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Mary Tulloch and Alexander Miller

Mary Tulloch was a daughter of John Tulloch and Janet Sandison, and was born in Westray on 3^rd September 1854. She was recorded with her parents at Nearhouse in the 1861 and 1871 censuses.

Mary married Alexander Miller (a labourer, born in Glasgow about 1844) in Westray on 25^th March 1873, and they had the following children:

• Mary Ann Miller, born 9^th October 1872, and died 16^th September 1874

• Margaret Miller, born 13^th June 1874, and died 26^th September 1874

(Both of the above children died of bronchitis.)

• Mary Ann Miller, born 10^th August 1875

• John Miller, born 23^rd September 1877

• Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jane Miller, born 29^th July 1881

• Alexander Miller, born 16^th October 1883

• Janet Miller, born 30^th December 1885

• James Hewison Miller, born 3^rd July 1887

The family was at Fueld/Feuld/Feold in the 3 censuses from 1881 to 1901. The census record for the household in 1891 is shown in the following table.

1891 - Feuld, Westray

	Relation	Status	Age	Occupation	Born
Alexander Millar	Head	Married	46 years	General Labourer	Glasgow
Mary Millar	Wife	Married	36 years		Westray
Mary Ann Millar	Daughter		15 years	General servant domestic	Westray
John Millar	Son		13 years	Tailor's Apprentice	Westray
Lizzie Jane Millar	Daughter		9 years	Scholar	Westray
Alexander Millar	Son		7 years	Scholar	Westray
Jennet Millar	Daughter		5 years	Scholar	Westray
James H Millar	Son		3 years		Westray

In 1901 Alexander's occupation was "quarryman". Only Janet and James were still in their parents' household, but the younger Alexander wasn't far away - he was a cattleman at Noup, Westray.

Alexander died on 1^st December 1914, aged 70 years, and Mary died at the age of 74 years, on 20^th March 1929. They are buried in Westray.