Walter Henry Millar^[1]

1851 - 1936  (85 years)

• Name	Walter Henry Millar
  Born	16 Jan 1851	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	United Brethren
  Occupation	1875	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Merchant
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-457154
  Died	13 Sep 1936	Wiarton, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I457154	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Millar,   b. CA 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Janet,   b. 26 Nov 1833, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F32129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Markham,   b. 30 May 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1900, Wiarton, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Married	19 May 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. James Walter Millar,   b. 20 Dec 1877, Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1861
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F285875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Millar A Walter Millar appeared in New Dundee records and he might have been an adopted son of John and Jane's. He was born around 1851 in New Dundee and on his marriage registration his parents were listed as John and Janet Millar." Since there were not many Millars in New Dundee at this time, he was most likely their adopted son. Walter is not mentioned in John's will in 1871. A year later, Walter left New Dundee and moved to Wiarton. According to Walter's obituary in the Wiarton newspaper, he left New Dundee when he turned 21 and moved to Wiarton to venture into the wilds of the Bruce Peninsula. Walter took with him a load of merchandise by team and then he went around to what is now Wiarton by sailboat.'" John Millar had previously supplied merchandise like this to settlers in Waterloo County. A cousin, David Gourlay Millar, also moved to Wiarton at this time. In the 1871 New Dundee census, Walter resided with a Janet Millar, 37, James Millar, 30, and James' wife, Ellen, 21, and their daughter, Ellen, 3 1/2 months. These birthdates coincide with Walter's possible siblings." Walter married Sarah Markham in May, 1875 in Berlin and they moved to Wiarton where they had two children: James Walter Millar and Alfred Millar. From the book "William Scott and his Extended Family" written by Marie Voisin

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9386-75. Walter Millar, 24, occ. Merchant, b. Canada, res. New Dundee, s/o John & Janet, married Sarah Ann Markham, 24, b. Canada, res. Waterloo twp., d/o James & Sarah Ann, witn: Rachel & Sarah G. Cookman of Berlin, 19 May 1875 at Methodist parsonage, Berlin [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 41. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 47. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118483885/walter-millar.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jan 1851 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1875 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 May 1875 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Sep 1936 - Wiarton, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth