MacLaren, George

George Maclaren (fl. 1810-1837) was a naval surgeon with the Royal Navy during the 1830s. Between 1831 and 1835 he served on board HMS Magicienne in the East Indies. On his return to Portsmouth in March 1835, he qualified as a full surgeon and travelled to Belfast and then Edinburgh to visit his family. He served on the brig-sloop HMS Serpent in the West Indies and North American stations, 1835-1837, during which time his ship was engaged principally in the suppression of the Spanish slave trade in the waters around Cuba.

From the guide to the George Maclaren: Naval journals, 1831-1837, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)