Helen Mason "Ellen" Miller

1838 - 1931  (92 years)

• Name	Helen Mason "Ellen" Miller
  Nickname	Ellen
  Birth	27 Nov 1838	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census-Household Member	1842	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Ontario, Concession 3 Lot 9
  	Role: Household Member born Scotland Settled Bathurst, Concession 3 Lot 9 Date 1821 2 born Scotland 3 born Canada West 5 in household Presbyterian
  Census-Wife of Head	1851	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head
  		1851 Census Bathurst Lanark George Miller
  Census-Household Member	1861	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1861 Census Bathurst George Miller
  		1861 Census Bathurst Lanark George Miller pg 2
  Census-Wife of Head	1871	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head
  		1871 Census Bathurst Lanark Andrew Miller
  Census	1881	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Canada
  		1881 Census Bathurst Lanark Mrs. Ellen Mason Miller Household
  Census	1891	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Canada
  Census	1901	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Canada
  Census	1911	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Canada
  FamilySearch ID	L4QJ-QVJ
  Name	Ellen
  Name	Helen Gourlay
  _UID	D7BB363D9BEA49D7A6FFF1FD96CE9DE01EC9
  Death	18 Mar 1931	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Miller - There passed away at her home in Bathurst in the early morning of the 18th inst., Mrs Ellen Miller, after an illness of but a few days. Mrs. Miller had reached the remarkable age of 92 years and 4 months and up to the time of her illness had been in good health with intellect bright and with a capacity for sharing with others in the joys and sorrows. Over half a century ago at the early age of 47 years her life partner Mr. Andrew Miller passed away and on the shoulders of Mrs Miller fell the task of caring for and directing the activities of a large family. Patience, fortitude and self-sacrifice were outstanding virtues in the life of the deceased and added to these was a brightness of life and a depth of sympathy that won for her friendship that lasted throughout her life and living memories that will long remain with those who knew her. In life she experienced the sustaining and upholding grace of God and in death she passed to be with her Saviour whom she loved and in whose service she found quiet joy. Mrs. Miller leaves to mourn the loss of a devoted mother, two daughters, Adaline, whose life was so closely linked with that of the deceased, and Tena (Mrs. John Jordan of Christy's Lake); also five sons, Nelson of Crookston, Minn; Sydney, of Edmonton, Alta; Norman of town; and Edwin and Harvey of Bathurst. Three sons predeceased their mother, Lorenzo and Arthur of Crookston, and Albert who died in infancy. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon when friends and neighbors in large numbers congregated at the home to pay a silent tribute to one who for such a lengthy span of years had lived and moved amongst them. The funeral services was in charge of Rev. Mr. Harrison, minister of Clavin Church, assisted by Rev. M.C. Mackinnon of St. Paul's Church, town. During the service a most appropriate duet was effectively rendered by Miss Marion Palmer and Mr. R. W. Palmer. The bearers were Messrs. W.J. Palmer, John Korry, Sterling Miller, Alex. Kirkham, Willie Stewart and Roy Miller. The body was placed in the vault in Elmwood Cemetery awaiting interment at a later date. Perth Courier
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	Her name is recorded as Helen Gourley Miller in St. Andrews Records, microfilm M190
  Person ID	I1509	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, my 2 great grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	George Miller,   b. 14 Jan 1814, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 22 Mar 1888, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Helen "Ellen" Mason,   b. 18 Apr 1816, Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 4 Jul 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1836	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Miller,   b. 4 Apr 1830, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Aug 1876, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1862	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  	J--, 1862, Andrew Miller, 31, son of Andrew Miller and Catherine Munro and Elizabeth Miller, 23, daughter of George Miller and Helen Miller, both of Bathurst, witnesses James Miller and David Miller. Name:     Andrew Miller Age:     31 Gender:     Male Birth Place:     Canada Residence:     Bathurst Township Spouse Name:     Ellen Miller Spouse Age:     23 Spouse Gender:     Female Spouse Birth Place:     Canada Spouse Residence:     Bathurst Township Marriage Date:     3 Jan 1862 Father Name:     Andrew Miller Mother Name:     Catherine Morrison Spouse Father Name:     George Miller Spouse Mother Name:     Helen Mason County:     Lanark Microfilm Roll:     1030059 Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 [database on-line].
