Know all Men by these presents that we John Lean of the parish of Camborne in the county of Cornwall, miner, Solemon Martin and John Coppin of the borough of Bodmin in the said county, yeomen, are held and firmly bound unto the worshipful William Short clerk, Archdeacon of Cornwall, in the sum of four hundred pounds....
Bond upon the Administration of the Goods &c. of Thomas Craze yeoman deceased granted to Grace Lean, wife of John Lean, the niece and one of the next of kin of the said deceased, on 26 Apr 1817 in Gwithian. 4
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At Camborne, on Saturday the 19th inst., Capt. John Lean, aged 63 years. He had been an agent in Dolcoath mine for the last 30 years, and was a consistent member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society for about 40 years, 20 of which he officiated with zeal and fidelity as a class-leader. He was of a remarkably kind disposition : his charity began at home, when but a lad, in the support of an aged and widowed mother and other family dependants; but it did not stop here, for through life he was ever ready to relieve the aged, the sick, and the distressed to the utmost of his means, consequently he was generally beloved, and in addition to his family has left a large circle of friends to lament his loss. His end was peace, and he has entered into rest in the full assurance of a happy reward.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, 25 Mar 1836, p. 3
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Captain John Lean of Town died aged 63 years of decline (burial record).
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