Toni, I'm sorry if I was not clear. What I meant was that Colin Hay, who was one of the trustees of Dugald Johnston's will, took over from the MacDougall family in the 1850s. I didn't mean to imply that either Colin or the MacDougall family came to Australia. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni Sinclair" <tonisinclair@hotmail.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 6:19 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: Johnstons of Laphroaig > John Gillies, > You're reply to Sheila confuses me a bit: > > "As to Ardbeg - it occured to me there may be a connection. One of the > trustees of Dugald's will was Colin Hay of Ardbeg - although he came after > the McDougalls." > > Do you mean that Colin Hay came to Australia after the McDougalls? In the > autobiography of John Murdoch, he writes about the death of his great > friend, Colin Hay of Ardbeg, who died on the 10th of February, 1899 at the > Bridge of Allan, age 71. > > Toni > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: SKronen266@aol.com > > To: john.gillies@bigpond.com ; SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 3:55 AM > > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: Johnstons of Laphroaig > > > > > > Hello John, > > > > Yes, Alexander Johnston went to Australia in 1837. Information which I > >received from Lindsay (Lin) Johnston says that he left Greenock 23 July > >1837 and arrived Australia 3 Dec. 1837 (On Ship "Portland"). The > >"founder" Alexander may be two generations back from this Alexander (whose > >parents were Alexander Johnston/Mary Graham) . Information is murky for > >back then. > > > > I know very little about the Ardbeg Distillery. The book Scotch and > >Water by Neil Wilson mentions Duncan McDougall, his son John McDougall, > >and John's children Alexander Mcdougall (d. 1853), Margaret McDougall and > >Flora McDougall. I don't know where I got it from, but I have a note that > >Alice McDougall was born at Oa. > > > > Sheila in Belleville, Illinois, USA > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 02/07/2006 9:47:29 AM, john.gillies@bigpond.com > >writes: > > > > > > > > Hello Sheila, > > > > Thank you for the information on Grace et al. Will keep digging and > >perhaps find something. I am descended from Jane Johnston - she was a > >paternal g grand mother. > > > > A few more questions for you. I thought at Alexander Johnston who > >started Laphroaig with his brother Donald, had died in 1836. But is seems > >he came to Australia around 1837. Is this correct or am I misreading > >things? > > > > Were Isabella and Alice in any way related to the MacDougall family > >that ran Ardbeg Distillery from 1798? > > > > Thanks also to everyone who took time and interest to reply to my > >query. > > > > John Gillies (Sydney) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > >To visit the website associated with this project, visit: > >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/data.htm > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Scan and help eliminate destructive viruses from your inbound and outbound > e-mail and attachments. > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=htt p://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the > first two months FREE*. > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Here are some links related to the Isle of Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/links.htm > >