  Children	+ 1. Lorenzo E. Miller,   b. 6 Dec 1862, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Nov 1928, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States (Age 65 years)   2. Adeline Miller,   b. Abt 1864, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1948, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years) + 3. Nelson Miller,   b. 6 May 1865, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Mar 1943, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States (Age 77 years) + 4. Sydney Bertrim Miller,   b. 2 Oct 1866, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Aug 1937, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 70 years) + 5. Martena Miller,   b. 21 Feb 1868, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Feb 1940, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)   6. Arthur Miller,   b. 28 Apr 1870   d. 8 Jul 1897, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States (Age 27 years) + 7. Norman Miller,   b. 18 Feb 1872, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Oct 1960, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   8. Albert Miller,   b. 25 Oct 1873   d. 21 Apr 1875 (Age 1 year)   9. Edwin Miller,   b. 31 Jul 1875, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Mar 1955, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) + 10. Harvey Miller,   b. 26 Feb 1877, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Dec 1961, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Nov 1838 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Ontario, Concession 3 Lot 9 - 1842 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1851 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 3 Jan 1862 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1871 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1891 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1901 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1911 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 18 Mar 1931 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Perth, ON, CAN), Ontario, Lanark County, St. Andrews Church Records, 1832-1858, MS 201 Reel #1 and M196, MS 201 Reel 1. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Presbyterian Church (Perth, ON, Canada), Ontario, Index, Presbyterian Church Records, 1832-1858, MS 201 Reel #1 and M196 (Reliability: 3). Helen Gourley Miller b 27 Nov 1838 to George Miller & Helen Mason [S307] J.R.Ernest Miller & Robert Sargeantoriginal data: Library and Archives Canada; Index:, Canada, 1842 Census, Index, Records for Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, (Kingston, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, Kingston Branch, 1987), George Miller, Bathurst (Reliability: 3). [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Feb 2018), George Miller Household; Year: 1851; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11731; Page: 39; Line: 13. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), George Miller Household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1041. (Reliability: 3). the census pages are out of order - the George Miller household begins 3 pages before the page on which Andrew is found [S120] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1871 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), Andrew Miller Household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C-10017; Page: 42; Family No: 155. (Reliability: 3). [S317] Statistics Canada Fonds, Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm C-13162 to C-13286. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa., Canada, 1881 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 18 Mar 2018), Mrs. Ellen Miller Household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 28; Family No: 123. (Reliability: 3). [S330] Government of Canada, Canada, 1891 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 2 Jun 2021), Ellen Miller household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6349; Family No: 63. (Reliability: 3). [S139] Government of Canada, Canada, 1901 Census, ((https://www.myheritage.com)), accessed 2 Jun 2021), Ellen Miller household; Year: 1901; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark (South/Sud), Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 82. (Reliability: 3). [S334] Canada., Canada, 1911 Census, district 90 - Lanark South, sub-district 1 - Bathurst, p. 6, dwelling 55, family 51, Ellen Miller household; FHL microfilm Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911 (Reliability: 3). [S22] St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (Perth, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Index, Marriages, St. Andrews Presbyterian, Rev Bain, Perth, "Andrew Miller & Ellen (Helen) Miller," Marriage (Reliability: 3). Andrew Miller, age 31, Bathurst, son of Andrew Miller and Catherine Munroe married 3 Jan 1862 Ellen Miller, age 23, Bathurst, daughter of George Miller and Helen Mason. James Miller & David Miller, witnesses [S20] Clergy & Civil Records from Ontario Counties, Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 (A), ((ancestry.ca)), Andrew Miller and Ellen Miller Marriage; Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 [database on-line]. (Reliability: 3).