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Agnes Wilson Neilson Wilkie

Birth	:	31 Jan 1848 Ramsay, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	16 Jul 1943 Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.2120400, -76.2187300
Plot	:	Range B, Plot "L"
Inscription	:	WILKIE In Loving Memory Of Rev John WILKIE D.D. Aug 2, 1851 - April 25, 1928 Pioneer missionary in India for forty-nine years, died on the Red Sea enroute to Canada His beloved wife
Description	:	1943, Thursday August 5, The Almonte Gazette page 3 Mrs Agnes Wilson Wilkie For nearly half-a-century a missionary in India under the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Mrs Agnes Wilson Wilkie, widow of Rev Dr Jno Wilkie, died July 16th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs J.A. Brown, 67 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto, in her 96th year. Following her husband's retirement 15 years ago, Dr and Mrs Wilkie left India to make their home in Canada. Dr Wilkie died on the journey and was buried in the Red Sea. Mrs Wilkie, then 80 years of age, continue her journey to Toronto,... Read More	1943, Thursday August 5, The Almonte Gazette page 3 Mrs Agnes Wilson Wilkie For nearly half-a-century a missionary in India under the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Mrs Agnes Wilson Wilkie, widow of Rev Dr Jno Wilkie, died July 16th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs J.A. Brown, 67 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto, in her 96th year. Following her husband's retirement 15 years ago, Dr and Mrs Wilkie left India to make their home in Canada. Dr Wilkie died on the journey and was buried in the Red Sea. Mrs Wilkie, then 80 years of age, continue her journey to Toronto, where she had lived since with her daughter. Mrs Wilkie was born in Almonte and taught school here for a number of years prior to her marriage to Dr Wilkie who was teaching at the same time in Almonte High School. It was some remark of Rev McKenzie, then Presbyterian minister in Almonte, which caused Dr Wilkie to take up foreign mission work. Following their marriage, Dr. and Mrs Wilkie went at one to India, where they served as pioneer missionaries in Indore and Jhansi. Dr Wilkie, from funds collected by himself, built Indore College now affiliated wit Calcutta University, as he believed the best results could be obtained by Christianizing the youth of India. Bible study was a essential part of every student's program. After establishing a great plant at Indore, Dr and Mrs Wilkie went to Jhansi and began educational work there, Boys' and Girls' Boarding Schools were built and an industrial school and Model Farm were established. Massy Harris and Australian plows were shipped out and also other agricultural machinery and farming was carried out, under an expert, on progressive, modern lines. The converts were then placed on these farms. Failing health forced Dr Wilkie's retirement to Canada 15 years ago, but he ever reached his homeland. Since coming to Toronto, Mrs Wilkie has retained her interest in missionary work and corresponded extensively until two years ago, with missionaries all over the world, whom she had met on her journey back and forth. In spite of travelling over most of the world, she loved above all places, her home town Almonte and was heard to say, when she arrived in Canada "Now I shall die happy, because I can be buried in Almonte." It was there she was laid to rest on July 19th in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. She is survived by her sister, Miss Jessie Neilson, Almonte and one son and two daughters, Mrs T. Graham Mitchell, Australia; Rev J. H. Wilkie, Cawnpore, India, and Mrs J.A. Brown, Toronto. Also surviving are two grandsons, Spencer Wilkie in the American Army and Neilson Wilkie in the American Navy; two grand-daughters Janet and Joan Wilkie, Toronto, one grandson Donald Mitchell and a granddaughter Helen Mitchell in Australia. The late Mrs Wilkie had a very charming and gracious personality and made friends easily among all classes of people. In India she was called "The Angel of Jhansi."

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Where is Agnes Wilson Neilson Wilkie's memorial?
Agnes Wilson Neilson Wilkie's memorial is located at: Auld Kirk Cemetery, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Canada.
When did Agnes Wilson Neilson Wilkie death?
Agnes Wilson Neilson Wilkie death on 16 Jul 1943 in Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 45.2120400
Longitude: -76.2187300

Family Members:

Parent

James Neilson

(1820 - 1893)

Marion McFarlane Neilson

(1822 - 1900)

Spouse

Rev John Wilkie

(1851 - 1928)

Siblings

John F Neilson

(1850 - 1928)

Margaret Neilson

(1854 - 1885)

Sara Jane Neilson

(1857 - 1938)

Mary Elizabeth Neilson

(1859 - 1920)

William George Neilson

(1862 - 1899)

Janet McFarlane “Jessie” Neilson

(1864 - 1944)

Children

Marion Florence McFarlane Wilkie Brown

(1883 - 1965)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Auld Kirk Cemetery
Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2120400, -76.2187300

2. Saint Pauls Anglican Church Cemetery
Almonte, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2173380, -76.2087260

3. Saint Marys Roman Catholic Cemetery
Almonte, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2119800, -76.1931000

4. Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2081040, -76.1889840

5. McDonald Cemetery
Almonte, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2564500, -76.2247840

6. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery Old
Almonte, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2449920, -76.1645940

7. Fulton Burial Ground
Pakenham, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2446500, -76.3088060

8. Saint James Cemetery
Carleton Place, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1571400, -76.1472900

9. Clayton Methodist Cemetery
Clayton, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1845060, -76.3210730

10. Saint George's Anglican Cemetery
Union Hall, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1591600, -76.3027210

11. Baird Family Plot
Carleton Place, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1659683, -76.1214453

12. Robertson-Kellough Cemetery
Union Hall, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1537780, -76.3027740

13. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Clayton, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2012630, -76.3414960

14. Clayton United Church Cemetery
Clayton, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1868740, -76.3380900

15. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Beckwith, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1288890, -76.1716670

16. Morphy Family Burying Ground
Carleton Place, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1383090, -76.1465250

17. Cedar Hill Cemetery
Cedar Hill, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2797260, -76.3021820

18. Willis Family Cemetery
Carleton Place, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1317640, -76.1508170

19. Saint Peter Celestine Roman Catholic Cemetery
Pakenham, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.3010030, -76.2835560

20. St. Michael's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Corkery, Ottawa Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 45.2828000, -76.1009100

21. United Cemeteries
Beckwith, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1410550, -76.0799730

22. Rosetta Cemetery
Rosetta, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1194900, -76.3333300

23. Boyd's Methodist Cemetery
Boyds, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.0912450, -76.2522420

24. Saint John's Anglican Cemetery
Innisville, Lanark County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.0860977, -76.2448807