William McBEAN, b. 1818, Renfrew, Scotland, son of Donald \ Daniel McBEAN & Isabella CAMPBELL married in 1833 to Ann ROBERTSON, b. 1814 Perthshire, Scotland, dau of Alexander ROBERTSON & Margaret CADDELL.

William & Ann McBEAN along with five children arrived in Victoria in 1857 on the "Mary Ann". It appears from the records that another two children (Margaret & Isabella) either died young or remained behind in Scotland. It is possible they married in Scotland and emigrated under their married names.

William McBEAN (1808-1891), and family appear to have been living in the Carapook area in the 1860s. William had a signature on an 1865 letter from the Bruk Bruk School Committee. His son William was a teacher at Carapook Common School. The family moved north to the Minimay & Goroke area.

William McBEAN & Ann ROBERTSON had the following known family:

1. Margaret McBEAN b. 1834, Perth, Sct.

2. Isablella McBEAN b. 1836, Lanarkshire, Sct.

3. Ann McBEAN b. 1838, Renfrew, Sct. m. James REECE

4. William McBEAN b. 1840, Renfrew, Sct. m. 1876, Mary Ann SMITH and they had a large family. William was a teacher at Carapook Common School and they had a large family. The family moved north to the Minimay & Goroke area.
   
   William's McBEAN's obituary, West Wimmera Mail, 9th July 1915.
   
   One of the oldest residents of the Goroke district in the person of Mr William McBEAN, passed away on Monday in the Horsham hospital, of which institution he had been an inmate for three weeks. The cause of death was general breakup. Mr McBEAN was in the early days a school teacher under the common school system. He taught at Carapook, Winiam, and other places. He came to Victoria with his parents when a boy, and settled in the Goroke district over 30 years ago. He had occupied various positions, including those of secretary to the Goroke Agricultural Society, inspector for North Riding of the Kowree Shire, and registrar of births and deaths. He was of a very kindly disposition. He leaves a widow and grown up family. Mrs Mat MOLLOY, Misses May, Georgina, and Annie are daughters, and Messers William, John, James, and Charles, are sons.
   The remains were conveyed to Goroke by train on Tuesday, the funeral taking place to the local cemetery, a very large number of mourners attending. The Rev Mr HOUSTON (Presbyterian) officiated at the graveside, while mortuary arrangements were in the hands of Mr J.C. McDONALD
   

   William McBEAN & Mary Ann SMITH had the following known family:

   1. William Caddell McBEAN, b. 1877, Casterton, Vic, m.
   2. Eliza Grant McBEAN, b. 1879, Tarrayoukyan, Vic, m. Lawrence 'Matt' MOLLOY
   3. Alexander Hugh McBEAN, b. 1880, d. 1898, Goroke, Vic.
   4. Isabella Ann McBEAN, b. 1882, Edenhope, Vic, d. 1889.
   5. James Donald McBEAN, b. 1884, Apsley, Vic, m. ___ (WW1 Service with 38th Battalion)
   6. Archina May McBEAN, b. 1887, Goroke, Vic, m1. James Montgomery GRANT, m2. ___ CLINGAN
   7. Georgina Margaret McBEAN, b. 1889, Minimay, Vic.
   8. Anne Isabella McBEAN, b. 1891, Minimay, Vic, m. William Ernest ROBERTS
   9. John Robertson McBEAN, b. 1894, Goroke, Vic, m.
   10. Charles Allan McBEAN, b. 1896, Goroke, Vic, m.

5. Alexander McBEAN b. 1842, Renfrew, Sct. m. Emma SMITH

6. Janet McBEAN b. 1854, Renfrew, Sct. d. 1857, Vic, Aus

7. Eliza McBEAN b. 1858, Casterton, Vic. d. 1944, Kaniva, Vic