-
extracted text
-
McMillin Family Bible
Collection Summary
Title
McMillin Family Bible
Date
1830s-1860s
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2021-MFB
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Robert McMillin family
Biographical History
Robert McMillin was born about 1804 in Cumberland, England. He married Jane Ramsay on January 25,
1836 in Bridekirk, Cumberland, England. Together they had 7 children; James, John, Mary, Jane, Ann,
Pheoby, and Robert. Robert, Jane, and various children worked in the flax mills in towns Cockermouth,
Goat, and Cleator. Robert died in 1863 and Jane died December 3, 1884.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the family Bible for the Robert McMillin Family. This Bible contains the family
records for births for Robert, his wife Jane Ramsay, and their children. There is also dates for Jane
Ramsay McMillin’s parents as well as William and Mary Coulthard. Also included in this collection is a
McMillin family unit chart.
1
McMillin Family Bible
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, McMillin Family genealogy
Folder 1, Family Unit chart
Series 2, Bible
Folder 1, Family Record sheets [scanned]
Folder 2, Bible
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in file folders. The Bible is secured with cotton tying tape
and wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Sylvia Harless.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
2
McMillin Family Bible
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2005. Class: HO107; Piece: 2434; Folio: 569; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87114
Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2005. Class: RG 9; Piece: 3934; Folio: 98; Page: 20; GSU roll: 543208
Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2004. Class: RG10; Piece: 5239; Folio: 60; Page: 14; GSU roll: 847445
Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and
Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2010.
Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Information from collection
3
