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Ann Milroy

F, #11901, b. 27 April 1870
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FatherWilliam Milroy (b. 17 January 1836, d. 14 May 1909)
MotherSusan Muir (b. about 1839, d. 17 March 1908)
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Annie Milroy

Biography

Ann Milroy was born on 27 April 1870 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO.1 She died in West Kirby, Cheshire, EnglandO.1
Ann Milroy was also known as Annie Milroy.
  • Death
    West Kirby, Cheshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1870
    Birth
    27 April 1870 | Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1

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Anne Milroy
Anne Milroy
Last Edited 4 April 2023

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Alexander Milroy

M, #11902, b. 12 April 1869, d. 6 May 1869
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FatherWilliam Milroy (b. 17 January 1836, d. 14 May 1909)
MotherSusan Muir (b. about 1839, d. 17 March 1908)
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Alexander Milroy was born on 12 April 1869 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO.1 He died on 6 May 1869 at age 0 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO.1
  • 1869
    Birth
    12 April 1869 | Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 18690
    Death
    6 May 1869 | Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 26 July 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

William Milroy

M, #11903, b. 25 January 1867, d. 1 November 1957
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FatherWilliam Milroy (b. 17 January 1836, d. 14 May 1909)
MotherSusan Muir (b. about 1839, d. 17 March 1908)
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William Milroy

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William Milroy was born on 25 January 1867 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO.1 William and Margaret were married on 16 April 1905 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO.1 He died on 1 November 1957 at age 90 in Wembley, Grande Prairie, Alberta, CanadaO.1
The cause of death of William on 1 November 1957 in Wembley, Grande Prairie, Alberta, CanadaO, was generalized arteriosclerosis.1

Children with Margaret Milroy (b. 18 September 1875, d. 5 May 1955)

DaughterJean Margaret Milroy+ (b. 7 December 1906, d. August 1991)
SonPatrick William Douglas Milroy (b. 9 April 1910, d. 1985)
SonFergus Alan Milroy+ (b. 23 April 1912, d. 24 June 1975)
  • 1867
    Birth
    25 January 1867 | Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 190538
    Marriage | Margaret Milroy
    16 April 1905 | Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO
    Margaret Milroy
    Age: 29
    Birth: on 18 September 1875 | Kirkpatrick-Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
    Death: on 5 May 1955 | Bebington, Cheshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 195790
    Death
    1 November 1957 | Wembley, Grande Prairie, Alberta, CanadaO
    Citation: 1

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William Milroy
Last Edited 31 July 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Denis Bryan Harvey Wildish, CB Deputy Second Sea Lord

M, #11904, b. 24 December 1914, d. 2 April 2017
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FatherHenry William Wildish, KBE CB (b. 25 June 1884, d. 9 July 1973)
MotherLady Elfreda Phillis Bryant (b. 13 May 1886, d. 16 January 1987)
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Rear-Admiral Denis Wildish CB

Biography

Denis Bryan Harvey Wildish, CB Deputy Second Sea Lord, was born on 24 December 1914 in Milton, Kent, EnglandO. Denis and Leslie were married on 11 June 1941. He died on 2 April 2017 at age 102.
Denis Bryan Harvey Wildish, CB Deputy Second Sea Lord, served in the military with the Royal Navy during World War Two, aboard the "HMS Prince of Wales." He was awarded the 1939-45 War Medal with MID oak leaf on 1 January 1944. He was awarded the Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) on 8 June 1968.

Children with Leslie Henrietta Jacob (b. 25 June 1920, d. 12 January 2009)

DaughterLiving+
DaughterSusan Wildish (b. 5 June 1945, d. June 1995)

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Vice Admiral Wildish
Vice-Admiral Denia Bryan Wildish
Custodian: unknown
Vice-Admiral Denis Bryan Wildish
Custodian: unknown
Denis Wildish 2014
by Claire Thorburn in the Northumberland Gazette 24 Dec 2014.
Rear-Admiral Denis Wildish CB
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Jane Milroy

F, #11906, b. 3 February 1865
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FatherWilliam Milroy (b. 17 January 1836, d. 14 May 1909)
MotherSusan Muir (b. about 1839, d. 17 March 1908)
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Biography

