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William McMillan 1837–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1837

Birth Location: Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Jan 1879

Death Location: Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John McMillan

Mother: Isabella McMillan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Watson

Children(s): James McMillan, Isabella McMillan, Mary McMillan, John McMillan, Edith McMillan, William McMillan, Edith McMillan, Unnamed McMillan, Unnamed McMillan

In 1837, William McMillan entered the world in Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to John Mcmillan And Isabella Mcmillan. In 1841, William McMillan resided in Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland. William McMillan married Elizabeth Betsy Watson, and had children including Edith Denny Edie Mcmillan, Edith Denny Mcmillan, Isabella Ella Mcmillan, James Watson Mcmillan, John Alexander Jack Mcmillan, Mary Sinclair Mcmillan, Unnamed Mcmillan, William Mcmillan. William McMillan passed away in 1879 in Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1837, William McMillan entered the world in Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to John Mcmillan And Isabella Mcmillan.
  • In 1841, William McMillan resided in Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland.
  • William McMillan married Elizabeth Betsy Watson, and had children including Edith Denny Edie Mcmillan, Edith Denny Mcmillan, Isabella Ella Mcmillan, James Watson Mcmillan, John Alexander Jack Mcmillan, Mary Sinclair Mcmillan, Unnamed Mcmillan, William Mcmillan.
  • William McMillan passed away in 1879 in Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McMillan
1809–1875
Birth Location: Lochletter, Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Isabella McMillan
1810–1880
Birth Location: Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Watson
1832–1926
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
EW

Children(s)

James McMillan
1872–1953
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
JM
Isabella McMillan
1862–1956
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
IM
Mary McMillan
1864–1950
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
MM
John McMillan
1866–1908
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
JM
Edith McMillan
1868–1868
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
EM
William McMillan
1869–1869
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
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Edith McMillan
1870–1961
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
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Unnamed McMillan
1871–1871
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
UM
Unnamed McMillan
1873–1873
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
UM

William McMillan's Ancestors

Self
William McMillan
1837–1879
Birth Place: Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
John McMillan
1809–1875
Lochletter, Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Isabella McMillan
1810–1880
Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
William McMillan
1770–1816
Lochletter, Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth ((Elspet)) Cumming
1779–1852
Duthill and Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, Scotland
John ('Ban') McMillan
1772–1852
Strone, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Catherine McIntosh
1775–1841
Daviot & Dunlichty, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Cumming
1751–1851
Elizabeth Grant
1758–1842
Donald Millan
1735–1802
Mary McPhee
1754–
Alexander McIntosh
1750–
Katherine Sutherland
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cumming
1720–
Margaret *
1729–
John McMillan
1716–1770
Janet McClay
1716–

William McMillan's Descendants

1.
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William McMillan (1 Dec 1837–04 Jan 1879) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Watson (23 Jun 1832–13 May 1926)
  1. 1. James (Watson) McMillan 1872–1953 m. Emma (Mowbray) Fastier 1878–1935
    1. 1. Brian (Watson) McMillan 1903–1948 m. Marjorie (May) Clark 1920–2000
    2. 2. Hector McMillan 1903–1927
    3. 3. Ian (Fastier) McMillan 1905–1983 m. Grete (Kirsten) Heegaard 1909–1978
      1. 1. Kim (Heegaard) McMillan 1933–2023 m. Elizabeth (Eileen Phoebe) Higgins 1936–2019
    4. 4. Bruce (Hamilton) McMillan 1915–1982 m. Mary (Patricia) Valintine 1914–2008
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Mary (Mollie)) McMillan 1917–2008 m. Henry (Russell) Kirkwood 1912–1939 m. Stanley (Ernest) Rhodes 1908–2002
      1. 1. James (Barry) Kirkwood 1937–2007
  2. 2. Isabella ((Ella)) McMillan 1862–1956 m. Frank (Ernest Barritt) Rev 1862–1938
    1. 1. Eva (Howard) Barritt 1886–1888
    2. 2. Ellen (McMillan) Barritt 1888–
    3. 3. Frank (Ian) Barritt 1892–
    4. 4. William (Ernest) Barritt 1897– m. Norah (Elizabeth) Graydon 1899–
      1. 1. John (Ernest Graydon) Barritt 1927–2005
    5. 5. Edith (Denton) Barritt 1900–1993
  3. 3. Mary (Sinclair) McMillan 1864–1950
  4. 4. John (Alexander (Jack)) McMillan 1866–1908 m. Teresa (Emily) Jepson 1875–1932
    1. 1. Evelyn (Watson) McMillan 1899–1975 m. Alexander McIntosh 1898–1970
      1. 1. Alastair (Ian) McIntosh 1927–1997
      2. 2. Betty (Evelyn) McIntosh 1930–2020 m. Ian Sime 1928–2018
    2. 2. Ella (Florence) McMillan 1898–1950 m. Orlando (Erasmus Sydney) Wood 1896–1979 m. Ollie Wood 1896–1979
      1. 1. Shirley (Evelyn) Wood 1924–2020 m. Alan (Charles) Fynmore 1927–2012
      2. 2. Patricia (Cecily) Wood 1927–1998 m. Albert (George) Matthews 1924–2008
  5. 5. Edith (Denny) McMillan 1868–1868
  6. 6. William McMillan 1869–1869
  7. 7. Edith (Denny (Edie)) McMillan 1870–1961 m. Edward (Owen) Weir 1866–1954
  8. 8. Unnamed McMillan 1871–1871
  9. 9. Unnamed McMillan 1873–1873

William McMillan's Timeline

6 Records

1837
1 Dec 1837
Birth of William McMillan in Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1837
12 Dec 1837
William McMillan was baptized in Urquhart,Inverness,Scotland
Urquhart,Inverness,Scotland
1841
1841
Age 4
William McMillan resided here in Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland
Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 14
William McMillan resided here in Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland
Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland
1860
26 Apr 1860
Age 23
William McMillan immigrated in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1879
04 Jan 1879
Age 42
Death of William McMillan in 4 Leith Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
4 Leith Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1837
    Event Place: Drumargadan, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Urquhart and Glenmoriston; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 1460; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Urquhart and Glenmoriston; ED: 5; Page: 5; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_25; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1837
    Event Place: Urquhart,Inverness,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Urquhart and Glenmoriston; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 1460; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Urquhart and Glenmoriston; ED: 5; Page: 5; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_25; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1860
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1879
    Event Place: 4 Leith Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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