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William Young Millar (1834 - 1914)

William Young Millar
Born in Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married about 24 Dec 1857 in New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 79 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Birth William was born on 12 Sep 1834 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He was the son of David Millar and Catherine Marshall. He passed away in 1914. [1]

Marriage He married Grace Inglis Sinclair on 25 Dec 1857 in Dunedin, New Zealand. The wedding was a double wedding, William's brother Robert married Grace's sister Georgina.


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Name: William Young Millar. Given Name: William Young. Surname: Millar. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 12 Sep 1834. Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [4] [7] [8] [9] [11]

Died 7 May 1914. Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. [6]

Baptism: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [7]

Residence 1841 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland. [4] 1851 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland. [9] Note: Relationship: Son. 1853-1864 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [2] 1876 Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. [10]

Emigration: 16 Jan 1853. London, England. Note: Ship: Rajah Master: Robb Destination: Port Chalmers.

WLNK Cyclopedia of New Zealand (1905) - Otago & Southland - Mr Willia. Note: http:/nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarlytei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d6-d2-d12.html#t1-body1-d6-d2-d12-d8-d3. Emigration on Rajah - 16 Jan 1853. Note: http:/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzboundrajah.htm.

Buried Southland, New Zealand. [3]

File @O191@. @O492@. @O109@.

Marriage Husband @I32469396317@. Wife @I350190387953@. Child: @I350197016280@. Child: @I352455903911@. Child: @I350197013880@. Child: @I350197016281@. Marriage 24 Dec 1857. Episcopal Church, Dunedin, N.Z. [12] [13] Note: Double wedding - Robert & William Millar married Georgina & Grace Sinclair.

External Files

  • File O109 File: Format: jpg. image MTYPE document. STYPE png. SIZE 709225. WDTH 850. HGHT 1100. Millar Bible - Title Page. RIN 2531913e-613a-4008-933a-fc74ce762c35 Physical Description: Millar Family Bible - reputed to have been 'brought to New Zealand from Scotland' - published 1828 so certainly possible CREA 2017-03-22 01:09:02.865 USER 1qoTIRzkuFaNMrShAysLglHGFhuRrn0iEM+Hs9dQPduDPJ0s5FmxqIWp96SWOT1t7PF7EWsG+Kn2q5D7WhWHPw== ENCR 1. Origin: u ATL N
  • File O191 File: Format: jpg. image STYPE png. SIZE 5643. WDTH 200. HGHT 100. NZL Flag. RIN 40a0975e-b571-4b04-af74-fa5033cae92a Physical Description: - emigrated to New Zealand CREA 2017-03-28 22:44:33.813 USER /+3SzSPVovqaqU+wQ5kf6Zaq0RgR8l2hc9YLZpecf4E95U9uGOHwCSYwYKGYsPdLYpHxJIDN+oVHzY7mSWiDjQ== ENCR 1. Origin: u ATL N
  • File O492 File: Format: jpg. image MTYPE document. STYPE png. SIZE 722467. WDTH 850. HGHT 1100. Millar Bible - Family Names. RIN 9f28efe6-6b1b-4c59-8678-07ab55b344ea Physical Description: Millar Family Bible - reputed to have been 'brought to New Zealand from Scotland' - published 1828 so certainly possible META <metadataxml><transcription><transcription><metadataxml> CREA 2017-03-22 01:09:03.947 USER tGeppbJ3i4TUDOfjM4y+QtaCwqk3RrjFkbyG1vCvRtE9uwxEkbQZZYAEK6fjACB9y0XlOzWcWg66CRCfNpfBSw== ENCR 1. Origin: u ATL N

Sources

  1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTNX-NPJ : 10 February 2018), William Young Miller, 12 Sep 1834; citing Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:18M7ZQ2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,214.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Source: S_799709235 1853-1864 Ancestry Record 1836 #15224630
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Source: S_753000868 Ancestry Record 60547 #1532897
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Source: S_799638007 Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 4E; Page: 9; Line: 1160; Year: 1841 Ancestry Record 1004 #714912
  5. ↑ Source: S_760528563 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Ancestry Record 8950 #37703
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Source: S_747034086 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Ancestry Record 8952 #783354
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Source: S_747034590 Ancestry Record 60143 #15163659
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Source: S_747034590 Ancestry Record 60143 #11518770
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Source: S_799638243 Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 27B; Page: 18; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_184; Year: 1851 Ancestry Record 1076 #2730317
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Source: S1278383405 Ancestry Record 1845 #10803064
  11. ↑ Handwritten note of family birthdates, in Millar family bible, in possession of Stuart McGrigor (2023)
  12. ↑ Source: S_760528563 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Ancestry Record 8950 #36206
  13. ↑ Source: S1269654602 Passenger Arrivals at Port Chalmers 1848 - 1851 Web Address: http://www.ngaiopress.com/mool-lst.htm

The events of William's life were either witnessed by Ian Millar or Ian plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Ian Millar for starting this profile.

Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Ian and others.

  • Source: S1278383405 New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 1845
  • Source: S_747034086 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2014 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 8952
  • Source: S_747034590 Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2014 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60143
  • Source: S_753000868 New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2014 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60547
  • Source: S_760528563 New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1934 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2014 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 8950
  • Source: S_799638007 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2006 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 1004
  • Source: S_799638243 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2006 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 1076
  • Source: S_799709235 New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 1836
  • Source: S_799709506 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree APID 13724093661:1030:25015141 APID 222304686705:1030:177388994




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