John Maclean, Tangasdale, Barra

Able Seaman JOHN MACLEAN
Iain Bàn Chalainn (?)
Son of Alexander and Annie McLean;
Husband of Catherine McLean (nee McNeil),
Last known address in Barra: Tangasdale
Service unit: Merchant Navy, SS Northumbria
Date of death: 9 January 1919 at the age of 34
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
Local memorial: Barra & Vatersay

John appears in the 1901 census aged 16, the son of Alexander (48) and Ann (44) and brother of James (8).  The 1891 census shows the family with 3 children apart from John, namely Roth (?) aged 8, Flora (4) and Katie (1).

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