George Robert MCLEAN

1880 - 1955  (74 years)

• Name	George Robert MCLEAN  [1]
  Nickname	Robert
  Born	29 Oct 1880	Strathalbyn SA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1906	Adelaide SA
  	On his return to South Australia he joined the Minicipal Tramways Trust as a clerk. There was tension between his wife Addie and Sarah his mother, never explained as to the cause.
  Education	19 Apr 1906	San Fransisco USA
  	Schooled at Strathalbyn and as a young man travelled to New Zealand on a timber boat looking for work, then on to America and was at San Francisco on 19/4/1906 when the great earthquake struck.
  Biography Notes	1950's	Payneham SA   [1]
  	Robert lived with his sister Eva and son Bob, until he moved to a nursing home at Magill SA where he died on 3/3/1955 aged 74.
  	He had been educated at Strathalbyn and as a young man travelled to New Zealand on a timber boat looking for work, then on to America and was at San Francisco on 19/4/1906 when the great earthquake struck. On his return to South Australia he joined the Minicipal Tramways Trust as a clerk. There was tension between his wife Addie and Sarah his mother, never explained as to the cause. Addie died of cancer in 23/8/1929 and thereafter Robert (as he was called) and his boys lived a somewhat unsettled life in boarding houses in the St. Peters area, but he brought them up in a disciplined and religious manner. Robert was a quiet and gentlemanly figure, concerning whom his daughter-in-law said "that he was one of the 10 nicest men I ever knew" He and the boys had identical beautiful copy book handwriting that could not be told apart. Later in life Robert lived with his sister Eva and son Bob, until he moved to a nursing home at Magill where he died on 3/3/1955 aged 74.
  Biography Notes	Their mother, Addie, died when Bob was 12 years and Douglas was 10 years old. The boys then lived a somewhat unsettled life in boarding houses in the St Peters area but it is said that Robert brought them up in a disciplined and religious manner (BRB p88). The boys often came over to 53 Tarragon Street when Dora was living there.
  Biography Notes	23 Aug 1929	St Peters SA
  	After Addies death, Robert (as he was called) and his 2 sons lived a somewhat unsettled life in boarding houses in the St. Peters area. Raise in a disciplined and religious manner. Robert was a quiet and gentlemanly figure, concerning whom his daughter-in-law said "that he was one of the 10 nicest men I ever knew" All three men had identical beautiful copy book handwriting that could not be told apart.
  Died	3 Mar 1955	Magill SA   [1, 2]
  Buried	4 Mar 1955	Adelaide SA
  	Buried West Terrace Adelaide SA
  Person ID	I-1483	Christina and Donald McLean | Allan McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	24 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Allan b.1857 MCLEAN,   b. 11 Nov 1857, Meadowbank 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]
  	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	Adelaide Annie Barker THOMPSON,   b. 1888,   d. 23 Aug 1929, St Peters SA  (Age 41 years)
  Married	1913	Mt Barker SA
  Children	1. Allan Robert Charles 'Big Bob' MCLEAN,   b. 1 Feb 1914,   d. 1989, Christies Beach SA  (Age 74 years)  []   2. Douglas Hamilton MCLEAN,   b. 1916,   d. 1974, Melbourne Vic  (Age 58 years)  []
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2017 13:52:07
  Family ID	F-490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		0104 - McLeans - Sinclair, Laurence, Sarah (nee Thompson), Eva (married Congdon), Allan & George (Robert).jpg
  		0123 - George Robert McLean.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		WW - George Robert McLean - born 29th Oct 1880 in Strathalbyn Father: Allan McLean Mother: Sarah Thompson
  		WW - George Robert McLean - died 3rd March 1955 in Payneham Age 74 yrs, born c1881, widower Place of death Magill
  		WW - George Robert McLean & Adelaide Annie Barker Thompson - married 27th Sept 1913 in Adelaide Wedding place: Methodist Manse, West Adelaide Groom: 33 years, born c1880, single, son of Allan McLean Bride: 25 yrs, born c1888, single, daughter of Charles Thompson

  
  

  Stories

  5020 - George (Robert) McLean & Adelaide Thompson Allan's descendants - biography as published in the BRB in 1995.

  
  

• 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-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au requires login, 5.11.2017 Researcher Lorna Mclean. DEATH 3.3.1995-provided by SA Cemeteries Board. RegNo823/1337 [S-8] PUBLICATION Dawson book in Goolwa Library, Yvonne Heath of Morphettville, (Heath of Morphettville), C0461991941 - Goolwa.