Gordon Robertson McLean married Lesley Ann Calder. Gordon was an Adviser with the Department of Agriculture, Leslie a Nurse.

They had three children:

Sally McLean (1975)

Jillian Lesley (Jilly) McLean (1978)

Ross Gordon McLean (1980).  

Sally McLean married Andrew Lawrence in 2009. They have a daughter, Sophia (2012)

Ross McLean and his partner Kelly Mason had a son, Reece Mason McLean (2001). Disturbingly, Kelly died in 2003.

Tragically,  Jilly passed away in 2020.