Alice & Daniel mcmillan

[CaroleW]

1861 has these Daniel McMillans with birthyears 1851-1853

1851 b Glasgow living with grandparents Daniel & Mary

1851 b Kirkmaiden Wigtownshire - father John occ carter

1852 b Rothesay Bute - parents John (occ clothier) & Annabella

1852 Glasgow - parents John (occ shoemaker)  & Ann

1853 b Cathcart Renfrew - parents William (occ agric labourer) and Marion

[sammc]

He was my great grandfather. There is confusion over his year of birth as his marriage certificate shows him as aged 33 (in 1885) but his death at sea entry shows him as age 32 (in 1889). His parents were Hugh McMillan and Christian or Christina Ferguson.

[Forfarian]

Hugh McMillan and Christn Fergusson had a son John baptised in Balquhidder in 1839.

In 1841 in Strathyre, parish of Balquhidder, are
Widow Ferguson, 60: Chirstan Ferguson, 25; John Fergsuon, 20; John McMillan, 1.

in 1851, at 39 West End, Callander, are Hugh McMillan, 37, born Strontian, Argyll; Wife Christian, 33, born Comrie, Perthshire; John, 10 and Duncan, 6, both born in Balquhidder; and Daniel, 3 and Mary 1, both born Callander.

So Daniel was born in 1847/1848 in Callander, Perthshire.

[sancti]

Marriage of his parents

MCMILLAN
HUGH
&
CHRISTIAN FERGUSON
02/06/1839
331
30 / 84
BALQUHIDDER

[sancti]

Could this be him with 1st wife on 1881 census?

First name(s)   Last name   Relationship   Marital status   Sex   Age   Birth year   Occupation   Birth place
Daniel   McMillan   Head   Married   Male   33   1848   Ship rigger   Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary   McMillan   Wife   Married   Female   32   1849   -   Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Daniel   McMillan   Son   -   Male   8   1873   Scholar   Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

[Ladyhawk]

Could this be him with 1st wife on 1881 census?

Daniel McMillan   Head   Married   Male   33   1848   Ship rigger   Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary   McMillan   Wife   Married   Female   32   1849   -   Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Daniel   McMillan   Son   -   Male   8   1873   Scholar   Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Could this be him

Daniel Mcmillan
Birth Date   28 Feb 1873
Birth Place   Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Father Daniel Mcmillan Mother Mary Garrett
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Added

Mary Garett
Marriage 17 Nov 1871 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spouse   Danile McMillen
Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910

Edit you would need to purchase m/c from Scotland people to confirm his father’s name

MCMILLAN
DANIEL
GARETT
MARY
1871
644 / 6 / 474
BLYTHSWOOD


MCMILLAN
DANIEL
GARRETT
MARY
1871
644 / 6 / 474
BLYTHSWOOD

[sammc]

Hugh McMillan and Christn Fergusson had a son John baptised in Balquhidder in 1839.

In 1841 in Strathyre, parish of Balquhidder, are
Widow Ferguson, 60: Chirstan Ferguson, 25; John Fergsuon, 20; John McMillan, 1.

in 1851, at 39 West End, Callander, are Hugh McMillan, 37, born Strontian, Argyll; Wife Christian, 33, born Comrie, Perthshire; John, 10 and Duncan, 6, both born in Balquhidder; and Daniel, 3 and Mary 1, both born Callander.

So Daniel was born in 1847/1848 in Callander, Perthshire.

In the 1861 census, at 43 Main St, Callandar are Hugh McMillan, 47; wife Christian 45, grandmother Christian Ferguson, 85; Donald (not Daniel), 13 and Mary, 11.

I will check the 1851 census, but it's probably Donald, not Daniel, age 3. If Daniel had been born in 1847/48 he'd have been 37 or 38 when married in 1885, not 33 as recorded (which could have been wrong of course) and 41 or 42 when he died at sea.

[Forfarian]

The given names Donald and Daniel can be used interchangeably, so I wouldn't worry about a Donald suddenly turning up as Daniel, or vice versa.