Janet Miller

1801 - 1884  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Janet Miller  [1]
  Residence	1801	Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland   [2]
  Birth	Jul 1801	Whitelee, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	MILLAR JANET WILLIAM MILLAR/ELISABETH GILMOUR F 30/11/1801 494/ 20 180 Cardross Name:     Janet Millar Gender:     Female Christening Date:     Christening Place:     Birth Date:     1802 Birthplace:     CARDROSS,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND Death Date:     Name Note:     Race:     Father's Name:     William Millar Father's Birthplace:     Father's Age:     Mother's Name:     Elisabeth Gilmour Mother's Birthplace:     Mother's Age:     Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     C11494-4 System Origin:     Scotland-ODM GS Film number:     0102138, 1041983 Reference ID:     Citing this Record: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYC7-SNG : 2 January 2015), William Millar in entry for Janet Millar, 1802; citing CARDROSS,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 102,138, 1,041,983.
  Christening	30 Nov 1801	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland   [4]
  	MILLAR JANET WILLIAM MILLAR/ELISABETH GILMOUR 0 30/11/1801 494/ 20 180 Cardross
  Gender	Female
  Religion-Member	1831-1834	Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
  	Role: Member
  Census-Wife of Head	1851	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head Census, 12 Jan 1852 #10 William Crawford 50 (1802), carpenter,  Ireland, 1802 - household Margaret 25 (1827), Elizabeth 8 (1844) , William 5 (1847), James 3 (1849), Margaret A. 1 (1851) are next to James Bredin. In the next door household (log house) of #17 James Bredin 72 (1780), Ireland, farmer, are daughter/wife? Elizabeth 57 (1795) Ireland, May 26 (1826), William 24 (1828) #21 Robert Bredin 22 (1830), shoemaker, wife Jane 20 (1832), Richard 18 (1834), Harry W. 16 (1836), Elizabeth 14 (1838), William 11 (1841)and Alexander Wilson 72 (1780). Another neighbour James Muir is also a shoemaker and may be the son of the shoemaker noted in Robert Mason's diary. #28 Robert and Janet Boyle may have operated a stopping place (1 story log house) as their property was located on the edge of Lanark village at the point where the road branches, travelling west towards Watson's Corners and north towards Hopetown. This junction would be important for access to timber shanties located further west and north. Additional name attached to Robert Boyle's household are: David McIntosh 24 (1828) Scotland Robert Newen (Noonan) 17 (1835) Scotland - Residence Darling Twp James Watt 21 (1831) Canada -Residence Dalhousie Robert Miller 17 (1835) - Residence Bathurst George Miller 15 (1837) - Residence Bathurst James Miller 17 (1835 - Residence Rodden #45 Robert Cannon, cooper, Scotland 35 (1817), Isabell Cannon and daughters Sarah 4 (1848) and Jane 2 (1850) are either across the road or next door to the Boyles in a frame house with a cooper shop. Also in the household are #49 Margaret Beith, servant, Scotland, 16 (1836) #50 Jane Wilson 30 (1822) ----
  		1851 Census Robert Boyle Household
  		Robert Boyle property in Lanark Twp
  Location-Witness	1851	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Concession 2 Lot 6 whole
  	Role: Witness
  Religion-Member	1851	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Free Church
  	Role: Member
  Census-Wife of Head	1861	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  	Role: Wife of Head It appears that by this time Robert is surrounded by a settlement. The neighbours are numerous but include mainly skilled labour, e.g. saddler, . The following neighbours include frame houses and may indicate proximity to Lanark Village. As you to the next page the houses are of log. Neighbours: John Gillis and James Caldwell, both lumber merchants Gavin Jamieson, yeoman, Ireland, Baptist 68, log Mrs. 69 Ireland Hugh McEwen, Blacksmith, Scotland, Baptist, 41, frame Mrs. 41 & children Alex McNichol, Innkeeper, 32, frame Mrs. 24 Thomas McMaster, labourer, 29 Mrs 31 Richard Payne, druggist, 30 John Teskey, labourer, 27 Mrs, 27 and family Samuel Drummond, 29 yeoman, Mrs. 23, and family Robert Craig, tanner, 37, Scotland Mrs. 38, and family, with labourer Tusau Disheau, labourer, Darling Robert Boyle, yeoman, 66, 1 1/2 story log Mrs. 59 John H. 28, in Lavant Robert H. 26, in Dalhousie David, 24 Mungo, 19 Catherine, 35 Mary 33 John Miller, 12 Henry Connwell, 1 William Alcorn 37, log 1 1/2 story Mrs 38 Mary 11 Siman 9 James 8 David 5 William 5 Robert 3 Alexander 2
  		1861 Census Lanark Lanark Robert Hendry Boyle
  FamilySearch ID	LZDB-LQG
  Name	Janet  [3, 4]
  Name	Janet Fitzgerald Miller
  Name	Jessie Fitzgerald
  Name	Millar  [4]
  _UID	B9BD9484EB0F4672AFAF8DC739DB82E36BA4
  Death	12 Jun 1884	Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia   [7, 8]
  	Name:     Janet Boyle Death Date:     12 Jun 1884 Death Place:     Queensland Father's name:     William Miller Mother's name:     Janet Burns Registration Year:     1884 Registration Place:     Queensland Registration Number:     001717 Page Number:     1447
  Burial	Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia   [8, 9]
  	Headstone for: Robert hendry Boyle d:1 Jul 1881 (age 85) his wife Janet Miller(Boyle) d:12 Jun 1884 (age 80) and Elizabeth May Boyle daughter of Mungo & Sarah Boyle d: 12 May 1886 (age 2)
  Notes	See attached sources. [10] (Research):Ipswich Reserve, QLD, AU JR Ernest Miller Notes Janet (Jessie) Miller and Robert Boyle Janet Miller would have been 19 years of age when her parents, William Miller and Elizabeth Gilmour, left Dumbarton and sailed from Greenock for their new home in Lanark County. Robert and Janet lived on Lanark Con 2 L 6. The 1851 census has the following information. Boyle, Robert; born in Scotland, age 57. Jannett; his wife, age 48 Catherine; age 28 Mary; age 26 William; age 24 John; age 18 Robert; age 17 David; age 15 Mungo; age 10 John Mason Miller; age 3 Baptismal records of St. Andrew's, Lanark record the following: William; born 11 feb 1831, son of Robert Boyle and Janet Miller John Henry; born 7 feb 1834, son of Robert Boyle and Janet Miller The 1861 census lists their religion as Congregational so perhaps more information is to be found in that church's records if available. Ages given in 1861 are Robert; age 66, Janet, age 59.
