Monday, 27 June 2022

3*Great-Grandfather Alexander McLellan

Alexander McLellan

1796 to 1869

Biography

Alexander McLellan, the son of John McLellan and Mary Scott was born on Sunday, June 12th 1796 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Alexander was the brother of:
John McLellan born 1795
Janet McLellan 1797 to 1871
He married Agnes Gall (1800 to 1864) on Saturday, October 26th 1822 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had nine children:
Mary McLellan (1826 to 1897)
John McLellan (1827 to 1903)
James Gold McLellan (1830 to 1898)
Helen McLellan (1833 to 1879)
Jane McLellan (1836 to 1842)
Unnamed Infant McLellan (1838 to 1838)
Unnamed Infant McLellan (1840 to 1840)
Jane McLellan (1843 to 1884)
Unnamed Infant McLellan (1844 to 1844)
In his lifetime, Alexander worked as a carrier, a coal miner, a cotton hand loom weaver, a cotton weaver, a general labourer, a handloom weaver, a labourer, a weaver, and a woollen weaver.
Alexander died at Lauriston Land, Armadale, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, on Saturday, May 22nd 1869

Timeline

1796: Alexander's Birth - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander McLellan, the second child and second son of John McLellan and Mary Scott, was born on Sunday, June 12th 1796, in Hamilton. Alexander was subsequently baptised on Monday, June 20th 1796 in Hamilton at the age of 1 week and 1 day.
1797: Birth of Sister - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's sister Janet McLellan, his parents' third child and only daughter, was born Saturday, December 23rd 1797, in Hamilton. Janet was subsequently baptized in Hamilton on Sunday, December 31st 1797. [2]
1822: Alexander's Marriage - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander married Agnes Gall on Saturday, October 26th 1822, in Douglas, after the proclamation of banns for three days. Agnes was the daughter of Archibald Gall and Janet Muir. Alexander and Agnes lived in Douglas. [3]
1826: Birth of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's spouse Agnes Gall gave birth to their first child and first daughter, Mary McLellan, in 1826 in Douglas. [4]
1827: Birth of Son - Lanarkshire, Scotland
John McLellan, weaver Alexander McLellan and wife Agnes Gall's second child and first son, was born Sunday, September 2nd 1827, in Douglas. John was subsequently baptized in Douglas on Sunday, September 16th 1827. [5]
1830: Birth of Son - Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Gold McLellan, weaver Alexander McLellan and wife Agnes Gall's third child and second son, was born Friday, January 22nd 1830, in Douglas. James was subsequently baptized in Douglas on Sunday, January 31st 1830. [6]
1833: Birth of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's spouse Agnes Gall gave birth to their fourth child and second daughter, Helen McLellan, in 1833 in Douglas. [7]
Helen's date and place of birth are extracted from her Census Records.
1836: Birth of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's spouse Agnes Gall gave birth to their fifth child and third daughter, Jane McLellan, in 1836 in Lanarkshire. [8]
1838: Birth of Stillborn Child - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's spouse Agnes Gall gave birth to a stillborn child on Tuesday, September 4th 1838 in Douglas. [9]
Despite being indexed by Scotlands People as an OPR Birth, this is a death record, details of gender are not given, and the child was stillborn.
1840: Birth of Stillborn Child - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's spouse Agnes Gall gave birth to a stillborn child on Thursday, April 23rd 1840 in Douglas. [10]
The record of the child's birth is actually a burial record despite being indexed by Scotlands People as an OPR Birth.
1841: Census - Lanarkshire, Scotland
On Sunday, June 6th 1841, the night of the 1841 Census, forty-year-old-year-old cotton hand loom weaver Alexander is head of his household in Well Street, Douglas. His family comprises [8]
wife, forty-year-old-year-old Agnes McLellan
daughter, fifteen-year-old-year-old Mary McLellan
son, thirteen-year-old-year-old cotton hand loom weaver John McLellan
daughter, eight-year-old-year-old Helen McLellan
daughter, five-year-old-year-old Jane McLellan
mother-in-law, eighty-three-year-old-year-old parish pauper Jenet Muir
1842: Death of Daughter -
Alexander's daughter Jane McLellan died about 1842.
It is assumed that Jane died sometime before 1843 when parents Alexander and James had another child named Jane.
1843: Birth of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's spouse Agnes Gall gave birth to their eighth child and fourth daughter, Jane McLellan, in 1843 in Douglas. [11][12]
Jane's date and place of birth are extracted from her Death Record and 1881 Census Record.
1844: Birth of Stillborn Child - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's spouse Agnes Gall gave birth to a stillborn child on Friday, August 16th 1844 in Douglas. [13]
The record of the birth is actually a burial record despite being indexed as an OPR Birth in Scotlands People.
1847: Marriage of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's daughter, Mary McLellan, married John Simpson, the son of Adam Simpson and Janet Barr, on Sunday, August 22nd 1847, at New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Both Mary and the groom John lived at New Monkland. [14]
Mary and John have ten children, Alexander's grandchildren:[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Adam Simpson (born 1848)
Agnes Simpson (born 1850)
Janet Simpson (born 1852)
Alexander Simpson (born 1855)
Dorothea Simpson (born 1858)
Mary Simpson (born 1860)
Helen Simpson (born 1863)
Adam Simpson (born 1865)
Jane Simpson (born 1868)
John Simpson (born 1870)
1851: Marriage of Son - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's son, John McLellan, married Marrion Clarkson, the daughter of William Clarkson and Mary Haddow, on Sunday, March 23rd 1851, in Douglas, after proclamation for 3 days. Both John and the bride Marrion lived in Douglas. [21]
John and Marrion have six children, Alexander's grandchildren:[22][23][24][25][26][27]
Mary McLellan (born 1851)
Alexander McLellan (born 1853)
Janet Muir McLellan (born 1855)
William McLellan (born 1857)
Grace McLellan (born 1861)
Agnes Gall McLellan (born 1865)
1851: Census - Lanarkshire, Scotland
On Sunday, March 30th 1851, the night of the 1851 Census, married weaver Alexander lives with his brother-in-law's family at Main Street, Douglas. [28] The members of Alexander's extended family in the household are
brother-in-law, fifty-year-old-year-old cotton weaver William Weir
sister, fifty-one-year-old-year-old Janet Weir
nephew, twenty-six-year-old-year-old labourer John Weir
nephew, sixteen-year-old-year-old weaver Alexander Weir
Alexander's wife Agnes is lodging in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, on the census night.
1854: Marriage of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's daughter, Helen McLellan, married James Short, the son of William Short and Janet Simpson, in 1854, in Carluke, Lanarkshire. [29]
The marriage place and year are extracted from daughter Agnes' 1855 birth record.
Helen and James have two children, Alexander's grandchildren:
Agnes Short (1855 to 1923)
Janet Short (1856 to 1926)
1861: Census - Lanarkshire, Scotland
On the night of the 1861 Census, Sunday, April 7th 1861, sixty-three-year-old cotton weaver Alexander is lodging in Braehead, Douglas. In addition to Alexander the household comprises:[33]
head, fifty-year-old Chelsea Pensioner David Crawford
wife, forty-year-old Elizabeth Crawford
daughter, nine-year-old Catherine Crawford
son, seven-year-old scholar Thomas Crawford
son, five-year-old Robert Crawford
daughter, three-year-old Elizabeth Crawford
daughter, one-year-old Jane Crawford
Also lodging in the household is thirty-eight-year-old unmarried agricultural labourer Alexander Hutcheson.
Alexander's wife Agnes lives with their daughter Helen and her family in Douglas on census night.
1863: Marriage of Son - Stirlingshire, Scotland
Alexander's twenty-nine-year-old son miner James Gold McLellan married twenty-three-year-old spinster field labourer Helen Main Hunter, in Falkirk Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, after banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. Helen was the daughter of miner George Hunter (deceased) and Agnes Hunter (nee McKay). Both James and his wife Helen lived at at Rumford. James and Helen registered the marriage at Falkirk on Saturday, May 2nd 1863 by Minister William Begg. [34]
James and Helen have ten children, Alexander's grandchildren:[35][36][37][38]
Agnes McKay McLellan (born 1863)
George McLellan (born 1864)
Janet McLellan (born 1866)
John McLellan (born 1867)
James McLellan (born 1870)
Helen McLellan (born 1871)
Mary McLellan (born 1871)
Robert McLellan (born 1873)
Jane McLellan (born 1877)
Alexander McLellan (born 1880)
1864: Death of Wife - Lanarkshire, Scotland
On Monday, November 7th 1864, Alexander's spouse Agnes McLellan died in Douglas from rupture of the heart at sixty-four years. The death record documents Agnes' marital status as married to cotton weaver Alexander McLellan. His son, John McLellan, reported the death to the Douglas registrar on November 20th.
Archibald Gall is noted as Agnes' reputed father. The death record has an associated entry in the Register of Corrected Entries.
Agnes' death was subject to precognition and autopsy. She was found dead on the 7th November 1864 on the public footpath in the Parish of Douglas, commonly called The Puddock Row. Agnes' cause of death was given as 'rupture of the heart on the dome of the large blood vessel connected therewith'. Agnes was buried in Douglas Churchyard
1866: Affair of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander's daughter had an affair with John Inglis.
Helen and John had one child, Alexander's grandchild, Jane McLellan (1866 to 1938). [29][30][31][32]
1869: Alexander's Death - Linlithgowshire, Scotland
On Saturday, May 22nd 1869, carrier Alexander died at Lauriston Land from many degenerations at seventy-two years. The death record documents Alexander's marital status as married to Agnes Gall. His son, James McLellan, reported the death to the Armadale registrar on May 22nd.

