Résumé

Partner, Milwain Brothers, Architects, San Francisco, CA, c. 1910-1911. The Milwains had their office in the Phelan Building in 1910-1911.

Partner, Milwain Brothers, Architects, Oakland, CA, c. 1913.

Principal, William E. Milwain, Architect, Oakland, CA, 1924-1927. From at least 1924 until 1927, he was listed as having an office in Room #524 of the Pacific Building in Oakland. His brother, Alexander, who was 67 at the time, 9 years older than William, did not have an office address listed, and may have been retired at this time. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1924, p. 2027 and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1927, p. 1315.)

Relocation

Born in CA, William E. Milwain lived with his parents in Oakland, CA, in 1880 at 1315 Franlin Street. The household included his parents, two siblings and a boarder, 50-year-old store clerk E.G. Baker. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 62; Family History Film: 1254062; Page: 256D; Enumeration District: 014; Image: 0083, accessed 03/22/2017.)

He lived with his parents in 1900, along with his new bride, Louise, at 1315 Franklin Street in Oakland. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Oakland Ward 5, Alameda, California; Roll: 82; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0368; FHL microfilm: 1240082, accessed 03/23/2017.)

In 1910, William and his wife, Louise, continued to live with his parents at 1315 Franklin Street. He was 40 at this time. The Milwains also had taken in two boarders, two public school teachers, Katharine Beauvais (1877-1943) and Evangeline Rockwell (born c. 1881 in English-speaking Canada).

He lived with Louise, in an apartment building at 2121 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland, CA, in 1920. The couple resided in a house at 1503 Oakland Avenue in Oakland between 1926 and 1930, at least. The house had an approximate value of $10,000 according to the 1930 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Piedmont, Alameda, California; Roll: 110; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0335; Image: 184.0; FHL microfilm: 2339845, accessed 03/23/2017.)

In 1942, they lived at 1503 Oakland Avenue in Piedmont, CA. He died in Alameda County, CA, at the age of 87.

Parents

Milwain's father, Alexander (born 02/1833 in NY) operated a contracting business in Oakland in 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Oakland Ward 5, Alameda, California; Roll: 82; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0368; FHL microfilm: 1240082, accessed 03/22/2017.) William's mother was Mary May Milwain (born c. 11/1839 in NY). He had retired by 1910, "on his own income." In 1880, she was raising three children in the household. They included, a son, Alexander (1860-1942), who also became an architect, and a daughter, Ruth, (1858-1947), who worked as a music teacher. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 62; Family History Film: 1254062; Page: 256D; Enumeration District: 014; Image: 0083, accessed 03/22/2017.)

Spouse

He married Louise B. Milwain (1871-1953). She was a member of the Oakland Art Fund Association in 1904. (See "Will Exhibit Works of Art," San Francisco Call, vol. 95, no. 67, 02/05/1904, p. 6.)

Biographical Notes

According to voting records from 1942, Milwain was a registered Republican.

SSN: 568223231.