Notes:

NOTE 1./ e-mail from Melanie Maasdam 12-16-2003: Re: David.Emma. Mills

A new find; a composer, Wilson MacDonald had some of his copyrighted piano compositions personalized to Emma L. Millie (my grandmother) who was 6 years old in 1907, when she received these piano works. They are so beautifully illustrated. I have written to some place in Canada, as their URL would not open for me when I came across Wilson MacDonald, Canada, composer in a Yahoo
search. There are many MacDonald relatives in the Millie stuff and I wonder if he could have been an Uncle or cousin.

NOTE 2./ Regarding painting of mother and child in the possession of Melanie Maasdam:

I sent your information to my mom and she clearly remembers back when Gram Millie (Dempster) [Emma L. Millie’s mom] was alive, saying either the child or mother in the oil painting was her great grandmother

NOTE 2./ 1911 Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia census

Name Home in 1911 Province, District, Sub-District Birth Year Birthplace Relation

Henry H Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1862 Ireland Head
Carrie Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1879 Ontario Wife
Emma Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1901 Manitoba Daughter
Margarette Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1907 BC Daughter
Alice Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1911 BC Daughter
William Mills British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1890 USA Lodger (brother in law)
Jerrett Johnson British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1862 USA Lodger

NOTE 3./ 1930 Orange, Orange, California census

Name: Emma L McGarrity
Home in 1930: Orange, Orange, California
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Joseph P
Race: White

Household Members: Name Age
Joseph P McGarrity 29
Emma L McGarrity 26
Lawrence P McGarrity 5
Dorothy Simmons 19

Emma married Joseph Patrick MCGARRITY on 06 Sep 1919 in Kelowna, British Columbia. Joseph (son of Patrick MCGARRITY and Isabella Margaret MCDONALD) was born on 03 Aug 1896 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1981 in Laguna Hills, Orange County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lawrence Patrick Dempster MCGARRITY was born on 31 May 1924 in Kelowna, British Columbia; died on 09 Jan 1995 in Jackson, Amador, California; was buried on 13 Jan 1995 in Jackson, Amador, California.

Notes:

NOTE 1./
Melanie Maasdam e-mail 5-16-01: HH Millie travelled to Liverpool England in 1912.

NOTE 2./ Ancestry. com Message Board: Melanie McGarrity Date: 26 Jan 2001 7:18 PM
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Hi, Harry Millie was my great grandfather, my fathers mothers' dad. My fathers' mothers name was Emma Millie. They were all from the British Columbia, Canada area. Harry Millie put the first telegraph line in up there and Emma his daughter was the operator. She married Joseph P. McGarrity and they moved to California, the Los Anglelas area and had one male child my father Larry Patrick McGarrity. I have no idea if these Millie's are related and I would have to search out some dates to get things more pinpointed. Harry Millie lived with the Cree Indians also and I have some old Indian artifacts that have been handed down to me. I also have many letters from Ireland dated late 1800's. I would be interested in finding out more. Melanie McGarrity Maasdam

NOTE 3./ 1891 Battleford Subdistrict, District of Saskatchewan, Territories Province, Canada census

Name: Henry H Millie
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Ireland
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Religion: Free Church
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: England
Province: Territories
District Number: 200
District: Saskatchewan
Subdistrict: Battleford
Archive Roll #: T-6426

Household Members: Name Age
Charles T Millie 34
Henry H Millie 28
Samuel B Millie 22

NOTE 4./ 1901 Census Carman Village, Lisgar District, Manitoba

Surname Given Name Relationship to Head of Household Birth Date Birth Year Birthplace Immigration Census Year Location Film # Division # Page # Entry # Family #
Millie Henry H head Feb 8 1863 Ireland 1882 1901 Carman T-6432 2 6 26 63
Millie Carrie wife Jul 13 1879 Ontario - 1901 Carman T-6432 2 6 27 63
Millie Emma C daughter Mar 6 1901 Manitoba - 1901 Carman T-6432 2 6 28 63

Name: Henry H Millie
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 38
Birth Date: 8 Feb 1863
Birthplace: Ireland
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Carrie
Immigration Year: 1882
Racial or Tribal Origin: Irish
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Watch Maker
Province: Manitoba
District: Lisgar
District Number: 7
Sub-District: Carman (Village)
Sub-District Number: J-2
Family Number: 63
Page: 6

Household Members: Name Age
Henry S Millie 38
Carrie Millie 21
Emma L Millie 0

It is interesting to note that in the 1901 census, Henry lists his heritage as Irish, but in 1911, he is enumerated as being of Scottish heritage. (BBD2008)

NOTE 5./ HISTORICAL reference: The Fourth National Census, 1901

The first census of the young nation of Canada was taken in 1871, four years after four colonies became Canada. Manitoba and British Columbia joined Canada in 1870 and 1871 and therefore missed being included in the census. By 1901, the year of the fourth census, there were seven provinces, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia, and the Territories, a vast area that included what became Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Yukon, and Northwest Territories.

Government officials planning censuses increased the number of questions every time; for example, there were twelve columns to be completed on the form in 1891 and thirty-one in 1901. All the additional information is a benefit to genealogists, although I wish two columns from 1891 had been retained--the ones asking for the birthplaces of the individual's father and mother. Their absence is partially compensated for by the addition of questions about origin, nationality, and date of immigration. Also useful for genealogy is the addition of columns for date and place of birth, as well as another for the exact date of birth. The 1901 census also seeks information about the work or employment of each person and how much they earned.

Beginning with the name of each person enumerated, this is the list of columns:

Name of each person in household 31 March 1901
Sex
Colour
Relationship to head of household
Single, married, widowed, or divorced
Month and date of birth
Year of birth
Age at last birthday
Country or place of birth (If Canada, include province and add "r" or "u" for rural or urban.)
Year of immigration
Year of naturalization
Racial or tribal origin
Racial or tribal origin
Nationality
Religion
Profession, occupation, or trade
Living on own means
Employer, Employee, or Working on Own Account
Working at a trade in factory or in home
Months employed at trade in factory
Months employed at trade in home
Months employed in other occupation than trade in factory or home
Earnings from occupation or trade
Months at school in the year
Can read
Can write
Can speak English
Can speak French
Mother tongue
Infirmities

It is of significant interest to read the point on the 1901 form about using "r" and "u" to indicate whether the Canadian birthplace was rural or urban.

NOTE 6./ 1911 Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia census

Name Home in 1911 Province, District, Sub-District Birth Year Birthplace Relation

Henry H Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1862 Ireland Head
Carrie Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1879 Ontario Wife
Emma Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1901 Manitoba Daughter
Margarette Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1907 BC Daughter
Alice Millie British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1911 BC Daughter
William Mills British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1890 USA Lodger (brother in law)
Jerrett Johnson British Columbia, Yale and Cariboo, Okanagan, Kelowna 1862 USA Lodger

Name: Henry H Millie
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 48
Birth Date: Feb 1862
Birthplace: Ireland
Family Number: 267
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Carrie
Immigration Year: 1884
Tribal: Scotch (Scotish)
Province: British Columbia
District: Yale and Cariboo
District Number: 14
Sub-District: Okanagan, Kelowna
Sub-District Number: 43
Place of Habitation: Elles St
Census Year: 1911
Page: 24

Household Members: Name Age
Henry H Millie 48
Carrie Millie 31
Emma Millie 10
Margarette Millie 3
Alice Millie 2/12
William Mills 21
Jerrett Johnson 49

NOTE 7./ e-mail from Melanie Maasdam 3-28-2007 (See .jpeg photos of below descriptions)

I was doing some cleaning on a collage Mom put together many years ago from the Millie clan and their endeavors in Canada. I got out the magnifying glass to see what was etched on the back of one medal and thought it might be of interest in your excellent record keeping. It is a brass medal, very worn and smooth. In the first photo, it is the one in the center.

Here goes, exactly as it is hand etched;
Presented to
The Battleford Rifle Association by A. MacDonald 1885

(This part below looks like it might have been added later, it is less worn)
Won or (Worn) by H.H. Millie
Some of the other medals say;
ü The 14th PWO Rifles Canada NUNQUAM CEDE
ü Rocky Mountain Rangers 102 Kloshe Nanitch
ü DINANT ANTWERP CHENT 1914
ü CAMERON HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA ULLAMH
ü CANADA QUOFAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT
ü 72 Cuidich`n Rich Overseas Battalion
ü 172 Overseas CANADA Battalion Cameron Highlanders of Canada
ü 2nd C.M.R. (B.C. Horse ) CANADA
ü Royal Northwest Mounted Police MAINTIEN LE DROIT
Some don’t say anything and are crowns and various other symbols and numbers.

Sounds as though HH Millie was an adventurer and showoff of sorts. You can even see it in his photos, a proud and haughty look, boastful. (That was always what his wife Gram sort of told my mom)
I think Gram was irritated and possibly disgusted with HH, always off on some adventure to a foreign country or living with the Cree Indians and playing around with the squaws, very naughty! Take a look at that one photo of the squaw and the endearing caption about her! “What a beauty” or something to that effect.

NOTE 8./ Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, "Electronic," Name: H H Millie
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Date of Arrival: 11 Sep 1883
Vessel: Ontario
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec
Port of Departure: Belfast, Ireland; Liverpool, England
Roll: C-4533

Ship Information
Ship Name: Ontario
Years in service: 1874-1896
Funnels: 1
Masts: 3
Shipping Line: Dominion
Ship Description: Built by Archibald McMillan & Son, Dumbarton, Scotland. Tonnage: 3,175. Dimensions: 335' x 38'. Single-screw, 11 knots. Compound engines. Three masts and one funnel. Iron hull.
History: Maiden voyage: Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal, July 15, 1874. Transferred to Avonmouth service in 1885. Scrapped in 1896. Sister ship: Dominion.

Henry married Caroline Sarah MILLS on 06 Feb 1900 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Daniel William MILLS and Emma Louise BURTON) was born on 13 Jul 1879 in St Catherines, Lincoln County, Ontario; died on 25 Nov 1961 in Los Angeles, California; was buried in Sunnyside Mausoleum, Long Beach, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1901 Carmen Village, Lisgar District, Manitoba Canada census

Name: Carrie Millie
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 21
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1879
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Henry S
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Province: Manitoba
District: Lisgar
District Number: 7
Sub-District: Carman (Village)
Sub-District Number: J-2
Family Number: 63
Page: 6

Household Members: Name Age
Henry S Millie 38
Carrie Millie 21
Emma L Millie 0

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Rent book, 1884: Geashill Rate Book, 1883/4 (see .bmp image)
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General warrant to collect county rates of the Barony of Geashill after Spring assizes, 1884, dated 29th day of April 1884 with the entry for Lord Digby in the townsland of Bawnmore.

NOTE 2./ Geashill Castle

A castle existed at Geashill from c1200. The Book of Howth mentions that 'the Lord of Offalye builded the Castell of Geschell ' in 1307. The castle may have been erected on or near the site of an earlier castle. The photograph depicts the later manor house and the ruins of the earlier castle to the right of the house.

NOTE 3./ Historical Perspective: The Year Was 1873

The year was 1873 and much of the world was entering into a long period of economic depression. The beginning of the Long Depression is typically marked by the crash of the Vienna stock market, which sent ripples across Europe and eventually the United States with the fall of Jay Cooke & Company. The Cooke investment bank was heavily invested in the overbuilt railroad system which was beginning to fail. With the fall of this prominent company, a financial panic ensued and the New York Stock Exchange had to close for ten days. Railroads, factories, banks, and businesses had to close their doors resulting in skyrocketing unemployment rates. The Long Depression would last into the 1890s.

There were other smaller scale disasters in 1873. The British SS Atlantic out of Liverpool (with a stop at Queenstown) hit a submerged rock en route to New York and was wrecked in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. It is estimated that 545 of the 952 passengers perished.

In Baltimore, Maryland, a fire began in the factory of Joseph Thomas and Sons and spread over ten acres of the city. Photos of the fire and aftermath can be found online at the Maryland Historical Society.

