My great-great-grandfather Thomas Millar S. was born on August 9, 1870 in Dundee, Angus or Forfar, Scotland, to Euphemia Gray Sampson, age 36, and John White S., age 32.[1]
Early Years
Thomas Millar S. lived in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, in 1871. He had older siblings John (1862–1867), Robert Alexander (1864–1933), Elizabeth (Betsy) Samson (1866–1879 or 1884), and David Samson (1868–1879).
His brother William (1873–1951) was born on February 10, 1873 in Dundee, Angus or Forfar, Scotland, when Thomas was 2 years old.
His sister Elspeth Minnie was born in 1875 and passed away that same day.
His brother John (1876–1965) was born in 1876 in Dundee, Forfar, Scotland when Thomas was 6 years old.
His brother James Millar (1880–1966) was born on July 29, 1879, in Dundee, Angus or St Clement, Scotland, when Thomas was 8 years old.
His brother David Samson died on July 29, 1879 at age 11, Thomas was 9 years old.
His brother James Millar (1880–1966) was born on July 29, 1880, just before Thomas's 10th birthday.
The 1881 Census found the family living in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
Thomas' sister Jessie Ann was born in 1884 and passed away that same day.
His sister Elizabeth (Betsy) Samson died either in 1897 (age 13) or in 1884 at age 18.[2]
Marriage
Family
His son John (1895–1985) was born on March 1, 1895, in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Thomas was working as a jute weaver.
His son William (1896–1912) was born on December 18, 1896, in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
His son Thomas Miller (1900–1971) was born in 1900 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
In 1901 Thomas and his family were living in St Andrew, Angus, Scotland.
His son David (1903–1906) was born in 1903.
His mother Euphemia Gray (1834–1904) passed away in 1904 at the age of 70.
In 1906 he immigrated to Canada with his family. His son David (1903–1906) passed away on the boat on the way to Canada in 1906 in Canada at the age of 3.
In 1911 Thomas and his family were living in Montreal, Quebec and the family was Presbyterian. Thomas worked 49 hours a week as a labourer, either doing odd jobs or on a farm (the occupation code is unclear), earning $450 in the previous year. Persons employed in the construction and mechanical trades were believed to be paid according to a fixed schedule of rates per hour and Thomas' rate is listed at $0.16/hour.[3] He paid $7 for life insurance the previous year.
His son William (1896–1912) passed away on December 17, 1912, at the age of 15.
His father John (1838–1914) passed away either in 1912 at the age of 74, or on February 4, 1914, in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at the age of 75.
Canada Enters World War I
Canada’s entry into World War I in August 1914 transformed daily life when Thomas lived in Montreal, Quebec.
Thomas, Susan, and their son Thomas were living in a rented brick row house in Montreal, Quebec, on June 1, 1921 when the census was taken. The monthly rent was $18 and Thomas Sr. was working as a store keeper. [4]
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Death of Brother
His brother Robert Alexander (1864–1933) died in 1933 when Thomas Millar was 63 years old.
Thomas and Susan visited Scotland, likely in 1935, and returned to Canada on October 13, 1935, arriving in the port of Quebec on the Athenia.
Death
Thomas Millar S. died on April 28, 1943, in Montreal, Quebec, when he was 72 years old. He was buried in Outremont in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He and Susan had been married 48 years.
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Sources:
1. 1881 British census/ Could be Dundee, Angus, Scotland / in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
2. per Jenny S.
3. Census of Canada, 1911, Government of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, accessed May 13, 2019
4. 1921 Census of Canada
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