Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Lean was born on 1 January 1727, in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, her father, John Lean Sr., was 20 and her mother, Jean Nicoll, was 21. She married James Thomson on 7 June 1751, in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters.
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- Mary Lean Thomson in entry for James Thomson, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
- Mary Lean in entry for Thomson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mary Lean in entry for Mary Thomson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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Name Meaning
English (mainly Devon): nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).
Shortened form of Scottish McLean .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 林, see Lin 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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