----- Original Message ----- From: "annepryce" <annepryce@ntlworld.com> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:37 AM Subject: [ARGYLL] McMillans Hi Anne, Did any of your McMILLAN`s move up the west coast ?..... in the old Kilchoan churchyard there are graves marked:- Erected by James McMILLAN, Sydney N.S.W. in loving memory of his parents Dugald McMILLAN died 13th Feb 1865 aged 63 years, Margaret McPHEE his wife died 12th July 1884 aged 69 years, also his brother JOHN drowned 12th Dec 1889 aged 32 years. Erected by Katherine STEWART in memory of her parents Angus MacPHERSON and his wife Mary MacMILLAN also their children ???? and Anna Erected by his family in loving memory of Angus McMILLAN, farmer Ardslignish died 30th January 1894 aged 56 years. Stuart, Scottish Highlands,..( Ardnamurchan ) > > > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > ******************************************************************* > http://members.aol.com/theweeharp/argyll.htm is the Argyll GenWeb site >
Hi Stuart I'm very interested in your posting re McMillan and MacPherson grave markers at Kilchoan. My wife's great grandfather, Donald McPherson, son of David McPherson and Jean Cameron, migrated to Victoria, Australia, in 1853 to work as a shepherd at Stawell (area then known as Pleasant Creek) for a family of Mc Millans. Donald, baptised at Acharacle in 1826, gave Kichoan as his birthplace on the 1851 census. We have often wondered whether there was a connection between Donald and the McMillans was as we have no information as to why he came directly from Scotland to Stawell. It could well be that there is some family tie up here - if only we could unravel it! Peter, the older of the tworobbos @ Bairnsdale, gateway to the mountains, rivers, lakes and (remnant) forests of East Gippsland
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Robinson" <tworobbos@net-tech.com.au> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] McMillans > Hi Peter, I am at the moment transcribing the M.I`s in the old graveyard at Kilchoan, but have not yet finished, the other McPHERSON`s so far include Duncan McPherson died 1884 Jeannie Colthart McPherson died 1915 Ann died 1899 Duncan died 1925 Hope it helps,...Stuart