THOMAS MILLER (c.1764-1801. Warrant Officer - Gunner) (Service in RN. 1780-1801) The family's connection with the Royal Navy started in the late 1770s. Thomas Miller, the future father-in-law of James Hall, joined the Navy as an Able Seaman and by 1780 was a Midshipman. After a successful career, during which he took part in Rodney's Battle of the Saintes in the West Indies and Nelson's Battle of the Nile, he rose to the rank of Gunner. He married Ann Gould in 1785 with whom he had two sons and a daughter. Both his sons joined the Navy and took part at the Battle of Trafalgar. In 1809 after his death, his daughter Mary Ann, married James Hall.
FRANCIS MILLER (1786-1809. Lieutenant) (Service in RN. 1801-1809) Brother in law of James Hall and father of his second wife, Frances.
JAMES HALL (1786-1869. Surgeon. Service in RN. 1808-1836) Diarist. Son in law of Thomas Miller.
WILLIAM KING-HALL (1816-1886. Admiral. Service in RN. 1829-79) Diarist. Son of James Hall and grandson of Thomas Miller.
GEORGE KING-HALL (1850-1939. Admiral. Service in RN. 1864-1914) Diarist. Son of William King-Hall and great grandson of Thomas Miller.
HERBERT KING-HALL (1862-1936. Admiral. Service in RN. 1875-1919) Brother of George King-Hall and great grandson of Thomas Miller.
STEPHEN KING-HALL (1893-1966. Commander. Service in RN 1906-1929) Diarist. Son of George King-Hall. Great great grandson of Thomas Miller.
RICHARD PERCEVAL-MAXWELL (1930. Commander. Service in RN 1944-1995) Son of Magdalen King-Hall and grandson of George King-Hall. Great great great grandson of Thomas Miller. Failed to keep a Diary, but hopes to be forgiven for this oversight by becoming the Editor of this Website.
From the dates given above it will be seen that six generations of the King-Hall family and its direct connections have served in the Royal Navy almost continuously for over 200 years. The only break in this service was the fifteen years between Stephen King-Hall retiring in 1929 and his nephew Richard Perceval-Maxwell joining the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in May 1944.