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John Milroy

John Milroy[1]

Male 1794 - 1869  (75 years)

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  • Name John Milroy 
    Born 1794  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Family Photograph John Milroy & Jane McCarlie 
    John Milroy and Jane McCarlie
    John Milroy and Jane McCarlie
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    Occupation 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    United Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-74329 
    Died 19 Feb 1869  Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I74329  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family 1 Jane McCarlie,   b. CALC 27 May 1801, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Jessie Jane "Jane" Milroy,   b. 4 Aug 1824, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1922, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. John Thomas Milroy,   b. 6 Nov 1826, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. William Milroy,   b. Jun 1830, Little's Corners, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1903, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. Mary Milroy,   b. 12 Dec 1833, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1903, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Alexander Milroy,   b. 12 Jun 1835, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1905, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. James Milroy,   b. 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1891, Little's Corners, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     7. Thomas McKeachie Milroy,   b. 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Alexander Milroy,   b. 12 Jun 1835, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1905, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. James Milroy,   b. 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1891, Little's Corners, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F263744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died At the residence of Mr. McCormack, 10th Con., Beverly, from the effects of an accident, on Friday, 19th Feb., at 4 P.M., John Milroy, Sr., of Dumfries, Aged 74 Years. Funeral Will take place on Monday, 22nd inst., at 2 O'clock, p.m., from his late Residence, 10th Con., Dumfries, to the Eastern Cemetery, Galt. Dumfries, February 20th, 1869.

      City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection

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      John is reported to have been born in in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland, documentation needed.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Milroy William, 30, , b. Canada, s/o John & Jane, married 9 May 1860 Margaret Dickie, 19, , b. Scotland, d/o Robert & Ann (Roxburgh)

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Jesse Jane McBean aged 98, b. 2 Aug 1824 Scotland, d/o John Milroy (b. Scotland) & Jane Milroy (Scotland) informant John McBean (son of Branchton) d. 9 Feb 1922. cause old age

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      John Milroy/ died 19th Feb 1869/ aged 74 years/ also his wife/ Jane Milroy/ died 27th April 1881/ aged 79 years 11 mo's/ Natives of Scotland

    4. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 9.

    5. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 8 Page 61.

    6. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 24.

    7. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      John Milroy/ died 19th Feb 1869/ aged 74 years/ also his wife/ Jane Milroy/ died 27th April 1881/ aged 79 years 11 mo's/ Natives of Scotland/ William Milroy/ died 2nd Feb 1903/ in his 73rd year/ Mary Ann Harvie/ wife of/ William Milroy/ died June 6 1923/ in her 83rd year/ John A. Milroy/ died Aug. 11 1948/ in his 75th year/ William H. Milroy/ Mar 2, 1876 - Apr 26, 1969/ Mary Taylor/ beloved wife of/ Wm. H. Milroy/ Nov. 1, 1874 - Mar. 28, 1952

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1794 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 1869 - Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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