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Richard Bertram MILLETT (1888 - 1952)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William Robert MILLETT (1913 - )
Roewena Maude MILLETT (1915 - )
Richard Bert MILLETT (1917 - )
Richard Bertram MILLETT (1888 - 1952)

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Rowena Rose DAWKINS ( - 1960)
William MILLETT (1857 - 1911) Richard MILLETT (1829 - 1882) Richard MILLETT (1807 - 1848)
Ann TRIGS (1810 - 1871)
Margaret NICHOLAS (1829 - 1866)



Maude DUNSFORD (1864 - 1889)












b. 12 Jan 1888 at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
m. 1912 Rowena Rose DAWKINS ( - 1960) at Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
d. 27 Nov 1952 at Atherton, Queensland, Australia aged 64
Parents:
William MILLETT (1857 - 1911)
Maude DUNSFORD (1864 - 1889)
Siblings (1):
William Leonard MILLETT (1886 - 1948)
Children (3):
William Robert MILLETT (1913 - )
Roewena Maude MILLETT (1915 - )
Richard Bert MILLETT (1917 - )
Events in Richard Bertram MILLETT (1888 - 1952)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
12 Jan 1888 Richard Bertram MILLETT was born Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
12 Dec 1889 1 Death of mother Maude DUNSFORD (aged 25) Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
09 Feb 1911 23 Death of father William MILLETT (aged 53) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1911/C002203
1912 24 Married Rowena Rose DAWKINS Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
1913 25 Birth of son William Robert MILLETT Queensland, Australia 1913/C8082
07 Sep 1915 27 Birth of daughter Roewena Maude MILLETT Queensland, Australia 1915/C10191
1917 29 Birth of son Richard Bert MILLETT Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 39338/1917
27 Nov 1952 64 Richard Bertram MILLETT died Atherton, Queensland, Australia
Personal Notes:
Cairns Post 28 Nov 1952
RICHARD BERTRAM MILLETT
ATHERTON, Nov. 27.-Qld identities of the North were shocked to hear of the untimely death of Richard Bertram Millett, maize farmer of Atherton, at the age of 65 years. The late Mr. Millett was a kindly and conscientious man, an efficient farmer and a good neighbour and one of the members of the soldier settlement group which contributed so largely toward the
rapid development and growth of Atherton and Tolga.
He was a faithful member of the Methodist Church and a local preacher. He was also a member of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and various other local bodies.
The deceased was the younger son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Millett of Charters Towers, the family being connected with the famous painter of that name. His only brother, Dr. W. L. Millett, who was superintendent at the Herberton Hospital throughout the war 1939-45 and at the time of his death was doing research work into tropical diseases.
The late Mr. R. B. Millett was born in Charters Towers and educated at the Towers Central State School and later at Newington College, Sydney. On leaving Newington he studied at the Charters Towers
School of Mines where he obtained his diplomas for survey work, etc., and his mine manager's certificate. In 1912 he married Miss Rowena Dawkins of Burwood, Sydney, and the couple resided at Charters Towers where he practised as a mining surveyor for four years.
Like his brother, the doctor, he was a member of the first A.I.F. and enlisted in 1916. He served in the 12th Field Engineers, returning to Australia in 1919.
He brought his family to the Atherton Tableland in October 1920 and they made their home on a lovely farm not very far from Atherton where he lived until his death. He was buried from the Methodist Church.
The officers of the church and returned soldiers acting as pall bearers. He leaves to mourn their loss a widow and three children. William, who resides on the farm "Rowena," Mrs. Frank Coleman, and Bert of
Clunes, New South Wales.
The late Mr. Millett was a trustee of the Methodist Church and had a strong sense of responsibility which he passed on to his children since his son. Bill Millett, joined the 8th Division in the 1939-45 War and served on the famous death railway as a prisoner of war of the Japanese, sustaining many injuries
at their hands.
Quantities of beautiful flowers were sent in by loving friends.

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
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