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Isabella 'Bella' Milroy

F, #11976, 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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Isabella 'Bella' Milroy was born on 12 October 1860 in Killiemore, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland.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 | Killiemore, Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Citation: 1
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Ruth Martin

F, #11977
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Ruth Martin and John A. Milroy 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
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Archie Gibson

M, #11980
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Archie Gibson and Margaret M. Milroy were married on 14 January 1925 in Battle Bend, Flagstaff, Alberta, CanadaO.1
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

James Edward Milroy

M, #11982, 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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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
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Leslie Henrietta Jacob1,2

F, #11984, 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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Leslie Henrietta Jacob was born on 25 June 1920. She and Denis Bryan Harvey Wildish, CB Deputy Second Sea Lord, were married on 11 June 1941. She died on 12 January 2009, at age 88.2

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

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

  1. [S3900] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005
  2. [S5115] Ancestry.com, UK, London Gazettes World War II Military Notices, 1939-1945, The Gazette: Crown Copyright; https://www.thegazette.co.uk; The Gazette, Official Public Record 1665-Present

Nellie Florence Bowen

F, #11985
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Nellie Florence Bowen and Gordon Hugh Milroy were married on 20 June 1923 in Sidmouth, British Columbia, CanadaO.1

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

SonJames Edward Milroy (b. 1 February 1925)
  • 1923
    Marriage | Gordon Hugh Milroy
    20 June 1923 | Sidmouth, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Gordon Hugh Milroy
    Age: 34
    Birth: on 26 May 1889 | High Vennel, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Death: on 13 August 1962 | Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

John A. Milroy

M, #11987, 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 He and Ruth Martin 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
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Margaret M. Milroy

F, #11988, 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 She and Archie Gibson were married on 14 January 1925 in Battle Bend, Flagstaff, Alberta, CanadaO.1
Margaret M. Milroy was also known as Greta Milroy. She resided in Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaO.1
  • 1897
    Birth
    1897 | Wigtown, Wigtownshire, ScotlandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1925~28
    Marriage | Archie Gibson
    14 January 1925 | Battle Bend, Flagstaff, Alberta, CanadaO
    Archie Gibson
    Citation: 1
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

James Milroy

M, #11989, 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
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Annie Jane Milroy

F, #11990, 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
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Gordon Hugh Milroy

M, #11991, 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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Gordon Hugh Milroy was born on 26 May 1889 in High Vennel, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland.1 He and Nellie Florence Bowen were married on 20 June 1923 in Sidmouth, British Columbia, CanadaO.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

Child with Nellie Florence Bowen

SonJames Edward Milroy (b. 1 February 1925)
  • 1889
    Birth
    26 May 1889 | High Vennel, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Citation: 1
  • 192334
    Marriage | Nellie Florence Bowen
    20 June 1923 | Sidmouth, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Nellie Florence Bowen
    Citation: 1
  • 196273
    Death
    13 August 1962 | Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • Burial
    Powell River, British Columbia, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
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  1. [S31] Ann Milroy, Ann Milroy's Family Tree, Recorded 25 Sep 2003

Austin Michael Heffernan1

M, #11992, 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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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. He was buried in Bergen Op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
With the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals during World War Two. Austin Michael Heffernan resided in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, CanadaO.1
  • 1920
    Birth
    2 June 1920 | Wellington, Ontario, CanadaO
    Citation: 1
  • 194525
    Death
    6 June 1945 | Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NetherlandsO
  • Burial
    Bergen Op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Citations

  1. [S5147] Ancestry.com, Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 30540
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