Millard, was born in Huntingdon, England in 1864. He came out to Bombay at age 20 to assist in the wine business of Herbert (Musgrave) Phipson, then Honorary Secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and the editor of its journal.
Millard was born in Huntingdon, England in 1864. At the age of twenty, he relocated to Bombay to support Herbert (Musgrave) Phipson's wine business. Phipson held the position of Honorary Secretary at the Bombay Natural History Society and edited its journal.