Alexander Tytler Miller b 1st May 1809

[tab11]

I'm hoping someone can help me find any info on the above person.  His parents were Robert Miller and Jane Low, Edinburgh.

I can't find anything other than his birth date but with such an unusual middle name you would think there would be another way of tracing him.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks for reading...

[MonicaL]

Hi tab11

How does Alexander come up on your research/ancestry?

Monica

[tab11]

Do you mean the Ancestry website Monica?

I'm not a member of the site..

[MonicaL]

Sorry, meant it as how are you connected to Alexander? You mention you have only so far found a birth for him so just wandered whether he was direct family.

Monica 

[tab11]

Hi again,

I'm a descendant of his brother, William Miller, b 1811 in Edinburgh. 

[Br1gau]

Hi both,

Not sure what you have so far, tab11, but in a search for Alexander Tyler Miller I came across these birth/baptisms for Robert Miller and Jane Low's children, all Edinburgh

1796 Jul 2 George
1804 Apr 8 Jane
1808 Mar 11 Helen
1809 May1 Alexander Tytler
1810 Oct 8 John Robert
1811 Oct 6 William
1812 Oct 19 Jane
1814 Aug 14 James

Notice also that Robert Miller was a bookbinder which brings up this entry from the Scottish Book Trade Index.  Download PDF SBTI A-M pages 966 – 967 from
http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/scottish-book-trade-index

MILLAR, Robert bookbinder, Edinburgh
Back of Gavinloch’s Land, Forrester’s Wynd 1804
Forrester's Wynd 1805-09
Royal Bank Close 1810-11
Mill's Court, Lawnmarket 1812-13
101 Cowgate - house 149 Richmond Lane 1814-15
149 Richmond Lane 1816
Post-Office Close 1817
bookbinder and stationer 253 High Street 1818
Drummond Street 1819

Son of late John Miller, shipmaster in Leith, apprenticed to Alexander Smiton bookbinder for 6 years 11 May 1797. Married Jean daughter of deceased John Low builder 26 May 1795. Burgess as apprentice to Alexander Smiton bookbinder 11 May 1797; Guild Brother 8 September 1817.
EdinPren; EdinMarr; EdinBurg; Edin Dir

brigau 

[tab11]

Wow thank you Br1gau.  I had some knowledge of some children but not all the ones you've found.  I knew about the bookbinding from a marriage cert but those addresses are fantastic.

Still not sure what Alexander T Miller did for a living but delighted with your info.

Thanks again

[Br1gau]

Good, it's something new, I wasn't sure what info you already had. What was William's occupation, by the way? 
Here's a snip from the Edinburgh marriage Register, transcription from the OPR I should think.

https://archive.org/stream/scottishrecordso40scotuoft#page/546/mode/2up/search/miller

[tab11]

Thanks again, Br1gau - I've tried to look at this marriage before without success.  William left Scotland and went to the UK, he had various trades but mainly mining.

Alexander Tytler Miller 1809 is driving me mad because I can't find a thing on him, still searching the records...

Thanks again, really appreciated