| 14. | Andrew Miller was born about Sep 1799 in Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was christened on 15 Sep 1799 in Cardross Parish, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (son of William Millar and Elizabeth Gilmour); died on 28 Sep 1869 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: MJYC-PGW
- Name: Andrew Millar
- _UID: 31C6A8A6CF2F46F5AFEC4848DA64F1431B17
- Occupation: 5 Aug 1817, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Weaver
- Land & Property: 15 Jul 1821, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
- Immigration: 15 Jul 1821, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Scotland on George Canning, Glasgow Canadian Emigration Society
- Land & Property: 24 Dec 1822, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Dalhousie C1 L15E, Report re Persons Located by the Military Settling Dept
- Land & Property: 19 Nov 1827, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Dalhousie C1 L13 NE
- Land & Property: 6 Dec 1834, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement, Bathurst District UC - C. Rankin
- Land & Property: 26 Mar 1839, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Sold C1 L13 SW, Memorial - Copy Book
- Census: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada, Concession 2 Lot 9
- Land & Property: 26 Mar 1847, C2 L7 NE, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial - Copy Book
- Census: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
Notes:
Andrew Millar,?b? ?/b?b. 15 Sept 1799, Cty Dumbarton, Town Cardross, Parish Whitelea, parents William Millar and Elisabeth Gilmour.
E0122 Batch 7015502 Serial ST16 Pg ?
?i?MS-154 Scottish Immigration Records 1815-1834?/i?
Andrew Miller, batchelor, from Scotland on Cannington, 16 Jul 1821.
Settled Dalhousie C1 L15 E.?b?
?/b?Andrew Miller, Bachelor, Scotland on George Cannington, from Greenock 14 Apr 1821 with the Glasgow Canadian Emigration Society (ICS 2 +6) (8248?)
member of the Glasgow Canadian Society?b?. ?/b?Signatures of James, Andrew and William
?b?
?/b?
?i?Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement Bathurst District Upper Canada 6 December 1834 - C. Rankin ?b??/i? ?/b??i?Canadian Archives Q385, 1, p.3 MS 154 Scottish Immigration 1815 - 1834?/i?
Dalhousie C1 Lot 15E Original grant to Andrew Miller now occupied by Stephen Cook. Property has a small clearing and is rocky. Paid 8 17 9. Andrew Miller in Bathurst.
He moved to C2 Lot 9 Bathurst in the early 1830's settling along the south side of the 3rd Concession. He later added lots 7 and 8 to his land parcel.
Lot 10. Marriage records have not been located but it is believed that they may have been married by Dr. Gemmill, the first minister to serve the Dalhousie settlers on a regular basis. His records have never been located. In 1835, the Munro family moved to the 3rd Concession of Bathurst, close to where the Miller family had settled.
Andrew and Catherine had eleven children.
(Research):?b?PRO CO 42/189/ ff 512/69?/b?
George Canning, Potter (Master), Greenock to Quebec, 14 April 1821
?i?Cambuslang Society?/i?
John Miller (4 people)
William Gourley (5 peole)
Glasgow Canadain
James Miller (5 people)
William Miller (7 people)
Andrew Miller (1 person)
?i?Glasgow Sr. Wrights?/i?
Andrew Blair (4 people)
?i?1851 Census for Bathurst, Lanark Cty, Canada West Schedule A, roll C_11721, pg. 39, Line 21?/i?
Andrew Miller, 53, 1799, Scotland, Farmer, Scotland, Church of Scotland
Catherine Miller, 48, 1804, Scotland
Peter, 25, 1827
Andrew, 23, 1829
Mary, 18, 1834
Elizabeth, 15, 1837
Catherine, 12, 1840
James, 9, 1843
Jane, 7, 1845
Robert, 5, 1847
Robert, 66, 1786 (bro. of Andrew)
?b?
E Miller early notes:?/b?
Andrew Miller came to Canada in 1821, with his father?i? (brother) ?/i?William and settled in Dalhousie Lot 14 Concession 1.
Andrew Miller, the youngest son of William Miller and Elizabeth Gilmour, was 22 years of age, when he came to Canada with his brother. He settled on Dalhousie Con 1 Lot 15, 15 Jul 1821.
In 1825, Andrew Miller, a farmer, from Bathurst Con 3, married Catherine Munro of Dalhousie. She was the oldest daughter of Peter Munro and Mary McNab who came to Canada in 1820 and settled on Dalhousie Con 1
Birth: ?tab?Jul. 27, 1803, Scotland
Death: ?tab?Aug. 12, 1858
Ontario, Canada
"DIED
...
MILLER - At his residence, 3rd line Bathurst, on Tuesday, 28 Sep,. Andrew Miller, Sr., Esq., aged 69 years.
Deceased was a native of Dunbarton, Scotland, and was amongst the first settlers of his neighborhood."
