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Clephane vs. MacLean Clephane

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Clephane vs. MacLean Clephane

Background

William Douglas Clephane married Marianne MacLean on 4 September 1790.[1][2] Shortly afterwards, in November 1790, by Royal Licence, William was authorised to 'take and use' the surname MacLean in addition to Clephane.[3] Thereafter, usage and spelling by William and Marianne and their three children who survived into adulthood varied - but most records, which they themselves would have had direct influence over, refer to themselves as MacLean Clephane.

William was born in 1759 and had a well-established military career when the Royal License was received. He had been known as William Douglas Clephane for 31 years to his parish and his employers.

Key records/examples for William

  • William Douglas (Clephane) MacLean Clephane
  • National Records of Scotland - on 16 February 1791, Captain William Douglas Mclean Clephane of Carslogie was commissioned to manage his mother's lands and estate of Kirkness.[4]
  • Court of Lord Lyon - On 22 September 1802, Cephane, (William Douglas MacLean) of Carslogies Esquire received a grant of arms from the Court of Lord Lyon, which acknowledged his mother's Douglas lineage and combined it with the Clephane arms.[5]
  • Employees of the East India Company Register - 1802 Returned to serve in Parliament. Scotland Counties Kinross and Clackmannan, 23 electors. W. D. McLean Clephane, (vac. 1803) David Clephane[6]
  • The House of Commons - MACLEAN CLEPHANE, William Douglas (1759-1803), of Kirkness, Kinross. KINROSS-SHIRE 1802-July 1803.[7]
  • The Will of William Douglas Maclean Clephan passed probate on 27 March 1804.[8]
  • The Red Book - WILLIAM DOUGLAS MACLEAN CLEPHANE OF CARSELOGIE[9]

Key records/examples for Marianne

  • Marianne (MacLean) MacLean Clephane
  • Probate 26/9/1844 Clephane, Marianne, Mrs: alias Douglas Maclean, Residing at Torloisk (Wills and testaments Reference SC51/32/5, Dunoon Sheriff Court) Image 163 Last image 171. Died 17th day of August 1843 at Torloisk - original image reads Mrs Marianne Douglas MacLean Clephane.
  • Caledonian Mercury - Saturday 26 August 1843, Page 2. The British Newspaper Archive, Mrs D. Maclean Clephane, widow of the late General L. Clephane, and mother-in-law of the Marquis of Northampton, died at Torloisk, in the island of Mull, on Friday last.

Key records/examples for Children

Margaret

  • Margaret (Douglas-Maclean-Clephane) Compton (1791-1830)
  • Haven't researched, Eugene Quigley PM.
  • Birth; based on quick look, have not found anything.
  • Marriage; Parish Register - Margaret Douglas Maclean Clephane late of the city of Edinburgh (and she signed her name)
  • Death; married name used
  • Other; married name used predominantly

Anna Jane Douglas

  • Anna Jane Douglas MacLean Clephane (abt.1794-1860)
  • Birth: There is supposed to be an announcement in which a daughter is said to have been born to Mrs Douglas Maclean Clephane of Carslogie on 21 May 1793 however the announcement has not been found, and the source did not state where the announcement was. Even if found, not sure if this is for Anna Jane or another daughter.
  • Marriage; did not marry
  • Death; Burial, Anne Jane Douglas Maclean Clephane. Probate Anna Jane Douglas Maclean Clephane. GRO Clephane, Jane Douglas Maclean.
  • Other; Census 1841 Ann Clephene. Census 1851 Anna Jane D M Clephane. Author & other references Clephane, Anna Jane Douglas Maclean, Anna Jane Douglas Maclean CLEPHANE, Anna Jane Douglas Maclean Clephane, Miss D. M. Clephane

Unknown Infant Son

  • Unknown Clephane (abt.1795-1795)
  • Birth; nothing found
  • Marriage; not applicable
  • Death; 22. [Nov 1795] At Kirknefs, the infant fon of Lieut. Colonel Clephane.
  • Other; nothing else found

Hellen Amelia

  • Hellen Amelia Clephane (abt.1802-bef.1803)
  • Birth; nothing found
  • Marriage; not applicable
  • Death; Original Register, Hellen Amelia Clephane...Infant. Edinburgh Evening Courant of 9 April 1803 - The death at Brighton of Miss Helen Amelia Clephane, youngest daughter of Major General M'Lean Clephane (article not yet found - this info from a citation)
  • Other; nothing else found

