124377: Peter William Henderson Maclean
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Peter William Henderson Maclean (1890-1963) was a son of Kenneth Maclean and Maria Henderson, Kirkwall, Orkney. His parents were from the Isle of Lewis.
His father was Town Crier in Kirkwall and Paisley and the family moved several times during Peter's childhood. They settled in Paisley where Peter grew up. He was an accomplished Bagpiper.
In 1913 he emigrated to Patagonia and worked for the Bank of Tarapacá and London. In Punta Arenas,
in 1916, he married Sigrid Pettersen, who emigrated in 1907 from Scotland. Peter and Sigrid lived in Magallanes and they had two children. The couple retired in 1951 and moved to 17 Braehead Road, Edinburgh.
Information about the men who went to Patagonia may be found at The British Presence in Southern Patagonia.
Peter was widowed in 1978
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 27 Apr 1890
- Date of Death:
- 5 Sep 1963
- Gender:
- Male
- Occupation:
- Bank Manager
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP