Hello Douglas and Bagpipe
Firstly apologies that I have not responded to the thread sooner - 2021 has been a heck of a year, and I have only just returned to the RootsChat site. I must also apologise - i must have been vey tired when crafting my first email - you are absolutely correct Douglas that the article by MacLean-Bristol is WHNQ Series 3 Number 7 (Jan 2005) p19-23.
Douglas, you mention that you think Rev John MacLean who went to Antrim is more likely to the son of Lachlan 3rd of Grishipol, rather than his brother. This interests me, and i would like to hear more. I have based my understanding on the entry in Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Vol 4 p62, which seems to align with Clan Gillean p402-403. And you are completely correct - I inadvertently mixed up two Rev John MacLeans - the father of Ann (or Anna) who married John MacLean of the Grishipol family was the son of Ewen of Treshnish.
You asked about my links to the Tackmen of Rum: I descend from Allan MacLean and Janet MacLean who emigrated to Australia in 1837 on the Brilliant. They are my 3x great grand parents. Allan’s mother was Marion MacLean, daughter of Hugh MacLean and Flora MacLean. Marion had been married to a Charles MacLean (who i will come back to), and was widowed by the time of the emigration. Janet was daughter of Hector MacLean and Mary MacLean - Hector was brother to Marion and therefore son of Hugh and Flora. That makes Allan and Janet first cousins - there is a lot of endogamy in my family - i also have a third line of descent from Hugh and Flora through intermarriage.
Hugh and Flora’s families are outlined in the Tacksmen in Rum - Flora born 1745 to John MacLean and Rachel Campbell in Kinloch Scrisort, and Hugh born 1739 to John MacLean and Marion MacQueen (Sandineesher). Hugh's lineage and Hugh and Flora's descendents are listed in Clan Gillean p 409 and Marion is referenced in para 1 line 10.
Flora’s family are outlined in Clan Gillean p395 (para 3 line 10). On that same page, para 2 outlines the third MacLean family listed in MacLean Bristols Tacksmen in Rum paper - that of John MacLean and Mary MacLean of Guirdal. In an annotation from the 2005 publication by Lulu Publishers of the Clan Gillean, MacLean Sinclair had made a note against the end of that para. “Allan had a son Charles. Charles married Marion, daughter of Hugh Maclean, and had by her Allan, Hugh, and six daughters. Charles died young. His wife and children emigrated to New Zealand or Australia.” This information accords exactly with our family structure, and so part of my research is to try to find out further information to support or disprove the annotated statement.
Footnote 12 in Tacksmen in Rum makes the connection between John MacLean of Guirdal as son of Charles, 4th son of John 2nd of Grishipol - ie Charles the Drover. MacLean Sinclairs annotations provide some more insights - albeit confusing - into Charles the Drover - annotated against p403 para 1, line 13, is a statement that Charles married Mary, daughter of Neil MacLean of Drimnacross. He has also annotated p412 para 1 line 3 where he references Neils youngest (?) daughter Janet to have married Charles of Gallenach - the annotation states to cross out “Gallanach” and insert “Grishipol”. There is much to unravel here…..
Douglas, I hope your research is going well, and i look forward to reading more when you are published.
Kind regards. Suzanne
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