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From: "Toni Sinclair" <>
Subject: RE: [SCT-ISLAY] McMillans of Kildalton (circa 1825) and Nassagaweya Township,Halton County, Ontario
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:45:19 +0000
In-Reply-To: <003501c5265a$05815000$58f6fea9@nflcampbellsh>
Hello Scott,
I just happened to be looking at information from Wellington county and my
eyes twitched when I saw this (Extracts from the Guelph Daily Mercury "Minto
township", as sent by Sue Visser to the list way back on 2 March, 2001:
John McMillan, a native of Islay, Scotland, and a carpenter by trade, whose
family came to Ancaster in 1831, and settled in Nassagaweya in 1838, came to
Minto in 1860, and settled on Lot 16, Concession A. Mr. and Mrs. McMillan
lived retired in Harriston, since 1903 after a successful career on the
farm. the family are: christina and Katie, twins; John; Annie; Neil';
William; Malcolm, on the homestead; Hugh; and Mary.
They must be related to your McMillans somehow!
>From: "Scott Campbell" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McMillans of Kildalton (circa 1825) and Nassagaweya
>Township, Halton County, Ontario
>Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:17:32 -0330
>
>Hi all,
>
> I have been trying to reconstruct part of the Family Tree of the
>McMillans who came to Canada from Islay about 1835 and settled in
>Nassagaweya Township, Halton County, Ontario. It appears that Neil McMillan
>(b. abt. 1800, d. 1881) and his wife, Nancy Campbell (b. abt. 1805, d.
>1885) were married 27 June 1824 in Kildalton Parish. They had at least 2
>children namely, Hugh (b.1825) & James (b.1826) both in Kildalton.
> Neil McMillan purchased 100 acres of Lot 1 Con 3, Nassagaweya in 1849
>and later this property was passed on to his son, James McMillan, who had
>married Jane McTavish (b. abt. 1832), a native of Scotland. James and Jane
>had 6 children: Nancy (b.1854), Catherine (b.abt.1855), Mary (b.1858),
>Archibald (b.1861), Neil (b. abt.1863) & Janet (b.1867). The 4th child,
>Archibald (1861-1937) married my grandfather's sister.
> Is anyone familiar with this family so that I can make corrections and
>fill in gaps? My understanding is that brothers James, Archibald and Neil
>McMillan from Islay were early settlers in Nassagaweya. Archie and Neil
>were harness-makers with a shop in Brookville, Nassagaweya Township.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Scott Campbell
>
>
>
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