Life Events
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| Birth | Thomas Millar was born on 7 May 1858 in Muthill, Perthshire.2
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| 1881 Census | Thomas appeared on the 1881 Census of Ardoch, Perthshire, with his parents at Overardoch. He was 22 years old, a farmers son, and born in Ardoch.1 |
| Marriage | He married Mary Kinross, daughter of John Kinross and Elizabeth Graham Stirling.3,4
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| Research Note | Two siblings married two siblings: John Kinross married Isabella Millar and Mary Kinross married Thomas Millar. |
| 1891 Census | Thomas and Mary Miller appeared on the 1891 Census of Dunfermline, Fife. Thomas was 32, born in Ardoch, and a Farmer. Mary was 36 and also born in Ardoch. Their children were John (4) and James (8 months). They had one farm servant and one domestic servant.5 |
| 1901 Census | Thomas and Mary Miller appeared on the 1901 Census of Stanwell, Middlesex, at Stanhope Park Farm. Thomas was 42, a Farmer & employer, and was born in Scotland. Mary was 46 and born in Scotland. Their children were John (14), Jas S R (10), and Elsie J (8), all born in Scotland.6 |
| 1911 Census | Thomas and Mary Miller appeared on the 1911 Census of Curdworth, Birmingham, Staffordshire, at Bodymoor Heath. Thomas wrote the census return, so Miller was his preferred spelling of their surname, as least by 1911. Thomas was 52, a Farmer and employer, and was born in Braco, Perthshire. Mary was 56 and also born in Braco. They had been married for 27 years and Mary was the mother of 3 children, all still living. With them was their daughter Elsie, age 18.7 |
| Passenger List | Thomas Millar was listed on a manifest dated 23 May 1913 for the Empress of Ireland, arriving in Quebec City from Liverpool, and was to travel inland on the CPR. He was age 55, had $2000 cash [this was a large amount], married, had never been in Canada before, was a farmer for 25 years and intended to be a farmer in Canada, destination Regina, religion Presbyterian. There were no other Millers/Millars on the ship.8 |
| (Next-of-kin) CEF | He was listed as next-of-kin on the Canadian Expeditionary Force attestation papers of John Millar on 30 Mar 1915. He was recorded as father Thos Miller of Qu'Appelle, Sask, Can.9  |
| 1916 Census | Thomas and Mary Miller appeared on the 1916 Census of Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, at 18-14-2, enumerated 1 Jun 1916.10 |
| 1921 Census | Thomas and Mary Miller appeared on the 1921 Census of Francis Municipality, Saskatchewan, at Section 5 Township 13 Range 14 W2. Their son John (34, single) was head of the household and owned his 9-room [this is large] wood house. They were 65 years old, born in Scotland, Presbyterian, and had no occupation recorded. Thomas' year of immigration was 1913; Mary's was not recorded.11 |
