Alexander “Alasdair Gobha” MacLean

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Alexander “Alasdair Gobha” MacLean

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Birthplace: Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of John MacLean
Husband of Catherine MacLean (Gillis) and Mary MacLean (MacKinnon)
Father of John MacLean; Michael MacLean; Jonathan MacLean; Neil MacLean; Malcolm "Calum Gobha" MacLean and 6 others

Managed by: John William Jarrett
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About Alexander “Alasdair Gobha” MacLean

From page #49 in "History of Christmas Island Parish":

Alexander McLean – “Alasdair Gobha” and his Descendants

This McLean came to Red Islands in 1822 and remained there for some years before he came to this parish. He was a native of Barra, and was a son of John, who was a son of John McLean (An Gobha Mor). Alex McLean married (1) Catherine, daughter of John Ban Gillis. Issue: — John, Michael, Jonathan, Neil, Malcolm, Christie, Mary, and Ann.

His second wife was Mary, daughter of John McKinnon (Eoin) who was married to a daughter of Malcolm McDougall (Miller). Issue: — Neil, Katie, and Elizabeth. Some of the children by the first wife died before their father left Barra.

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Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle Of Barra, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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