Lady Mary Elizabeth Miller (1856–1941)
Lady Miller, O.B.E., widow of Sir Edward Miller, died on Thursday. She resided at "Glyn," Kooyong-road, Toorak, and was 87 years of age. Her philanthropic activities were many and varied. The greatest of these was the interest she took in the Red Cross Society during the Great War of 1914-18. Lady Miller, who was born in New South Wales, was a daughter of the late Mr. Henry Darlot. Two sons survive her.
The funeral left her home yesterday morning, after a service by Rev. T. H. Justice, who also officiated at the Spring Vale crematorium, whore her remains were privately cremated.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Argus (Melbourne), 27 September 1941, p 4
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Miller, Edward (husband)
- Miller, Everard Studley (son)
- Darlot, Mary Anna (mother)
- Darlot, Henry King (father)
- Darlot, Laura Isabella (stepmother)
- Miller, Eliza (mother-in-law)
- Miller, Henry (father-in-law)
- Darlot, Leonard Hawthorn (brother)
- Darlot, Everard Firebrace (brother)
- Darlot, Henry Sydney (brother)
- Wrixon, Charlotte (sister-in-law)
- Miller, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Miller, Clara Johnstone (sister-in-law)
- Miller, Helen Mary (sister-in-law)
- Bancroft, William Charles (brother-in-law)
- Miller, Albert (brother-in-law)
- Miller, Septimus (brother-in-law)
- Wrixon, Arthur Henry (brother-in-law)
- Firebrace, William Piggott (uncle)
- Archer, Sophia (aunt by marriage)
- Bisdee, Henrietta Charlotte (aunt by marriage)
- Archer, John Lee (uncle by marriage)
- Bisdee, John (uncle by marriage)
- Miller, Mars Morphett (uncle by marriage)
- Miller, Charles Morton (uncle by marriage)
- Wrixon, Arthur Henry (nephew)
- Darlot, Guydon Firebrace (nephew)
- Miller, Gwendoline Stewart (niece by marriage)
- Darlot, Madeleine Grant (cousin)
Citation details
'Miller, Lady Mary Elizabeth (1856–1941)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/miller-lady-mary-elizabeth-16578/text39277, accessed 7 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Darlot, Lady Mary Elizabeth
Birth
6 September,
1856
Wimmera,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
25 September,
1941
(aged 85)
Toorak, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia