Hello Bill, There are four ships named Marathon listed in Lloyd's Register in around 1881, but the most likely would seem to be one of the two screw-assisted sailing vessels based in Glasgow or Dundee.  The screw barque Marathon, 1553 tons, built Glasgow 1860, was owned by the Cunard Steam Shipping Co., home port Glasgow.  Then there was the screw schooner Marathon, 763 tons, built Dundee 1878, owned by D. Scott & Sons, home port Dundee.  If you happen to know where Andrew McKean was based, perhaps we could take it from there. Regards, Peter Klein ________________________________ From: Bill Kean <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, 18 October 2013, 10:38 Subject: [MAR] Assistance Trying to obtain information on Andrew McKean shown as 4th Mate on the SS Marathon in 1881. Any info on him or ship would be appreciated. Thanks....Bill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message