Eivar McMillan (bef. 1780)

Born before 1780 in Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Flora MacKay — married 3 Feb 1815 in Manse, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

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Biography

Eivar "Ewan" Mcmillan was over 30 years old in 1810, when his name was put on the Durness, Sutherland, Militia List.

Durness Militia list 30 August 1810 ^[1]

Men found Liable to be balloted 18 & 45 years.

31 were exempted by virtue of having 3 or more children, ill-health etc

U Under age of 30, A over 30, V Volunteers, Do = Ditto

6 - Eivar McMillan Foxhunter Shininish A

In 1811, Ewan's illegitimate daughter with Ann Sutherland was baptised.

PARISH REGISTER OF DURNESS 1764-1814. EDITED BY HEW MORRISON, LL.D.

1800 ... 14. Francis Frenc, shepherd in Ceannabin, and . . . Christian Macmillan, Colin 5 May

1811 ... 20. Ewan MacMillan, foxhunter to Mr. Dunlop, and Ann Sutherland, alias nin Daibhi at Balamhulich (n.b.l.w.), Mary 30 Dec.

In 1815, when he wed Flory MacKay, it was noted that Ewan might also be called Evander. His son, John, later used Evander as a middle name.

MARRIAGE

Durness Parish register

Marriage Record of Ewan McMillan & Flory Mackay,

1815 Feby 3 At the Manse of Duirness Ewan or Evander McMILLAN Foxhunter & Shepherd Shinness & Flory McKAY daur to John McKAY Miller Durin. ^[2]

After their son John's baptism in 1816, they seem to vanish from Sutherland. By 1841, their son John is in Australia, becoming a publican. He died there there in 1867. Ewan's illegitimate daughter stayed in Scotland with her mother's family.

Ewan's occupations

1810 - a Foxhunter, listed on Durness Militia List as Evair

1811 - Mary's baptism, a foxhunter to Mr Dunlop.

1815 - at time of marriage to Flory, a Foxhunter and Shepherd

1816 - living at Eriboll

1867 & 1893 - recorded as a Gamekeeper on John and Mary's death registrations. (John, died 1867, Australia; Mary, died 1893, Scotland)

Research Notes

Adjusted the birth year to before 1780 the Bio states that Eivar was aged more than 30 in 1810 therefore he must have been born prior to 1780 and not 1789. Added location of Sutherland, Scotland with an Uncertain flag this is estimated based on his marriage location however he could realistically have been born anywhere in Scotland.

DNA notes

WikiTree GEDmatch DNA shares with Ewan's descent, Robert Randall being DNA matched to descendants of John McMillan and Mary Arnott

• EarthchildMarie Carter Largest segment = 4.8 cM; Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 64.5cM (1.798 Pct); 18 shared segments found for this comparison.

MyHeritage DNA shares with Ewan's descent, Robert Randall being DNA matched to a descendant of John McMillan and Mary Arnott via their son Daniel McMillan's line (1763-1820)

Sources

1. ↑ from Durness Militia list 30 August 1810 (kindly posted by Malcolm Bangor-Jones on the Sutherland List)
2. ↑ Durness Parish register, Marriage Record of Ewan McMillan & Flory Mackay, purchased from General Register Office, Scotland, website