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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): John McLean, Annie McLean, Rodina McLean, Mary McLean, Alexander McLean, Duncan McLean, John McLean, Lillian McLean, Kenzie McLean, Jessie McLean, Catherine McLean, Annie 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 John McLean, Annie McLean, Rodina Isabella (Rose) McLean, Mary Stewart Glasgow (Vera) McLean, Alexander John (Alex) McLean, Duncan Donald McLean, John Murdoch (Jack) McLean, Lillian Evangeline (Lil) McLean, Kenzie (Ken) McLean, Jessie Ann McLean, Catherine (Kitty) McLean, Annie (Nan) 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 John McLean, Annie McLean, Rodina Isabella (Rose) McLean, Mary Stewart Glasgow (Vera) McLean, Alexander John (Alex) McLean, Duncan Donald McLean, John Murdoch (Jack) McLean, Lillian Evangeline (Lil) McLean, Kenzie (Ken) McLean, Jessie Ann McLean, Catherine (Kitty) McLean, Annie (Nan) 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)

John McLean
1875 – 1917
Birth Location: Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand
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Annie McLean
1877 – 1886
Birth Location: Turakina, New Zealand
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Rodina McLean
1879 – 1951
Birth Location: Upper Tutaenui, 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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John McLean
1885 – 1917
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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Jessie McLean
1891 – 1924
Birth Location: Paraekaretu, New Zealand
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Catherine McLean
1892 – 1967
Birth Location: Rata, Rangitikei, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Annie McLean
1893 – 1994
Birth Location: Silverhope, 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. John McLean (1875 – 3 May 1917)
  2. 2. Annie McLean (13 OCT 1877 – 12 AUG 1886)
  3. 3. Rodina (Isabella (Rose)) McLean (31 AUG 1879 – 30 NOV 1951)
  4. 4. Mary (Stewart Glasgow (Vera)) McLean (20 OCT 1880 – 18 FEB 1951)
  5. 5. Alexander (John (Alex)) McLean (11 AUG 1882 – 21 SEP 1916)
  6. 6. Duncan (Donald) McLean (7 SEP 1883 – 15 JUN 1958)
  7. 7. John (Murdoch (Jack)) McLean (19 AUG 1885 – 3 MAY 1917)
  8. 8. Lillian (Evangeline (Lil)) McLean (2 APR 1887 – 25 AUG 1966)
  9. 9. Kenzie ((Ken)) McLean (24 AUG 1888 – 23 JUL 1916)
  10. 10. Jessie (Ann) McLean (16 JAN 1891 – 7 JUN 1924)
  11. 11. Catherine ((Kitty)) McLean (12 Feb 1892 – 21 Jul 1967) m. Herbert ((Bertie) James Francis) Wall (15 Apr 1883 – 21 Aug 1953) m. James (Eden) McNeil (Jan 1894 – 9 Aug 1961) m. James (Eden) McNeil (Jan 1894 – 9 Aug 1961)
    1. 1. Zelda (Trixie Isabella Stuart) McNeil (16 May 1916 – 5 May 1993) m. Clarence (John) Ward (08 Nov 1910 – 26 Aug 1965) m. Boldt m. Thomsen
    2. 2. Adrienne (Glasgow) McNeil (22 MAR 1918 – Mar 1985) m. Curtis (F) Smith (abt 1919 – )
      1. 1. Curtis (F) Smith (abt 1944 – )
