James 'Hugh' McLEAN 1836-1918 & Frances SMITH 1837-1910
Glasgow, Scotland & Digby, Victoria, Australia
James 'Hugh' McLEAN b. 1836 Glasgow, Scotland, son of Donald McLEAN and Catherine BEATON married in 1857 at Portland, Victoria to Frances SMITH b. 1837 Leeds, England, daughter of Jonas SMITH and Ann WHITTAKER.
Donald McLEAN, aged 52, a settler of Emu Creek (Digby) died in 1849. This is very likely to be Donald McLEAN father of James 'Hugh' McLEAN who was having a number of children at Digby.
James 'Hugh' McLEAN and Frances SMITH had the following known children:
- Ann McLEAN b. 1860 Digby, Vic, d. 1932, Casterton, Vic., m. George Frederick SPURRELL 1859-1932;
- Catherine McLEAN b. 1862 Portland, Vic, d. 1936, Casterton, Vic., m. William SMITH 1856-1942;
- Euphemia McLEAN b. 1864 Portland, Vic, d. 1919, Naracoorte, South Australia, m. James Tharme ASTBURY 1855-1921;
- Margaret McLEAN b. 1866 Portland, Vic d. 1867;
- Frances "Fanny" McLEAN b. 1868 Portland, Vic, d. 1928, Casterton, Vic., m. Charles SMITH 1868-1927;
- Donald Finlay McLEAN b. 1873 Digby, Vic., d. ___, m. Ethel Myrie RAY (1885-___);
- Mary Margaret McLEAN b. 1876 Digby, Vic., 1956, Victoria, m. Ludwig GRIES.
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