A cholera epidemic swept through Birmingham, Alabama. Below is an interesting excerpt from a report from Mortimer H. Jordan, who was secretary of the Jefferson County Medical Society of Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the epidemic (found on the website of the Reynolds Historical Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham).

The treatment adopted was the opium and mercurial. When the stomach seemed so inactive that nothing made any impression upon it, an emetic of mustard, salt, ginger, and pepper, suspended in hot water, in many cases produced a warm glow over the surface of the body in a few moments. . . . Diuretics produced no good results. No condition in life, sex, or age escaped. The sucking babe and those of extreme age suffered alike from its ravages.

Before closing this paper, justice demands that we should briefly allude to the heroic and self sacrificing conduct, during this epidemic, of that unfortunate class who are known as 'women of the town.' These poor creatures, though outcasts from society, anathematized by the church, despised by women and maltreated by men, when the pestilence swept over the city, came forth from their homes to nurse the sick and close the eyes of the dead. It was passing strange that they would receive no pay, expected no thanks; they only went where their presence was needed, and never remained longer than they could do good. While we abhor the degradation of these unfortunates, their magnanimous behavior during these fearful days has drawn forth our sympathy and gratitude.

Further north and west, Jesse James and the James- Younger gang robbed a Rock Island train near Adair, Iowa. This first train robbery netted the gang more than $2,300, but was most likely a disappointment for the gang. They were expecting a $100,000 gold shipment, but that shipment had been switched to another train at the last moment.

North of the border in Canada, the Dominion Parliament had more lawful goals in mind when it established the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada was growing and in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined the federation as Canada's smallest province.

In music, the song Home on the Range was born (Daniel Kelly & Brewster M. Higley). The tune went on to become the state song of Kansas and is known around the world.

Henry married Mary Jane DEMPSTER on 31 May 1851 in St. Thomas, Dublin, Ireland. Mary (daughter of Charles DEMPSTER) was born about 1830 in England; died on 20 May 1899 in Ballymooney, Geashill, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Dempster
In the original Irish Dempsey is Ó Diomasaigh, from diomasach, meaning "proud". The name was also occasionally anglicised "Proudman". The Ó Diomasaigh originated in the territory of Clanmalier, on the borders of what are now counties Laois and Offaly, and remained powerful in the area until the seventeenth century. In the 12th century. O’Dempsey, Chief of Offaly, was one of the few native Irish leaders who defeated Strongbow. In later years, their allegiance was to the English and they were involved with the newcomers in the massacre of the O’Lalors in Laois in 1577, an action which local tradition says was responsible for their later losses. James I recognised the strength of the family by granting the title "Viscount Clanmalier" to Terence Dempsey. The loyalty of the family to the Crown was short-lived, however, and the Williamite wars later in the century destroyed their power and scattered them. The surname is now found throughout the country. It is recorded in the placename Knocknadempsey, in Neddans civil parish in south Tipperary. In Ulster, Dempsey is common in Co. Antrim, where it may be a version of "Dempster", a Scottish name meaning "judge", or possibly an anglicisation of Mac Diomasaigh, also sometimes rendered as "McGimpsey". 112 births of the name are recorded in 1890, with particular concentrations in Antrim, Cork and Wexford, making it the 192nd most common surname in the country; by 1996 it had risen to 164th. .Jeremiah Dempsey (1906 - ) provided the guiding spirit behind the Irish national airline, Aer Lingus, from its foundation in 1937 until his retirement in 1967. He was President of the IATA in 1962. Noel Dempsey T.D. (1945 - ) has been a prominent member of the Fianna Fáil political party for many years, and minister of state in number of governments. William Harrison Dempsey (1895-1983), born in Manassa, Colorado isbetter known as Jack Dempsey, one of the most popular heavyweight boxing champions of all time. His ferocious attacking style earned him the nickname "The Manassa Mauler". He was world champion from 1919 to 1926, when he lost the title to Gene Tunney.

