Old travel Blog photograph of houses and people in Askomil, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. William Mitchell McKersie who lived at Craigard, Askomil, was born in 1844. He was born into a Whisky Distillery family. His father, also William, was a partner in Lochside Distillery, Longrow, Campbeltown before becoming the owner of Albyn Distillery, situated on The Roading, Campbeltown. The Albyn Distillery passed to his sons, William and John. In 1867, William and his brother John bought another distillery, Lochruan located at Princess Street, Campbeltown which they rebuilt. William and his brother, whilst running two distilleries together, seem to have been quite competitive. William had the architect H E Clifford design his villa “ Craigard ” at Askomill. His brother employed the same architect and gave him the order that he build him a house like his brother’s, only better. William’s son, Jack, served with Princess Louise’s Regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Two of his daughters, Marion and Jean operated a motorised field kitchen on the Italian Front. William’s wife, Marion, was awarded the MBE for her services to the British Red Cross. William Mitchell McKersie died in 1916 in Campbeltown.
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