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John Cameron MCLEAN (1841 - 1927)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Dugald MCLEAN (1867 - 1943)
Christina Jane MCLEAN (1868 - 1956)
Julia Catherine MCLEAN (1870 - 1955)
Frances Ann MCLEAN (1875 - 1957)
Mary May MCLEAN (1877 - 1971)
John Cameron MCLEAN (1879 - 1973)
Merion MCLEAN (1882 - 1948)
Isabella M "Belle" MCLEAN (1883 - )
Norman MCLEAN (1885 - 1956)
John Cameron MCLEAN (1841 - 1927)

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Frances Ann PLOWS (1842 - 1871)

Mary Sincalir GRAHAM (1846 - 1920)
John MCLEAN (1815 - 1881)











Christina CAMERON (1810 - 1901)











John Cameron MCLEAN

John Cameron MCLEAN
John Cameron MCLEAN John Cameron MCLEAN
b. 11 Aug 1841 at Clifton, New South Wales, Australia
m. (1) 1866 Frances Ann PLOWS (1842 - 1871) at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
m. (2) 1873 Mary Sincalir GRAHAM (1846 - 1920) at Picton, New South Wales, Australia
d. 24 Mar 1927 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia aged 85
Near Relatives of John Cameron MCLEAN (1841 - 1927)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father John MCLEAN 1815 Scotland 27 Sep 1881 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 66
Mother Christina CAMERON 1810 Scotland 16 Aug 1901 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 91

Self John Cameron MCLEAN 11 Aug 1841 Clifton, New South Wales, Australia 24 Mar 1927 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 85

Wife Frances Ann PLOWS 1842 1871 29
Wife Mary Sincalir GRAHAM 1846 1920 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 74

Son Dugald MCLEAN 1867 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1943 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 76
Daughter Christina Jane MCLEAN 1868 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1956 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 88
Daughter Julia Catherine MCLEAN 1870 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia 85
Daughter Frances Ann MCLEAN 1875 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 82
Daughter Mary May MCLEAN 1877 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1971 94
Son John Cameron MCLEAN 1879 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1973 94
Daughter Merion MCLEAN 1882 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1948 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 66
Daughter Isabella M "Belle" MCLEAN 1883 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Son Norman MCLEAN 1885 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1956 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 71

Sister Catherine Gilchrist MCLEAN 1840 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 86
Sister Margaret MCLEAN 1842 Clifton, New South Wales, Australia 1944 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 102
Sister Julia MCLEAN 1844 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 1933 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 89
Sister Christina MCLEAN 1847 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 1911 Tumblong, New South Wales, Australia 64
Brother Donald MCLEAN 1850 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 76
Brother Lachlan MCLEAN 1852 Picton, New South Wales, Australia 1903 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 51

Daughter in Law Sarah Annie Barton ELLIOTT 1873 1962 89
Son in Law Frederick Henry MAYGER 1852 1934 82
Son in Law William George WILSON 1863 1939 76
Son in Law William John "Jack" PROWSE 1877 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1961 84
Daughter in Law Eva Myrtle WILSON 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1960 73
Son in Law Albert Edward COGGAN 1887
Daughter in Law Isabel Lorna FERGUSON 1899 1950 51

Grandson Frederick Henry "Eric" MAYGER 1897 Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia 1982 Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia 85

Nephew John Cameron "Jack" MCLEAN 1875 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1916 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 41
Nephew Donald Alexander MCLEAN 1876 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1934 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 58
Nephew Lachlan MCLEAN 1878 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1942 Queensland, Australia 64
Niece Isabella Margaret MCLEAN 1882 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1959 Dee Why, New South Wales, Australia 77
Nephew Dugald Inglis MCLEAN 1884 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia 62
Niece Christina B "Tena" MCLEAN 1887 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Blanche Gilchrist MCLEAN 1894 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1977 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 83

Brother in Law James PLOWS 1834 1874 40
Brother in Law William COLMER 1838 1920 82
Brother in Law James MCINERNEY 1848 1912 64
Brother in Law James Edward Chard TURNER 1839 1932 93
Sister in Law Christina GILLIES 1851 1922 Harden, New South Wales, Australia 71
Sister in Law Janet MCGILLIVRAY 1862 1922 60
Events in John Cameron MCLEAN (1841 - 1927)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
11 Aug 1841 John Cameron MCLEAN was born Clifton, New South Wales, Australia 63
1866 25 Married Frances Ann PLOWS (aged 24) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1867 26 Birth of son Dugald MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1868 27 Birth of daughter Christina Jane MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1870 29 Birth of daughter Julia Catherine MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1871 30 Death of wife Frances Ann PLOWS (aged 29)
1873 32 Married Mary Sincalir GRAHAM (aged 27) Picton, New South Wales, Australia
1875 34 Birth of daughter Frances Ann MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1877 36 Birth of daughter Mary May MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1879 38 Birth of son John Cameron MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
27 Sep 1881 40 Death of father John MCLEAN (aged 66) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1882 41 Birth of daughter Merion MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1883 42 Birth of daughter Isabella M "Belle" MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1885 44 Birth of son Norman MCLEAN Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
16 Aug 1901 60 Death of mother Christina CAMERON (aged 91) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1920 79 Death of wife Mary Sincalir GRAHAM (aged 74) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
24 Mar 1927 85 John Cameron MCLEAN died Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 63
Personal Notes:
The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Mar 1927
OBITUARY MR. J. C. McLEAN, SR. Suddenly at 2.30 a.m. on Thursday morning, death claimed Gundagai's veteran pioneer and townsman, Mr. John Cameron McLean, who for over 60 years has resided at Big Ben Creek. The end came suddenly and peacefully while deceased slept. Deceased was a man of robust constitution, and practicably right up to his death led a very active life. Just recently he had been a bit "off color" but persisted in getting about, being tenderly cared for by his daughter, Miss May McLean, who always lived with him. Deceased often predicted that death would come to him in his sleep — as it had done to other members of his family. Deceased was born at Clifton, near Picton, on August 11, 1841. Mr. McLean came to Gundagai district with his parents when he was 20 years of age. The family settled at Big Ben, and there J. C. remained for 65 years. When he went there Gundagai was mostly all bush. Soon after the family outspanned, a crop of wheat was put in, and the result of the sowing was a good one. The yield, when garnered, was taken by "young Johnnie" (as he was termed in those days) to Albury, and was sold at 11/6 per bushel. Droving a team of bullocks, Mr. McLean did the trip to the border town in a fortnight. The following year's crop was taken to Gilmore (where Mr. McGillvray had a mill). The resultant flour "young Johnnie" hawked out on the Bland, going as far as Rankin's Springs. The trip took three to four weeks with a bullock team, and the flour was sold at £33 per ton. When Mr. McLean first came to Gundagai he was on the wage-earning list. He drove a bullock team, loaded with supplies for Mr. Murphy, a storekeeper at Tumut. The trip from Campbelltown, the starting point, to Tumut occupied three months, and, in those days there were no bridges or culverts, and little "made" road. The bush tracks were often rough and boggy, and three or four teamsters would travel together and help each other over bad strips. On the first trip he struck a swollen stream, and, for 12 days had to camp and wait for the flood waters to subside. Some of his carrying mates were Dave, Jim and John Plowers and Jim Clifton. Before any railway was built they used to do the trip from Sydney to Gundagai, and, when in the city they camped on the spot where Athony Hordern's big store now stands, and their bullocks were turned into the bush in the direction of where the Royal Agricultural Show Ground now is. The last time Mr. McLean went to Sydney for a load, he camped on the spot where the University of Sydney now stands, having, as a mate, the late Mr. James McGrath, of Jackalas. Mr. McGrath and Mr. Doyle, another Gundagaite, used to make a yearly trip to Sydney with their bullock teams to secure a year's supplies for themselves. When Adelong was a big mining centre, Mr McLean often loaded for there. Davis Alexander had a big store on the gold field. On one occasion Mr. McLean had a load of general supplies for Mr. Roche, who kept an hotel near Rimmer's Bridge, Adelong. Teamsters earned big money in those days, and when Jim Plowes carted a big boiler to Mr. Jenkins' flour mill at Gundagai, his cheque was £100. One trip Mr. McLean had a load for Dr. Davidson, who kept a store on the site where the old "Independent" office was, and where Mr. Cos. Petrich now has a store. The teamsters' camping ground at Gundagai was opposite the Royal Hotel, and another turn-out was where Tommy Irwin's garage at present exists. There was no bridge across the Murrumbidgee River in those days — the means of crossing was by punt. The hotels In Gundagai were kept by Messrs. Morley, Riley and Phillips, while a second Phillips kept an hotel on the banks of Morley's Creek, at a point near where the freezing works building now stands. The freezing works in those days was a flour mill, and Mr. McLean had flour ground there in 1864. The late Mr. John Isaac was head man at the mill. Mr. McLean said that in '64 wheat fell to 3/6 a bushel. He took a load to the diggings at Grenfell, a distance of 100 miles, and got 3/6 per bushel for it. Another load he carted to Lambing Flat diggings, and again 3/6 was ruling price. Deceased was twice married. Surviving children by his first wife are: — Mr Dugald McLean (Parkes), Miss Chris. McLean (Nyngan) and Mrs. W. G. Wilson (Woohroonga). The children by the second marriage are: — Mrs. J. Prowse (Mt. Horeb), Miss May McLean (Big Ben), Mr. J. C. McLean (Mirrool), Miss Belle McLean (Big Ben), Mrs. A. E. Coggan (Jugiong) aud Constable Norman McLean (Fifleld). The grandchildren number 19, and there is one great grandchild. Two surviving sisters are Mrs. McInerney (Moreton Park) and Mrs. Colmer (Armidale). The late Messrs. Donald and Lach McLean were brothers, and Mrs. J. Plowes was a sister.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
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