My Family Tree

Nina Ross, who researched a number of Lot 13 Scottish families, included Malcolm in the family of Hugh and Peggy. She and other McLean researchers had been unable to reach a conclusion about Malcolm, so he remains here for now.

There isn't much evidence, one way or another. Malcolm was not in the PEI Baptismal Index, and Hugh McLean's will did not name any children, only his wife. His death certificate - filled in by family, not Malcolm of course - said that he was born in Lindale [probably Lyndale] PEI, and did not include the names of his parents. Malcolm would have been at the edge of childbearding years for Peggy, and there was a boy in his age range in the 1861 census entry for Mrs McLean, widow in Lot 13.

However, Malcolm was not named in the obit for Mary McLean, Mrs William Carroll in 1910, which said that Flora, Sarah and Margaret were the last members of the family.

He was on the Murray Harbour Road in 1873, when he married Sarah Mclean.
Groom's Name Malcolm McLean
Groom's Residence Murray Harbour Road
Groom's Status Bachelor
Bride's Name Sarah McLean
Bride's Residence Belfast
Bride's Status Spinster
Source RG19/s3/ss5: Marriage bonds, 1873
Malcolm and Ann McLean were witnesses.

A Mary McLean from Lyndale married a McDonald in 1888, so there were Lyndale McLeans.

Sarah and Malcolm McLain were in Lot 63 in 1881 and 1891. They had two children by 1881, Angus and daughter Margaret, age 1. Malcolm was born on the Island, and Sarah in Scotland - their two children were also born in Scotland, probably a mistake.

In 1891, the household of Malcome Maclean and Sarah in Lot 63 included Angus, 15; Alexander 8; John M., 6; Duncan R., 6; and Mary, 3 months. All of their children were born on the Island. Malcolm said that both of his parents were born in Scotland.

Malcolm and Sarah were living in Port Hill, where they had Mary, Duncan, Hugh and Malcolm baptized, saying they were all born in Port Hill, which seems unlikely for John, Duncan and Mary. In 1901, the family was in Lot 26, and in 1911, in Westmoreland, New Brunswick.

The 1901 census record is difficult to read:
Malcolm, 17 march 18? age 69
Sarah, 21 march 1860 age 47
Alexander, 4 August 1887 age 19
John, 21 dec year? age 18
Duncan, 13 July 1889, age 12
Hugh, July 12 year?, age 7
Mary, March 17 year? age 10

Duncan McLean said he was born in Belfast, and took 10 years off his age, on his Attestation papers for WW1. He gave his father Malcolm, with address in Bedeque, as his contact in 1918.

In 1926, Hugh and Sarah were in Alberta. They were living with Alex (age 35?) and Hugh (age 25); Duncan, age 29 was on the same page in the census.

Malcolm died in Alberta in 1930. His death record didn't include his parents' names. His obit says he was born in Lindale,PEI. He married Sarah Marguerite Mac Lean from Belfast in 1871 and their 6 surviving children were Angus b.1878,Mary b.1894,Duncan1891,Hugh 1895 and Malcolm bapt.in Port Hill in 1897.

When Angus McLean died in Massachusetts in January 1946, his obituary said that surviving siblings were a sister, Mrs Mary MacDonald of Charlottetown, PEI and four brothers, Alexander, Duncan, John and Hugh, all of Charlottetown.