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I knew my great-grandmother but did not speak to her about her family. The names Margaret and Kate seem familiar but they are not uncommon. I do not recognize the name Webb. My grandmother never spoke about an uncle. I thought that one part of the family went to South Africa and another part to Aust...

I should have added that, about 20 years ago, I corresponded with a descendant of the other McMIllans on Cross St. in Ayr and we could not come up with any connection beyond the shared surname and street.

Jane aka Jean aka Jennie McMillan is my great-grandmother. My family has whispered for years that she was born in a Traveller family. I believe that her mother, Emma, ran away with Peter McMillan. It would not surprise me if they were not married but they might have been. My family always maintained...