Jane Milroy was born on 3 February 1865 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO.1 She died in West Kirby, Cheshire, EnglandO.1
Jane Milroy was also known as Jean Milroy.
  • Death
    West Kirby, Cheshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1865
    Birth
    3 February 1865 | Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 4 April 2023

Citations

  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Margaret Milroy

F, #11907, b. 25 July 1862, d. 1 November 1962
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FatherWilliam Milroy (b. 17 January 1836, d. 14 May 1909)
MotherSusan Muir (b. about 1839, d. 17 March 1908)
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Margaret Milroy was born on 25 July 1862 in Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO.1 Henry and Margaret were married on 12 December 1909 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United StatesO.1 She died on 1 November 1962 at age 100 in Ladysmith, British Columbia, CanadaO.1,2
  • 1862
    Birth
    25 July 1862 | Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 190947
    Marriage | Henry Walker
    12 December 1909 | Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United StatesO
    Henry Walker
    Age: 33
    Birth: on 12 March 1876 | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1962100
    Death
    1 November 1962 | Ladysmith, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citations: 1,2
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003
  2. [S18] BC Vital Archives, British Columbia Archives (Name: http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca;), Recorded 12 Jan 2004

Isabella 'Bella' Milroy

F, #11908, b. 12 October 1860
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FatherWilliam Milroy (b. 17 January 1836, d. 14 May 1909)
MotherSusan Muir (b. about 1839, d. 17 March 1908)
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Biography

Isabella 'Bella' Milroy was born on 12 October 1860 at Killiemore in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO.1

Children with William Watson

SonWilliam Watson
SonAlexander 'Alec' Watson (b. about 1895)
SonAllan Watson+ (b. 12 March 1896, d. 14 February 1993)
SonDouglas Watson (b. about 1898)
  • 1860
    Birth
    12 October 1860 | Penninghame, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Ruth Martin

F, #11909
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John and Ruth were married in October 1948.1
  • 1948
    Marriage | John A. Milroy
    October 1948
    John A. Milroy
    Age: ~50
    Birth: in 1898 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Death: on 18 May 1995 | Calgary, Alberta, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Archie Gibson

M, #11912
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Archie and Margaret were married on 14 January 1925 in Battle Bend, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada.1

Children with Margaret M. Milroy (b. 1897)

SonLiving
SonLiving
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

John Gordon Milroy

M, #11913, b. 22 April 1928
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FatherGordon Hugh Milroy (b. 26 May 1889, d. 13 August 1962)
MotherNellie Florence Bowen
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Biography

John Gordon Milroy was born on 22 April 1928 in Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO.1 John were married in April 1960 in Westbank, British Columbia, CanadaO.1
  • 1928
    Birth
    22 April 1928 | Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • 1960~32
    Marriage | Currie
    April 1960 | Westbank, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Currie
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

James Edward Milroy

M, #11914, b. 1 February 1925
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FatherGordon Hugh Milroy (b. 26 May 1889, d. 13 August 1962)
MotherNellie Florence Bowen
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Biography

James Edward Milroy was born on 1 February 1925 in Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO.1
  • 1925
    Birth
    1 February 1925 | Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Leslie Henrietta Jacob

F, #11916, b. 25 June 1920, d. 12 January 2009
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FatherCedric William Jacob (b. 23 July 1889, d. 15 October 1937)
MotherDorothy Turner
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Biography

Leslie Henrietta Jacob was born on 25 June 1920. Denis and Leslie were married on 11 June 1941. She died on 12 January 2009 at age 88.

Children with Denis Bryan Harvey Wildish, CB Deputy Second Sea Lord, (b. 24 December 1914, d. 2 April 2017)

DaughterLiving+
DaughterSusan Wildish (b. 5 June 1945, d. June 1995)
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Nellie Florence Bowen

F, #11917
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Biography

Gordon and Nellie were married on 20 June 1923 in Sidmouth, British Columbia, Canada.1

Children with Gordon Hugh Milroy (b. 26 May 1889, d. 13 August 1962)

SonJames Edward Milroy (b. 1 February 1925)
SonJohn Gordon Milroy (b. 22 April 1928)
  • 1923
    Marriage | Gordon Hugh Milroy
    20 June 1923 | Sidmouth, British Columbia, Canada
    Gordon Hugh Milroy
    Age: 34
    Birth: on 26 May 1889 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Death: on 13 August 1962 | Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

