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Helen Jane Revel^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16}

F, #5276, b. 10 October 1860, d. 27 May 1943

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Father	Alfred Revel (b. 8 August 1836, d. 28 March 1912)
Mother	Catherine Camp (b. about 1839, d. 13 March 1915)

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Helen Jane Revel

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Helen Jane Revel was born on 10 October 1860 in Orkney, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.^{1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14,16} She and James Milroy were married on 22 July 1882 in Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO.⁸ She died on 27 May 1943, at age 82, in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO.^7,17,10

She was buried on 29 May 1943 in Mount View Cemetery, Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.^17,7,10

Helen Jane Revel was also known as Hanna J. Revel. She was an owner of a nursery (flowers) in Rockwood, Ontario, Canada.

She resided in Beverly, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, in 1861.¹² She resided in Egremont, Grey, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1871.¹⁶ She resided in Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1881.¹ She resided in North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1891.⁹ She resided in North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1901.⁶ She resided in Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1911.⁴ She resided in Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, on 1 June 1921.⁵ She resided in Ontario, CanadaO, in 1931.¹⁴ She resided in Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1940.¹¹

Children with James Milroy (b. about 1838, d. 18 September 1891)

Daughter	Milroy
Son	Milroy
Daughter	Marion 'Gertie' Gertrude Milroy (b. 31 March 1883, d. 10 February 1901)
Son	James Edwin Milroy (b. 15 October 1888, d. 14 November 1888)
Daughter	Millicent Agnes Milroy (b. 11 February 1890, d. 12 October 1985)
Daughter	Bessie Louise Milroy+ (b. 22 April 1892, d. 12 May 1981)
Adopted Son	Ernest William Sigsworth+ (b. 4 August 1911, d. October 1953)

1860
Birth
10 October 1860 | Orkney, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Citations: 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14,16
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Marriage | James Milroy
22 July 1882 | Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
James Milroy
Age: ~44
Birth: about 1838 | North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO
Death: on 18 September 1891 | North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO
Citation: 8
194382
Death
27 May 1943 | Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
Citations: 7,17,10
1943
Burial
29 May 1943 | Mount View Cemetery, Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Citations: 17,7,10

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Bessie, Milly, Marjorie, Ken and Hellen

L to R back row: Helen Revel, Bessie Milroy, Ken Letson. L to R front: Millicent Milroy and Marjorie Rogers

Left: "Mother - Helen Jane Revell, dau of Alf. R." Right: "Her cousin - Isabel Nisbett." (tintype)

Left: "Mother - Helen Jane Revell, dau of Alf. R." Right: "Her cousin - Isabel Nisbett." (tintype) photo

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24 January 2019 19:46:44

Citations

[S3850] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Waterloo South, Waterloo South, Ontario; Roll: C_13264; Page: 34; Family No: 160
[S3892] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS929; Reel: 113
[S3884] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 627
[S3843] Ancestry.com, 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 15 - Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario; Page: 17; Family No: 179
[S3830] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 97; Census Place: Eramosa (Township), Wellington South, Ontario; Page Number: 15
[S3847] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Dumfries (North/Nord), Waterloo (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 70
[S3857] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registrations of Deaths, 1943; Reference Number: RG 80-08-0-2277
[S3884] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 41
[S3893] Ancestry.com, 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dumfries North, Waterloo South, Ontario; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 227
[S3887] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
[S4057] Ancestry.com, Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
[S4414] 1861 Census of Canada, Ontario, Wentworth, Beverly. 14 January 1861. REVEL, Alfred [head]. ED 1. Roll: 1086. p. 15. lines 32 - 34. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 June 2026.
[S3919] Ancestry.com, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Index to Aliens, Not Including Filipinos, East Indians, and Chinese, Arriving By Vessel Or At the Land Border At Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 2945984; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
[S4622] Ancestry.com, 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27311; Census Place: Wellington South, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: s
[S3892] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 68; Record Group: Rg 80-2
[S3878] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario, Grey South, Egremont. 2 April 1871. REVEL, Alfred [head]. Roll: 9950. p. 43. lines 12 - 14. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 June 2026.
[S85] Hughes, Joyce, E-mail to Ron Field, Joyce Hughes Milroy Collection, 6 Jun 2000

William Milroy Kelly¹

M, #5277, b. 24 January 1862, d. 14 November 1932

Father	William Kelly (b. 1829, d. 13 April 1892)
Mother	Elizabeth Milroy (b. 2 July 1839, d. 1905)

