Looking for descedents of Hugh Milligan

[minniehaha]

Some snippets..........

1.An account of the voyage of the 'Clontarf' appeared in the 'Lyttelton Times' on 8.1.1859. Mentioned are "Hugh Milligan, wife and 4 children" and under 'Single Women', "Sarah, Elizabeth & Elizabeth Milligan". 'Single men', Thomas Milligan.

2.Marriage of Sarah Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. Hugh Milligan of Kaiapoi, to William Heyward. 'Lyttelton Times', dated 12.9.1863.

Hugh Milligan buried Addington Cemetery, died 1.3.1877. NZBDM records his age as 37 years.

Hugh Milligan buried Barbadoes Cemetery, died 2.2.1883. NZBDM records his age as 52 years.

Probate held @ Christchurch (1877) for Hugh Milligan (the Younger)- Cheviot Hills, Contractor.


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

From the 'Press' dated 25.4.1877.........

Re Goods of Hugh Milligan, deceased:

Mr. Jamieson, for Mr. Duncan applied for Letters of Administration to Hugh Milligan, as father of deceased".

Funeral notice in the 'Press' dated 2.2.1883 [Hugh Milligan].

Funeral notice in the 'Press' dated 3.3.1877 [Hugh Milligan].

Minniehaha.

[whiteout7]

Hugh Milligan married Margaret Hood Clarke, 20 Jan 1853 at Kilmacrenen, Donegal,  Ireland
Father's name was Hugh Milligan and spouse's father's Name was William Clarke (from the IGI)

"This is very close but I notice the spouse's fathers name is wrong, do you know Margarets middle name? What does her H stand for?Did she pass it on the her children/grandkids. County Down and Donegal are both in Ulster.

Ballymacreelly, John Clarkes home was in Killinchy civil parish in Co. Down

All at PRESBYTERIAN,KILLINCHY,DOWN,IRELAND - father off all a John Clarke:
Thomas Clarke baptised 27 July 1812
James Clarke baptised 26 November 1819
Martha Clarke 31 baptised August 1813
Margaret Clarke baptised   29 November 1815
Mary Ann Clarke baptised 31 July 1814
Sarah Clarke baptised 30 November
Robert Clarke baptised 4 July 1824      
Elizabeth Mc Quoid Clarke baptised Clarke 4 October 1831
John Clarke baptised 22 May 1822
Samuel Clarke baptised 13 October 1817
Ann Clark baptised 22 May 1822

[minniehaha]

'Lyttelton Times' dated 18.9.1868.

"In the Supreme Court of New Zealand etc.,

I, Hugh Milligan, late of Oxford, in the said district, farmer, but now a prisoner for debt in the gaol at Lyttelton," etc. etc.......


Arrived on 'The Mystery', Hugh Milligan, wife and two children, Antrim, labourer.

'Lyttelton Times' dated 8.1.1862.

A family connection?? Just throwing it into the mix. 

Minniehaha.

[Lucy2]

From FindMyPast (FindMyPast) record ex FamilySearch >

Irish Marriages

MILLIGAN - Hugh
CLARKE - Margaret Hood

1851 - Milford, Ireland

Edited to add:    Milford is in Co. Donegal

[catherineh]

Thanks for this Lucy

Interesting to see the marriage was in 1851 - the eldest child (Hugh) was born in 1837, and the youngest (Margaret) was born in 1851.

Perhaps this was a second marriage for Hugh? 

[whiteout7]

The Hugh Milligan married Margaret Hood Clarke marriage at Kilmacrenen and the Hugh Milligan married Margaret Hood Clarke at Milford are only 9.4km apart on the map (strange!)

January 24 1851  At Kilmacrenan, on Monday, the 20th inst., by the Rev. Henry C. Cochran, MR H. MILLIGAN, of Killygarvan, to MARGARET HOOD CLARKE, fifth daughter of the late MR JOHN CLARKE, of Ballymacreely, county Down

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/kilmacrenanmn.htm

So the IGI must be wrong? Wrong year, wrong father in law too but right couple? Was it typed up wrong? Was the marriage registered in Lincoln and Kilmacrenan?

*Killygarvan is a parish in Kilmacrenan

[Lucy2]

Perhaps this was a second marriage for Hugh?

Hi Catherine

I did a bit a digging earlier re: the Hugh / Margaret MILLIGAN family (just haven't had time to get back here to post the findings.) 

I'd also firstly entertained the possibility that this might be a second marriage for Hugh, however after viewing the Probate record of Hugh MILLIGAN junior (d. 1877) I found it contains an affidavit from Margaret Hood MILLIGAN (wife of Hugh MILLIGAN the Elder of Oxford, Canterbury), confirming that she was the mother of Hugh junior.
[Hugh MILLIGAN junior, a Contractor living at Cheviot Hills, died at Christchurch Hospital on 28 February 1877, intestate (i.e. without leaving a will.)   His father Hugh,  His mother stated that (his her son) was a bachelor and did not leave "lawful issue".   Hugh (the elder) sought to administer the estate. ]

I'll post a link so you can view the Probate file.

   ~  Lu

Edit:  On re-reading the Probate file, I see that it was actually mother Margaret Hood MILLIGAN who made the statement above ... (have amended accordingly. )   
 

[catherineh]

Thanks Lu - how interesting!  Would love to see the probate file

Does raise a good question now though about the marriage date, a good 14 years after Hugh's birth?

I have seen that it wasn't uncommon at the time for a marriage to take place just before or a little after the birth of a child, but 14 years (and 8 or 9 children) seems odd.

More digging to be done, I think