Laurence Albert Allan MCLEAN

1878 - 1956  (78 years)

• Name	Laurence Albert Allan MCLEAN  [1]
  Nickname	Laurie
  Born	24 Dec 1878	Strathalbyn SA   [1]
  	The birth might have been in the home of Sarah's mother in Russell St in Strathalbyn.
  Gender	Male
  Biography Notes	Laurence was educated at the Strathalbyn School after which he went kangaroo shooting in the Ninety Mile Desert, Coonalpyn. From there he joined the Militia at Fort Largs and did gate duty at Government House, Adelaide. His next move was to Western Australia where he found work at Arnott's Biscuit Factory. Two daughters were born in Perth. By 1912 they were back at Adelaide and Laurie joined the Railways as a special constable and at this time they lived at Barnard St. North Adelaide. Their son Angas was born while they resided in there. In 1914 they built a house at 9 Llandower Avenue, Payneham and the children were able to attend East Adelaide School. Laurie played the flute and saxaphone and enjoyed listening to classical music, the gramaphone being the source of records in those days. He rode a bicycle to and from his Payneham home to his work at the Adelaide Railway Station. During W.W.2 he went to and from Melbourne with the troop trains.  [1]
  Biography Notes	Laurie was a gate guard at Government House. This might have been in the closing years of the 1900s. We do not know if he was on duty when Sir Samuel Way was serving as interim governor.
  Occupation	At some stage, he was a railway policeman at the Adelaide Railway Station. His future brother-in-law, James Congdon was a station master there, but it is not known whether this was at the same time.
  Died	30 Dec 1956	Payneham SA   [1, 2]
  Cremated	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I-1429	Christina and Donald McLean | Allan McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Allan b.1857 MCLEAN,   b. 11 Nov 1857, Strathalbyn SA ,   d. 20 Mar 1930, Adelaide SA  (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	-470
  Mother	Sarah THOMPSON,   b. 3 Sep 1861, Gawler SA ,   d. 6 Aug 1937, Adelaide SA  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	-470
  Married	16 Nov 1878	Strathalbyn SA   [3, 4, 5]
  	Place of wedding: Mother's residence in Alfred Place, Strathalbyn SA Witnesses: Sister Mary and her husband Samuel Bates
  Family ID	F-470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hannah HERON,   b. 26 Aug 1883, Wellington SA ,   d. 11 Mar 1955, Payneham SA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Irene MCLEAN,   b. 27 Dec 1902, Perth WA ,   d. 18 Aug 1990, Victoria  (Age 87 years)   2. Jean Laurel MCLEAN,   b. 31 Jan 1905, Perth WA ,   d. 1 May 1998, Adelaide SA  (Age 93 years)  []   3. Angas Allan MCLEAN,   b. 1 Mar 1911, Adelaide SA ,   d. 1 Jun 1976, Sydney NSW  (Age 65 years)  []
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2013 05:20:00
  Family ID	F-472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		0104 - McLeans - Sinclair, Laurence, Sarah (nee Thompson), Eva (married Congdon), Allan & George (Robert).jpg
  		0107 - Laurence McLean, Jean Stoba , nee McLean, Elizabeth McLean & Irene March, nee McLean.jpg
  		0411 - McLean family gathering - Glynn, McLean, Paltridge, Lavery, Talbot, Martin, Ashby, Smith & Hegarty.jpg Use Contact envelope on home page if you can assist naming of others. K T (I4951) JD M (I4952) DS M (I4940) CS M (I4955) BE M (I4959) K M (I4960) SP M (I4859) KL M (I4947) DM M (I4832) S D (I4956) RE M (I4929) MS M (I4944) CJ A (I4636) A P (I4862) ZR M (I4869) GD N (I4815) MI M (I4889) EF T (I4814) BVoT A (I4707) MR M (I4867) CS L (I4529) TF M (I4870)

  
  

  Documents

  TRANSCRIPT 1918 Letter from Sarah McLean (nee Thompson) to son Laurence....indicates (assuming) that:- (a) It might have been written in 1918, (b) Allan came home, probably by train, for just one night and had to leave again - presumably to return to where he was working, (c) Laurence was living, with his family, south of Tintinara, (d) Sarah was organizing to send a shovel to Laurence which he had been asking about. (e) Sarah was planning on going on the Express train next Sunday morning - perhaps to visit Laurence. TRANSCRIPT Sunday 9th/1918 Dear Laurie, Your father came home yesterday & went back this evening. I enquired the freight on shovel & it is one shilling by passenger & more by the goods train, so your father told me to send it so as we could not take it well in the Express as we are going by Express next Sunday morning all being well. I will send the shovel next Wednesday 12th by passenger train, will send it by goods to Tintinara then it will go on by passenger from there, so you can enquire for it on Thursday morning. If you do not get it then will you enquire on Saturday morning because if the Goods is late on Wednesday well I will send it Friday so you understand, I will book the guard the money and to pay for it, he will book it from Tintinara. What do you think of this card. Love from mother to all.

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. . [S-76] MyHeritage 92connections, my heritage (with a log in), 8 Feb 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean. Birth names Laurence Albert Allan McLean Birth Dec 24 1878 Strathalbyn, South Australia Marriage Spouse: Elizabeth Hannah Heron 1902 Fremantle, Western Australia Death Dec 30 1956 Payneham, South Australia, Australia Parents Allan McLean Sarah McLean (born Thompson) Wife Elizabeth Hannah McLean (born Heron) Daughter Irene Constance March (born McLean) Siblings Sinclair James McLean Eva Congdon (born McLean) [S-8] PUBLICATION Dawson book in Goolwa Library, Yvonne Heath of Morphettville, (Heath of Morphettville), C0461991941 - Goolwa. [S-75] BDM SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au requires log in , 9 May 2020 Researcher Lorna McLean. Groom Surname: MCLEAN Groom Given Names: Allan Bride Surname: THOMPSON Bride Given Names: Sarah Marriage Date: 16-Nov-1878 Marriage Place: Res of Mrs G J Thompson Strathalbyn Groom Age: 21 Groom Marital Status: S Groom Father: Allan MCLEAN Bride Age: 17 Bride Marital Status: S Bride Father: George James THOMPSON District: Strathalbyn Book/Page: 117/683 [S-76] MyHeritage 92connections, my heritage (with a log in), 8 Feb 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean. Allen McLEAN Birth Nov 11 1857 Strathalbyn South Australia Marriage Spouse: Sarah Thompson Nov 16 1878 Strathalbyn, South Australia Death Mar 26 1930 Adelaide, South Australia Burial West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South AustraliaAustralia