Hello
My first time post on the Ireland boards on behalf on my sister and husband.
The family name I’m searching for is MacLean (from Scotland, who have been based in Lancashire for about 100 years). However, family lore has it that this family was originally called Mauchline/Mauchlen/Mauchlin and came from Ireland. (where, we’ve no idea).
What we have as fact is that a Robert Mauchlen (variously a druggist asst / or chemist) – father – George Mauchlen (Master Builder), mother Isabella McDougall - married a Jane Drysdale on 19 June 1873 in Tradestown, Glasgow.
They had at least the following children
1. George Mauchlen – my brother in laws direct ancestor? b. 30 Sep 1873, Central District Glasgow (Scotlands People)
2. Robert Drysdale Mauchlen b. 22 Apr 1877, Antrim, Antrim, Ireland. (IGI)
3. John Mauchlen b. 13 Apr 1880, Belfast, Antrim (IGI)
The family do not appear to be in the 1881/1891 census for Scotland or England?
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The next record of this family appears to be the death of ‘Robert Mauchlin’ (Chemists Apprentice), aged 18 years on 14 June 1895 in St Giles, Edinburgh. Informant Robert Mauchlin (father) – 8 Summer Street, 1 Carlisle)
Then, on a free search of the 1901 census (in Lancashire) we have only
Robert Mauchlen age 53 born Scotland (wife Jane dies in 1900)
Isabella Mauchlen, 18, b 1883, Ireland
Romeo Mauchlen, 21, b. 1880, Ireland
Elspeth O Mauchlen, 16, b. 1885, Ireland
Basil W Mauchlen, 14, b.1887, Ireland
Marshall J Mauchlen, 12, b.1889, Lancashire (free bmd has him born as 1888)
Rowena J Mauchlen, 9, b. 1892, Lancashire (free bmd has her born as 1890)
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George MacLean – my brother in laws grandfather, married Sarah Lilian Woodrow on 11 Jan 1898 in St Pancreas London. We have the family forward from then. I’ve posted a previous query and received a response on
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,391987.0.htmlWhat we’re looking for is further evidence/confirmation, that George MacLean is the George Mauchlen born in Glasgow 1873. (my sister is awaiting the death cert for George, who died in 1926 in Lancashire which she’s sent away for, which we hope will confirm the name change)
From the Irish side we’re looking to find out where we can find any info relating the children born there and if there are any surviving records or the ‘81/1 census records with the family on it. (e.g. there can't have been too many Basil Wilberforce Mauchlens born anywhere).
Thanks very much. Regards, Steve
