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Alexander Cleghorn McLachlan

Born 2 Jul 1828 in Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Son of Dugald Louis McLachlan and Mary Ann Abercrombie Cleghorn

Brother of John Cameron McLachlan, Ewan McLachlan, Catherine Robertson (McLachlan) Popplewell, Jane McLachlan, Ewan McPherson McLachlan, Duncan McLachlan, Isabella McIntyre (McLachlan) Leigh [half], Mary McLachlan [half], Unknown McLachlan [half], Annie (McLachlan) Coombe [half], Dugald McLachlan [half] and Louis McLachlan [half]

Husband of Mary Ann Argyle (Naysmith) McLachlan — married 13 Aug 1861 in Stapleton, Coromandel, New Zealand

Descendants

Father of Richard Louis McLachlan, Henry Alexander McLachlan, Anne Catherine (McLachlan) Spraggon, John James McLachlan, Elizabeth Mary (McLachlan) Donovan, Janet Isabella McLachlan, Mary Christina (McLachlan) White, Margaret Ewena (McLachlan) Cate and Janet Scott (McLachlan) Stent

Died 20 Mar 1902 at age 73 in Thames, New Zealand

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Biography

Alexander McLachlan is a member of Clan MacLachlan.

Alexander was born in 1828 to parents Dugald McLachlan and Mary Ann Abercrombie Cleghorn.

He arrived in New Zealand on the ship 'Blenheim', at Port Nicholson, Wellington on December 27 1840, age 11 with his family, father Dugald, stepmother Jane, brothers Duncan age 4, Hugh age 10 and sisters Jane 13, Catherine 15. Catherine's occupation was listed as a domestic servant.

In 1861 Alexander met and married Mary Argyle Naysmith who arrived in New Zealand on the ship 'Duchess of Argyle'.

Alexander and his family settled in Thames in 1874 and he was employed as a Sawyer in the Shortland Mill. Nine children were born to Alexander and Mary.

In 1902 Alexander McLachlan passed away age 74 and is buried in Shortland Cemetery.

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Sources

Find A Grave: Memorial #174453924

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYZN-896 BAPTISM
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-2MFL MARRIAGE
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6V-NFRR DEATH
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG2-N22N CEMETERY TRANSCRIPT

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-6GDZ BLENHEIM PASSENGER LIST

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/imageserver/newspapers/P29pZD1OWkgxOTAyMDQwNC4yLjc2LjIwJmNvbG9yPTMyJmV4dD1naWYmYXJlYT02JiZ3aWR0aD0zOTg= NZ Herald 4/4/1902 out of copyright

https://tcdc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=59f9c540c7e74cf1a3225dbe08d19cc8

https://ancestry.com.au NZ Electoral Rolls

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander: