Episode notes
John Miller, 6th generation dairy farmer farms on Rawlings Lane Berry, running parallel to the Princes Hwy. Rawlings Lane as a road, was created when the Bypass was built and 16 acres were taken from John’s farm Broughton Mill toward the upgrade. Rawlings -the name-is unknown historically, at the moment.
Robert Miller was born in 1795, Erskine Scotland & migrated on the ship Othelo, arriving in Sydney August 1834 with his wife Elizabeth Muir, born 1799. They had married in Paisley Middle Church Renfrew Scotland in 1829. They arrived in Australia with 6 children Mary, William, James, Elizabeth, Robert & John.
A further 3 were to be born in Australia; Ann, George & Sara. Robert’s occupation was a dairy farmer. They came down to Gerringong from Sydney in 1837.
Their 2nd son William, b1823 at Paisley Scotland ma ...