Rev MILROY William, B.A.

Male 1832 - 1893  (61 years)


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  • Name MILROY William 
    Prefix Rev 
    Suffix B.A. 
    Birth 15 Jan 1832  Trench, Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Minister Of Penpont West Fred Church B O 1881 
    Residence 1881  Scarbridge Manse, Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 18 Feb 1893 
    Person ID I12781  The Tree of Me
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2020 

    Father MILROY James,   b. Abt 1796, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1889, Dashwood, Newton Stewart, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Mother MCGILL Elizabeth,   b. c1805, Minnigaff, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1895, Dashwood House, Newton Stewart, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Marriage 6 May 1827  Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    Married:
    • M11895-4 Scotland_ODM 1068040
    Family ID F6772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family CUNNINGHAM Elizabeth McTaggart,   b. 31 May 1846   d. 8 Mar 1925, Lausanne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 2 Apr 1867  Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Dr MILROY William Cunningham,   b. 7 Jan 1869, Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1949, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. MILROY Jane C,   b. 2 May 1871, Scarbridge Manse, Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. MILROY James Cunningham,   b. 8 Aug 1876, Scarbridge Manse, Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1936, Atherton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     4. MILROY Elizabeth Cunningham,   b. c1879, Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F9302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • DEATH OF A FREE CHURCH MINISTER
      The death is announcd of the Rev. William Milroy, Free Church minister at Scarbridge, Dumfriesshire. Mr Milroy had been in delicate health for several months, and he expired on Satudday morning. He was an able preacher, the author of a volum entitled “A Scottish Communicion Season,” and he took a lively interest in political and social questions. He was ordained a minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church over 30 years ago, and was at Scarbridge when that body was incorporated with the Free Church. He is survived by a widow and family. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S163] 1841 Scotland Census.

    2. [S250] 1881 Scotland Census.

    3. [S181] Family Search.

    4. [S268] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, FHL Film 6035516.

    5. [S468] Dundee Evening Telegraph , 20 FEb 1893, p. 2.