John McLean

No Dates

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

There were two men named John Maclean or John McLean in St Thomas-in-the-East active in the 1830s. The owner of Windhill and Duart Castle was the man whose will was proved in 1846, but it has not yet been possible to allocate the other awards between the two men with confidence.

  1. In the will of John Maclean of St Thomas-in-the-East Jamaica proved 09/05/1838, he left his 'estate, negroes and effects' in Jamaica under the management of John McLean of Duart Castle.

  2. The will of John Mclean otherwise John Maclean of St Thomas-in-the-East was proved 01/09/1846. In it he specified his estates as Windhill and Duart Castle, and left his property, after monetary legacies of £100 to a nephew, to his five sisters, all of Mull.


Sources

T71/867 St Thomas-in-the-East claim nos. 471 (Woodside), 472 (Benlomond (?)), 504 (Windhill and Duart Castle), 532 (Springfield and Seaforth) and 533.

  1. PROB 11/1895/287.

  2. PROB 11/2042/421.


Further Information

Name in compensation records
John M'Lean

Associated Claims (5)

£612 10s 2d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
£1,316 19s 2d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
£1,510 9s 1d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
£514 8s 2d
Awardee (Executor or executrix)
£333 7s 11d
Awardee

Associated Estates (8)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1834 [EA] - → Owner
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner