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Murdoch McLean (1848 - 1913)

Murdoch McLean
Born in Overgate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 65 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

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Murdoch McLean was born in Scotland.

Murdoch was born on 24 April 1848 at Overgate, Dundee, Scotland[1]. He was the son of Donald McLean and Helen McKinnon, named for his father's father and the second son to be given the name.

At the time of the 1851 Scotland Census, he was living at Overgate, Dundee, Scotland with his mother Helen (30) and four siblings - John (15) who was a shoemaker, Mary (10) and Angus (6), both scholars and Isabella (6 months)[2]. He was aged 2. His father must have already been working on steamers as he is not found in this Census.

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Murdoch McLean migrated from Scotland to Colony of Victoria.
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He emigrated with his mother Helen (Ellen) and five siblings leaving Liverpool on 5 December 1857 on the ship Merchant Prince[3]. He arrived on 17 March 1858 at Melbourne. He was aged 9.

Murdoch had a falling out with his sister Mary Hargreaves on 8 November 1873. She took him to court for assault[4]. The evidence was:

... a disagreement took place between the parties, and during the scuffle complainant received several blows to the extent of which Dr Figg deposed. On the other hand it was said that complainant was a nuisance, and in order to get rid of her the father gave her £1 to go away. Complainant, however, would not go, and defendant had to push her out.

The case was dismissed.

Murdoch married Mary Jane Dunn on 10 November 1873[5] at the Presbyterian Church, Williamstown, Victoria. They had four children.

  1. John Donald (1874[6] - 1951[7])
  2. Margaret (Maggie) (1877[8] - 1931[9])
  3. Murdoch (1879[10] - 1958[11])
  4. Mary Jane (Jean) (1881[12] - 1955[13])

In 1905 he was a labourer living at 138 Melbourne Road, Williamstown, being on the Williamstown North, Melbourne Ports Roll[14]. His wife Mary and son Murdoch Junior, also a labourer, were on the same roll. By 1912 he was living at 17 Dover Street, Williamstown with his wife Mary[15].

Murdoch died on 27 December 1913[16] at 17 Dover Street. His funeral notice was published in The Age on 29 December[17][18]. Members of the Loyal Williamstown Lodge were asked to attend his funeral that morning at 11:00 from his residence. He was buried in Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown[19].

Sources

  1. ↑ Annotations in Donald McLean's Family Bible held by an unknown McLean descendant
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Dundee; ED: 80; Page: 15; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_63; Year: 1851. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Murdoch Mclean (2) son in household of Helen Mclean (30) in St Overgate, Dundee, Angus.
  3. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria. Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14 Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Name=MCLEAN, MURDOCH; Age=9; Ship=MERCHANT PRINCE; Date arrived=1858-03 Book no=13; Page=136
    Name=MCLEAN, 003 CHILDREN WITH; Ship=MERCHANT PRINCE; Date arrived=1858-03 Book no=11A; Page=158
  4. ↑ Trove: Williamstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1856 - 1954) Sat 22 Nov 1873, Page 6, Williamstown Police Court. Accessed 26 Jan 2021
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950. The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Marriage Records. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Name: Murdoch MacLean; Gender: Male; Marriage Registration Year: 1873; Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Spouse: Mary Jane Dunn; Reference Number: 620.
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Name: John Donald McLean; Birth Date: Abt 1874; Birth Place: Williamstown, Victoria; Registration Year: 1874; Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Father: Murdock McLean; Mother: Mary Jane Dunn; Registration Number: 20120.
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988. The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Death Records. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    John Donald McLean death 1951 in Victoria, Australia.
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917. The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Birth Records. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Name: Margaret McLean; Birth Registration Date: 1877; Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Father: Murdock McLean; Mother Maiden Name: Dunn; Reference Number: 6035.
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Death Index Victoria 1921-1985. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Margt Wignall death Abt 1931 (age 54) in Footscray, Victoria.
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Name: Murdoch McLean; Birth Date: Abt 1879; Birth Place: Will, Victoria; Registration Year: 1879; Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Father: Murdoch McLean; Mother: Mary Jane Dunn; Registration Number: 6265.
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988. The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Death Records. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Murdoch McLean death 1958 in Victoria, Australia.
  12. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Name: Mary Jane McLean; Birth Date: Abt 1881; Birth Place: Will, Victoria; Registration Year: 1881; Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Father: Murdoch McLean; Mother: Mary Jane Dunn; Registration Number: 13361.
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988. The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Death Records. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Mary Jane Smith death 1956 in Victoria, Australia.
  14. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls. Accessed 25 Apr 2022
    Name: Murdock McLean; Electoral Date: 1905; Electoral Place: Williamstown North, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia.
  15. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls. Accessed 25 Apr 2022
    Name: Murdock McLean; Gender: Male; Electoral Date: 1912; Electoral Place: Williamstown North, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 17 Dover St., Williamstown.
  16. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Murdoch McLean death Abt 1913 in Williamstown, Victoria.
  17. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Personal Notices from Newspaper Issues. Fairfax Media. Accessed 24 Apr 2022
    Name: Murdoch McLean; Gender: Male; Notice Type: Death; Death Date: abt 1913; Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  18. ↑ Trove: The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Mon 29 Dec 1913 Page 12 Funeral Notices Accessed 24 Apr 2022
  19. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images. Accessed 21 September 2021), memorial page for Murdoch Mclean (unknown–27 Dec 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #153572054, citing Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
  • Greg McLean, “McLean Genealogy (and related families),” database Murdoch McLean

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