Hi I'd like to know more about the McEacherns who started the distillery. Family legend seems to think they are related to me. Does anyone have more info??? Micki ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Lorne Campbell" <jlorne.campbell@sympatico.ca> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 5:19 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McEachern > Hi List > > I would like to know what happened to the 3 members of the McEachern family > who ran a successful farm distillery between 1814 and 1834, according to > "Lost Distilleries on Islay" > http://www.spirit-of-islay.co.uk/distilleries/rip.html ? > > Who were the 3 family members? > > The Pigot & Co Trade Directory of 1825 lists Donald McEachern, Merchant and > Innkeeper, Bridgend and a Malcolm McEachern, Distiller, Daile. Donald he > involved in Dail? > > Neil and Peter McEachern, Daill are listed as "Tenants on the Estate of > Islay, 1828" > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/rawdata/blackbook/bbook02.htm > > I believe Neil McEachern was tacksman in 1817 and died in 1824 at the age of > 54. > > Does anyone know why the distillery closed? To settle the estate? > > Did the McEacherns move or were they bought out? > > Any information would be appreciated. > > My Donald Campbell and his wife Ann Sinclair and their son James Campbell > and his wife Ann McLean were from Dail but immigrated to Canada in 1832. > > Lorne > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/195 - Release Date: 08/12/2005 > >