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Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean 1831–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1831

Birth Location: Gairloch, Highlands, Scotland

Death Date: 18 AUG 1915

Death Location: Rosebank Road, Avondale, New Zealand

Father: Roderick McLean

Mother: Anne McLennan

Spouse(s): Isabella McKenzie

Children(s): Catherine Bielski?????, Rodina McLean, Annie McLean, Mary McLean, Alexander McLean, Duncan McLean, Lillian McLean, Kenzie McLean, John McLean, Jessie McLean, Annie McLean, John McLean

In 1831, Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean entered the world in Gairloch, Highlands, Scotland, born to Roderick Mclean And Anne Mclennan. Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean married Isabella Mckenzie, and had children including Alexander John Alex Mclean, Annie Nan Mclean, Annie Mclean, Catherine Kitty Mclean Kathleen Sarah Bielski, Duncan Donald Mclean, Jessie Ann Mclean, John Mclean, John Murdoch Jack Mclean, Kenzie Ken Mclean, Lillian Evangeline Lil Mclean, Mary Stewart Glasgow Vera Mclean, Rodina Isabella Rose Mclean. Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean passed away in 1915 in Rosebank Road, Avondale, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean entered the world in Gairloch, Highlands, Scotland, born to Roderick Mclean And Anne Mclennan.
  • Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean married Isabella Mckenzie, and had children including Alexander John Alex Mclean, Annie Nan Mclean, Annie Mclean, Catherine Kitty Mclean Kathleen Sarah Bielski, Duncan Donald Mclean, Jessie Ann Mclean, John Mclean, John Murdoch Jack Mclean, Kenzie Ken Mclean, Lillian Evangeline Lil Mclean, Mary Stewart Glasgow Vera Mclean, Rodina Isabella Rose Mclean.
  • Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean passed away in 1915 in Rosebank Road, Avondale, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roderick McLean
1793–1868
Birth Location: Loch Torridon, Ross-shire, Scotland
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Anne McLennan
1801–1868
Birth Location: Applecross, Rosshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella McKenzie
1851–1936
Birth Location: Achindrean, Lochbroom, Ross-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Catherine Bielski?????
1892–1967
Birth Location: Rata, Rangitikei, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Rodina McLean
1879–1951
Birth Location: Upper Tutaenui, Rangitikei, New Zealand
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Annie McLean
1893–1994
Birth Location: Silverhope, Rangitikei, New Zealand
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Mary McLean
1880–1951
Birth Location: Upper Tutaenui Rangitiki New Zealand
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Alexander McLean
1882–1916
Birth Location: Paraekaretu, Hunterville, New Zealand
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Duncan McLean
1883–1958
Birth Location: Paraekaretu, Hunterville, New Zealand
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Lillian McLean
1887–1966
Birth Location: Paraekaretu, Hunterville, New Zealand
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Kenzie McLean
1888–1916
Birth Location: Paraekaretu, Hunterville, New Zealand
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John McLean
1885–1917
Birth Location: Paraekaretu, Hunterville, New Zealand
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Jessie McLean
1891–1924
Birth Location: Paraekaretu, New Zealand
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Annie McLean
1877–1886
Birth Location: Turakina, New Zealand
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John McLean
1875–1917
Birth Location: Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand
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Alexander McLean's Ancestors

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Alexander McLean
1831–1915
Birth Place: Gairloch, Highlands, Scotland
Parents
Roderick McLean
1793–1868
Loch Torridon, Ross-shire, Scotland
Anne McLennan
1801–1868
Applecross, Rosshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander McLean
1765–1850
Diabaig, Ross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander McLean's Descendants

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Alexander ((Big Alex, Alasdair Mor)) McLean (12 Feb 1831–18 AUG 1915) m. Isabella McKenzie (16 Dec 1851–25 Oct 1936)
  1. 1. Catherine ((Kitty) McLean Kathleen Sarah) Bielski????? 1892–1967 m. Herbert ((Bertie) James Francis) Wall 1883–1953 m. James (Eden) McNeil 1894–1961 m. James (Eden) McNeil 1894–1961
    1. 1. Olwen (Pauline (Babs)) Wall 1925–2012 m. Francis (Owen (Frank)) Horan 1923–1987
    2. 2. Thalia ((Bobbie) Clio Rose) Wall 1931–2007 m. Robert ((Bob) Edgar) Taylor 1928–2020
      1. 1. Kenneth Taylor 1950–2021
    3. 3. Francis ((Frank) McLean) Wall 1928–1996 m. Marjorie (Dawn) Wall –2005
    4. 4. Lola (Frances Venaira Wall) McNeill 1924–1978 m. Harold (Alfred Sydney) Ormsby 1922–2006 m. Willis (E) Shepard 1917–
    5. 5. Lorna (Delton) Wall 1920–2003 m. Ljubomir ((Mick)) Beus 1913–1980 m. Allan (Thomas) Rowan 1914–1947 m. Alison (Sheldon) Holt 1926–1985
    6. 6. Olga (Lorriane) McNeil 1919–2002
    7. 7. Adrienne (Glasgow) McNeil 1918–1985 m. Curtis (F) Smith 1919–
    8. 8. Zelda (Trixie Isabella Stuart McNeil Boldt AND) Thomsen 1916–1993 m. Clarence (John) Ward 1910–1965
    9. 9. Beverley (Eden McNeil) GRIFFITHS 1915–1989 m. Thomas (James Leonard) Jones 1909–1985
      1. 1. Yvonne (Hazel) Jones 1942–2003
      2. 2. Llewellyn Jones –2015
      3. 3. Valerie (Eva) Jones 1939–1985
      4. 4. Beverley (Margaret Ann) Jones 1938–2009
    10. 10. Joan Wall 1922–2001 m. Claude Buckthought 1924–2015
    11. 11. Mavis (Gazetta) McNeil 1921–1970 m. John (Thomas (Jack)) Brough 1917–1971
    12. 12. Colin (Peter) McNeil 1923–1988
    13. 13. Stuart (James) McNeil 1922–1987
    14. 14. Trevor (Martin) McNeil 1927–2006
    15. 15. Noeline (Jessie) McNeil 1925–2011
    16. 16. Kelvin (Clifford (Mac)) McNeil 1929–1998
  2. 2. Rodina (Isabella (Rose)) McLean 1879–1951
  3. 3. Annie ((Nan)) McLean 1893–1994
  4. 4. Mary (Stewart Glasgow (Vera)) McLean 1880–1951
  5. 5. Alexander (John (Alex)) McLean 1882–1916
  6. 6. Duncan (Donald) McLean 1883–1958
  7. 7. Lillian (Evangeline (Lil)) McLean 1887–1966
  8. 8. Kenzie ((Ken)) McLean 1888–1916
  9. 9. John (Murdoch (Jack)) McLean 1885–1917
  10. 10. Jessie (Ann) McLean 1891–1924
  11. 11. Annie McLean 1877–1886
  12. 12. John McLean 1875–1917

Alexander McLean's Timeline

2 Records

1831
12 Feb 1831
Birth of Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean in Gairloch, Highlands, Scotland
Gairloch, Highlands, Scotland
1915
18 AUG 1915
Age 84
Death of Alexander (Big Alex, Alasdair Mor) McLean in Rosebank Road, Avondale, New Zealand
Rosebank Road, Avondale, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Gairloch, Highlands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1915
    Event Place: Rosebank Road, Avondale, New Zealand
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