Daughter	Violet Gladys Kelly (b. 11 August 1890, d. 25 April 1975)
Daughter	Elsie May Kelly+ (b. 1892, d. 1969)
Son	William Esme Kelly (b. 1896)
Son	Leslie Faed Kelly (b. 18 February 1898)
Daughter	Eileen Doris Milroy Kelly (b. 11 March 1909)

Father	Charles John Heffernan (b. 4 February 1843, d. 19 March 1909)
Mother	Bridget Dowd (b. 9 May 1849, d. 21 May 1928)

Father	William Milroy Kelly (b. 24 January 1862, d. 14 November 1932)
Mother	Violet Faed Picken (b. 12 October 1865, d. 22 August 1944)

Father	Cornelius Dowd (b. 20 October 1821, d. 11 December 1901)
Mother	Johanna Ferritor (b. 1828, d. 26 September 1918)

Daughter	Mary Ellen Heffernan+ (b. 23 September 1872, d. 1940)
Daughter	Agnes Heffernan+ (b. 1 November 1875)
Daughter	Phoebe Heffernan (b. 26 July 1878, d. 1976)
Daughter	Teresa Heffernan (b. 27 July 1880)
Son	James Heffernan, Jr. (b. 1882, d. 1971)
Son	Cornelius Heffernan (b. 8 November 1883)
Daughter	Concelia Heffernan (b. 6 January 1885)
Son	Thomas Heffernan (b. 28 April 1890, d. 1971)

Son	John Garret (b. 1675)
Son	Thomas Garret (b. 1676)
Son	William Garret (b. 1677)
Daughter	Dorchas Garret (b. 1680, d. November 1680)
Son	Robert Garrett (b. 1682)

Daughter	Bell Frew
Son	James Milroy Frew+ (b. 1892, d. 1960)
Daughter	Elsie Milroy Frew+ (b. 1895)
Daughter	Dorothy Clarke Kelly Frew (b. 1898)

Father	Thomas 'Tom' Frew (b. 1860)
Mother	Elizabeth Milroy Kelly (b. 3 October 1863, d. 27 May 1956)

Daughter	Jean Milroy Frew (b. 1921)
Son	Alastair Campbell Frew (b. about 1926, d. 2006)

Daughter	Kathleen Kelly
Daughter	Primrose M. Kelly (b. 1917)
Son	John Milroy Kelly (b. 9 June 1918, d. 1990)

Father	William Stacey (b. 1830)
Mother	Anne Langford (b. about 1832)

Son	Michael Bede Stacey, JP+ (b. 8 May 1884, d. 3 October 1969)
Son	Arnold William Stacey (b. 15 February 1886)

Father	Harrie Michael William Stacey (b. 1857)
Mother	Sarah Bryant (b. about 1857)

Father	James Milroy (b. about 1838, d. 18 September 1891)
Mother	Helen Jane Revel (b. 10 October 1860, d. 27 May 1943)

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Helen Jane Revel1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16

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William Milroy Kelly1

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Violet Faed Picken

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Children with William Milroy Kelly (b. 24 January 1862, d. 14 November 1932)

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Charles Heffernan1

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Violet Gladys Kelly

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Elsie May Kelly

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James Hepburn

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Child with Elsie May Kelly (b. 1892, d. 1969)

William Esme Kelly

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Mary Turner Lid Clark

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Leslie Faed Kelly

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Agnes 'Ann' Agnew

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Eileen Doris Milroy Kelly

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Annie Dowd1

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William Mckenzie Manson

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John Garret1,2

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Children with Mary Field (b. 1646)

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Elizabeth Milroy Kelly1,2,3

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Thomas 'Tom' Frew1

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Children with Elizabeth Milroy Kelly (b. 3 October 1863, d. 27 May 1956)

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James Milroy Frew1

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Children with Amelia Campbell Buchanan (b. 1891)

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Amelia Campbell Buchanan

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Children with James Milroy Frew (b. 1892, d. 1960)

Elsie Milroy Frew1

Helen Jane Revel^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16}

William Milroy Kelly¹

Charles Heffernan¹

Annie Dowd¹

John Garret^1,2

Elizabeth Milroy Kelly^1,2,3

Thomas 'Tom' Frew¹

James Milroy Frew¹

Elsie Milroy Frew¹

James Milroy Kelly^1,2

Harrie Michael William Stacey^1,2

Marion 'Gertie' Gertrude Milroy^1,2