by administrator | Jan 4, 2011 | Stein's Ships
On 28th May 1787 John Stein became the registered owner of the Ceres of Kennet Pans. This ship was built at Kincardine by John Marshall and launched on 20th April 1787. She was a Square Sterned Carval Brigantine and she had one deck and two masts, she was 74ft 2in...
by administrator | Jan 4, 2011 | Stein's Ships
On 31st January 1787 John Stein became the registered owner of the Margaret of Kennet Pans. This ship was built in Leith by John Simm in 1760. She was a Square Sterned Carval Sloop and she had one deck and one mast, she was 31ft long and 12ft 10in wide. The depth of...
by administrator | Jan 4, 2011 | Stein's Ships
On 31st January 1787 John Stein became the registered owner of theIsabella of Kennet Pans. This ship was built at Kincardine by John Marshall and launched in December 1786. She was a Square Sterned Carval Sloop and she had one deck and one Mast. She was 46ft 6in long...
by administrator | Dec 30, 2010 | The Downfall
& The Downfall of the Scottish Whisky Industry 1788 In London in the 1730s the amount of gin distilled and sold had reached staggering heights climbing from 3.5 million gallons in 1727 to 5.5 million gallons in 1735. Cheapness was an essential requirement of the...
by administrator | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Windygates Fife 1824 – Still active According to family legend, John Haig was riding with his old servant along the road which runs through Windygates when his attention was drawn to the old Cameron Mills on the River Leven. John turned to the old retainer and...
