Families Klein, Ree, de Breed en de Vries van Terschelling » William Haig (1771-1847)

Personal data William Haig 

  • He was born on March 7, 1771 in Seggie, Fife, Scotland.
  • Profession: Distiller - Kincaple & Seggie.
  • (Distiller) in the year 1795 in Kincaple Distillery, Lowlands, Scotland: After Robert Stein's bankruptcy in 1788 it was run from 1795 to 1809 by William Haig..
  • (Distiller) in the year 1810 in Seggie, Fife, Scotland: William Haig went on to build his own Seggie distillery at Guardbridge, near St Andrews, which he passed on to his son John in 1837. John was already operating Cameron Bridge distillery, built 1824..
  • He died on March 21, 1847 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, he was 76 years old.
  • A child of John Gartlands Haig and Margaret Stein

Household of William Haig

He is married to Janet Stein.

They got married on October 13, 1794, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John Haig  1802-1878 


Notes about William Haig

William the youngest son took over Kincaple from his uncle Robert Stein but was bankrupted in 1809. He then built the Seggie Distillery at Guardbridge near St Andrews (financed by his uncle John Stein of Kennetpans - at John Stein's death in 1825, William owed John 12,000 pounds). Seggie was taken over by his son John Haig in 1837. John later ran the Cameron Bridge Distillery which was the most important for the Haig 's. Young John took the advice of his cousin Robert Stein of Kilbagie and installed two continuous stills (invented by Robert) at Cameronbridge with huge success. One was in use until 1929.

John's son was Field Marshall, Sir Douglas Haig, Earl Haig also known as "the butcher of the Somme" for his tactics when in charge of the allies in WW1. Sir Douglas was responsible for introducing red poppies on Armistice Day.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Haig

James Haig
1691-????
Mary Mackenzie
1691-1743
John Stein
1697-????
Margaret Caldom

William Haig
1771-1847

1794

Janet Stein
1774-1852

John Haig
1802-1878

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Birthday March 7, 1771

  • The temperature on March 7, 1771 was about -0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: sneeuw donker. Special wheather fenomena: ijs. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1771: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 12 » Gustav III becomes the King of Sweden.
    • May 16 » The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
    • July 14 » Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.
    • July 17 » Bloody Falls massacre: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee, traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his Arctic overland journey, massacres a group of unsuspecting Inuit.
    • October 17 » Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Mozart at age 15.

Day of marriage October 13, 1794

  • The temperature on October 13, 1794 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1794: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 26 » The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.
    • March 4 » The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
    • March 27 » The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
    • May 7 » French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
    • May 8 » Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
    • November 19 » The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

Day of death March 21, 1847

  • The temperature on March 21, 1847 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world.
    • January 13 » The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican–American War in California.
    • January 16 » John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
    • February 23 » Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
    • March 29 » Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
    • September 13 » Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.


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