Robert LESLIE b. 21 Dec 1819 Alvie Scotland d. 14 Jan 1848 Strathalbyn SA: Christina and Donald McLEAN and their descendants

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Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837

1819 - 1848 (28 years)

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Name	Robert LESLIE [1]
Occupation	c1800	Belvidere SA [2]
	P23 "Belvidere" publication by Lance C Wakefield. Original Blacksmith setup outside Belvidere Hotel. Robert learnt this trade from his father Simon Leslie; arrived in SA with wife Ann McLean who after Roberts death eventually married Mr Jeff Jeffreys."
Born	21 Dec 1819	Alvie Scotland [1, 3]
	BORN Alvie Invernesshire Scotland
Gender	Male
Emigration	10 Mar 1840	London UK [1, 2]
	'Tomatin' ex London UK arriving to South Australia on 1840/03/10. Robert undertook the journey with his brother Donald and Donald's wife Christina
Biography Notes	14 Jan 1848	Strathalbyn SA
	The first man to be buried in Stathalbyn district from settlement.
Cause of death	14 Jan 1848	Strathalbyn SA [1]
	DEATH: on 14/1/1848 of Robert Leslie in a severe flash flood at Strathalbyn SA He was the first man to be buried in Strathalbyn Pioneer Cemetery relocated in 1959-likely to have been buried at the original graveyard alongside the St. Andrew's Church where a roadway was needed/built. No recorded remains of the early pioneer burials either there or at the old pioneeer cemetery above the present town swimming pool (a plaque marks the area). Officially closed in 1855/56 when Council opened new Parker Avenue Strathalbyn General Cemetery in 1856.
Died	14 Jan 1848	Strathalbyn SA [1, 4]
	BURIAL believed to be in the original cemetery. Maybe alongside St Andrew's Presbytarian Church (2016: a roadway). All those buried in "Pioneer Cemetery" were interred to the current Strathalbyn Cemetery in 1959. This to make a new road adjacent to church.
Buried	Y [1]
Person ID	I-4971	Christina and Donald McLean \| Ann McLean's descendants
Last Modified	26 Jun 2021

Father	Simon LESLIE
Relationship	-1625
Mother	Isabel GRANT, b. Yes, Date Unkown
Relationship	-1625
Family ID	F-1625	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Ann b1823 MCLEAN, b. 6 Apr 1823, Duisky Scotland , d. 21 Oct 1910, Strathalbyn SA (Age 87 years)
Married	6 Dec 1842	Adelaide SA [5, 6, 7]
	MARRIED Currie Street Adelaide SA no source provided from a website by Barry Leadbetter http://www.familyhistorysa.info/colonists.html states they were married Light Sq, Adelaide SA. No change made by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016
Last Modified	6 Apr 2019 03:19:19
Family ID	F-1624	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

STORIES
5114 - Ann McLean & Robert Leslie & Jeff Jeffreys
Ann's line - biography as published in the BRB in 1995

Sources

[S-3] 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-6] FM Kaye McArdle Emails March 2016 evidence pending.
[S-76] MyHeritage 92connections, my heritage (with a log in), 9 Jan 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
Robert Leslie Birth Dec 21 1818 Alvie, Inverness, Scotland
Marriage to: Ann Jeffreys (born McLean) Dec 6 1842 Light Square, Adelaide, SA Death Jan 14 1848 Strathalbyn, SA, Australia
[S-76] MyHeritage 92connections, my heritage (with a log in), 9 Jan 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
Robert Leslie Birth Dec 21 1818 Alvie, Inverness, Scotland Marriage to: Ann Jeffreys (born McLean) Dec 6 1842 Light Square, Adelaide, SA Death Jan 14 1848 Strathalbyn, SA, Australia
[S-59] Family History Group SA-COLONISTS, Barry Leadbetter, 1.
LESLIE Robert, Ann MCLEAN married 1842-12-06 at Light Sq, Adelaide, aged 23=Robert born 1819, 19=Ann born 1823
Researcher Lorna McLean on 05/12/2016

Only alteration was the Robert was entered as birth year as 1818:altered to 1819
[S-64] PUBLICATION "Belvidere" Lance C Wakefield 1992, (Mr Lance Wakefield, Printed: Lutheran Publishing House 205 Halifax st Adelaide), ISBN 0 646 122 010., 2 February 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Details page 107...title LESLIE
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[S-75] BDM SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=product&layout=show&Itemid=161&uid=517395&coid=1&cid=2&request_data=%7B%26quot%3Boption%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Bcom_search%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3BItemid%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B32%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bsurname%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3BAITCHISON%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bcheck%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B1%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bgname%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3BWILLIAM%20GEORGE%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Byear%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Brange%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B0%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bcusearch%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3BSearch%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmc%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmz%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836.1551399682.1.1.utmcsr%3D(direct)%7Cutmccn%3D(direct)%7Cutmcmd%3D(none)%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__cfduid%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Bdb1471788228b2870ca0a5652f61b60531551399687%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Ba4bd3f58e9df756191d0f96ccbc0b1ee%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Bfd63a11a3069abdb6b0740725bcbc63b%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utma%26quot%3B%3, 30 Apr 2019 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Robert LESLIE m.Ann MCLEAN Marriage Date: 1842, December 06 Marriage Place: [unrecorded] Light Sq Adelaide
Groom Age: 23 Groom Approx. Birth Year: 1819
Groom Marital Status: N Groom Father: Bride Age: 19
Bride Father: Donald McLean
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