Born in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hugh McMillan
and Sarah Campbell
Sister of
Donald McMillan, Jean (McMillan) Greig, John McMillan, Allan McMillan, John McMillan, Archibald McMillan and Alexander McMillan
Wife of
Francis Shanks
— married
14 Dec 1845 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Shanks, William Shanks, Jean Shanks, Hugh Shanks, Mary (Shanks) Wells and Francis Shanks
Died
at age 68
in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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| Created 29 Dec 2022
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Biography
Mary, daughter of Hugh McMillan & Sarah Campbell, was born on 30 August 1821 and baptised on 9 September 1821 in Barony, Lanark, Scotland.[1]
Mary married Francis Shanks on 14 December 1845 in Barony, Lanark, Scotland.[2]
In the 1851 census Mary (age 32) was the wife of Francis Shanks at 9 Thomson's Lane, Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire.[3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Francis Shanks | Head | M | 32 | Cotton Spinner | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | |
| Mary Shanks | Wife | F | 32 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | ||
| Sarah Shanks | Daughter | F | 4 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | ||
| William Shanks | Son | M | 1 8 Mo | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | ||
| Jane Mcmillan | Visitor | F | 34 | Printer | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | |
| Mary Ann Alexander | Visitor | F | 19 | Printer | Glasgow, Lanarkshire |
In the 1861 census Mary (age 39) was the wife of Francis Shanks at 4 Church Place, Glasgow St George, Lanarkshire.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Francis Shanks | Head | M | 39 | Journeyman Cotton Speimm | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | |
| Mary Shanks | Wife | F | 39 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | ||
| William Shanks | Son | M | 12 | Fishmonger's Message Boy | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | |
| Jean Shanks | Daughter | F | 10 | Scholar | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | |
| Hugh Shanks | Son | M | 5 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | ||
| Mary Shanks | Daughter | F | 2 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | ||
| Francis Shanks | Son | M | 5 Mo | Glasgow, Lanarkshire |
In the 1870 census Mary (age 46) was in Westmoreland, Oneida, New York.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Francis Shanks | M | 46 | Works in C Mill | Scotland |
| Mary Shanks | F | 46 | Scotland | |
| Jennie Shanks | F | 17 | Scotland | |
| Hugh Shanks | M | 12 | Scotland | |
| Francis Shanks | M | 8 | Scotland | |
| Mary Shanks | F | 10 | Scotland |
Mary died (age 69) on 27 March 1890 in Adams, Massachusetts, United States.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950". Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry Record 60143 #12198827 (accessed 29 December 2022)
- ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910". Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry Record 60144 #353086 (accessed 29 December 2022)
- ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census". Parish: Glasgow St John; ED: 29; Page: 8; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_161; Year: 1851; Roll: CSSCT1851_161; Household schedule number: 30. Ancestry uk Record 1076 #2029377 (accessed 31 March 2023)
Mary Shanks (32), wife, in household of Francis Shanks (32) at 9 Thomson's Lane, Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire. Born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. - ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census". Parish: Glasgow St George; ED: 64; Page: 14; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_107; Registration Number: 644/7; Roll: CSSCT1861_107; Household schedule number: 77. Ancestry uk Record 1080 #190475 (accessed 31 March 2023)
Mary Shanks (39), wife, in household of Francis Shanks (39) at 4 Church Place, Glasgow St George, Lanarkshire in Milton registration district. Born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. - ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census". Year: 1870; Census Place: Westmoreland, Oneida, New York; Roll: M593_1057; Page: 560A. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7163 #31599843 (accessed 31 March 2023)
Mary Shanks (46) in Westmoreland, Oneida, New York. Born in Scotland. - ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915". New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2101 #326557 (accessed 29 December 2022)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
-
~3.12%
Kenneth McMillan
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LZ8996232 [compare], Ancestry member mcmillkm
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Britney Paton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bpaton92
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~1.56%
Alistair McMillan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HA8369492 [compare], Ancestry member alistairmcmillan75
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