Amelia Millar1,2

(11 February 1817 - 29 April 1894)
Father | James Millar2 (say 1790 - ) |
Mother | Margaret Chrystal (T2e) (say 1790 - ); Amelia MILLAR's mother's forename of "Margaret" is assumed from naming pattern of James and Amelia's children3 |
Relationship | 2nd great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson |
BMDB data
Amelia Millar was born on 11 Feb 1817 Kippen, STI, SCT

There is an entry for the chr. of an Emilia Miller d/o John Miller and Margaret Miller. It is sometimes suggested that this couple, the John and Margaret Miller who married Jan 15 1814 in Kippen are the right parents for Amelia/Emilia, but this doesn't fit either the naming pattern of James and Amelia's children or Amelia's father on her dth cert or grddtr Millie's note that Amelia's mother was a Miss Chrystal.1,2,4,5
Amelia Millar married James Henderson, son of Archibald Henderson and Margaret McEwan (W), on 2 Dec 1836 St Ninians, STI, SCT


Amelia Henderson died on 29 Apr 1894 Island Cliff, nr Oamaru, OTG, NZ, at age 77; cert #24 reads: 1894 29th April Island Cliff (probably residence of son John) Amelia Henderson aged 77, of old age, not certified, Father James Millar, (no mother shown on cert), Buried 2nd Mary 1894, Oamaru Cemetery Alexander B Todd, Pres. Minister. Born Kippen Stirlingshire, in NZ 20 years. Married Stirling, SCT at age 20 to James Henderson. Surviving children listed as 5 males: 57 (Archibald),53 (James),51 (David),49 (William),39 (John), and 7 females: 55 (Margaret),47 (Elizabeth),43 (Amelia),40 (Mary),36 (Janet),36 (Isabella),34 (Agnes). Informant Falconer, Undertaker, Oamaru, registered 14th May 1894.2 She was buried with James Henderson Block 49 plot 3, Oamaru, OTG, NZ


Migration
James and Amelia Henderson immigrated from Greenock 5 Dec 1873 on the 'Wild Deer' arriving 8 Mar 1874 Port Chalmers,Dunedin,OTG,NZ they then transferred to the 'Samson' to Oamaru, "they" including 5 of their children (Amelia, John, Janet, Isabella & Agnes), David having begun the exodus in 1863, followed by Elizabeth and Mary 1867, James and wife in 1868, then William 1872. Margaret and husband Robert didn't follow until 1880, and Archibald stayed behind.12Census/Where lived/Occupations
James appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1841 Cleuch (Cleugh) Burnfoot, Forth, Par. of Carnwath, LKS, SCT

James and Amelia Henderson appeared on the census of 30 Mar 1851 Village, Forth, Par. of Carnwath, LKS, SCT


(Prior households had a hand hewer and a range maker in them, so I assume that by 1851 the family had moved from Cleuch Burnfoot into the actual village, rather than the census page "Village" also including the vicinity of Forth.)14,15,16
The census of 1861 showed Amelia with her husband James, their sons James, David, William and John, their dtrs Margaret, Elizabeth, Amelia, Mary, Janet, Isabella and Agnes in the Village of Forth, Par. of Carnwath, LKS, SCT, household enumerated as HENDERSON: James 46 smith b Bridge of Allan, Stirling; wife Amelia 44 b Kippen, Stirling; Children: Margaret 22 b St Ninians, Stirling; James 20 smith, David 18 wright, William 15 smith, Elizabeth 13, Amelia 10, Mary 8, John 6 all scholars, Janet & Isabel 3, Agnes 1 all b Carnwath.17
The census of 1871 showed Amelia with her husband James, their dtrs Amelia, Janet, Isabella and Agnes, their son John Beatons, Par. of Lesmahagow, LKS, SCT, household enumerated as HENDERSON: James, 56 blacksmith b Lecropt, PER; wife Amelia 55 wife of blacksmith b Kippen STI; Children (all b Carnwath, LKS): Amelia 20 dom serv; John 16 blacksmith; Janet 13 dom serv; Isabella 13 dom serv; Agnes 11 scholar (the next entry was Woodgate, then "Livery Stables", then Bothie.)18
Wills/bequests
No probate for Amelia has been found.19Names
As of 1889, Amelia was also known as Emilia Henderson.20All the other info
Amelia Millar is a potential duplicate of Emilia Miller.James and Amelia Henderson celebrated their golden wedding on 3 Dec 1886 Oldfellows Hall, Coquet St, Oamaru, OTG, NZ


