Melvin Samuel Mcmillan

[Brant81uk]

Thanks Polarbear and Monica.

My friend is now wondering what could Dora ,the mother's maiden name could be?

[aghadowey]

Here's the family in 1911 census living in New Westminster, B.C.
Father's name listed as Samuel C. McMillan.

[MonicaL]

Thanks Aghadowey, busy looking for possible immigration details for Melvin into the UK - which I can't easily see as yet 

[polarbear]

Since Lancelot was born in Manitoba it is possible that the couple married in Manitoba. You can access the Manitoba indexes for free here...

http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

[Brant81uk]

thanks all for your help you have been brilliant. Thanks for all the links they are ace! 

[Brant81uk]

I wonder how the Mcmillans came to being in Canada? Also Monica found a John Mcmillan and his family, could taht of been a brother to Samual Mcmillan??

[aghadowey]

If you read back to reply #6 you'll see that Melvin's parents were both born in Ontario. It's possible the family lived in Canada for quite a while before that- I think McMillan is a fairly common surname in Ontario (my uncle's mother was McMillan from Ontario).

[MonicaL]

There are at least 3/4 Samuel McMillans born c. 1877 with an Ontario birth place in the earlier censuses - hard to know which one he could be without additonal info such as a father's name.

Maybe the 1940 marriage cert here in England might be an easier way to proceed unless something can be found more definitive on the Canadian side.

Monica

[Grace McMillan]

do you know how old samual mcmillan was when he died...