[Col. 7, Pg. 2; The Perth Courier, Friday, 1 Oct 1869; Vol. XXXVI,No. 1]
Family links:
Children:
John Miller (1831 - 1851)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
in memory of
John
son of
Andrew & Cathrine
Miller
died Feb. 19. 1851
aged 19 yrs. 2 mos & 11 ds.
also
Cathrine
wife of Andrew Miller
(died Aug 12, 1858)
Burial:
Pioneer Cemetery
Perth
Lanark County
Ontario, Canada
Plot: Presbyterian Section, Map A, 281 (OGS 316)
GPS (lat/lon): 44.89917, -76.24111
from fmp
Waterloo Medal Roll 1815 Transcription
First name(s)?tab?Andrew
Last name?tab?Miller
Year?tab?1815
Rank?tab?Private
Regiment?tab?2nd Battn. 3rd Regt. Of Foot Guards
Sub unit?tab?Lt.Colonel Home's Company
Medal type?tab?Waterloo Medal, 1815
Country?tab?Great Britain
Record set?tab?Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Category?tab?Military Service & Conflict
Subcategory?tab?Medal rolls and honours
Collections from?tab?United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown
Naval and Military Press
copyright Naval and Military Press
Birth:
Tombstone inscription:
Birth: ?tab?Jul. 27, 1803, Scotland
Death: ?tab?Aug. 12, 1858
Ontario, Canada
Christened:
E. Miller Notes
LDS Microfische EO - 122
Andrew Miller, son of William Miller & Elizabeth Gilmour, 15 Sep 1799
MILLAR
ANDREW
WILLIAM MILLAR/ELISABETH GILMOUR FR459 (FR459)
0
15/09/1799
494/
20 193
Cardross
FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MJYC-PGW
Land & Property:
Dalhousie Township Concession 1 Lot 15E
Immigration:
?i?Fonds:?tab?CO 42. Canada, formerly British North America, Original Correspondence?/i?Bachelor, Land Grant Dalhousie Twp. Concession 1 Lot 15E,
Given Name(s): Andrew
Surname: MILLER
Age: 21
Year of Immigration: 1821
?i?PRO CO 42/189/ ff 512/69
?/i?George Canning, Potter (Master), Greenock to Quebec, 14 April 1821
?i?Cambuslang Society?/i?
John Miller (4 people)
William Gourley (5 people)
Glasgow Canadian
James Miller (5 people)
William Miller (7 people)
Andrew Miller (1 person)
?i?Glasgow Sr. Wrights?/i?
Andrew Blair (4 people)
?u??i?Additional Information:?/u??/i? ?i?The Glasgow Canadian Emigration Society. Volume: Q.159, Part 3; Page: 507?/i?
Record Title: Scottish Immigrants to Upper Canada on board the GEORGE CANNING.
Microfilm Reel Number:?tab?C-11930
Reference:?tab?MG 11 CO 42
Item Number:?tab?13811
?i?Canadian Immigrant Records, Part Two, Author Anonymous; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Publisher Date: 1999 Publisher Location: Provo, UT, USA ?/i?
Name: Andrew Miller
Year of Record: 1821
Comments
List of Glasgow families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the ship 'George Canning'
Reference
Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 42, vol. 159, page 507, list 1.
Source/Event
Lists of Scottish families admitted on the Government grant as settlers in Upper Canada on the Ship 'George Canning'. Glasgow, April 13, 1821; 11 lists dated April 13, 1821, signed by Robert Lamond, Sect. to the Committee on Emigration for Scotland.
?i?Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012. Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Source Citation: Place: Quebec, Canada; Year: 1821; Page Number: 19?/i?
Name: Andrew Miller
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1800
Arrival year: 1821
Arrival Place: Quebec, Canada
Primary Immigrant: Miller, Andrew
Source Publication Code: 6106.61
Annotation: This record was recorded without a source code.
Source Bibliography: Source unknown.
Household Members:?tab?
Name?tab?Relation
Andrew Miller?tab?
Land & Property:
?b?1822?/b?: ?i?Index to the Return of Persons Located by the Military Settling Department?b??/i? ?/b?dated 24 December 1822
Andrew Miller, Dalhousie C6 L12W, 15 July 1821. (22 years of age)
?b?1822?/b??tab?Dalhousie C1 L15E, Report re Persons Located by the Military Settling Dept
Land & Property:
?b?C1 L13 NE -?u??/b?Andrew Miller?/u?, Dalhousie bought from Peter McNabb, 19 Nov 1827. Wit. David Greer, Thomas Wickham. Book B, #357. Andrew Miller sold to Hugh Hunter, Jr., Dalhousie 26 Mar 1839. Wit. Hugh Hunter Sr., John McIntyre. Book F, #14.
Land & Property:
?b?1834?/b?: Return of Settlers in the Lanark Settlement, Bathurst District UC - C. Rankin
Sold to Stephen Cook, Cook here; Miller in Bathurst. Small clearing, rocky
Census:
born Scotland
Settled Bathurst, Concession 2 Lot 9
Date 1822
2 born Scotland
7 born Canada West
9 in household
Presbyterian
Census:
Andrew Miller, Farmer, C. of Scot, age 52, log house
Catherine 48, Peter 25, Andrew 23, Mary 18, Elizabeth 15, Catherine 12, James 9, Jane 7, Robert 5, Robert 66 (brother of Andrew).
Census:
Catherine Munro, Andrew's wife died 12 August 1858 and the 1861 census tells us that Andrew continues to live in the log house with six of his children. Peter has married Margaret Mason and is living nearby with daughter Ellen. Andrew, is unmarried but also living nearby.
William (1826), Elizabeth (1835), Catherine (1840), James (1843), Jane (1845) and Robert (1847)
Died:
At his residence, 3rd Line of Bathurst, Tuesday 28 September, Andrew Miller Sr. Esq., age 69 years. A native of Dunbarton Scotland and was among the first settlers of his neighbourhood.
[Col. 7, Pg. 2; The Perth Courier, Friday, 1 Oct 1869; Vol. XXXVI,No. 1]
It appears that no stone was erected for Andrew but the inscription for Cathrine and John their son clearly indicates the relationship.
Andrew married Catherine Munro about 1825 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Peter Munro and Mary McNab) was born on 27 Jul 1803 in Argyll and Bute, Scotland; was christened on 4 Sep 1803 in Paisley, High Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 12 Aug 1858 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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