External links
Click here to see Amelia's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.24See more info about Amelia Millar here. (ie potentially connected families to crack the brickwall of Amelia's parents.)25
Amelia Millar belongs to a DNA tested line. There may be more information available on DNASurnames under the DNA project for his/her surname/line.
Family | James Henderson (Sep 1813 - Aug 1892) |
Children |
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Charts | My pedigree chart Ancestors & siblings of Les Henderson Paternal ancestors of Lorna Paternal timeline HENDERSON Descendants of William McEWAN and Margaret GRAY |
Last Edited | 5 Oct 2022 |
Citations
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, (p2:Amelia HENDERSON born Kippin Stirling, Feb 11, 1817).
- Amelia HENDERSON nee MILLAR, DC: HENDERSON, Amelia, Folio 1100/1894: Inspection p/copy dated 1993 held (gives father as James MILLAR, no mother stated).
- Letter, Amelia Jane HARBOUR nee HENDERSON to Earl HENDERSON, 22 Jul 1957, "Grandmothers (Mrs James HENDERSON) mother's maiden name was Miss Crystal"..
- Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), MILLER Batch 7617415, Oct 2001.
- Births marriages: Kippen, STI/CLK, Bap. 20 Feb 1815 Emilia d/o John MILLER & Margaret MILLER, Kippen, Par. of Clackmannan, STI, extracted Sep/Oct 1994/5.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Marr. 1836 Amelia & James HENDERSON, extracted c 1972, (Aunt Isabel's copy annotated Amelia as nee Miller).
- Birth marriage death: St Ninians, STI, Marr. 1836 James HENDERSON and Amelia MILLAR, extracted Sep/Oct 1994/5.
- James HENDERSON, DC: HENDERSON, James 1892, Folio #1636/1892 Inspection p/copy held, dated & rcvd Aug 1993.
- Ian Aitken-Kemp, "EMail Corres. re HENDERSON/AITKEN between Ian A-K & LornaHen," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Banns 13 Nov 1836 James HENDERSON (Logie) and Amelia MILLAR (St Ninians), copy rcvd Jan 2009.
- Oamaru Cemetery transcriptions S01.15, 488-495. , Fiche 489 # 752, extracted pre 1990.
- Letter, Amelia Jane HARBOUR nee HENDERSON to Earl HENDERSON, 22 Jul 1957, updated Mar 2019.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Immigration data for James, Amelia & family, extracted c 1972.
- 1841 Census, Carnwath, LKS, SCT, Dist 632 EnumDist 6, hsehold of James & Amelia HENDERSON, extracted Sep/Oct 1994/5.
- 1851 Census, Carnwath, LKS, SCT, Village, Forth, Carnwath, LKS, EnumDist 8 Entry #38, hsehold of James & Amelia(a) HENDERSON, extracted Sep/Oct 1994/5.
- Census image, SCT, 1851 Village of Forth, Carnwath, LKS 632/00 008/00 011, hsehold of James & Amelia HENDERSON, copy d/loaded Aug 2011.
- "Lorna's Family History Musings", Aug 2011.
- 1861 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Village of Forth, Par. of Carnwath, LKS, Reg 632 ED 9 Pg 8 Sched 37, hsehold of James & Amelia HENDERSON, extracted Aug 2007.
- Census image, SCT, 1871 Census: Carnwath, LKS SCT Dist 632 ED 2 Page 19 Schedule #59, hsehold of James & Amelia HENDERSON, copy d/loaded May 2005.
- Assorted indexes, NZ Soc. Gen. Index, Probate index, rechecked Apr 2004.
- "Birthday book Emilia HENDERSON", Inscription dated 1889 on flyleaf reads "To Emilia Henderson, with love from her cousin(s?)."
- W H S ROBERTS, The History of Oamaru and North Otago, p436 (reported as Mr and Mrs John Henderson instead of James).
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, (p6:In 1886 their golden wedding was celebrated in the Oddfellows' hall alongside their home, and there was a large gathering of the family and friends.).
- Assorted indexes, NZ Soc. Gen. Index, Electoral Roll (1893) - Women, rechecked Apr 2004.
- WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct 2011.
- "Lorna's Family History Musings", Aug 2018.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1837 Archibald HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
- Ian Aitken-Kemp, "EMail Corres. re HENDERSON/AITKEN between Ian A-K & LornaHen," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Bap. 8 Mar 1837 Archibald s/o James HENDERSON & Amelia MILLAR, in Craigmill, by Min of Dunblane, Logie, PER, 374/00500049, copy rcvd Jan 2009.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1839 Margaret HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1841 James HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
- BDM: NZ Certificates, Dth 1912 James HENDERSON, Folio 2941/12, inspection p/copy dated and rcvd Feb 1995.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1842 David HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
- BDM: NZ Certificates, Death 1906 David HENDERSON.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1845 William HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1851 Elizabeth HENDERSON, extracted c 1972, (Mary Dewar nee Miller's copy, from Aunt Isabel, annotated Nov 12 1847, which is born out by parish records).
- Birth/baptism: Carnwath, LKS, Birth 12 Nov Bap. 20 Dec 1847 Elizabeth d/o James HENDERSON & Amelia MILLAR, Cleuch Burnfoot, p/copy held.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1851 Amelia HENDERSON, extracted c 1972, (1 year later than actual).
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1853 Mary HENDERSON, extracted c 1972, (1 year later than actual).
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1854 John HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1857 Janet & Isabella HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
- Isabella Chittock nee Howden, James Henderson and his family, Birth 1859 Agnes HENDERSON, extracted c 1972.
E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.