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Note: It is known that George and Margaret (Brown) McMillan had 10 children to include sons named Charles, James and Richard.
Charles, James and Richard McMillan appear on the 1881 Canadian census for Bloomfield, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Both Charles and James are married and have families and lived on adjacent farms. Richard, the youngest child of George and Margaret, is living in the home of his brother Charles. From the 1881 census, these three gentleman have nearly identical dates of birth compared with the known dates of birth for George and Margaret McMillan's children. On the 1891 Canadian Census for Prince Co., Lot 5, again we have Charles' family, but his mother Margaret is now living there. She is a widow, of Scotland, and is 80 years old. The 1891 and 1901 census report shows that Charles is from Ontario.
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Note: (Research):Scottish naming customs The general custom, to which there were some variations, was to name children as follows: The eldest son after the paternal grandfather The second eldest son after the maternal grandfather The third eldest son after the father The eldest daughter after the maternal grandmother The second eldest daughter after the paternal grandmother The third daughter after the mother
One variation from the above was for the eldest son to be named after the mother's father and eldest daughter after the father's mother. In this case the second son would be named after the father's father and the second daughter after the mother's mother.
Cambuslang, town and parish in north of Lanarkshire. The town stands about 1/2 mile from the Clyde, 4 miles south-east of Glasgow; consists of eight sections, or villages, on the banks of a picturesque burn; is near a natural amphitheatre. Source: p. 71, The Gazeteer of Scotland, by Rev. John Wilson, originally published 1882.
1842 Canadian Census, Lanark County, Dalhousie, Reel M-555, National Archives of Canada shows George McMillan of Scotland with four children all born in Canada. First two columns are Lot 9 and Con. 1 respectively. His trade or profession is farmer. It states that the number of years he has been in the Province is 21. The family had two females and one male 5 years of age and under. There is one individual in the family above 5 and under fourteen years of age. There is one married male 30 and not 60 and one married female 14 and not 45. James McMillan is enumerated 4 lines above George. James emigrated only 12 years before the 1842 Canadian Census. Six persons in George's family belonged to the Church of Scotland. The family occupied 200 acres or arpents. The family occupied 40 acres of improved land. The family produced 50 Winchester Bushels of wheat, 160 Winchester Bushels of oats, 130 Winchester Bushels of potatoes, 100 pounds of maple sugar, they had 7 cattle, 7 sheep, 2 hogs, and procured 15 pounds of wool during the previous year.
1851 Canadian Census, p. 17, Lanark County, Dalhousie Part 1, Reel C-11731, National Archives of Canada shows George McMillan and family. George a. 41 on next birthday, occupation farmer Margaret a. 48 on next birthday William a. 15 on next birthday, occupation labourer Margaret a. 11 on next birthday Mary a. 9 on next birthday Charles a. 7 on next birthday George a. 6 on next birthday James a. 5 on next birthday Christina a. 2 on next birthday George's family lived in a shanty. James (George's brother) lived in a log home, 11 lines above. Church: Free Presbyterian
From the 1861 Canadian Census for Lanark County, Dalhousie Township, ED 34, p. 15, reel C-1042 National Archives of Canada we have George, farmer, b. Scotland, a. next birthday 51, log home Margaret, b. Scotland, a. 48 on next birthday Margaret, b. U. Canada, a. 24 on next birthday Mary, b. U. Canada, a. 22 on next birthday Charles, b. U. Canada, a. 20 on next birthday George, b. U. Canada, a. 18 on next birthday James, b. U. Canada, a. 16 on next birthday Christina, b. U. Canada, a. 15 on next birthday Robert, b. U. Canada, a. 12 on next birthday Janet, b. U. Canada, a. 10 on next birthday Richard, b. U. Canada, a. 7 on next birthday
Neither George's or James' families are found living in Dalhousie Township, District No. 80, Sub-district g-1to g-2 on the 1871 Canadian Census, reel C-10019 Canadian National Archives.
Recorded in the Register of Land Transactions, in Bathurst District, Book E, No. 175 we find William McMillan sold to George McMillan land located in Dalhousie, Con. 2, Lot 7P, on May 23, 1838, no acreage is given; however, the price was 50. It was witnessed by James Young, William Fraser and Hugh McDonell. Source: p. 103, Lanark County Land Transactions, 1820-1847, Volume 1, 4 April 1820-8 February 1840, Kingston Branch Ontario Genealogical Society, Kingston, Ontario, 1991.
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