milne family

[poppysmum]

Hi,
I have just discoverd a knew branch of my family from forfar, but i am not sure where to start as i don't know the area very well, could somebody help me please
The info i have is that the parents are Robert Milne and Elizabeth Webster.  One of their kids George, was born 12 oct 1847 Menmuir Angus.  He was my great great great granpa.  He married martha steel in inchinnan, lanarkshire in 1870.  He is described as a storekeeper.
Elizabeth died in nov 1901 at 19 montrose road, forfar.  Her father was john webster, linen weaver and her mother was isabella lumsden (?)
I am having trouble finding the milnes on the census.  I can find george and his wife in 1881 but that is it!
Could anyone piont me in the right direction?  I would really appreciate that.
caroline

[runningbear]

hi pal,

transcribed mellne

1851 census- barhall cottage, menmuir

robert...age 36...ag lab...born cortachy
elizabeth...age32...born kingoldrum
isabella...age 9...born airlie
david...age 6...born airlie
george...age 4...born menmuir
jean...age2...born menmuir

will search for more


Joe

[runningbear]

still searching,

just followed robert through, is this the correct family?


Joe

[runningbear]

hi pal

robert milne was the son of david and isabel davidson who married 30/8/1806 cortachy.

milne children from marriage, showing up as christing dates on igi's:

jean...16/2/1808
duncan...16/2/1808
barbara...17/6/1809
david...12/7/1811
robert...12/7/1811
elspet...3/11/1813
mary...4/7/1815

robert married elizabeth webster on the 22/8/1840 at kingoldrum

milne children on igi's

george...born 28/9/1847
jane...born 1/4/1849
barbara...born 15/1/1856

1861 census- balhall cottage house, menmuir

robert...age 46...ploughman
elizabeth...age 44
jane...age 12
barbara...age 5

1871 census- 20 trinty road, brechin

robert...age 57...ag lab
elizabeth...age 55
barbara...age 16...linen weaver

1881 census- 15 dundee loan, forfar

elizabeth...age 66
barbara...age 24...power loom weaver

1891 cenus- 39 north street, forfar

elizabeth...age 76...annuitant



Joe

[poppysmum]

wow joe!
thanks, you are good at that!  i can never find anything on the igi.  i must be doing something wrong.
Thanks for the help.  hopefully that will be enough to get started on this branch.  It makes it harder because i don't know the area if you know what i mean.  It's hard tto build a picture of their lives.
thanks again, caroline

[JAP]

...  The info i have is that the parents are Robert Milne and Elizabeth Webster.  One of their kids George, was born 12 oct 1847 Menmuir Angus.  He was my great great great granpa.  He married martha steel in inchinnan, lanarkshire in 1870.  He is described as a storekeeper.  ...

poppysmum, Is that a typo re George's marriage?

The only similar marriage I can see in the IGI in 1870 is:
*George MILNE married Jane ALLAN, 6 Dec 1870, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire

A parent search in the IGI (enter George Milne in the father boxes, Jane Allan in the mother boxes, and select British Isles as the region) brings up the following children:
*Jessie Gemmel MILNE, b 7 Mar 1871, Shotts Lanarkshire
*Robert MILNE, b 14 Nov 1872, Govan Lanarkshire
*George John Gordon MILNE, b 28 Jul 1874, Govan Lanarkshire
There may well be more but the IGI cuts out ca 1875 for births from the Scottish Statutory Register.

Regards,

JAP

[runningbear]

hi pal,

i agree with jap on this one, i found george on the 1881 census with jane and not martha!!

which george do you have on the 1881?

do not wish to research the wrong george


Joe

[JAP]

Hi Joe,

It was George's son Robert who married Martha STEELE (in 1894).  See:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,247103

I feel sure you'll be safe researching George & Jane!

JAP

[greenvalley]

you can go to this site and access the gazetteer

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/maps/map_lib_page.do

it's maybe not much, but it gives a a little help when trying to picture their lives.

Greenvalley