by administrator | Jan 4, 2011 | Stein's Ships
On 31st October 1786 James Stein became the registered owner of the Elizabeth of Kincardine. This ship was built in Kincardine by James Gray in 1780. She was a Square Sterned Carval Sloop and she had one deck and one mast, she was 49ft 7in long and 17ft 10in wide. The...
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 Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Jameson Distilleries
~ 1750 – 1923 (William Jameson & Co) Founded in 1750 and taken over by John Stein of Kennetpans in 1780. Around 1800 John Jameson’s son William, who was married to one of Stein’s daughters (Isabella), joined his father-in-law’s Marrowbone Lane...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Jameson Family
THE GREAT IRISH DISTILLING DYNASTY WRONG! It is fairly commonly known that John Jameson was Scottish, born in Alloa in 1740. Less commonly known is that he was not the founder of the famous Bow Street Distillery but started as an employee of John Stein of Kennetpans...
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...
by administrator | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Edinburgh 1813 – 1856 Founded by James Haig, it was regarded as being one of the largest distilleries in Scotland in its day. Plans dating from the 1840s show it covering several acres with its buildings enclosing four large boilers, two vast mash turns, fifteen...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Guardbridge Fife 1810 – 1860 Founded by William Haig William first worked at his cousin Robert Stein’s distillery at Kincaple which he took over in around 1795. He then founded Seggie at Guardbridge in 1810. Although Seggie had an annual output of over 250,000...
