McLean COMPLETED

[Thamesite2017]

Does all sound very probable and too much of a coincidence with such an usual name.
Another good lead Beg 
BYe
Althea

[Powerhouse]

Quote from Beg:
Ultimately, purchasing the 1945 death certificate of Albane HARRIS will be the only way to verify if this is Allan and Amelia's daughter, or if it's just another $20 red herring.

I don't mind purchasing the death certificate for Albane Harris; the Canadian dollar is strong right now and only costs me approx $14.
Because the 'b' is so close to the 'v' on the key board, I wonder if that spelling for Alvane is a typing error.  

[Janette]

Hi Powerhouse

Purchase the printout rather than the cert,it is the cheaper option,

Cheers Janette

[Lucy2]

It's a bit of a leap but I think Albane McLEAN and Albane HARRIS are one and the same, partly because of the rarity of the name "Albane" but mostly because of a common year of birth.

Good detective work, Beg.   

Hi Powerhouse

If you can wait a few days, I'll check to see if there is a death notice for this Albane HARRIS.

[It seems that it is the info on the cemetery database, which is incorrect - I'd be inclined to trust the BDM listing in this case. ]

~  Lu

[Lucy2]

The 1907 Deaths fiche has the death of Allan McLEAN recorded in Wairoa in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1907. The folio number is 1861. I'm guessing it's the BDM Historical record 1907/5423 McLEAN, Allan - 77Y - date of death 11 Aug 1907

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/

"Colonist" - 24 August 1907 - page 2 - Personal

carried the following  > 

"The deaths are announced of ....

Mr Allan McLEAN, a well-known sheepfarmer at Gisborne. "

[There were 7 deaths for the name Allan McLEAN registered between 1894 and 1917.   Several can be immediately discounted because of age - of the remaining, there are either published obituaries or cemetery records which rule them out of contention. ]


 

[Powerhouse]

Okay Lu, I'll wait a few days to see what you find out. Thanks everyone! 

[Beg Clonrode...]

it may be worth while emailing Wairoa District council and asking them to check their cemetery database

Hello...received a reply from Wairoa council today. Not a lot of info unfortunately as the record keeping a hundred years ago wasn't great.

Although an Allan McLEAN is buried in Wairoa Cemetery there's no date of burial, no record of undertakers, nor names of informants. There is also no headstone.

The only new piece of info is the plot reference number, which is 01333.

So still no conclusive proof as to whether or not it's Allan (Senior)

Regards
Beg

[Powerhouse]

On the original information I received from 'mackiwi' on Feb 2, there was posting she had found in Papers Past, Southland Times, 15th Dec 1885. 
It says
'At Invercargill, on Monday, December 14th,1885, Roderick McLean, formerly of Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, aged 91 years.'
The age of this McLean doesn't match, but where he came from is where the McLean family is from.

I'm not sure if this lead should be ignored or not, but thought I'd send it anyway.

[Beg Clonrode...]

On the original information I received from 'mackiwi' on Feb 2, there was posting she had found in Papers Past, Southland Times, 15th Dec 1885. 
It says
'At Invercargill, on Monday, December 14th,1885, Roderick McLean, formerly of Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, aged 91 years.'
The age of this McLean doesn't match, but where he came from is where the McLean family is from.

I'm not sure if this lead should be ignored or not, but thought I'd send it anyway.

The Invercargill cemetery website records this death.

Try this link

If it doesn't work go here and use the cemetery search...


At first glance I don't think they're directly related to Allan and Amelia and their children. May well be wrong.

The memorial inscription reads......


In memory of my wife
Elizabeth McGregor
Native of Glasgow
Who died at
Bluff NZ 5th Dec 1898
Aged 36 years
At rest

Also her husband
Charles McGregor
Who died at sea
17th April 1899
Aged 36 years

In loving memory of
Capt Angus McLean
Died 16th Feb 1920
In his 90th year

Also his wife Mary
Died 20th Sep 1919
Aged 87 years

At rest
In fond memory of
Richard Henry Bryant
Of Timaru
Born Aug 1 1870 died Jan 21 1932

In memory of
Roderick McLean
Native of Bute Scotland
Who died at Invercargill
14th Dec 1885
Aged 92 years

Also his grandson
Who died in Victoria
21st January 1859
Aged 13 months


Regards
Beg