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1861 Bedworth, Warwickshire, England census

Name Birth Year Birthplace Relation RESIDENCE
Joseph Mills abt 1822 Alcester, Warwickshire, England Head Bedworth, Warwickshire
Jane Mills abt 1826 Speenham Lane, Berkshire, England Wife Bedworth, Warwickshire
Joseph G Mills abt 1850 Alcester, Warwickshire, England Son Bedworth, Warwickshire
Caroline S Mills abt 1852 Alcester, Warwickshire, England Daughter Bedworth, Warwickshire
Phoebe E Mills abt 1854 Alcester, Warwickshire, England Daughter Bedworth, Warwickshire
Daniel Mills abt 1856 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Son Bedworth, Warwickshire
Ann A Mills abt 1859 Stretton On Dunsm, Warwickshire, Eng Daughter Bedworth, Warwickshire

Note 2./ 1901 Winnipeg Manitoba Census

Name: Daniel W Mills
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 44
Birth Date: 29 May 1856
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma
Immigration Year: 1864
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Cattle Dealer
Province: Manitoba
District: Winnipeg (City/Cité)
District Number: 12
Sub-District: Winnipeg (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 4
Sub-District Number: D-23
Family Number: 45
Page: 5

Household Members: Name Age
Daniel W Mills 44
Emma Mills 46
William J Mills 10
Mary Feckie 21
William Danskin 32

Winnipeg City, Winnipeg District, Manitoba Census, "Electronic," 1901, 1901 Ward 4 T-6438 23 5
Name Sex Relation M/S BD Age Birthplace Yr Immig
Mills Daniel W. M head M May 29 1856 44 England 1864
Mills Emma F Wife M Mar 8 1853 46
Mills William M Son S May 24 1890 10
Leckie Mary F Domestic S Apr 9 1879 21
Danskin William M Lodger S Jun 15 1868 32

Daniel married Emma Louise BURTON on 09 Jun 1873 in Tiverton, Bruce County, Ontario. Emma (daughter of Joseph BURTON and Mary Ann DUCK) was born on 08 Mar 1853 in Downhead, Shepton Mallet or now Mendip, Somersetshire, England; died about 1926 in Long Beach, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1861 Downhead Sommerset England census

Joseph Berton abt 1829 Downhead, Somerset, Eng Head Downhead Somerset
Mary Ann Berton abt 1830 West Lambrook, Somerset, Eng Wife Downhead Somerset
Tom Berton abt 1850 Downhead, Somerset, England Son Downhead Somerset
Emma Berton abt 1853 Downhead, Somerset, England Daughter Downhead Somerset
Sarah Berton abt 1856 Downhead, Somerset, Eng Daugh Downhead Somerset
Henry Berton abt 1858 Downhead, Somerset, Eng Son Downhead Somerset
Lucy J Berton abt 1860 Downhead, Somerset, Eng Daugh Downhead Somerset
Jacob Duck abt 1835 West Lambrook, Somerset, England Visitor Downhead Somerset

NOTE 2./ E-mail Marriage Emma & Daniel : Date: 10/9/2008 9:49:31 P.M. ; From: [email protected]

Bob, I do think these would be parents to my Dad’s grandmother (Sarah Carolyn Millie) who raised him when his mother Emma died so young. Am I right, do I have the lineage correct?? My dad’s mother died when he was 13 years old.

I remember meeting her when I was less than 9 years old, as I remember. She was in a nursing home at that time in Long Beach California. We always called her Gram. She loved my dad and spoiled him terribly. They were super close.

I am so grateful I met her and actually remember it.

NOTE 3./ 1901 Winnipeg Manitoba census

Name: Emma Mills
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 46
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1853
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Daniel W
Immigration Year: 1864
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Province: Manitoba
District: Winnipeg (City/Cité)
District Number: 12
Sub-District: Winnipeg (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 4
Sub-District Number: D-23
Family Number: 45
Page: 5

Household Members: Name Age
Daniel W Mills 44
Emma Mills 46
William J Mills 10
Mary Feckie 21
William Danskin 32

Notes:

David J. Thompson
78 Shavian Blvd., London, ON, N6G 2P3
Tel: 1-519-858-0239; Fax: 1-519-858-8223

May 18, 2002

Mr. R. Millie
8700 North Shore Drive
Jonesboro, GA, 30236.