Unknown Child Son

Williamina Marianne

  • Williamina Marianne Douglas MacLean (Clephane) Von Norman (1803-1869)
  • Birth; Original Register; Major General William Douglas McLean Clephane and Mrs Marianne Maclean his spouse...a daughter Williamina Marianne. Note William was dead at this point. Brother David was present so perhaps/probably influenced what was recorded in the parish register. The Scots Magazine December 1803 - The Lady of Major-Gen. D. Maclean Clephane, a daughter.
  • Marriage; Original Register; Wilmina Marianne Douglas Maclean Clephane. Variations - Wimina Mariana Engles M... Clephane
  • Death; Probate Wilmina Marianne otherwise Wilmina Marianne Douglas Maclean
  • Other; Mostly married name

Summary

  • the parents clearly went by and were entitled to use MacLean Clephane at the time their children were born
  • William had been known for 31 years in his parish and his career as William Douglas Clephane - a hard habit, no doubt, for some to break. Some may not even have known about the Royal License; hence may have kept recording/using Clephane on its own.
  • the children who survived into adulthood used the name MacLean Clephane
  • some earliest records refer to MacLean Clephane and others just Clephane.

WikiTree Guidance

What should the LNAB of the children be?

  • LNAB: Clephane or MacLean Clephane? Should some be Clephane and others MacLean Clephane? MacLean Clephane will be used for all children. Those who survived into adulthood and used the name Douglas as well, will have that put into the Middle Name field.
  • OLN: Maclean Clephane, MacLean Clephan, Mclean Clephane, Clephan, Clehphan, Clephene

Sources

  1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 31 May 2022), William Douglas Clephane and Marrianne Mclean, 4 September 1790, Portmoak; citing Parish Number 464, Reference Number: 10 329.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893"
    FindMyPast Transcription (subscription required, accessed 31 May 2022)
    William Douglas Clephane marriage to Marrianne McLean on 4 Sep 1790 in Portmoak, Kinrossshire, Scotland.
  3. ↑ GD1 Miscellaneous small collections of family, business and other papers GD1/49 Papers of the Clephane Family of Carslogie, Kinross-shire 1607-1826: GD1/49/138 Royal Licence in favour of Captain William Douglas Clephane of Carslogie allowing him to assume the surname of Maclean in addition to Clephane. Signed by George III. 3 Nov 1790. National Records of Scotland, accessed 11 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Reference Title Date GD1 Miscellaneous small collections of family, business and other papers GD1/49 Papers of the Clephane Family of Carslogie, Kinross-shire 1607-1826 Country code GB Repository code 234 Repository National Records of Scotland Reference GD1/49/139 Title Commission by Anna Jean Douglas Clephane of Kirkness, relict of George Clephane of Carslogie, to Captain William Douglas Mclean Clephane of Carslogie, to manage her lands and estate of Kirkness. Dates 16 Feb 1791 Access status Open Location On site Level Item National Records of Scotland
  5. ↑ "Legal Records - Coats of arms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 3 June 2022) 1802 , William Douglas Maclean Clephane of Carslogie (Coats of arms Volume 1 Page No 587) 24/9/1802
    319. Cephane, (William Douglas MacLean) of Carslogies Esquire
    Bears quarterly first and fourth argent a Lyen rampant gules
    in the dexter chief point, an Esquires helmet proper, the paternal
    coat, Second and third argent a heart imperially crowned proper
    within a Bordure azure, charged with eight buckles or, on a chief
    of the third, three mullets of the field, for Douglas of Kirknefs
    Crest a hand holding a helmet proper Motto Ut Sim
    paratior. Supporters two Unicorns argent, horned,
    hoofed, & maned sable. Matd 22th Septr 1802
  6. ↑ "UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939"
    University of London; London, England; The East India Register and Directory for 1804 Mathison, J. & Mason, A.W.; Reference Number: b1701902 1804
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 61468 #622632 (subscription required, accessed 11 June 2022)
    Residence Place: India; Name: W D M'Lean Clephane; Record Type: Register; The East India Register and Directory 1804, Page 83.
  7. ↑ The House of Commons, R. G. Thorne, Boydell & Brewer, 1986, Page 504. Google Books
  8. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
    The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1405
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry au Record 5111 #34211 (subscription required, accessed 31 May 2022)
    Will of William Douglas Maclean Clephan, granted probate on 27 Mar 1804. Died Abt 1804.
  9. ↑ MacGregor, Gordon. 2016. Red Book of Scotland (Car-Drum). George Clephane of Carselogie, Page 146-156 - Page 161 specifically. Vol. 3. www.redbookofscotland.co.uk.




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