McMILLAN, James ^{2 4 5}

  General Notes:

Old Parish Register
Killean and Kilchenzie parish Argyll

"Baptisms 1785
James Lawful Son to Don^d McMillan and Margaret Quilkan in Tangiemill Born Oct 20th"

1841 Census:
James, an agricultural labourer, aged 55-59 years and Mary McMillan, aged 50-54 years, were living at Tayintruan, Killean, Argyll, with their five daughters. Another three people, also called McMillan: Donald aged 50-54 years, Donald aged 20-24 years, and Duncan (?) aged 8 years, were also living in the household. The latter two were also children of James and Mary. (The relationships are not specified by the 1841 census.) All of them were born in Argyll. The daughters listed were, Margaret and Mary, both 20-24 years, Barbera 15 years, Catherine 12 years, and Anabella 5 years.

In the 1871 death certificate of his son Duncan, James was recorded as a crofter (deceased).

When Mary McMillan died in 1873 her death certificate recorded her as the widow of James McMillan, agricultural labourer.

James was recorded as a farmer in his daughter Ann's death certificate in 1899. He was deceased by then. ⁴

  Research Notes:

TANGIEMILL

This is now known as Tangy Mill. It is situated between Killocraw and Kilchenzie, near the A83 in the south west of the Mull of Kintyre.

James married Mary McMURCHY, daughter of Donald McMURCHY and Anny McLEAN, on 30 Jan 1811 in Killean and Kilchenzie Parish, Argyll, Scotland.^{1 2} (Mary McMURCHY was christened on 24 Sep 1791 in Killean and Kilchenzie Parish, Argyll, Scotland and died 19 April 1873 at 6.00 am in Tayintruan, Killean, Argyll, Scotland.). The cause of her death was infirmities of age, long ailing.

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Register
Killean and Kilchenzie Parish Argyll

"1810 marriages
Janry 30
James McMillan and Mary McMurchy Killean" ²

James next married Isabella McCUTCHEON.³ (Isabella McCUTCHEON was born about 1785 in Ireland ⁶ and died after 1841.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Patrick Forbes of Corss, bishop of Abd. married Lucrece Spence, daughter to the Laird of Morristown , who did bear to him Wm Forbes of Corss, who married ye Laird of Foveren's sister, and dyed without successione; and to his second son, Mr. John Forbes, professor of divinitie in Abd, who succeeded his brother Wm. and so became Laird of Corss, and Rot. Forbes, whose bairnes bear witnes themselves"

from Family of Forbes ³