Duncan McLean, Master Mariner, captained the 19th century barques Earlscourt and Ravenscourt.
He sailed into San Francisco at least three times on the Ravenscourt between 1892 and 1896.
His wife, Barbara (Orr) sailed with him on several voyages as did their three children.
His son, Duncan was the youngest, born 1884. Barbara Orr McLean's father, John Orr and her five brothers were all shipwrights who worked in the shipyards of Greenock, Scotland.
Her oldest brother, Archibald, worked on the Cutty Sark when she was fitted out in Greenock after launching in Dumbarton.
Barbara Orr McLean's oldest sister, Flora, married Hector MacLaine, also a shipwright. They immigrated to Alameda island in 1890 where Hector worked in the ship yard. Their address was 1200 Atlantic Blvd., Alameda Island. Their son, also named Hector, came over in 1891 and worked as a shipwright for the Union Iron Works in San Francisco. He later moved to Tacoma, Washington where he worked on th building of several ships.
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