Milligen

Milligen is an anglicized form of the pre 10th century Gaelic Patronymic Ó Maolagáin, or ‘descendant of Maolagán’, of Irish origin and widely recorded in Scotland, a derivative of maol meaning ‘bald’ or ‘tonsured’ – the medieval Catholic practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp, as a sign of religious devotion or humility.

Seppings Connection – Lydia Milligen m. Robert Seppings 1760 Fakenham, Norfolk. Charlotte Milligen m. Sir Robert Seppings 1795 Plymouth, Devon

Generation 1

James Milligen b. Glasgow, Scotland; bur. 9 Oct 1740 Redenhall, near Harleston, Norfolk, England
Occupation: Linen Draper (Glasgow and Harleston)

  • John Milligen b. 1694 or 1696 Glasgow, Scotland; d. 27 Jan 1762 Shouldham; bur. Chancel of Shouldham Church, Norlfolk, England

Generation 2

John Milligen b. 1694 or 1696 Glasgow, Scotland; d. 27 Jan 1762 Shouldham; bur. Chancel of Shouldham Church, Norlfolk, England
Occupation: Linen Draper, Harleston

m. Elizabeth Smith
b. Harleston, Norfolk; d. Shouldham, Norfolk: bur. Chancel of Shouldham Church (family vault)

  • Capt John Milligen b. 1730, d. 1788 Plymouth, Devon
  • Mary Milligen b. 1733 Harleston, Norfolk; d. 7 Dec 1827; bur. 16 Dec 1827 Chancel of Shouldham Church (family vault)
  • Elizabeth Milligen bur. Hoxne, Suffolk
  • Thomas Milligen b. 1735 Norfolk
  • Helen Milligen d. 1811 Hoxne, Suffolk
  • Lydia Milligen b. 1740 Harleston, Norfolk; d. 25 Dec 1821 Fakenham, Norfolk

Generation 3

Capt John Milligen b. 1730, d. 1788 Plymouth, Devon
Occupation: Mariner

m. Martha Phillips 1759 Plymouth, Devon

No issue – adopted 3 children born to his sister Lydia Milligen (m. Robert Seppings), and 2 orphaned daughters of his brother Thomas Milligen

  • Sir Robert Seppings b. 11 Dec 1767, Fakenham, Norfolk; chr. 14 Dec 1767; d. 25 Apr 1840, Taunton, Somerset
  • John Milligen Seppings chr. 7 Oct 1770, Fakenham, Norfolk; d. 28 Mar 1826, Chudleigh, Devon
  • Elizabeth Seppings b. 25 Aug 1774
  • Martha Phillips Milligen b. 1766; d. 14 Sep 1840 Bath, Somerset
  • Charlotte Milligen b. 1770; d. Nov 22 1834, Taunton, Somerset

Elizabeth Milligen bur. Hoxne, Suffolk

m. Cornish

Thomas Milligen esq b. 1735 Norfolk

m. Charlotte

  • Martha Phillips Milligen b. 1766; d. 14 Sep 1840 Bath, Somerset
  • Charlotte Milligen b. 1770; d. 22 Nov 1834, Taunton, Somerset
  • Mary Milligen b. 1774 Norfolk
  • Helen Milligen b. 1774 Norfolk

Helen Milligen d. 1811 Hoxne, Suffolk

m. Ezekiel Rivett 12 Jan 1773 Hoxne, Suffolk
b. Hoxne Abbey; bur. Hoxne Church, Suffolk

  • Catherine Rivett
  • Harriet Rivett (died young)

Lydia Milligen b. 1740 Harleston, Norfolk; d. 25 Dec 1821 Fakenham, Norfolk

m. Robert Seppings 29 Jan 1760 St Peters & St Pauls, Fakenham, Norfolk
b. 1734; chr. 15 May 1734, Fakenham, Norfolk; d. 8 Sep 1781; bur. 10 Sep 1781, Fakenham, Norfolk

  • Robert Milligen Seppings chr. 1760; d. 1761 Fakenham, Norfolk
  • Lydia Seppings b. 4 Aug 1762 Fakenham, Norfolk
  • Mary Seppings b. 20 Jun 1763 Fakenham, Norfolk; d. 1799
  • Helen Seppings b. 12 Nov 1765 Fakenham, Norfolk
  • Sir Robert Seppings b. 11 Dec 1767, Fakenham, Norfolk; chr. 14 Dec 1767; d. 25 Apr 1840, Taunton, Somerset
  • Lt John Milligen Seppings b. 1 Oct 1770; chr. 7 Oct 1770, Fakenham, Norfolk; d. 28 Mar 1826, Chudleigh, Devon
  • Elizabeth Seppings b. 25 Aug 1774 Fakenham, Norfolk

Generation 4

Thomas Milligen’s offspring –

Martha Phillips Milligen b. 1766, d. 14 Sep 1840 Bath, Somerset
Adopted by uncle Cpt John Milligen, Plymouth, Devon (after father Thomas’s death)

m. Vice Admiral Sir Richard Dacres G.C.H. 1788
b. Sep 1761; d. 22 Jan 1837 Bath, Somerset

  • Martha Dacres (m. Rear Admiral Sir William Fairbrother Carroll, 1813)
  • Richard James Dacres b. 1793; d. 1796
  • Mary Milligen Dacres b. 28 Jul 1795 Totnes, Devon; d. 14 Feb 1858 Bath, Somerset (m. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Stephen Olivier, 1823)
  • Richard James Dacres b. 1799; d. 6 Dec 1886 Brighton, East Sussex (Field Marshal; GCB 1869; Governor of the Tower)
  • Admiral Sydney Colpoys Dacres b 1805; d. 8 Mar 1884 Brighton, East Sussex (Admiral GCB and first Naval Lord 1871)
  • George William Dacres

Charlotte Milligen b. 1770; d. Nov 22 1834, Taunton, Somerset
Adopted by uncle Cpt John Milligen, Plymouth, Devon (after father Thomas’s death)

Lived at: Plymouth. Official house, Dockyard, Chatham, North Kent. 6 Somerset Place by Somerset House 1813-32; No 3 Mount Terrace, Taunton, Somerset

m. Sir Robert Seppings 28 Jun 1795 Parish church, Charles District, Plymouth, Devon (first cousins)
b. 11 Dec 1767, Fakenham, Norfolk; chr. 14 Dec 1767; d. 25 Apr 1840, Taunton, Somerset

  • Martha Milligen Seppings b. 19 May 1796, Plymouth, Devon; d. 1840
  • John Milligen Seppings b. 4 Apr 1798 Plymouth, Devon; d. 17 Apr 1863
  • Mary Milligen Seppings b. 1799 Plymouth, Devon
  • Richard Nankivel Seppings b. 1801; d. 1802
  • Charlotte Lucy Seppings b. 1803, Chatham, North Kent; d. 1809, Chatham, North Kent
  • Andrew Sanders Seppings b. 1806 Chatham, North Kent; d. 1849 (invalid)
  • Robert Richard Seppings b. 1807, Chatham, North Kent; d. 1807, Chatham, North Kent
  • Lydia Milligan Seppings b. 12 Aug 1807, Chatham, North Kent
  • Louisa Seppings b. 1811 Chatham, North Kent; chr. 16 Jan 1811; d. 10 Jun 1891 Dudley Vicarage, Worcestershire.
  • Helen Milligen Seppings b. 21 Dec 1812 Chatham, North Kent

Mary Milligen b. 1774 Norfolk

m. Jackson

  • (Son) Jackson

Helen Milligen b. 1774 Norfolk

m. Fincham

m. James Robinson (Surgeon of Norwich)

 

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