by drossmacm » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:23 pm
Yes, Martha Woods' Mother was Janet Barclay and her Father was Robert Wood. I have the OPR Marriage for John and Martha but it is pretty sketchy as many of these older records are. Also, I am having considerable difficulty in tying John McMillan to his father who, I suspect is Daniel McMillan. The circumstantial evidence for the relationship is strong but I can't document it. Daniel McMillan and Mary McKelvie were married in the Parish of Ardrossan in 1818 and had six children whose births were registered. Mary McKelvie also had a daughter (Illigitamate) named Janet McKelvie. I cannot find a birth record for John and the only Census Record i have for him gives his birth as 1815 (which probably means 1814), and this is inconsistent with Daniel and Mary's 1818 marriage. However, in the 1851 Census and in subsequent Census John and Martha's son, Daniel, is living with Janet McKelvie, who is identified as his 67 year old Aunt. Upon Janet McKelvie's death the Informant was her Niece, Janet McKelvie Martin, Mary McKelvie's illegitimate daughter. All of this seems to fairly point to a father/son relationship between Daniel and John. Also, if I look at the Scottish naming tradition, which my Daniel seems to have fairly closely followed, the name of the first born son would be the name of the Father's Father. This is indeed the case here as Daniel's father was John McMillan.
The deaths of Martha Wood and John McMillan are a mystery. Son Daniels OPR birth registration lists Martha as the Mother and John as the Father, previously dead. Since the Registration date was 1853 I'm not sure if both parents were alive at that time.
I do want to thank you, and all of those who took the time to respond to my initial request, and any further thoughts on this will also be appreciated!
Yes, Martha Woods' Mother was Janet Barclay and her Father was Robert Wood. I have the OPR Marriage for John and Martha but it is pretty sketchy as many of these older records are. Also, I am having considerable difficulty in tying John McMillan to his father who, I suspect is Daniel McMillan. The circumstantial evidence for the relationship is strong but I can't document it. Daniel McMillan and Mary McKelvie were married in the Parish of Ardrossan in 1818 and had six children whose births were registered. Mary McKelvie also had a daughter (Illigitamate) named Janet McKelvie. I cannot find a birth record for John and the only Census Record i have for him gives his birth as 1815 (which probably means 1814), and this is inconsistent with Daniel and Mary's 1818 marriage. However, in the 1851 Census and in subsequent Census John and Martha's son, Daniel, is living with Janet McKelvie, who is identified as his 67 year old Aunt. Upon Janet McKelvie's death the Informant was her Niece, Janet McKelvie Martin, Mary McKelvie's illegitimate daughter. All of this seems to fairly point to a father/son relationship between Daniel and John. Also, if I look at the Scottish naming tradition, which my Daniel seems to have fairly closely followed, the name of the first born son would be the name of the Father's Father. This is indeed the case here as Daniel's father was John McMillan.
The deaths of Martha Wood and John McMillan are a mystery. Son Daniels OPR birth registration lists Martha as the Mother and John as the Father, previously dead. Since the Registration date was 1853 I'm not sure if both parents were alive at that time.
I do want to thank you, and all of those who took the time to respond to my initial request, and any further thoughts on this will also be appreciated!