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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Milliken, a mansion in Kilbarchan parish, Renfrewshire, 1¼ mile WNW of Johnstone. Built in 1829, it is a handsome edifice in the Grecian style, with extensive and beautiful grounds. The estate, which formed part of the ancient barony of Johnstone, belonging to a branch of the Houstoun family, was purchased in 1733 by James Milliken, Esq., whose daughter and heiress married Gen. William Napier, a lineal descendant of the inventor of logarithms; and their great-grandson, Sir Robert John Milliken-Napier, ninth Bart. since 1627 (b. 1818; suc. 1852), holds 1280 acres in the shire, valued at £4386 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 30, 1866.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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