Margaret Miller (née West) (1827-1919) was the second wife of Nathaniel Frary Miller. They married in 1863.
She was the sister of Mary Ann West, and the aunt of Clara Boehmer, and after Mary Ann became a widow, Margaret brought Clara up.
Since Margaret was the stepmother of Frederick Miller and both aunt and adapted mother of Clara, the Miller siblings (Madge, Monty and Agatha) called her “Auntie-Grannie”. Mary Ann became “Grannie B”.
Margaret Miller lived in Ealing at 99 Uxbridge Road. Agatha Christie used to visit and stay with "Auntie-Grannie" frequently in her youth. The 1911 census lists, in the household at 99 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, a 20-year old named "Agatha Miller". It was Margaret Miller who encouraged 11-year old Agatha to submit her poem The Trams for publication in a local Ealing newspaper resulting in what is probably her first published piece of writing. Margaret Miller is also believed to be the inspiration for Christie's character Jane Marple.[1]
Margaret died in 1919, aged 92, and was buried at South Ealing Cemetery.[2]
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- ↑ Jonathan Oates, "Ealing no mystery to Agatha Christie", Around Ealing, 8 Mar 2016. URL
- ↑ https://www.walkmeblog.com/londoners/agatha-christie-in-london