Elizabeth Isabel Millar1

#20723, (c 1893 - 1984)
FatherThomas Millar1 (1858 - )
MotherMary Kinross1 (1854 - )
Relationships2nd great-granddaughter of John Kinross
4th great-granddaughter of James Graham
3rd great-granddaughter of William Reid
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

CalledElizabeth Isabel Millar went by the name of Elsie. 
BirthShe was born circa 1893 in Clackmannan, Scotland.2
 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusElsie J [sic] appeared on the 1901 Census of Stanwell, Middlesex with her parents. She was 8 and born in Scotland.1 
(with Parents) 1911 CensusElsie Miller appeared on the 1911 Census of Curdworth, Birmingham, Staffordshire with her parents. She was 18 years old, birthplace Clackmannan.2 
Passenger ListMary Millar and her daughter Elsie J Millar were listed on a manifest dated 24 Apr 1914 for the Empress of Ireland, arriving in Halifax from Liverpool. They were to travel inland on the CPR with a final destination of Regina to join their father and husband, a farmer. Mary was 60 and Elsie 21. They had never been to Canada and intended to reside there. Both were born in Scotland and their recorded religion was Church of England. On the same sailing was Mary's sister-in-law Emilie Kinross who was headed home to Lougheed, Alberta after a 4 month visit to England.3
 
(with Parents) 1916 CensusElsie appeared on the 1916 Census of Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan with her parents. She was 22, single, born in Scotland, and immigrated in 1913.4 
MarriageShe married Orlando John Waterman.5
 
Research Note In 1930, an O J Waterman of Radisson, Saskatchewan, was the informant on his father's death certificate in British Columbia. 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband died on 8 Dec 1951.6 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Orlando John Waterman's 1951 obituary, but not by name.

Waterman. The death of O. J. Waterman, aged 58 years, of North Battleford Sask., occurred suddenly at --th Battleford on December 8. ---- A Masonic service only will be ---- n Tuesday December 11 at 2 --- from the chapel of the Sask --- Funeral home, conducted by Saskatchewan Lodge No 10, A F and A M. Interment will take place in ----- Cemetery. Rev P H Jor----- Battleford, will conduct ----ttal service. The late Mr Waterman was a member of the North Battleford Collegiate Institute for the past 10 years. Prior to going to North Battleford he taught school at Radisson. he was prominent in the Air Cadet movement and had been commanding officer of the North Battleford unit. He is survived by his widow.6
 
(Mentioned) ObituaryThey was mentioned in her brother James Stirling Kinross Miller's 1970 obituary as sister Mrs O J Waterman of Saskatoon.5 
DeathElizabeth died on 17 Feb 1984 in Victoria, British Columbia.
Details from the index: Elizabeth Isabell Waterman, age 90, widowed, born 4 Mar 1893 Scotland, father Thomas Miller, mother Mary Kinross, spouse Orlando John Waterman
Note: FamilySearch index has Elizabeth Isabell, BC gov index has Elsie; image not yet posted (Nov 2013).7 
Last Edited28 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S744] 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/1174/151. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  2. [S2443] 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 366 SD 1 ED 26 Schedule 154. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  3. [S1622] Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry. RG76, T-4753.
  4. [S1731] 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Saskatchewan, Qu'Appelle District (26), Subdistrict 25, Page 29.
  5. [S2374] Obituary of James Kinross S Miller in The Calgary Herald, 20 May 1970. Digital image viewed at Google News Archives, February 2011.
  6. [S2510] Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, O J Waterman obituary, 10 Dec 1951, page 18. Image viewed at Google news archives.
  7. [S267] British Columbia Archives Indexes to Deaths, 1872-1986 (online, www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca), Elizabeth Isabell Waterman, #84-09-003548.