, Harriet Miller, and a man of the name of Huke, rendering home very uncomfortable.   Miller came to live at Lowestoft.   The woman also lived near, with Huke, between five and six years, during which time no claim was made upon the defendant.   Miller afterwards obtained a situation on the Great Eastern Railway at Beccles, and first became aware of the claim when taken upon a warrant.   Huke, it appears, h

  Much of the story and history of George Welton Ward comes from a book called  GEORGE WELTON WARD FAMILY and was published privately by the Ward Family Organization in 1969 and written by David C. Ward, grandson of George Welton Ward. It tells the story of George Welton Ward from a family descendant’s perspective and provides a great amount of detail.   As such, I have only edited it for the sake of brevity.   “The family home of his parents, John and Susannah Welton Ward, being in Leiston, Suffolk, England. When George Welton was eight years of age the family moved a distance of about 24 miles in a southwesterly direction to Fox Hall. Until his marriage, George Welton remained with his father and assisted with the work on the farm. It appears, from studying the records, he must have gone to London sometime during the year 1841, probably to visit some of his relatives. While there, he met a young woman by the name of Ann Trulock. She was the daughter of William Daniel and Mary Ann