McLean COMPLETED

[Janette]

Hi Powerhouse,

yes just add "completed" to your original topic line and Spades with move it to the completed section.

Cheers Janette

[MaryMcC]

Hello, I just found this forum and joined simply because I wanted to find out if you have tested your family lines New Zealand to Coll with the Clan MacLean DNA Project at familytreedna . com .  It requires a male MacLean of your line to prove the line.  We do have many members from New Zealand and one in particular comes to mind.  His line goes back to Coll and he has a maternal connection to the clan chiefs through the Lochbuie line (I think).  if you are interested, you should reply to us, depending what you already know about your line, we can suggest a few testing options for you which might save you some money.

[Powerhouse]

Yes, I'm interested. I have a brother, we are both descendants of the McLean's for Coll. My grandmother always said she was descended from the Lochbuie line.

[Kat246]

Hi All

My Grandmother was Margaret McLean 1938-1995, daughter of Roderick Coll McLean 1896-1954 and just trying to find out some information on Roderick's birth parents Allan McLean 1829-1907 and Amelia Elizabeth McCreedy 1859-1912, I know my grandmother was born in Reefton, west coast of New Zealand.

Kat

[Kat246]

School records for Bredalbane showed family moved to Wairoa end 1903
1905-6 electoral roll they are now in Wairoa
Hoping this may lead to burial area....
Bye
Althea

Maybe try Breadalbane Emma (Albane) McLean 1891-1945 14th Oct 1945 Gisborne New Zealand

[Lucy2]

Hello Kat  ... welcome to RootsChat.   

My Grandmother was Margaret McLean 1938-1995, daughter of Roderick Coll McLean 1896-1954 and just trying to find out some information on Roderick's birth parents Allan McLean 1829-1907 and Amelia Elizabeth McCreedy 1859-1912, I know my grandmother was born in Reefton, west coast of New Zealand.

Kat

If you go back to Reply # 78 (on page 9) of this thread, you'll see that "Powerhouse" has given information from the 1888 NZ Marriage record of Allan McLEAN and Amelia Elizabeth WATTS* (nee McCREEDY).    Names of Allan's parents are given, but unfortunately those of Amelia were not supplied to the thread (maybe just an oversight, I'm sure there'll be something on the actual record.    )

"Powerhouse" was last online here at RootsChat on 7 February 2024 ... so hopefully has spotted this new interest in thread, and will reply ?

Just adding here the link to the Probate record for Amelia Elizabeth WILLIAMSON (d. 1912) which may be of interest to you?
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE66183164

[ * Amelia E. McCREEDY is shown on the NZ Marriage Index as having firstly married John David WATTS in 1874.    There were six children of that union (see further back in thread where's there's mention of this.)    Victor George WATTS (son) is listed in Amelia's Will.
Just noting too that Amelia appears in some NZ records with her second name as "Eliza" (in Will of John David WATTS) and also as Amelia "Emma" in another record . ]

   ~  Lu

[Powerhouse]

I can give you a lot of information on Allan McLean's side of the family, but I know nothing of the woman he married, Amelia Watts. I know that when they married he was in his late 50's and she was in her late 20's,  a widow with several children when they married. They had three children together.
Read Craighill's post on Tuesday 05 April 11 22:28 BST (UK) That gives you a lot of information on the McLean side.   

[Lucy2]

I can give you a lot of information on Allan McLean's side of the family, but I know nothing of the woman he married, Amelia Watts. I know that when they married he was in his late 50's and she was in her late 20's,  a widow with several children when they married.

Hello again Kat

I have some new information for Amelia McCREEDY (later WATTS / McLEAN / WILLIAMSON).
Just need to decipher notes and will post here when I have done so.   

    ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi Kat

The following is the information for the Bride, which appeared on the 1888 Marriage Certificate* of Amelia WATTS and Allan McLEAN.

[ Information for Alan McLEAN as it appears on his 1888 Marriage record, was given previously on this thread at Reply # 78.  Info for his bride Amelia WATTS, was not supplied (other than her birthplace). ]

I have been able to view a copy of the actual 1888 Marriage Certificate* (not the marriage record "printout" which usually offers extra details) ... and I share this transcription >

[ NZ Marriage between Amelia WATTS and Alan McLEAN ]

Marriage date:  4 July 1888       
Place of Marriage :   The residence of Amelia WATTS, Te Arai
Bride :   Amelia WATTS
Age:  29 years
Born at :  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Status :   Widow :  (date widowed = 19 June 1867  1887 )  (correction made - should have read 1887)
Occupation:   Storekeeper
Mother :   Emma McCREEDY -  Mother's maiden surname - not recorded
Father :  John  McCREEDY
------------------- / /

There are a number of trees at the ancestry.com website which give good information for the McCREEDY (WILSON*) family :   As a lot of work has already been done by other researchers, it seems it would be better for you to make contact with them. 

Just briefly ... Amelia's birth is shown under the surname of WILSON at the Victoria, AUS. BDM website.    Adding link  >
https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/65c21eca367a2425601bf130

VIC - Birth - 1859
10461 / 1859
Registered at E/Collingwood, Vic.

WILSON - Amelia Eliza McCreedy
Mother :  Emma BUTCHER       
Father :  Joseph John WILSON

The parents had married at Essex, England in 1857.   (One of the online trees has copy of the Marriage cert.)

Hope this helps.

     ~  Lu