  Person ID	I20	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	26 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Miller,   b. 1762, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. 1825, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Gilmour,   b. 9 Dec 1766, East Walton, Newton Mearns, Mearns Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland d. 13 Dec 1839, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1783	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F12592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Hendry Boyle,   b. 1795, Campsie Parish, East Dunbarton (Stirling), Scotland d. 13 Jul 1881, Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1825	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  		Judy's notes re Boyle family bradleyrbjb@optusnet.com.au
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Hendry "Rattie" "Kate" Boyle,   b. 25 Sep 1826, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jan 1899, Queensland, Australia (Age 72 years)  [biological]   2. Mary "May" Boyle,   b. 20 Dec 1828, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Jul 1907, Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 78 years)  [biological] + 3. William Henry Boyle,   b. 11 Feb 1831, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Sep 1905, Ingham, Herbert District, Queensland, Australia (Age 74 years)  [biological] + 4. John Hendry Boyle,   b. 7 Feb 1834, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Aug 1896, Ipswich Reserve, Queensland, Australia (Age 62 years)  [biological] + 5. Robert "Hendry" Boyle,   b. 21 Dec 1835, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Jun 1923, Harrisville, Moreton District, Queensland, Australia (Age 87 years)  [biological] + 6. David Miller Boyle,   b. 31 Dec 1837, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 May 1920, Dunwich, Redland City, Queensland, Australia (Age 82 years)  [biological] + 7. James Boyle,   b. 16 Apr 1840, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Jul 1917, Junction Park, Theodore, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 77 years)  [biological] + 8. Mungo Alexander Boyle,   b. 14 Oct 1845, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Jul 1930, Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 84 years)  [biological] + 9. John Mason Miller,   b. 9 Jan 1850, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Nov 1925, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 75 years)  [Adopted]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Residence - 1801 - Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland Birth - Jul 1801 - Whitelee, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland Christening - 30 Nov 1801 - Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland Marriage - 4 Mar 1825 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Religion-Member - Member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - 1831-1834 - Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1851 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Location-Witness - Concession 2 Lot 6 whole - 1851 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Religion-Member - Free Church - 1851 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Wife of Head - Canada - 1861 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 12 Jun 1884 - Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia Burial - - Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  1861 Census Lanark Lanark Robert Hendry Boyle

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Jan 2020), entry for Janet Fitzgerald Miller, person ID LZDB-LQG. (Reliability: 3). ;Contributor: FamilySearch [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 27 Feb 2024), entry for Janet Millar, person ID LZDB-LQG. (Reliability: 3). [S3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (FS MH & FmP), ((https://familysearch.org)), Janet Miller Birth; FHL microfilm 0102138, 1041983. (Reliability: 3). [S214] Scotland. Government of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Births and Baptisms, OPR and Other Churches, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), "Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms." Janet Millar, accessed 5 Nov 2019. (Reliability: 3). [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), Robert Boyle Household; Year: 1851; Census Place: Lanark, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11732; Page: 11; Line: 34. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 3 Feb 2018), Robert Hendry Boyle Household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1042-1043; County: Lanark. (Reliability: 3). [S308] Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, ((https://www.ancestry.ca/)), accessed 14 Feb 2018), Janet Boyle Death; Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. (Reliability: 3). Name:     Janet Boyle Death Date:     12 Jun 1884 Death Place:     Queensland Father's name:     William Miller Mother's name:     Janet Burns Registration Year:     1884 Registration Place:     Queensland Registration Number:     001717 Page Number:     1447 [S72] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Jan 2020), entry for Janet Fitzgerald Miller, person ID LZDB-LQG. (Reliability: 3). [S309] Jim Tipton, Founder, Cemetery Records, Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: 2016), Janet Fitzgerald Miller Boyle, 140866696. (Reliability: 3). Birth:      1803, Canada Death:      Jun. 12, 1884 Harrisville Scenic Rim Region Queensland, Australia Family links: Spouse: Robert Hendry Boyle (1796 - 1881)* Children:   John Hendry Boyle (1834 - 1896)*   Robert Hendry Boyle (1836 - ____)*   David Miller Boyle (1837 - 1920)*   Mungo Alexander Boyle (1842 - 1930)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Harrisville Cemetery Harrisville Scenic Rim Region Queensland, Australia Created by: Brett Williams Record added: Jan 03, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 140866696 Janet Miller Boyle Marker Harrisville, QLD Janet Miller Boyle, Inscription, Harrisville, QLD [S295] J. R. Ernest Miller, Family History, The Families of William, John and Andrew Miller of Dumbarton & Cardross (Reliability: 3). [S9] Bible, Robert Hendry Boyle's family bible, Australia, (N.p., n.d.), Marriage of Robert Hendry Boyle & Janet Miller. (Reliability: 3). recorded by Peter N. Prove, a descendant, living in Geneva, Switzerland and documente in email dated 30 Mar 2017.