I am new to this list and need help. I have just broken down a brick wall (hopefully). I am looking for any information on a family that returned to England in 1930 (I have a passenger list). On this list it said they had intention of residing in Scotland although family insisted that the went to England. The family (in 1930) is MILLER, John <33>, MILLER, Jessie <32> and daughter Marianne <10 wks>. The address given for proposed residence was Summerhill House, Ayton, Berwick. John is listed as a farmer. The reason I have picked this family to follow is the age for Jessie corresponds with the birthdate I have for Jessie CAMPBELL and corresponds with ages for both from their marriage certificate. On a later obituary for her sister, her name is given as Jessie DRUMMOND-MILLER. Researching the name DRUMMOND-MILLER has been a loss and because of the time period and the 75 - 100 year sealing of records I have not found a birth for the daughter or any death records for either John or Jessie in Canada. The family originated in Ontario, Canada. Rumour has it (in the family memories) that they owned a rather large farm and that during the WWII, some of the Kings horses were stabled there. Also it has been mentioned that the family fell on hard times and sold the farm. I have just found another passenger list where Jessie Lillian MILLER returned from a holiday to Kelham Newar Notts. The birthdate/age match my Jessie Lillian CAMPBELL and now I am hopeful that someone may help me contact with their daughter Marion. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Susan Researching: CLAY, RIMMINGTON, SILVERWOOD, LAPPAGE, CAMPBELL, HAMILTON

Susan, Thanks for your reply, but it's best to stay on list for others who may be following this thread. For Outlook Express, use the Reply All button. While there may be a 100 year privacy restriction in Canada, it doesn't apply in UK. You say John Drummond Miller was born in Scotland c1897. You should find his birth on Scotland's People and also find him in 1901 census. You say Jessie Campbell was born in Canada c1900. This falls outside 100 years, so you should be able to find her parents as well and possibly their marriage and other children. They should also be in Canadian census records. I'm wondering if John Drummond Miller served in WWI. It may be worth checking, but he could be a bit young. The question is how did he come to be in Canada? They married in Canada about 1929 and had a daughter Marianne in 1930, before returning to Nottingham later that year. You corroborated this by adding Jessie evidence that Jessie was in Kelham, Newark on Trent around 1956. I searched http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl and found a Joan Miller b1940 at Newark with mother's name Campbell. I also found a marriage of Marianne Miller to Alastair Campbell in 1955 at Southwell. If you look at Google maps, these are all in the same area. I think they're probably worth following up and perhaps purchasing certificates. Records on the FreeBMD site generally decline after 1937, depending on volunteer transcribers and locality. But if you look on Ancestry you should get them right up to 2006 which will enable you to search for all subsequent BDM events including deaths of John and Jessie, marriage of Joan and children of Marianne. With all those leads to follow, you'll understand why you have to do the work. Peter