Tom McCabes Genealogy 2022

As of 2021, it is strongly believed but NOT proved that John's parents were John Milne and Jean Mitchell of Kincardine Oneil.

Two of John and Margaret's children were baptized in Insch and the baptism records stated they lived in Cairneston. Cairneston no longer exists and is not on modern maps but historical maps show that it was north of Insch and NE of the present village of Largie. It is a group of farms on hills north and east of Largie. The south foot of Cairneston is located at gps 57.374491, -2.637411. (Note, other historical spellings: Cairnieston, Carnieston )

Documents indicate that the family of John Milne and Margaret Anderson lived in Cairneston (northwest of Insch town) from at least 1820 through 1829. The earliest record was the 1820 baptism record of their son David Milne of Cairneston and the last was a baptism record of 1829 in which John Milne of Cairneston was a witness.

In feb 1837 John Milne was in Ontario when he testified at the baptism of his grandson Alexander Gardiner, son of Christiana.

The 1851 census is difficult to read but it appears that the family living next to Fairly Milne (spelled Millen ) is John Milne 60, Margaret Milne 62, and Alexrd Milne 30. Alexander was the unmarried son of John baptized in 1822..

John Milne and his wife Margaret Anderson were living next door to their son Fairley as listed in the 1851 census of Nichol township.

John and wife Margaret were listed in the census of Elora in 1861. They are listed next door to Margaret Gerrie, their daughter.

John Milne, Ontario Census, 1861 Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Enumeration District: 01 Age: 76 Birth Year (Estimated): 1785 Sheet Number: 8 Line Number: 26

John's will was recorded in Wellington County Probate Book E,, pp 415-416. (FHL film 0555617.) John left an estate worth $1900. His executors were his son John and his son in Law Robert Gerrie. The will was dated 10 Feb 1863 and the probate dated 12 Oct 1867. Margaret Anderson Milne, his wife, was listed as a widow (evidently still alive) and Fairly, his son, was listed as already being dead.

The copy of the will is difficult to read but it is clear that John had two more children that were previously not known to me. One whose name was Ellen and the other a daughter named Christiana Milne Land.