Laurence Albert Allan MCLEAN

1878 - 1956  (77 years)

• Name	Laurence Albert Allan MCLEAN  [1]
  Nickname	Laurie
  Born	24 Dec 1878	Strathalbyn SA   [1]
  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.
  Died	1956  [1]
  Cremated	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I-1434	Christina and Donald McLean | Allan McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	23 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Allan b.1857 MCLEAN,   b. 11 Nov 1857, Meadowbank SA ,   d. 20 Mar 1930, Adelaide SA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah THOMPSON,   b. 3 Sep 1861,   d. 6 Aug 1937, Adelaide SA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1878	Strathalbyn SA   [2]
  	BORN Mother's residence in Alfred Place, Strathalbyn SA
  Family ID	F-470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hannah HERON,   b. 1955,   bur. Cremated
  Children	1. Irene MCLEAN,   b. 27 Dec 1902, Perth WA ,   d. 18 Aug 1990, Vic  (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

  0106 - Letter from Sarah McLean (nee Thompson) to son Laurence.jpg Sunday 9th/18 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 you 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 Tintiara 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] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. 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-8] PUBLICATION Dawson book in Goolwa Library, Yvonne Heath of Morphettville, (Heath of Morphettville), C0461991941 - Goolwa.