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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: theresaw1 on Wednesday 12 September 12 18:41 BST (UK)
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Daniel & Alice married in Glasgow on the 21st of April1885. Daniel was a widower aged 33. How can I find out who his first wife was?
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Hi
Where was Daniel born?
Does the 1891 census show any children born before 1885? If so - you could lookup the birth on Scotlands People
I can't see an 1891 or 1901 entry for a Daniel McMillan married to an Alice
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Does his death record give his 1st wife's name?
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Found Alice in 1891 (I think) 38 King St Glasgow aged 34 occ shopkeeper. has a 2yr old son Daniel b Glasgow
Brother Andrew McLelland living with her
Is this the right 1891 entry?
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He died in 1889 one week after his son Daniel was born he died at sea.
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Carole W He was born in Glasgow as far as I am aware the 1891 census you have is the correct one. She remarried shortly after that. Just can't find any info on 1st wife no name.
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Sancti Have not seen a death record for Daniel The information I have came from his sons birth certificate.
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From the 1885 marriage cert - who were his parents?
You would need to search SP for Daniel McMillan marriages and match the entries to his parents
It sounds as though he was a mariner and there is an 1881 entry for a Daniel McMillan b 1855 Saltcoats Ayr - a little younger I know - he was moored in Lisbon aboard the Iberia on census night
The 1861 census shows his mother as Margaret
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Assuming his age is right giving him a birth c1852 you could check marriages for him 1868-1885 and cross reference with female deaths for his 1st wife
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1861 has these Daniel McMillans with birthyears 1851-1853
1851 b Glasgow living with grandparents Daniel & Mary
1851 b Kirkmaiden Wigtownshire - father John occ carter
1852 b Rothesay Bute - parents John (occ clothier) & Annabella
1852 Glasgow - parents John (occ shoemaker) & Ann
1853 b Cathcart Renfrew - parents William (occ agric labourer) and Marion
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He was my great grandfather. There is confusion over his year of birth as his marriage certificate shows him as aged 33 (in 1885) but his death at sea entry shows him as age 32 (in 1889). His parents were Hugh McMillan and Christian or Christina Ferguson.
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Hugh McMillan and Christn Fergusson had a son John baptised in Balquhidder in 1839.
In 1841 in Strathyre, parish of Balquhidder, are
Widow Ferguson, 60: Chirstan Ferguson, 25; John Fergsuon, 20; John McMillan, 1.
in 1851, at 39 West End, Callander, are Hugh McMillan, 37, born Strontian, Argyll; Wife Christian, 33, born Comrie, Perthshire; John, 10 and Duncan, 6, both born in Balquhidder; and Daniel, 3 and Mary 1, both born Callander.
So Daniel was born in 1847/1848 in Callander, Perthshire.
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Marriage of his parents
MCMILLAN
HUGH
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CHRISTIAN FERGUSON
02/06/1839
331
30 / 84
BALQUHIDDER
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Could this be him with 1st wife on 1881 census?
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Daniel McMillan Head Married Male 33 1848 Ship rigger Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary McMillan Wife Married Female 32 1849 - Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Daniel McMillan Son - Male 8 1873 Scholar Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Could this be him with 1st wife on 1881 census?
Daniel McMillan Head Married Male 33 1848 Ship rigger Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary McMillan Wife Married Female 32 1849 - Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Daniel McMillan Son - Male 8 1873 Scholar Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Could this be him
Daniel Mcmillan
Birth Date 28 Feb 1873
Birth Place Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Father Daniel Mcmillan Mother Mary Garrett
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Added
Mary Garett
Marriage 17 Nov 1871 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spouse Danile McMillen
Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
Edit you would need to purchase m/c from Scotland people to confirm his father’s name
MCMILLAN
DANIEL
GARETT
MARY
1871
644 / 6 / 474
BLYTHSWOOD
MCMILLAN
DANIEL
GARRETT
MARY
1871
644 / 6 / 474
BLYTHSWOOD
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Hugh McMillan and Christn Fergusson had a son John baptised in Balquhidder in 1839.
In 1841 in Strathyre, parish of Balquhidder, are
Widow Ferguson, 60: Chirstan Ferguson, 25; John Fergsuon, 20; John McMillan, 1.
in 1851, at 39 West End, Callander, are Hugh McMillan, 37, born Strontian, Argyll; Wife Christian, 33, born Comrie, Perthshire; John, 10 and Duncan, 6, both born in Balquhidder; and Daniel, 3 and Mary 1, both born Callander.
So Daniel was born in 1847/1848 in Callander, Perthshire.
In the 1861 census, at 43 Main St, Callandar are Hugh McMillan, 47; wife Christian 45, grandmother Christian Ferguson, 85; Donald (not Daniel), 13 and Mary, 11.
I will check the 1851 census, but it's probably Donald, not Daniel, age 3. If Daniel had been born in 1847/48 he'd have been 37 or 38 when married in 1885, not 33 as recorded (which could have been wrong of course) and 41 or 42 when he died at sea.
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The given names Donald and Daniel can be used interchangeably, so I wouldn't worry about a Donald suddenly turning up as Daniel, or vice versa.