    3. 3. Olga (Lorriane) McNeil (10 May 1919 – 2002)
    4. 4. Lorna (Delton) Wall (06 Jul 1920 – 28 Sep 2003) m. Allan (Thomas) Rowan (6 JUN 1914 – 28 Sep 1947 OR 1991) m. Ljubomir ((Mick)) Beus (1913 – 13 Oct 1980) m. Alison (Sheldon) Holt (2 MAY 1926 – 26 DEC 1985)
      1. 1. Edna Beus
    5. 5. Athena (Joan) Barney (03 Feb 1922 – 19 December 2001) m. Claude Buckthought (31 July 1924 – 14 September 2015)
      1. 1. Barry Buckthought
      2. 2. John Buckthought
      3. 3. Gary Buckthought
    6. 6. Lola (Frances Venaira) Wall (14 Aug 1924 – 30 Aug 1978) m. Harold (Alfred Sydney) Ormsby (4 May 1922 – 6 Dec 2006) m. Willis (E) Shepard (abt 1917 – )
      1. 1. Steve Ormsby
      2. 2. Edward Shepard (abt 1949 – )
    7. 7. Olwen (Pauline (Babs)) Wall (08 June 1925 – 3 August 2012) m. Francis (Owen (Frank)) Horan (18 Dec 1923 – 1 May 1987) m. Michael Keane (1930 – ) m. Jack Ormsby
      1. 1. Brendan Horan (9 Jul – ) m. Miranda (1973 – )
        1. 1. Kiahi Horan (2002 – )
        2. 2. Leilani Horan (2006 – )
      2. 2. Maurice (James "Mossie") Horan (19 May 1954 – 7 Jun 1966)
      3. 3. Marilyn Horan m. Michael (John) Bleackley (26 Aug 1944 – 8 Dec 2021)
        1. 1. Cathy Bleackley m. Nicholas
        2. 2. Miriam Bleackley m. Unknown
        3. 3. Natalie Bleackley
      4. 4. Peter (Oliver Michael) Horan (1964 – ) m. Debbie Dempsey m. Jennifer (leonie) Baker
        1. 1. Gemma Horan
      5. 5. Mark ("Mana") Ormsby
        1. 1. John Buckthought
    8. 8. Francis ((Frank) McLean) Wall (5 Feb 1928 – 17 August 1996) m. Marjorie (Dawn) Wall ( – 7 October 2005)
    9. 9. Thalia ((Bobbie) Clio Rose) Wall (21 Mar 1931 – 5 Nov 2007) m. Robert ((Bob) Edgar) Taylor (30 Nov 1928 – 27 Jun 2020)
      1. 1. Kenneth Taylor (1950 – 2021)
    10. 10. Mavis (Gazetta) McNeil (1921 - 1922 – 17 May 1970) m. John (Thomas (Jack)) Brough (26 Jun 1917 – 29 Aug 1971)
      1. 1. Gavin (John) Brough (12 Nov 1947 – )
      2. 2. Verna (Gazetta) Brough (20 Jan 1949 – )
      3. 3. Warwick (McNiel) Brough (26 Sep 1950 – )
    11. 11. Stuart (James) McNeil (16 JUL 1922 – 17 JUL 1987)
    12. 12. Colin (Peter) McNeil (6 JUN 1923 – 28 Jun 1988)
    13. 13. Noeline (Jessie) McNeil (1925 – 27 Jan 2011)
    14. 14. Trevor (Martin) McNeil (13 March 1927 – 29 October 2006)
    15. 15. Kelvin (Clifford (Mac)) McNeil (29 Jul 1929 – 7 Nov 1998)
    16. 16. Beverley (Eden) McNeil (9 APR 1915 – 27 Dec 1989) m. Thomas (James Leonard) Jones (27 Jun 1909 – 28 Aug 1985)
      1. 1. Beverley (Margaret Ann) Jones (31 May 1938 – 12 SEP 2009)
      2. 2. Valerie (Eva) Jones (19 Aug 1939 – 07 Jan 1985)
      3. 3. Yvonne (Hazel) Jones (5 June 1942 – 8 December 2003)
      4. 4. Doreen Jones
      5. 5. Llewellyn Jones ( – 2 December 2015)
      6. 6. Annette Jones
      7. 7. Gwyn (Leonard) Jones
      8. 8. Ivor Jones
      9. 9. David Jones
  12. 12. Annie ((Nan)) McLean (20 DEC 1893 – 24 NOV 1994)

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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