John A. Milroy

M, #11919, b. 1898, d. 18 May 1995
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FatherJames Milroy (b. 23 April 1856, d. 1940)
MotherAnnie Gordon (b. about 1858)
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John A. Milroy was born in 1898 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO.1 John and Ruth were married in October 1948.1 He died on 18 May 1995 at age ~97 in Calgary, Alberta, CanadaO.1
  • 1898
    Birth
    1898 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1948~50
    Marriage | Ruth Martin
    October 1948
    Ruth Martin
    Citation: 1
  • 1995~97
    Death
    18 May 1995 | Calgary, Alberta, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Margaret M. Milroy

F, #11920, b. 1897
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FatherJames Milroy (b. 23 April 1856, d. 1940)
MotherAnnie Gordon (b. about 1858)
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Margaret M. Milroy was born in 1897 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO.1 Archie and Margaret were married on 14 January 1925 in Battle Bend, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada.1
Margaret M. Milroy was also known as Greta Milroy. She lived in Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaO.1

Children with Archie Gibson

SonLiving
SonLiving
  • 1897
    Birth
    1897 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1925~28
    Marriage | Archie Gibson
    14 January 1925 | Battle Bend, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada
    Archie Gibson
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

James Milroy

M, #11921, b. about 1895, d. 14 July 1916
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FatherJames Milroy (b. 23 April 1856, d. 1940)
MotherAnnie Gordon (b. about 1858)
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James Milroy was born about 1895 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO.1 He died on 14 July 1916 at age ~21 in Somme, Cher, Centre, FranceO.1
  • 1895
    Birth
    About 1895 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1916~21
    Death
    14 July 1916 | Somme, Cher, Centre, FranceO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 26 July 2022

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  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Annie Jane Milroy

F, #11922, b. 1891, d. 31 July 1982
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FatherJames Milroy (b. 23 April 1856, d. 1940)
MotherAnnie Gordon (b. about 1858)
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Annie Jane Milroy was born in 1891 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO.1 She died on 31 July 1982 at age ~91 in Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaO.1
  • 1891
    Birth
    1891 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1982~91
    Death
    31 July 1982 | Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Gordon Hugh Milroy

M, #11923, b. 26 May 1889, d. 13 August 1962
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FatherJames Milroy (b. 23 April 1856, d. 1940)
MotherAnnie Gordon (b. about 1858)
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Biography

Gordon Hugh Milroy was born on 26 May 1889 at High Vennel in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO.1 Gordon and Nellie were married on 20 June 1923 in Sidmouth, British Columbia, Canada.1 He died on 13 August 1962 at age 73 in Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO.1 He was buried in Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO.1
Gordon Hugh Milroy emigrated in 1911.1

Children with Nellie Florence Bowen

SonJames Edward Milroy (b. 1 February 1925)
SonJohn Gordon Milroy (b. 22 April 1928)
  • Burial
    Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • 1889
    Birth
    26 May 1889 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 192334
    Marriage | Nellie Florence Bowen
    20 June 1923 | Sidmouth, British Columbia, Canada
    Nellie Florence Bowen
    Citation: 1
  • 196273
    Death
    13 August 1962 | Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S7] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Austin Michael Heffernan

M, #11924, b. 2 June 1920, d. 6 June 1945
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FatherCharles Joseph Heffernan (b. 8 December 1881, d. 22 August 1954)
MotherMargaret M. Farrell (b. 22 August 1887, d. 15 February 1972)
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Biography

Austin Michael Heffernan was born on 2 June 1920 in Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO.1 He died on 6 June 1945 at age 25 in Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NetherlandsO.1 He was buried at Bergen Op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery+ in Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NetherlandsO.1
Austin Michael Heffernan served in the military with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals during WWII.1
  • Burial
    Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NetherlandsO
    Citation: 1
  • 1920
    Birth
    2 June 1920 | Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • 194525
    Death
    6 June 1945 | Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NetherlandsO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 18 October 2025

Citations

  1. [S1588] "Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947", digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 18 Oct 2025), Austin Michael HEFFERNAN; citing Series: RG 24; Volume: 30540; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa
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