John James Frazer MCLEAN

1868 - 1938  (69 years)

• Name	John James Frazer MCLEAN  [1]
  Nickname	Jack
  Born	1 Aug 1868  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography Notes	Unmarried. Moved to Westem Australia during the gold rush of the 1890s. There is a photocopy of a photograph of him taken in middle age, amongst the McLean collection and also a print of the picture of his grave at Merredin, W.A. DEATH: at hospital, Merredin on 23/2/1938 aged 69 years. HISTORY: Frazer, also called John or Jack corresponded with his sister Mrs Keough & her family at Strathalbyn. A post card from Stanley Keough survives: "Dear Uncle Jack - I received your pretty card and like it very much. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - with love from Stanley." The card is undated but a 12 shows in the faint post mark, indicating 1912. A West Australian relative has written the following without giving her name: "John (Frazer) is remembered by his visits to his sister's (Elizabeth Ann Johnston) family. He searched for gold during the gold rush, settling in Merredin district where he worked as a farm hand until his death. On one of his visits to his family he gave Clover & Heather celluloid dolls. These were then passed down to their own daughters. My parents were transferred to Merredin when I was twelve and I knew that John was buried in the old Merredin cemetery so I enquired at the shire about his grave but as it had no headstone didn't feel that I had found it. As I worked at the Merredin Hospital before my marriage (as a clerk), l had the opportunity to check the records of both John & my grandmother who had both died there. I was surprised to that they had both died in exactly the same room, some ten years apart. Last year I returned to Merredin and found his unmarked grave and have placed a ceramic tile that I had painted for him."PL lncidently the Stanley Keough post card is addressed to Mr J. F. McLean, Lance Wood Line, W.A. where he must have been working in 1912.
  Occupation	c1930	Merredin WA   [1]
  	Farm hand
  Occupation	c1930	Merredin WA   [1]
  	Gold digger
  Died	23 Feb 1938	Merredin WA   [1]
  	DEATH MERREDIN DISTRICT HOSPITAL WA
  Buried	Merredin WA   [1]
  Person ID	I-5588	Christina and Donald McLean | Ewen (Hugh the younger) McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Ewen (Hugh the younger) MCLEAN,   b. 26 May 1836, Kilmallie Scotland ,   d. 5 Jun 1921, Strathalbyn SA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret TANNAHILL,   b. 15 Sep 1839, Paisley Scotland ,   d. 6 Apr 1891  (Age 51 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1862	Strathalbyn SA
  Family ID	F-1740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  0628 - John James Frazer McLean.jpg The date 1865 is his date of birth rather then the date the photo was taken.

  
  

  Stories

  5215 - John James Frazer McLean Descendants of Hugh the younger - 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-54] FM Pat Long-nee Loder - evidence pending, Interview Lorna McLean, c2015. Offered family memories (FM) of "Jack"