John Millan

John Millan and his wife, Mary, had a daughter, Charity, born 16 January 1728, St. James, Westminster.^[6] Charity Millan married Edward Egerton on 29 July 1762 in St Martins in the Fields, Middlesex.^[7]

Edward and Charity Egerton had a daughter, Mary, born on 19 April 1764 and baptised 26 April 1764 at St Martins in the Fields.^[8] She was an author who published several books.^[9] She was the second wife of Thomas Scott,^[9] and, after his death, the first wife of astronomer William Rutter Dawes.^[9] She is mentioned on Dawes' grave as Mrs Thomas Scott. She died in 1840.^[9]

Their son, Millan Egerton, was born 8 October 1765, baptised at St John the Evangelist, Smith Square, Westminster, 3 November 1765.^[8] Millan Egerton became a First Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery in May 1790.^[10] He died on 3 October 1790.^[11]

• Willis, George, Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c., 1856, p 47 Note: gives date of death as 15 February 1784, which is wrong.
• Portraits of John Millan, and his grandson and granddaughter, 1780, British Museum, Prints and Drawings
• Millan's Lists of the Parliament. Containing The Lords with their Posts, ... Counties, Cities, etc., their members, etc, 1748
• Millan, John, Arms of the English Nobility: With Supporters, Crests, Motto's: and Tables of Dates to Family Honours, Viz. Origin, Knights, Baronets, Garters, Peerage &c., 1749
• Millan's Universal Register: Correct and Complete for 1750.
• Nichols, John, Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century, Volume 8, 1814. p 462 Description of Millan's shop in 1772 by Richard Gough.
• Roberts, William, The book-hunter in London, 1895: Charing Cross and Neighbourhood, p 235 Note: gives wrong date of 1784 for John Millan's death.