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William Alexander McLaren 1806–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 November 1806

Birth Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Death Date: 11 MAY 1894

Death Location: Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Father: James McLaren

Mother: Euphemia Jamison

Spouse(s): Frances Thornton

Children(s): James McLaren, Mary McLaren, John McLaren

William Alexander McLaren was born in 1806 in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, the child of James Mclaren And Euphemia Effy Jamison. In 1881, William Alexander McLaren resided in Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada. William Alexander McLaren married Frances Thornton, and had children including James Mclaren, John Mclaren, Mary Mclaren. William Alexander McLaren passed away in 1894 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Alexander McLaren was born in 1806 in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, the child of James Mclaren And Euphemia Effy Jamison.
  • In 1881, William Alexander McLaren resided in Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada.
  • William Alexander McLaren married Frances Thornton, and had children including James Mclaren, John Mclaren, Mary Mclaren.
  • William Alexander McLaren passed away in 1894 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William McLaren's Ancestors

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William McLaren
1806–1894
Birth Place: Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Parents
James McLaren
1776–1849
Kilmahog Perthshire
Euphemia ((Effy)) Jamison
1782–1862
Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Helen McQueen
1736–1782
Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McLaren's Descendants

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William (Alexander) McLaren (6 November 1806–11 MAY 1894) m. Frances Thornton (ABT 1810–17 JUL 1894)
  1. 1. James McLaren 1841–1884 m. Mary Davis 1840–1925
    1. 1. George (Richard) McLaren 1879–1954 m. Eva (Pearl) Chandler 1888–1974
      1. 1. Neil (George) McLaren 1921–1998 m. Mildred (Ruth) McGorman 1922–2009
        1. 1. Neil (John) McLaren 1950–2015
    2. 2. William (John) McLaren 1873–1943
    3. 3. Dorothy (Euphemia) McLaran 1876–1953
  2. 2. Mary McLaren 1859–
  3. 3. John McLaren 1849–

William McLaren's Timeline

3 Records

1806
6 November 1806
Birth of William Alexander McLaren in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 75
William Alexander McLaren resided here in Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada
Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada
1894
11 MAY 1894
Age 88
Death of William Alexander McLaren in Perth, Ontario, Canada
Perth, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 November 1806
    Event Place: Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 39; Family No: 192
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Elmsley North, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 39; Family No: 192

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1894
    Event Place: Perth, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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