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Margaret McMillan

F, #1279, b. circa 1849, d. 25 August 1923
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2017
  • Birth*: Margaret McMillan was born circa 1849 at Kilmoray, Bute, Scotland, .
  • (Bride) Marriage*: She married Samuel Ferguson Conway, son of John Conway farm labourer and Jane Waugh, on 16 November 1870 at Balmichael, Kilmory, Bute, Scotland, ; 1870 marriages in the parish of Kilmory in the county of Bute; 1870 on the sixteenth day of November at Balmichael Kilmory Parish after banns according rto the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; signed Samuel Conway ships carpenter journeyman bachelor, age 25, Meadow Lane Renfrew, John Conway general labourer Jane Conway ms Waugh; signed Margaret McMillan house servant spinster, age 21, Meadow Flat Renfrew, James McMillan farm labourer Janet McMillan ms McDougall; signed Archibald Nicol Free Church minister at Shirken, signed John Conway, Janet McMillan witnesses; reg 1870 November 19th at Kilmory Daniel Mackenzie registrar.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: Margaret McMillan died on 25 August 1923 at 14 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, , 1923 deaths in the district of St Machar in the burgh of Aberdeen, ref 308; Margaret Conway, stationeer widow of Samuel Ferguson Conway general merchant; 1923 August twentyfifth 8h 15m am 14 Holborn Street Aberdeen; female aged 73 years; James McMillan crofter (dec) amd Janet McMillan ms Mc Dougal (dec); arterio-sclerosis as cert by Patrick Nicol MD; John ... nephew 28 Fleming Street Port Dundas Glasgow; reg 1923 August 27th at Aberdeen W M Hall registrar.2
  • Married Name: As of 16 November 1870, her married name was Conway.

Census & Directory Entries

Spouse2 April 1871She was listed in the household of Samuel Ferguson Conway in the 1871 census at 29 Fulbar Street, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, . Samuel Connay, head, 25, ship carpenter, Ireland; Margaret Connay, wife, Sheshon, Arron. Robert Hood were also listed in the household.3
Head of Household6 April 1881She was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at 15 Castle Street, Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, . Margaret Conway, head, mar, 28, publishers agents wife, Kilmoary Bute; also in the household was Margaret Conway, James McMillan Conway, Jessie Conway and John Conway.4
Spouse5 April 1891She was listed in the household of Samuel Ferguson Conway in the 1891 census at 58 Baker Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, . Samuel Conway, head, mar, 45, collector & book distributor, employed, Ireland; Margaret Conway, wife, mar, 46, st...house, working on own account, Buteshire, Isle of Arran; 2 rooms with windows. Margaret Conway, Jessie Conway, John Conway, Samuel Ferguson Conway and Jane Conway were also listed in the household.5
Head of Household31 March 1901She was listed as head of household in the 1901 census at 108 Rosemount Viaduct, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, . Margaret Conway, head, mar, 51, news agent, own account, Bute Arran, Gaelic & English speaker; 3 rooms with windows; also in the household was Jessie Conway, John Conway and Jane Conway.6

Family:

Samuel Ferguson Conway b. 1844, d. 14 May 1920
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Margaret McMillan married Samuel Ferguson Conway, son of John Conway farm labourer and Jane Waugh, on 16 November 1870 at Balmichael, Kilmory, Bute, Scotland, ; 1870 marriages in the parish of Kilmory in the county of Bute; 1870 on the sixteenth day of November at Balmichael Kilmory Parish after banns according rto the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; signed Samuel Conway ships carpenter journeyman bachelor, age 25, Meadow Lane Renfrew, John Conway general labourer Jane Conway ms Waugh; signed Margaret McMillan house servant spinster, age 21, Meadow Flat Renfrew, James McMillan farm labourer Janet McMillan ms McDougall; signed Archibald Nicol Free Church minister at Shirken, signed John Conway, Janet McMillan witnesses; reg 1870 November 19th at Kilmory Daniel Mackenzie registrar.1

Children:

Margaret Conway b. 23 Nov 1871
James McMillan Conway b. 21 Dec 1873
Jessie Conway b. c 1875
John Conway b. c 1878
Samuel Ferguson Conway b. 6 May 1881, d. 1979
Jane Conway b. c 1883

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory marriages 1870 Bute ref 6 image held [Jun 2004].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory deaths 1923 St Machar Aberdeen ref 308 image held [Jun 2004].
  3. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Renfrew; ED: 3; Page: 13; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1871_104; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland [Apr 2011].
  4. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL Film 0203420 GRO ref vol 098 EnumDist 3 page 23 [Jun 2004].
  5. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1891 Aberdeen image held [Jun 2004].
  6. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1901 Aberdeen image held [Jun 2004].