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MILES, William
1839 - 1890 (51 years) Has 15 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1805 - 1879 (74 years)-
Name MILES, William Birth 1839 Seale, Surrey, England 
Gender Male Death 2 Jan 1890 Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Person ID I762 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father MILES, Michael, b. 1798, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 7 Oct 1873, Farnham Registration District, Surrey (Age 75 years) Mother BUDD, Amelia, b. 1805, Puttenham, Surrey, England d. 1879, Farnham Registration District, Surrey (Age 74 years) Marriage 27 Feb 1827 Seale, Surrey Family ID F550 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HARDING, Matilda, b. 1846, Dunton, Buckinghamshire, England d. 31 Mar 1921, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) Marriage 1866 Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England Children 1. MILES, George Frederick, b. 1870, Farnham, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. MILES, Bertha, b. 18 Jan 1887, Red Rock, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Dec 1978, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F562 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM MILES 1839-1890
William, son of Michael MILES, a labourer from Ash, Surrey, and his wife Amelia, was baptised at Seale, Surrey, on 29 September 1839.
(Parish Register image via FamilySearch)
From the 1841 census of Ash, Surrey:
Michal (sic) MILES, aged 40, labourer, born in Surrey;
Milley (sic) MILES, aged 30, born in Surrey;
Eliza MILES, aged 11, born in Surrey;
Stephen MILES, aged 9, born in Surrey;
Jane MILES, aged 6, born in Surrey;
George MILES, aged 3, born in Surrey;
*Wm MILES, aged 1, born in Surrey.
(HO107/1080/1/22/15)
The 1851 census of Ash Lane, Ash, Surrey:
Michael MILES, head, aged 55, sawyer journeyman, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Amelia MILES, wife, aged 47, born at Puttenham, Surrey;
George MILES, son, aged 14, agricultural labourer, born at Ash;
*William MILES, son, aged 11, born at Ash;
Thomas MILES, son, aged 9, born at Ash;
Ann MILES, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Ash;
John MILES, grandson, aged 2, born at Ash.
(HO107/1596/44/9)
The 1861 census of 2 White Lane, Seale, Surrey:
Michael MILES, head, aged 61, sawyer (invalid), born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Amelia MILES, wife, aged 56, born at Puttenham, Surrey;
*William MILES, son, aged 21, agricultural labourer, born at Ash, Surrey;
Thomas MILES, son, aged 19, agricultural labourer, born at Ash, Surrey;
John MILES, grandson, aged 12, scholar, born at Ash, Surrey.
(RG9/434/101/14)
The marriage between William MILES and Matilda HARDING was registered in 1866.
(GRO December Q 1866 Winslow 3a 813)
The 1871 census of Ridgeway, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey:
*William MILES, head, aged 31, farm bailiff, born at Ash, Surrey;
Matilda MILES, wife, aged 25, bailiff, born at Dunton, Buckinghamshire;
George F. MILES, son, aged 1, born at Farnham, Surrey.
(RG10/822/105/29)
The family has not been traced in the 1881 census of England & Wales.
William MILES died at Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada, on 2 October 1890.
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(revised 13.04.2019)