Ms. Melanie Maasdam
2205 195th Street
Clarion, Iowa 50525

Dear Bob & Melanie:

I wrote recently about some Millie's I found in Scotland I thought might be precursors of Melanie's H.H. Millie. Melanie asked me to explain, and I thought it would be a good exercise to see if it hangs together. I think Bob's line may well be connected as well, so here goes:

We have these facts:

" Henry (aka "Harry") H. Millie (H.H. Millie) was born in Ireland Feb 8, 1863. His brothers were Charles Thomas Millie and Samuel Boucher Millie. We know this from the information I got last year from the National Archives. The three emigrated to Canada in the early 1880's.

" H.H. Millie's brother Samuel Boucher Millie joined the North-West Mounted Police force on September 1, 1899 and was discharged on March 25, 1904. The archive records refer to his next of kin, Miss Lily Hariot Millie of Ballymooney, Gashill, Kings. Co., Ireland. Another record identifies his next of kin as his sister, Margaret McDowell of Upper Edmonton, now a London suburb. Samuel joined the 179th Battalion in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. This relationship is confirmed in the Archives records, and per note received from Melanie apparently written by H.H.'s daughter Emma. Although reported to have died in Winnipeg during WWI, the archives records suggest he claimed a pension in British Columbia under the name William Thompson.

" H.H. Millie's Charles Millie was found in Battleford, Saskatchewan. It appears that he was a member of the Battleford Home Guard Volunteers in the rebellion of 1885. He was given a land grant for services but took $$ instead. By 1901, when Henry had settled in Carman Manitoba, Charles was working for a rancher in Alberta near Wetaskiwin. In the letter from H. H. Millie in Carman, Manitoba to the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police it says that his brother Charles had died just previous to September 11, 1902. He died shortly after in Wetaskiwin. This relationship is confirmed in the Archives records, and per note received from Melanie apparently written by H.H.'s daughter Emma.

H. H. Millie also had 4 sisters per information from Melanie, as well as from the archives records of Samuel.
" Margaret Ellen Millie married a McDowell and was living in London, according to Samuel's next of kin record, at the time of WWI, at 16 Angel Road, Upper Edmonton, Enfield, England. A note from Melanie says she died December 5, 1921, aged 68, interred in Tottenham Cemetery. I found these records (LDS British Vital Records, 2nd Edition) which give the husband as Frederick, and two children, an unnamed boy and an unnamed girl, born in Dublin:
MCDOWELL, Birth
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1875 Birthplace: No 3 South City, Dub, Ire
Recorded in: Dublin, Ireland
Collection: Civil Registration
Father: George Frederick MCDOWELL
Mother: Margaret Ellen MILLIE
Source: FHL Film 255935 Dates: 1875 - 1875
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MCDOWELL, Birth
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1873 Birthplace: No 3 South City, Dub, Ire
Recorded in: Dublin, Ireland
Collection: Civil Registration
Father: George Frederick MCDOWELL
Mother: Margaret Ellen MILLER
Source: FHL Film 255889 Dates: 1873 - 1875

I couldn't find them in England yet in the 1881 census.
" Lillian Hariot Millie - per note received from Melanie apparently written by H.H.'s daughter Emma, never married
" Henrietta Millie - per note received from Melanie apparently written by H.H.'s daughter Emma, never married; and
" Mary Millie, married Charles Castle.
The parents of H.H. Millie and the others were identified by Melanie as Henry Millie and Mary Dempster. The death certificate for H.H. lists his father as Henry Millie, and his mother as Mary. Note that the death certificate says that the father, Henry Millie was born in Scotland.
I found the following marriage record (in the LDS British Vital records CD's, 2nd edition) for Henry and Mary Dempster, which says Henry's father was Thomas and Mary's was Charles Dempster:
MILLIE, Henry Age: 30
Wife: Mary Jane DEMPSTER Age: 21
Marriage Date: 31 May 1851 Recorded in: St Thomas, Dublin, Ireland
Collection: Civil Registration
Husband's Father: Thomas MILLIE
Wife's Father: Charles DEMPSTER
Source: FHL Film 101326 Dates: 1851 - 1851
(I will call H.H.'s father Henry 1821, his approximate birth date, to minimize further confusion)
According to notes from Melanie, extracts from the Kings County Chronicle report that Henry Millie Died January 7, 1891, in his 71st year at Ballymooney, Geashill, (which was where H.H. was born per his death certificate, and per his obituary in 1917 in Kelowna, B.C.). Henry's wife Mary Jane died May 20, 1899, aged 68.

