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William McLean 1835 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAY 1835

Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 27 APR 1916

Death Location: High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James McLean

Mother: Magdalene Whyte

Spouse(s): Janet Waterston

Children(s): John McLean

William McLean was born in 1835 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James McLean and Magdalene Whyte. William McLean married Janet Waterston, and had children including John McLean. William McLean passed away in 1916 in High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William McLean was born in 1835 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James McLean and Magdalene Whyte.
  • William McLean married Janet Waterston, and had children including John McLean.
  • William McLean passed away in 1916 in High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William McLean's Ancestors

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William McLean
1835 – 1916
Birth Place: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James McLean
1800 – 1848
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Magdalene Whyte
1800 – 1900
(Scotland)
Grandparents
William McLean
1779 – 1851
Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Mutter
1774 – 1841
Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lourie McLean
1754 – 1854
Janet Drover
1749 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Drover
1700 – 1800
Agnes Gray
1707 – 1800

William McLean's Descendants

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William McLean (28 MAY 1835 – 27 APR 1916) m. Janet Waterston (ABT 1838 – 30 JAN 1922)
  1. 1. John McLean (7 DEC 1863 – 29 MAR 1928) m. Elizabeth Tyrie (14 OCT 1864 – 6 FEB 1945)
    1. 1. Alison McLean (29 APR 1908 – 9 SEP 1995) m. Robert Stewart (23 JUN 1906 – 24 JUN 1985)
      1. 1. Robert (Donald) Stewart (6 NOV 1926 – 9 JAN 2015) m. Harriet (Goodsir) Denholm (24 MAY 1931 – 22 DEC 2004)
        1. 1. Ian Stewart (AFT 1951 – )

William McLean's Timeline

2 Records

1835
28 MAY 1835
Birth of William McLean in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
1916
27 APR 1916
Age 81
Death of William McLean in High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1835
    Event Place: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 APR 1916
    Event Place: High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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