Deceased Brethren
Malcolm McLean was a coal miner who died on 3 May 1887, aged 30, in the Esplanade No. 1 mine explosion on 3 May 1887. He was a member of Ashlar Lodge No. 3.
Malcolm McLean is buried in Bowen Road Cemetery next to Samuel Hudson, another member of Ashlar Lodge No. 3 who died in the Esplanade No. 1 explosion.
We will post more information about Malcolm McLean as we find it.
Photos of Malcolm McLean’s grave in Bowen Road Cemetery are shown below:
![Bowen Road Cemetery, Nanaimo, B.C. Both men died in the Esplanade No. 1 mine explosion on 3 May 1887. (photo by Ashlar Lodge No. 3 Historian)](https://i0.wp.com/www.ashlar3.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Malcolm_McLean-Samuel_Hudson-graves-Bowen_Road_Cemetery-ashlar3-1662x987.jpg?resize=648%2C385)
![Malcolm McLean grave marker, Bowen Road Cemetery, Nanaimo, B.C. (photo by Ashlar Lodge No. 3 Historian)](https://i0.wp.com/www.ashlar3.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Malcolm_McLean-grave_marker-Bowen_Road_Cemetery-ashlar3-1662x2507.jpg?resize=648%2C977)
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