According to the letter dated January 1, 1920 from Aunt Margaret Ellen McDowell (H.H.'s sister) to her niece Emma Millie McGarrity (Melanie's grandmother), the Millie's settled in Scotland. Emma Millie McGarrity's grandfather's grandfather (ie: Henry Millie's grandfather) had 4 sons, John, Tom, Andrew and Robert. The letter says that all 4 went to Ireland. Tom Millie was Henry Millie's father according to this letter. This marriage record above is consistent with this information. I was previously unable to find a Millie family in Scotland, or anywhere else which included 4 sons named John, Tom, Andrew and Robert, let alone one which would fit the requisite time frame. With the new LDS British Vital Records collections however I found the following family in Fife with the right collection of sons. Better still, the unusual name of the mother make it virtually certain, for me anyway, that the son Thomas, born 1796, is went to Ireland, as presumably did the other sons as described in Ms. McDowell's letter. The following lists the 6 sons of Henry Millie (yes, yet another one) and Magdalene Rumgay (note the name):
1. MILLIE, John Bir 1791 Scot Fife Ceres
Fa: Henry Millie, Mo: Magdalene Rumgay
2. MILLIE, Andrew Chr 1793 Scot Fife Ceres
Fa: Henry Millie, Mo: Magdaline Rumgay
3. MILLIE, David Chr 1794 Scot Fife Ceres
Fa: Henry Millie, Mo: Magdaline Rumgay
4. MILLIE, Henry Chr 1794 Scot Fife Ceres
Fa: Henry Millie, Mo: Magdaline Rumgay
5. MILLIE, Thomas Chr 1796 Scot Fife Ceres
Fa: Henry Millie, Mo: Magdaline Rumgay
6. MILLIE, Robert Chr 1798 Scot Fife Ceres
Fa: Henry Millie, Mo: Magdalene Rumgay

I found the marriage of this Henry and Magdalene on the LDS FamilySearch website:
Marriage:

Magdalene RUMGAY; Sex: F; Spouse: Henry MILLIE; Marriage: Abt. 1790; Banderran, Ceres, Fife, Scotland; Film # 457767

I also found the following birth record of Magdalene-I presume it is her, how many can there be?:
Magdalan RUMGAY; Sex: F; Christening: 1 September 1765, Cameron, Fife; Parents: Andrew RUMGAY, Mary Mackie. Reference: Batch # C114122, 1695-1819, Call # 1040151, Printout # 6900431.

The real proof that Thomas of this family went to Ireland lies in the marriage record below:
LATIMER, William
Wife: Magdalene Rumgay MILLIE
Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1847 Recorded in: St Peter, Dublin, Ireland
Collection: Civil Registration
Husband's Father: James LATIMER
Wife's Father: Thomas MILLIE
Source: FHL Film 101286 Dates: 1847 - 1847
Magdalene Rumgay Millie of Dublin Ireland, daughter of Thomas Millie, MUST be the granddaughter of Henry Millie and Magdalene Rumgay of Fife. There surely can't be another Thomas Millie, of the same generation, who would name his daughter Magdalene Rumgay. Since we know that Thomas, father of Henry 1821, and grandfather of H.H Millie was born in Scotland, and moved to Ireland, and had brothers named Andrew, John and Robert, and there are so few Millie's generally, let alone in Ireland, he must be the same person as the father of Magdalene Rumgay Millie of Dublin, and she is an aunt of H.H. Millie and his siblings. Also note that like Henry 1821, she was married in Dublin, and only 4 years before Henry 1821.
Next, who did Thomas marry? Who was Henry 1821's mother? Well, the LDS website has a marriage record for a Thomas Millie and Mary McWattie, 9 December 1818, Dundee, Angus, Scotland (batch # M112824, Source Call # 0993401, Printout call # 6902959). Is this the correct Thomas? Here we go back to the letter Margaret McDowell wrote in 1920 to her niece, Emma Millie. The transcribed copy Melanie sent says:
There was a slip of paper enclosed in this letter from Aunt Maggie McDowell and this is the info as follows:
"PRIVATE and don't tell acquaintances, does no good. My father's Grandfather committed suicide from loss of an awful large sum in speculation and I believe he was a Millie, French, but I may be mistaken, he may have been McQuatty."
So yes, Thomas married Mary McWattie in Dundee. Margaret McDowell's father was Henry 1821, and his grandfathers would have been Henry Millie (married to Magdalene Rumgay) and Mary McWattie's father. This reference proves that this is the correct spouse for Thomas.

