Margaret (McEwan) Miller (abt. 1808 - 1886)

Born about Mar 1808 in Drip Moss, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Millar — married 9 Nov 1828 in Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1886 at about age 78 in Otokia, Taieri, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Margaret was born 1808 ^[1] and died 1886. Daughter of James McEwan and Mary McLaren.

She emigrated to New Zealand abt 1869 "with some daughters"^[2]

Buried Otakia Cemetery, Taeiri, Otago, New Zealand

Family

Husband: Peter Millar

Wife: Margaret McEwan

Married 9 Nov 1828 Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter of Kilmadock

Children:

Mary (Millar) Johnston

Janet

Margaret

Elizabeth

Ann

Susan M

Helen

Isabella

Census

1841 Lady's Neuk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

MILLER: Peter 30 ag lab b SCT; Margt 30 b SCT; Assumed children: Mary 10 b SCT; Janet 8 b SCT; Margt 5 b SCT; Elizabeth 2 b SCT; Ann 4mths b CLK; ^[3]

1851 Genral, Par. of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

MILLER: Peter 44 ploughman b Kilmaddock, PER; wife Margt 42 b Kincardine, PER; Children: Margt 14 hse servant b Logie Parish, PER; Elizabeth 12 scholar b Kincardine, PER; Ann F 10, Susan M 8, Helen 5, scholars, Isabella 1 all b Logie P. CLK; ^[4]

1861 Cambus, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

MILLER: Peter 54 ; wife Margaret 52 b Kincardine "in Montrill" (as indexed, presumed to be Thornhill), PER; Dtrs: Helen 15, Isabella 11 scholar, both b Logie, CLK ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7B-PBZ : 11 February 2020), Margt. McEwan (16 Mar 1808 ).
2. ↑ Entered by Lorna Henderson.
3. ↑ 1841 Census transcriptions via Ancestry.com: Lady's Neuk, Civil Par. of Stirling, Cty CLK, Par. 490, ED 1 hsehold of Peter & Margt MILLER
4. ↑ 1851 Census transcriptions via Ancestry.com: Civil parish Logie, CLK Par. 374 ED 1 Pg 38 Sched 159, hsehold of Peter & Margt MILLER
5. ↑ 1861 Census transcriptions via Ancestry.com: Cambus, Dist & Civil Par. of Alloa, Cty CLK, Reg. 465, ED 8 Pg 8 Sched 42, hsehold of Peter & Margaret MILLER

• Extracts from Kincardine OPR & NZ death cert. in correspondence with Carolyn LAMERS (NZ), Apr 2001

• Kincardine Moss Census 1814 (sic) ; SRO GD 1/321/1, P/copy held, taken Sep 1994

• Scottish Census transcriptions ex Ancestry

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 September 2020, 08:53), entry for Margaret McEWAN(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9YB-QK1); contributed by various users.