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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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 1901 - 1991 (89 years)
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| Name |
Myrtle Sophie MCLEAN [1] |
| Nickname |
"Girlie" |
| Born |
27 Oct 1901 |
Beulah Victoria  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Biography Notes |
«b»Myrtle Sophie McLean«/b» b 27/10/1901 at Beulah, Victoria
Unmarried.
"Girlie" or "Girl" as she was called in the family was still only a school girl when the family moved to Kongorong. S.A.
She had violin lessons from a sister at the Convent of Mercy and became adept with this instrument and also the piano and played for local dances. socials and weddings.
When her aunt Christine Payne (nee McLean) left her a legacy, with help from her father, she purchased land and began a successful career at farming until retirement.
She enjoyed competitive tennis (Kongorong Tennis Club) and purchased her first car - a Buick. which was delivered to her from Melbourne and the salesman taught her to drive.
Her favourite mare, Gwennie, was ridden at local shows and photos of these occasions were displayed at her home. She exhibited her skills at cooking at local shows and during W.W.2 worked for the local Red Cross. She was a foundation member of the Kongorong Methodist Church and taught Sunday School.
She is remembered with affection by the family.
Death: at the Mt Gambler Hospital on 9/9/1991 in her 90th year. Interred at Mt Gambier Cemetery. [1] |
| Died |
9 Sep 1991 |
Mt Gambier SA [1] |
| Buried |
Mt Gambier SA [1] |
| Person ID |
I-4997 |
Christina and Donald McLean | Archibald McLean's descendants |
| Last Modified |
8 Jan 2018 |
| Father |
Charles Soward MCLEAN, Justice of Peace, b. 2 Mar 1859, Strathalbyn SA , d. 4 Apr 1951, Mt Gambier SA (Age 92 years) |
| Relationship |
-1467 |
| Mother |
Maria Elizabeth KRUGER, b. 29 Jun 1864, Linlithgow Vic , d. 18 Apr 1945, Kongorong SA (Age 80 years) |
| Relationship |
-1467 |
| Married |
28 Feb 1884 |
Murtoa Vic [2, 3] |
- St George's Lutheran Church, Murtoa, Vic
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| Family ID |
F-1467 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| 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-60] http://graememoad.com/Family/WC182/WC182_227.HTM, 5 Dec 2016.
Offers a marriage date and location which were blank.
Researcher Lorna McLean 05.12.2016
- [S-148] FS Dianne Facey - ID 4624 - evidence pending , Worksheet 26 on 3rd March 2018 - inputted by Don Gordon on 8th March 2018.
Details provided by Dianne are held in the records of the C&D McLean Committee. These records are accessible via 'Contact us' on the homepage and will eventually be available at the Strathalbyn NTSA.
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