James Neilson Millar (abt. 1845 - 1903)

Born about 20 Dec 1845 in Buchlyvie, Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 2 Mar 1903 at about age 57 in Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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James Millar migrated from Scotland to Canada.

Biography

James Neilson Millar born abt 1845 Buchlyvie, Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland ^[1] and died 1903. Son of William Millar & Isabella Neilson.

Birth date:

Where to start?

At his 1884 marriage James said he was a 35 yr old carriage maker, ie born about 1849, Scotland.

By the 1901 census the specific date given was 20 Dec 1852.

But back in the 1851 census he is shown as aged 6 no wonder my 1850 +/2 yr searches never found him! (my usual +/- 5 is a bit much for such a common surname) Henderson-2297 10:07, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

The 20 December part of the date is presumed to be accurate.

Family

Married 26 Nov 1884 Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario

Husband: James Neilson Millar

Wife: Mary Ann Gilhully

cert. shows James Neilson as 35 bachelor carriage maker b. SCT, resid. Orillia, Presb., s/o William & Elizabeth MILLAR; Mary Ann as 22 b. ENG resid. Orillia, C of E, d/o Dominick & Elizabeth GILHULLY. Wit.: James McGeough, Orillia & Margaret McQUARRIE ^[2]

Parents

William Millar

Isabella Neilson

Married 3 Apr 1840 Buchlyvie, Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Discussion

Records are consistent that James' father is William (albeit inconsistent as to whether William was a wagon maker or a baker), but a little ambiguous about whether his mother is an Isabella or an Elizabeth.

In Scotland these names can be synonyms, witness his own sister who shows as Isabel on one record and Eliza on the next.

With his marriage showing his mother as Elizabeth but all census data showing Isabella, it was a relief to find Jas N Miller carriage maker being the informant for the death of Isabella Miller in 1876 Henderson-2297 10:07, 9 July 2018 (UTC).

Census

1851 Buchlyvie, Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

MILLAR: William 31 baker b. Fintry, STI; wife Isabella 32 b. Buchlyvie, STI; Children: Robert 10, Margaret 8, James N 6, William 2, Isabel 4, all b. Buchlyvie, STI; Servants: Isabel McEWAN b. Buchlyvie, Andrew ORR 33 baker b. Stilring, STI ^[3]

1861 Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

MILLER: Wm 47 baker, marr. b. SCT; Isabella 47 marr. b. SCT; Assumed children: Margt 18, Robert 19 baker, Jas 15, Elizabeth 13, Wm 12, Ellen 10, all b. SCT; John 6 b. West Canada; ^[4]

1871 :presumed to be somewhere in Canada - yet to be found

1881 Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada

MILLER: Margaret 29 b. SCT; James 33 carriage maker b. SCT; William 28 baker b. SCT (this from the transcription, the image is way too faint to verify!)^[5]

1891 Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada

MILLAR: James 41 foreman wheel works, b. SCT; wife Mary 23 b. ENG; Children: Russell 4, Alice 2, both b. ONT ^[6]

1901 Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada

MILLAR: James N 48 foreman ?? works b. 20 Dec 1852 SCT emig 1884 (indexed as 1889 but married in Ontario in 1884); wife Mary 33 b. 9 Jun 1867 ENG, emig. 1873? ; Children: Russell 14 b. 22 Sep 1886, Alice 12 b. 4 Jun 1888 both b. ONT ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census for Scotland, images via ScotlandsPeople: hsehold of William & Isabella MILLAR, Buchlyvie, Kippen, Stirlingshire, 486 / 6 / 4, Sched 17
2. ↑ Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, images via Ancestry.com: Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Marr. James Neilson s/o William & Elizabeth MILLAR; Mary Ann d/o Dominick & Elizabeth GILHULLY, 26 November 1884
3. ↑ 1851 Census for Scotland, images via ScotlandsPeople: hsehold of William & Isabella MILLAR, Buchlyvie, Kippen, Stirlingshire, 486 / 6 / 4, Sched 17
4. ↑ 1861 Census images for Canada via Ancestry.com: hsehold of Wm & Isabella MILLER, Galt, Waterloo
5. ↑ 1881 Census for Ontario via Ancestry.com, hsehold of Margaret MILLER, Galt, Waterloo
6. ↑ 1891 Census images for Canada via Ancestry.com: hsehold of James & Mary MILLAR
7. ↑ 1901 Census for Canada: images via Ancestry.com, hsehold of James n & Mary MILLAR, Galt, Waterloo, Ontario

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 July 2018, 08:20), entry for James Neilsen Millar(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L19P-FL9); contributed by various users.