John Millar1,2

#20722, (1887 - )
FatherThomas Millar1,2 (1858 - )
MotherMary Kinross1 (1854 - )
Relationships2nd great-grandson of John Kinross
4th great-grandson of James Graham
3rd great-grandson of William Reid
Extended Family
Served in WW1WW1
ChartsJohn Kinross & Helen Dawson - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart
James Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart
Michael Stirling & Elizabeth Monteith - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart

Life Events

BirthJohn Millar was born on 22 Feb 1887 in Braco, Perthshire.2
 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusJohn Miller appeared on the 1891 Census of Dunfermline, Fife with his parents. He was 4 and born in Ardoch.3 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusJohn appeared on the 1901 Census of Stanwell, Middlesex with his parents. He was 14 and born in Scotland.1 
Passenger ListJohn Miller was listed on a manifest dated Apr 1905 for the Bavarian, traveling from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia. John was a steerage passenger, age 18, single, a Farmer, Scotch, from the County of Perth with a destination of Regina.4 
1906 CensusJohn Miller appeared on the 1906 Census of Estevan, Saskatchewan. He and 7 other men boarded with Harry and Lilian Gold. John was married, age 21, born in Scotland, and immigrated in 1905. [With such a common name, this may not be him but this is the area where his parents came later]5 
CEFHe volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 30 Mar 1915 at New Westminster, British Columbia. The attestation papers included the following information: born Feb 22 1887 in Braco Perthshire, Scotland, trade Camp foreman, not married, member of 72 SH [Seaforth Highlanders] militia, has served 3 years in Royal Middlesex Yeomanry, 6 months Mounted Infantry, next-of-kin father Thos Miller of Qu'Appelle, Sask, Can
Description on enlistment: age 28, 5' 6 1/2", expanded chest 41", fair complexion, light blue eyes, fair hair, 2 vaccination marks on left arm, Presbyterian.2
John Miller
CEF attestation papers
(front of form)
John Miller
CEF attestation papers
(back of form)
1921 CensusJohn Miller appeared on the 1921 Census of Francis Municipality, Saskatchewan, at Section 5 Township 13 Range 14 W2. He owned his 9-room (this is large) wood house and his mother and father were living with him. John was age 34, single, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1905, Presbyterian, and was a Farmer working on his own account. His parents were 65, no occupation, immigration year 1913.6 
(Not mentioned) ObituaryHe was not mentioned in his brother James's 1970 obituary.7 
Last Edited24 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S744] 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/1174/151. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  2. [S226] Canadian Expeditionary Force Attestation Papers & Enlistment Forms. Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020110_e.html), online images, John Miller, Regimental Number 428766.
  3. [S1216] Online index to the 1891 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Dunfermline ED 29, page 4, household 18."
  4. [S1622] Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry. SS Bavarian, 1905.
  5. [S561] 1906 Census for Northwest Provinces. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Saskatchewan, Qu'Appelle District, Subdistrict 1, Page 20.
  6. [S2776] 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Saskatchewan, Weyburn, Sub-District 38, Page 6.
  7. [S2374] Obituary of James Kinross S Miller in The Calgary Herald, 20 May 1970. Digital image viewed at Google News Archives, February 2011.