Sources

  1. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for Alexander McLellan, 12 Jun 1796. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1796 RD: 647/00 0030 192 (Hamilton), Page: 192, Entry: 7). Primary source, accessed 5 Jun 2015
  2. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for Janet McLellan, 23 Dec 1797. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1797 RD: 647/30 (Hamilton), Page: 194 of 523, Entry: 16). Primary source, accessed 2020
  3. Old Parish Marriage Register Entry for Alexander McLellan and Agnes Gall, 26 Oct 1822. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Marriages: 1822 RD: 641/00 (Douglas), Page: 30 of 270, Entry: 5). Primary source, accessed 27 Sep 2014
  4. 1851 Scotland Census John Simpson Household. National Records of Scotland (ancestry.co.uk: 1851 Scotland Census: Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 20; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_131; Year: 1851 , Page: 20; Schedule: 76). Derived primary source, accessed 26 May 2021
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  6. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for James Gold McLellan, 22 Jan 1830. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1830 RD: 641/00 (Douglas), Page: 30 of 71, Entry: 5). Primary source, accessed 21 Jan 2015
  7. 1871 Scotland Census Helen Short Household. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1871 Census: 641/00 005/00 (Douglas), Page: 17; Schedule: 33). Primary source, accessed 4 Aug 2014
  8. 1841 Scotland Census Alexander McLellan Household. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1841 Census: 0 002/00 (Douglas), Page: 30; Schedule: 0). Primary source, accessed 30 Sep 2014
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