Again searching the LDS site, we find a record for the christening of Henry Millie, 10 October 1819, Dundee, Angus, Scotland; father-Thomas Millie, mother-Mary McWattie (batch # C112827, Source Call # 0993425, Printout call # 6900646)

So Melanie, I think we have you back to Scotland:
1. Henry Millie married Magdalene Rumgay in Fife Scotland in 1790.
2. Thomas, born 1796 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland, married Mary McWattie, 9 December 1818, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
3. Henry Millie born 10 October 1819, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, married Mary Dempster 1851 in Dublin
4. Henry Herbert Millie (H.H. Millie) born February 1863 in Ireland, emigrated to Canada early 1880's, married Caroline Sarah Mills, abt. Feb. 1900 in Manitoba
5. Emma Lily Millie born abt March 6, 1901, married Joseph Patrick McGarrity, 1919
6. Lawrence Patrick Dempster McGarrity, born 1924, married Jean Anderson
7. Melanie McGarrity

I think this is pretty accurate based upon these published records. If you are energetic, you should order the microfilms from the LDS and copy the records yourself, ideally taking a print or the original registers. Not only will this document the facts, but the original registers may have additional information not picked up on the LDS indexes.

The next question is what happened to the other brothers of Thomas who went to Ireland, who were their children and grandchildren, and did Thomas have any other children besides Henry 1821 and Magdalene.

Bob's Henry Thomas Beale Millie (H.T.B.) was born September 14, 1862, in Kilkenny, Ireland, and emigrated to Canada around the time of H.H. and his brothers. H.T.B.'s parents were Robert Millie and Elizabeth Beale. (Although born in Ireland, I have always held out to Bob that he is Scottish in origin: Millie's all come from Scotland, and the south of England (perhaps French before that, but that is all beyond me), and H.T.B. was Presbyterian, basically a Scottish Protestant religion.) Was this Robert another son of Thomas, and a brother of Henry 1821 and Magdalene? Or was he a son of one of Thomas' brothers, Andrew, John or Robert, and a first cousin of Henry 1821 and Magdalene? I think given the scarcity of Millie's generally, and in Ireland in particular, these Irish Millie's of Scottish descent must be connected, and H.T.B. and H.H. were cousins, sharing common grandparents in either Thomas Millie and his wife ??, or in Henry Millie and Magdalene Rumgay. The common names, Henry, Henrietta, Robert and Thomas are all there (H.T.B also had a sister Henrietta). All were Presbyterian, indicating Scotch origin, and all came from the counties around Dublin.
If I were a betting man, that's where I would put my money.

Best regards
David

Thomas married Mary MCWATTIE on 09 Dec 1818 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Mary (daughter of David MCWATTIE and Margaret KID) was born about 1800 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Jane SHIER on 19 Mar 1849 in Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England. Jane was born in 1826 in Speenham Lane, Berkshire, England; died after 1881 in St. Catherines, Lincoln County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Mary Ann DUCK on 01 Sep 1848 in Somersetshire, England. Mary (daughter of Cornelius DUCK and Ann SMITH) was born on 08 Nov 1828 in Mendip, Somersetshire, England; died in 1903 in Port Elgin, Ontario; was buried in Lovat cemetery, Bruce West, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]