Greetings to the list, Looking for some help for another "Caper" who sent me the following email over the past weekend. Read through all the info I have found, so you don't go out doing the same searches. The only info I was given was what is directly below. Can anyone expand the request, like if there are any surviving relatives. ******* Hello Carol, I am trying to get some information on a Edward McLean He served in the First World War, Regimental # 414684 Date of Birth 12/04/1882 When he enlisted his birthplace was Bridgeport, Glace Bay, N.S. NOW What I am Looking for, is any kin of his living today. Such an odd name McLean, I thought you may have news of any kind about the Bridgeport McLean's....? Whatever you find would be greatly appreciated.......... Thanks "Bye" **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** ******** The following is what I have already found..... 1901 Bridgeport Census. 282 McLean Hedirm? M Head M blank 1854 46 282 McLean Susan F Wife M blank 1858 42 282 McLean Mary E F Dau S blank 1881 19 282 McLean Edward M Son S blank 1882 18 282 McLean Simon A M Son S blank 1884 16 282 McLean Patrick L M Son S blank 1887 13 282 McLean Sarah I F Dau S blank 1886 14 282 McLean Laughlin M Son S blank 1888 12 282 McLean Arch'? M Son S Jun 6 1895 5 Family next door could be another son: 283 McLean Thomas M Head M blank 1878 22 283 McLean Loretta F Wife M blank 1882 18 283 McLean Hector J M Son S Feb 1901 blank ********* 1911 Cape Breton South Glace Bay Town 25 32 269 McLean Edward M Head M Apr 1883 25 269 McLean Anna F Wife M Jun 1884 27 269 McLean Agatta F Dau S Feb 1906 5 269 McLean Annie F Dau S Sep 1908 2 269 McKenzie Annie F M-in-law W Sep 1841 70 His parents in 1911 Cape Breton South Dominion 19 4 35 McLean Hector M Head M Aug 1855 55 35 McLean Susan F Wife M Sep 1853 57 35 McLean Leo M Son S May 1888 23 35 McLean Sarah F Dau S Dec 1886 24 ********* 1901 Bridgeport Census for Ann Mc/MacKenzie - wife of Edward Mc/MacLean CAPE BRETON Glace Bay m-1 3 24 McKenzie Murdoch M Head M Oct 2 1832 68 24 McKenzie Annie F Wife M Dec 29 1842 59 24 McKenzie John B M Son S Oct 6 1874 26 24 McKenzie Annora F Dau S May 18 1882 18 24 McIntyre Joseph M Boarder M Oct 24 1855 45 ********************* Marriage record: found - NS Vital Stats.... No Birth or Death record found at this site using both spellings for Edward Mc/MacLean of Bridgeport. No Death record found for his wife, which may have ocurred after 50 year privacy, or she may have remarried. ****************** MARRIAGE: NS VITAL STATS ONLINE Edward MacLean and Honora MacKenzie married 1903 in Cape Breton County Registration year 1903 Book 1805 Page 122 Number 95 Info given as: 24th of Feb, 1903 - By Banns - Glace Bay - R/C Edward MacLean 19 yrs - miner - born Dom 2, Glace Bay - living in Bridgeport - s/o Hector MacLean & Susan - father a miner Honora MacKenzie 20 yrs - born Glace Bay - living in Bridgeport - d/o Murdock MacKenzie & Ann - father a miner WITNESSES; Alex MacGiloray (sic) & Annie Eleanor MacDonald by Rev John Cameron ************************* WAR GRAVES COMMISSION: Casualty Details Name: McLEAN Initials: E Nationality: Canadian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Canadian Machine Gun Corps Unit Text: 8th Coy. Date of Death: 02/06/1916 Service No: 414684 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 32. Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL In Memory of: Private E McLEAN 414684, 8th Coy., Canadian Machine Gun Corps who died on 02 June 1916 Remembered with honour YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission *************************** Attestation papers: found & can be viewed & printed out - don't list parents but list a wife... both spellings of the surname can be found throughout the two pages. ATTESTATION PAPERS: Pagae 1 (front page) http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.02-e.php?image_u rl=http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc012/540165a.gif&id_nbr=161698 Page 2 (back page) http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.02-e.php?image_u rl=http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc012/540165b.gif&id_nbr=161698 ************ Note on the wife.... Her given name changes throughout the different documents Anna, Nora, Honora, Annora *********** Somewhere in all the searches I've done, it mentions the faith as R/C And somehere it states that he enlisted in Quebec.... ***************************************************************************