James
Millar
Born in High Plaid, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane Guthrie
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Isabella Sharp Purdie
— married
15 May 1875 in Muirston, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Guthrie, Mary Hastings Millar, Catherine Millar, John Millar, Isabella Millar, Jessie Jane (Millar) Hutton, David Millar and James Millar
Died
at age 78
in Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Nov 2012
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Contents |
Biography
Occupation
- Occupation:
- Place: Curlingstone Maker
Residence
- Residence:
- Date: 1923
- Place: Laighmains, By Drongan
Event
- Event:
- Type: Fact
- Place: Illigitmate son Henry Guthrie
Notes
- At the age of 19 he and the daughter of the neighbouring farmer, Jane (also known as Jessie and Janet who was 16 had a son Henry Guthrie but was brought up by his grandparents at High Plaid and became known as Millar.
- Christine Clement found an article on him in a book called The History of Curling printed 1890 and republished in a boxed set c2000.
Sources
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Millar-375 created through the import of Watson_2012-11-28.ged on Nov 28, 2012 by John Watson.
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