Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert McLean was born in 1852, in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John William McLean, was 27 and his mother, Marion Geddes Lindsay, was 27. He lived in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861. He died in 1875, at the age of 23.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Robert Mclean in household of John Mclean, "Scotland Census, 1861"
Parents and Siblings
1825–1863 Male
1825–1878 Female
Siblings (9)
1846–1863 Male
1848–1864 Male
1850–1917 Female
1852–1875 Male
1855–1876 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (4)
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 2
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
Age 5
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
Age 16
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Eáin, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) John’. Compare Irish McAloon and McGlone .
History: This is the name of a major Scottish clan traditionally associated with the island of Mull, which claims descent from Gille Eáin na Tuaidh (‘Gillean of the Battleaxe’), who lived in the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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