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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 7 Oct 2013 22:56

Could be Craig but usually Jas is James but the informant may not have been sure of her father's name.

Name: James Wilson Duncan
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1870-1871
District: Dunedin
Region or Province: Otago

No other Duncan's there.


Same here

Name: James Wilson Duncan
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1875-1876
District: Dunedin
Region or Province: Otago



Name: James Wilson Duncan Occ. Agent
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1880-1881
District: Dunedin
Region or Province: Otago

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 8 Oct 2013 07:08

This is the death of Jessie DUNCAN in 1909 in Victoria:

Digger - Edwardian Index. Victoria 1902-1913

Surname: DUNCAN
Given Names: Jessie
Event: D
Fther: Mills Jas
Mother: Jane UNKNOWN
Age: 47
Death Place: Carl
Year: 1909
Reg. Number: 777

Oops just realised you already have this!

I have MOWATs in my tree in Victoria. They were from South Ronaldsay, Orkney.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 8 Oct 2013 11:53

Jessie Mills married James Wilson Duncan in 1883 in New Zealand, Registration number 1883/3224

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 8 Oct 2013 12:18

As I can't find an actual image for the Jessie going to Victoria in 1874 trying another way to find if any other Mills are on that ship. There are these but the father's name is wrong if your Jessie was the daughter of a James / John.

Name: George Mills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Age: 42
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1874
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Glasgow
Ship: Ben Nevis
Nationality: Scottish

Name: Jane Mills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Age: 33
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1874
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Glasgow
Ship: Ben Nevis

Name: Jessie Mills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Age: 11
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1874
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Glasgow
Ship: Ben Nevis
Nationality: Scottish


Name: Jane Mills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Age: 10
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1874
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Glasgow
Ship: Ben Nevis
Nationality: Scottish



Name: George Mills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Age: 9
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1874
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Glasgow
Ship: Ben Nevis
Nationality: Scottish


Name: Helen Mills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Age: 7
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1874
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Glasgow
Ship: Ben Nevis
Nationality: Scottish


Name: Robert Mills
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Age: 5
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1874
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Glasgow
Ship: Ben Nevis
Nationality: Scottish


This would be the family in 1871

Name: Jessie Mills
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: George Mills
Mother's Name: Jane Mills
Gender: Female
Where born: Innerleithen, Peeblesshire
Registration number: 762
Registration District: Innerleithen
Civil Parish: Innerleithen
County: Peeblesshire
Address: Horsburgh Castle
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 6
Household Schedule Number: 7
Line: 15
Roll: CSSCT1871_176
Household Members:
Name Age
George Mills 41, b. Orskirk, Roxburghshire Farmer emp. 4 men, 6 Women
Jane Mills 31, b. Peebles
Jessie Mills 8
Jane Mills 7
George Mills 5
Ellen D Mills 4
Robert Mills 2
Jessie Mills 23
Fredrick Dyson 13
William Murray 12
Janet Baxton 16
Hannah Barr 39
Marion Glen 19
Janet Hutchison 16
James Odonald 29
Joseph Tweedie 63

Children born Inverleithen.


Name: George Mills
Spouse's Name: Jane Melrose
Event Date: 06 Nov 1861
Event Place: Eddlestone,Peebles,Scotland

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11760-1
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 6035516
Reference ID:



In 1861 Jane is living with her Uncle and possibly Grandparents in East Lothian.


Name: Jane Melrose
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Relationship: Niece
Gender: Female
Where born: Peebles, Peeblesshire
Registration number: 702
Registration District: Aberlady
Civil Parish: Aberlady
County: East Lothian
Address: Ballencrieff Mains
ED: 1
Household Schedule Number: 76
Line: 14
Roll: CSSCT1861_134
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Paterson 43
William Paterson 95
Jess Paterson 83
Jane Paterson 41
Eliza Paterson 39
Rachel Paterson 37
Jane Melrose 19
Jane Anderson 24
Jess Montgomery 20


rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 8 Oct 2013 12:28

1851

Name: William Paterson
Age: 85
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1766
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Janet Paterson
Gender: Male
Where born: Eddlestone, Peebles
Parish Number: 760
Civil Parish: Eddleston
County: Peeblesshire
Address: Milkieston
Occupation: Farmer Of 200 Acres Aratle & 200 Acres Heck Employing 1 In 8 Out Door Labourer
ED: 4
Page: 11 (click to see others on page)
Household Schedule Number: 31
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1851_198
Household Members:
Name Age
William Paterson 85
Janet Paterson 70
Andrew Paterson 40
Jane Paterson 36
Eliza Paterson 36
Rachel Paterson 28
Janet Turner 42
Magaret Richardson 30
Marion Brodie 16
Andrew Elder 18
John Armstrong 16
Andrew Armstong 10


This may be the marriage of William and Janet's daughter

Name: Robert Melrose
Spouse's Name: Janet Paterson
Event Date: 22 Jan 1833
Event Place: Eddlestone,Peebles,Scotland
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: William Paterson
Spouse's Mother's Name:

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11760-5
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 1067916

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 8 Oct 2013 13:06

Name: Jane Wallace Mills
Death Place: Essendon, Victoria
Age: 72
Registration Year: 1915
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 8913
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843


Mills birth: 5 October 1862 INNERLEITHEN,PEEBLES,SCOTLAND
father:George Mills
mother:Jane Melrose


Ellen Anne Mills Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

birth: 7 January 1867 INNERLEITHEN,PEEBLES,SCOTLAND
father:George Mills
mother:Jane Wallace Melrose


Jane Mills Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 21 February 1864 INNERLEITHEN,PEEBLES,SCOTLAND
father:George Mills
mother:Jane Melrose


Mills Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 8 July 1865 INNERLEITHEN,PEEBLES,SCOTLAND
father:George Mills
mother:Jane Melrose


Robert Melrose Mills Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 21 July 1868 INNERLEITHEN,PEEBLES,SCOTLAND
father:George Mills
mother:Jane Wallace Melrose


EDIT

Jane Wallace Mills died 11 July 1915 aged 77 years.
Husband George died 8 May 1900 aged 70 years.

(Picture of MI inscription via Ancestry)

Looks like they may be buried with George's Uncle.


Cemetery Amherst Cemetery
Amherst, Victoria, Australia
Others here Thomas Mills aged 93 years (-1888), George Mills aged 1 year (-1888), Jessie Inch Niece of George Mills, aged 22 years (-1895)