Descendants of Alexander McLean b:1821
    Generation No 1 & 2:


    Alexander McLean b: 1821

    Alexander was born in Little Dunkeld, Scotland in 1821. Alexander departed for Australia on the Utopia which sailed from Liverpool on 3/11/1853 and arrived in Portland on the 27/1/1854.
    Alexander (1821) was married three times, his daughter from the third marriage, married a descendant of Alexander (c 1765) thus uniting both families.

    A detailed list of Alexander's descendants follows:-

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    - Generation No 1
    1. Alexander McLean b. possibly Dunkeld, occupation: Shepherd, m. Janet McGregor.

    Children:

    i Alexander McLean b. 22 Jul 1821.

    - Generation No 2

    2. Alexander McLean b. 22 Jul 1821, Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, occupation: Wheelwright&Coach builder, 1st Marriage). (1) 22 Nov 1847, in Crossgates, Leith South, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Janet (June) Martin, b. 5 Oct 1819, Kirkintillock, Dunbarton, Scotland, (daughter of Robert Martin and Agnes Aikin) d. 1854, Portland (died from dysentry), (2nd Marriage) 3 Oct 1854, in Portland, Janet Davidson, b. 1829, Glascow, Lanark, Scotland, (daughter of George Davidson and Annie Woodrow) occupation: Domestic, d. 2 Jul 1866, Spring Creek (Beechworth area), buried: 3 Jul 1866, Beechworth Cemetry: Pres sec No:3, (3rd Marriage) 16 Sep 1868, in Beechworth, Victoria, Harriett Hornby, b. 8 May 1839, Liverpool (36 Old Hall St.), England, bapt. 12-June-1839, Liverpool (St Nicolas Church), England, (daughter of James Hornby and Elizabeth late Rathbone formerly Owen) d. 12 Dec 1907, Collingwood, buried: 13 Dec 1907, Boroondara Cemetry: Presb Sec B Gr:3140. Alexander died 17 Dec 1909, Burnley (68 Gibbon St.), buried: 18 Dec 1909, Boroondara Cemetry: Pres.Sect B Gr:3140.

    Alexanders wife and their two youngest children. Catherine and Robert, died in Portland soon after their arrival,( it appears that their eldest child may have remained in Scotland, he married Janet Davidson wife number two of three) in Portland during 1854. Janet also a passenger on the Utopia, was initially employed by a Doctor Greig of Portland.

    Janet arrived in Portland aboard the same boat as Alexander McLean and his family on the 23 January 1854. The Utopia sailed from Liverpool on 3/11/1853 Shipping documents indicate that Janet was with a group of "domestic servants" and that she was engaged by a Dr Grier for a period of six months. This evidence suggests that is very likely that Alexander met Janet at least 12 months before their marriage in October 1854.

    Current research indicates that Harriett Hornby was a passenger on the Golden Era, which arrived in Australia, June 1854. Harriett was shown as being 13 years of age which is within two years of my record of birth yet the date of arrival matches the "Time in Victoria" i.e 52 years in 1907 shown on her death certificate. I suspect that the age should read 15.

    Children by Janet (June) Martin:

    i Alexander McLean b. 6 Aug 1848.
    ii Catherine McLean b. 21 Apr 1853, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, d. 1854, Portland Bay (died of dysentry).
    iii Robert McLean b. 1854, Portland Bay, d. 1854, Portland Bay.

    Children by Janet Davidson:

    iv George McLean b. 22 Jun 1855.
    v Janet McLean b. 20 Jul 1857.
    vi Stephen Joseph McLean b. 1859.
    vii Annie McLean b. 1861, Beechworth, Victoria, occupation: Nurse, m. 27 Oct 1886, in Melbourne, Victoria, Robert Edward Thompson. Nurse at Melbourne Hospital. Operated Nursing Home in Blackpool, England? 1914-1918

    viii Alpin McLean b. 1863, occupation: Seaman, d. 1909.

    Children by Harriett Hornby:

    ix William Arthur McLean b. 1869.
    x James Hornby McLean b. 1871.
    xi Harriet Isabel McLean b. circa 1873, Beechworth, Victoria.
    xii Grace McDonald McLean b. circa 1874.
    xiii Peter McGregor McLean b. circa 1876, Beechworth, Victoria, d. circa 1903, East Melbourne Hospital.
    xiv Alexander McLean b. 17 Jul 1878, Beechworth, Victoria, d. 8 Aug 1883, Beechworth, Victoria, buried: 9 Aug 1883, Beechworth Cemetry: Presb. Sec 283A. Died as the result of an accident at Beechworth Railway Station
    xv John Gordon McLean b. circa 1882, Beechworth, Victoria.



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