Sir John Maclean KB, FSA (17 September 1811 – 5 March 1895) was a British civil servant, genealogist and author.

Life

Maclean was born John Lean, a son of Robert Lean, of Trehudreth in the parish of

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in Cornwall, where he was born in 1811. His mother was Elizabeth Every, a daughter of Thomas Every, of

Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is borde ...

, Cornwall. After genealogical research his ancestors were connected to the Scottish Clan Maclean, and in 1845, with his brothers, he added to his surname the prefix "Mac". In 1837 he entered the

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of the War Office, and became deputy auditor in April, 1865. He resigned this post on a pension, and received a knighthood in January, 1871. Sir John Maclean died at his residence, Glasbury House, Richmond Hill,

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, of influenza. on Tuesday 5 March 1895.

Family

In 1835 at Helland in Cornwall, he married Mary Billing, eldest sister and co-heiress of Thomas Billing, of Lanke, Cornwall.

Writings

Sir John's ''Parochial History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor'' (1872–1879) in 3 volumes is the most detailed work of parochial history which deals with Cornwall (the deanery of Trigg Minor consisted of 20 parishes at the time he wrote). It was published in parts intended for binding as three volumes:London: Nichols & Sons, 25, Parliament Street. Bodmin: Liddell and Son, 1873-79 there was also a separate edition of the part on Blisland. He was the author of several other historical works, including ''Life and Times of

Sir Peter Carew Sir Peter Carew (1514? – 27 November 1575) of Mohuns Ottery, Luppitt, Devon, was an English adventurer, who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England and took part in the Tudor conquest of Ireland. His biography was written by h ...

'', ''Letters of

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to Sir George Carew'', and ''Memoir of the Family of Poyntz'', (of

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, Gloucestershire).

List of works

Historical and genealogical memoir of the family of Poyntz : or, eight centuries of an English house (Volume pt.1)Historical and genealogical memoir of the family of Poyntz : or, eight centuries of an English house (Volume pt.2)''Parochial History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor'', 1874''Parochial History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor'', Vol.2, 1876
*Sir John Maclean
Parochial and Family History of the Parish of St Menefreda alias St Minfre alias St Minver in the County of Cornwall
'; 1876 *

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of Gloucestershire:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maclean, John, Sir 1811 births 1895 deaths 19th-century English historians Historians of Cornwall British civil servants English male non-fiction writers 19th-century English male writers