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Nairnshire / William MCLEAN and Jane BORTHWICK of Auldearn, Nairn (and later Forres, Moray)
« on: Thursday 03 January 13 16:03 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
I'm not sure whether to post this under Nairnshire or Morayshire, as it spans both, but I think my best bet may be Nairn
William McLean was born in 1867 (in Dyke, Morayshire) to parents Donald McLean and Jane (or Margaret Jane) MacBeath. In the early 1900s, William helped his widowed father to run the farm at Wester Hardmuir, Auldearn, Nairnshire. William married Jane Borthwick (from Forres, Morayshire) in 1912 and I think the couple remained at Wester Hardmuir for some time after Donald's death in 1913, certainly until 1914/15. However, from 1920 onwards they appear to have lived in Forres, Morayshire (first in North Road and later Bogton Road).
William had several siblings. These included a younger sister Margaret Jane Mclean (b. 1870) who married Frederick W Iles (from Gloucestershire). She lived in Oxford for several years, but eventually the couple moved back to Auldearn (where she died in 1950).
Despite having tried all the usual sources (Scotland’s People, MLibindx, poor law records, school admission rolls etc.) I’ve reached a brick wall with my current research, and am unsure whether William and Jane had any children. So if anyone reading this has the above individuals in their family tree, I would love to hear from you.
I'm not sure whether to post this under Nairnshire or Morayshire, as it spans both, but I think my best bet may be Nairn
William McLean was born in 1867 (in Dyke, Morayshire) to parents Donald McLean and Jane (or Margaret Jane) MacBeath. In the early 1900s, William helped his widowed father to run the farm at Wester Hardmuir, Auldearn, Nairnshire. William married Jane Borthwick (from Forres, Morayshire) in 1912 and I think the couple remained at Wester Hardmuir for some time after Donald's death in 1913, certainly until 1914/15. However, from 1920 onwards they appear to have lived in Forres, Morayshire (first in North Road and later Bogton Road).
William had several siblings. These included a younger sister Margaret Jane Mclean (b. 1870) who married Frederick W Iles (from Gloucestershire). She lived in Oxford for several years, but eventually the couple moved back to Auldearn (where she died in 1950).
Despite having tried all the usual sources (Scotland’s People, MLibindx, poor law records, school admission rolls etc.) I’ve reached a brick wall with my current research, and am unsure whether William and Jane had any children. So if anyone reading this has the above individuals in their family tree, I would love to hear from you.
