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THE CELTIC MONTHLY:
4 M4G4ZINE FOS HIGHLANDEfiS.
No. 10. Vol. IL]
Fc;:"cd by JOMM MACKAY. Kingston.
JULY, 1894.
[Price Threepence.
SKETCH OF THE FAMILY OF
MACMILLAN OF BROOKLOCH.
|^Tn||HE time at which the
yf^ Maoniillans came to
^^*^ the South is a matter
of controversy. One writer
tliinks they came into Gallo-
way from Argyllshire aftei-
the death of Alexander HI.
(A.D. 128G), but it is prob-
able they were located there
previous to that date. When Malcolm IV.
broke up some of the clans about the year
1260 the Macmillans were shifted from Moray-
shire, and ic is generally believed a branch of
the clan was sent direct into Kirkcudbrightshire,
where tliey acquired large possessions. They
originally held their land by the tenure called
" Manrent," but afterwaids King Robert the
Bruce created the chief. Baron of Ken, and gave
hiiii a charter of liis lands to be held " Blanche
of the Crown." The chief was Macmillan of
Brockloch, in tlie parish of Carsphairn, and Mr.
Macmillan of Holm of Dalquhairn in Carsphairn
and Glencrosh, in Dumfries .shire, is the i-epre-
sentative of this old family.
The estates of Holm and Brockloch were
united in 1741 by the marriage of David Mac-
millan of the former and Marion Macmillan of
the latter. Brockloch remained in the possession
of the family till 1831, when it unfortunately
pa.ssed into other hands.
The most important of the cadet branches of
this family is that connected with the property
of Lamloch in Carsphairn. In 1S03 Thomas,
third son of David Macmillan of Brockloch,
acquired by purchase the lands of Lamloch and
Drumanister. He married Miss Jean Boyle.
He died in 1831 and was succeeded by his only
son James, who ])urchased the lands of Changue,
Lc^;ton, and Craigmulloch, in the parish of
Barr, Ayrshire, and Corridow in Dumfries-.shire.
He married in 1835 Catherine, daughter of the
Jiev. William M'Call of Caifcloch, Dumfrie.s-
shire, by whom he had issue, five sons and one
daughter, viz : — Thomas of Changue and Lo.\-
ton; William of Lamloch; Samuel of Carridow;
James of Craigmulloch ; David of Drumanister;
and Katherine.
Thomas Macmillan of Changue died in 187.3
and was succeeded by his elder son David, who
is a Justice of the Peace for Ayrshire. William
.Macmillan of Lamloch is also a Justice, and
County Councillor for the parishes of Carsphairn
and Kells in Galloway.
The last recorded appearance of the South-
country clan was in assisting .James, Earl of
Douglas, against James II. , anno 144.3. About
the year 1G62 John Macmillan of Brockloch
was lined £360 for non-conformity to Prelacy
and adherence to the National Covenant, which
was then declared unlawful. In Carsphairn
Churchyard are many old Covenanting Grave-
stones. One of them believed to belong to the
]\Iacmillans runs thus : —
M. M.
VOV . TRAVLKRS . AS . YOV . PAS.S . I!V
COMK . RKAl) . AND . DO . NOT . KKAK
I'OR . DOVN . BUr.OV . THIS . STON . DOTH . I,\
TRVTH's . niA.MPlON . K\ HIRD . HKUK
AI.THONGII . III.S . 150NS . IIELO . THIS . sTO\
DO . PICE . AND . PICE . DECAY
HIS . .SOVI, . IX . HEAVEN . Ol' . OLORV . SllAI.
ANE . DEDM . VEAR . KOK . AV.
The in.scription of another Gravestone is
headed by the Macmillan Family Arms and
runs thus : —
I. M. ; K. L.
UROKLOCH . M'MILLAN . WHO . DID . DIE
UNDER . THIS . STONE . HIS . BOIJV . DOTH . LV
HIS . SOUL . AT . IIEAV'nLV . WORK . AHOVR
WITH . THE.M . WHOSE . FAITH . HERE . WROUGHT
BY . LOVE
MOST . USEFUL . WAS . In's . DAY . AND . STATION
IN . DEFENCE . OF . OIU . REFORMATION
GREAT . PROOFE . HE . (;AVK . AT . ALL . FIT . II.MES