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) > > >

Hello Sheila, Well, this is splendid news as I know something about this ship. It was one of the Reverend John Dunmore Lang's Bounty Scheme ships and indeed the good Reverend was onboard for the journey to Australia. An interesting note on the journey was that soon after they set sail there was an epidemic of measles which killed some twenty-five of the younger children. Later on there was an outbreak of scurvy. They landed in Albany (WA) where they erected a large square tent as a temporary hospital. It was placed on a piece of ground that had previously been ploughed up for a garden and left in that condition. Holes were dug in the ground for the patients to put their legs in, the earth then filled in around them up to the knees. In this position the patients sat for as many hours a day as they could. In a few days all had completely recovered though several were at the point of death. Also on board were John McIndeor (McAlister) and family. He was Unity Johnston's (Alexander's wife)older brother. 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. Thanks very much for the information. John ----- 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)

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=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.