Blyth Genealogy Pages
Benjamin MACLEAN
1815 - 1881 (65 years)-
Name Benjamin MACLEAN [1, 2, 3] Birth 4 Jul 1815 Trehudreth, Blisland, Cornwall, England 
[2, 3, 4, 5] Christening 4 Jul 1815 "Trehudreth", Blisland, Cornwall, England Gender Male Death 30 Apr 1881 Auckland, New Zealand [2, 4] Person ID I50 Blyth Family Last Modified 27 Dec 2025
Father Robert LEAN, b. 27 Sep 1772, Blisland, Cornwall, England d. 21 Jun 1821, Fowey, Cornwall, England (Age 48 years) Relationship unknown Mother Elizabeth EVERY, b. Abt 1775, Bodmin, Cornwall, England d. 17 Jul 1840, Blisland, Cornwall, England (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Marriage 14 May 1810 ?Stoke, Dameral, Devon [6] - NOt sure if this is the same robert Lean as why would get married in De von. need more evidence to back this up
blisland.jpg Family ID F22 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Eliazabeth Ann BILLING, b. 5 Nov 1815, Blisland, Cornwall, England d. 30 Apr 1881, New Zealand (Age 65 years) Marriage 6 Jun 1839 Helland, Cornwall, England [7, 8] Children 1. Mary Elizabeth Kate Billing MACLEAN, b. 1840, Blisland, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Edith Louisa MACLEAN, b. 1841, Blisland, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Benjamin John MACLEAN, b. 14 Dec 1842, Blisland, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Alexander Henry LEAN, b. 4 May 1844, Blisland, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Christopher Haydon MACLEAN, b. 5 Nov 1845, "Trehudreth", Blisland, Cornwall, England d. 18 Jul 1913, Napier, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. Blanche MACLEAN, b. 1847, 1671212, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Bertha Alice Billing MACLEAN, b. 1849 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 8. Thomas Billing MACLEAN, b. 1851, Blisland, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. Robert Lauchlan MACLEAN, b. 1855, Southwark, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]10. Reginald Ben MACLEAN, b. 1855, Southwark, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]11. John Hubert MACLEAN, b. 1857, Southwark, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F17 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Dec 2025
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Notes - Benjamin Maclean emigrated to New Zealand with his family departing fro m L ondon in 1860 on the SS Rob Roy. Their youngest child Blanche remain ed i n England and was adopted by John and Mary Maclean. Geoffrey, son o f T homas Every Maclean accompanied them on the voyage.
Benjamin was appointed Auditor-General of Public Accounts for the Provi n ce of Auckland, on 15 January 1863. Several other appointments followe d , including Justice of the Peace. With his brother Every, he undertook e x tensive farming operations in the Tamaki District.
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Benjamin Maclean emigrated to New Zealand with his family departing fro m L ondon in 1860 on the SS Rob Roy. Their youngest child Blanche remain ed i n England and was adopted by John and Mary Maclean. Geoffrey, son o f T homas Every Maclean accompanied them on the voyage.
Benjamin was appointed Auditor-General of Public Accounts for the Provi n ce of Auckland, on 15 January 1863. Several other appointments followe d , including Justice of the Peace. With his brother Every, he undertook e x tensive farming operations in the Tamaki District.
(Research):Changed from Lean to Maclean to reclaim Scottish ancsestry
- Benjamin Maclean emigrated to New Zealand with his family departing fro m L ondon in 1860 on the SS Rob Roy. Their youngest child Blanche remain ed i n England and was adopted by John and Mary Maclean. Geoffrey, son o f T homas Every Maclean accompanied them on the voyage.
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Sources - [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
- [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Database online.
Record for Christopher Haydon Maclean - [S2] 1841 England Census Records (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: A ncestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Census Returns of Eng land and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of th e UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the Nati onal;), Class: HO107; Piece: 152; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Blisland; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 6; Page: 4; Line: 8; GSU roll: 241273.
Name: Benjamin Lean
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Gender: Male
Where born: Cornwall, England
Civil Parish: Blisland
Hundred: Trigg
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
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Registration District: Bodmin
Sub-registration District: St Mabyn
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 152
Book: 5
Folio: 6
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Benjamin Lean 25
Elizabeth Ann Lean 20
Mary Elizabeth Lean 10 Mo1841EnglandCensusForBenjaminLean 1841EnglandCensusForBenjaminLean 1841EnglandCensusForBenjaminLean - [S60] Macleans of Howick and Tamaki, Macleans of Howick and Tamaki, EVAGEAN Publishing ISBN: 1-877194-15-8.
- [S24] CORNWALL PARISH RECORDS -BAPTISMS, Transcription of Birth Benjamin Lean.
Cornwall Baptisms Transcription
First Name:BENJAMIN
Last Name:LEAN
Gender:M
Country:England
Record set:Cornwall Baptisms
Mother's Given Name:Elizabeth
County:Cornwall
Mother's Last Name:-
Year:1815
Father's First Name:Robert
First Names:Benjamin
Father's Last Name:LEAN
Date:4 Jul 1815
Birth Year:1815
Parish:Blisland
Place:BLISLAND
Relationship:Son
Category:Life events (BMDs)
Record collection:Births & baptisms
Collections from:Great BritainBaptismRecord_Benjamin_LEAN_1815 BaptismRecord_Benjamin_LEAN_1815 BaptismRecord_Benjamin_LEAN_1815 - [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2G3-RVM : accessed 01 Aug 2013), Robert Lean and Elizabeth Every, 14 May 1810.
Robert Lean, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Name: Robert Lean
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Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Every
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Event Date: 14 May 1810
Event Place: Stoke Damerel,Devon,England
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M05242-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 916925, 916926, 916927
Reference ID: - [S26] CORNWALL PARISH RECORDS-MARRIAGES, Marraige of Benjamin Lean to Elizabeth Anne Billing transcibed.
Record 1007261 in the Marriages database
Day Month 06-Jan
Year 1839
Parish Or Reg District Helland
Groom Fn Benjamin
Groom Sn LEAN
Groom Age 21
Groom Residence Blissland
Groom Condition Bachelor
Groom Rank Profession Yeoman
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) S
Groom Father Name Robert
Groom Father Rank Profession Yeoman
Bride Fn Elizabeth Anne
Bride Sn BILLING
Bride Age 21
Bride Residence Boconnion
Bride Condition Spinster
Bride Rank Profession
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) S
Bride Father Name Thomas
Bride Father Rank Profession Yeoman
Banns / Licence (B/L)
Witness Fn1 George
Witness Sn1 WOOLCOCK
Witness Fn2 Thomas Every
Witness Sn2 LEAN
Other Information Albert LEAN 3rd Witness
Transcriber Notes
Transcriber Shirley CattermoleMarriage_Benjamin_LeantoElizabethBilling Marriage_Benjamin_LeantoElizabethBilling - [S106] The Parochial and Family History of the deanery of Trigg Minor, Cornwal l. (1874), The Parochial and Family History of the deanery of Trigg Minor, Cornwall : John Maclean 1874.
See PDF file
- [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
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