John "Long John" McEACHERN b. 1828 Morven, Argyllshire, Scotland, son of Hugh & Mary McEACHERN married in 1857 at Strathdownie to Ann McLEAN, Ann b. 1828 Morven, Argyllshire, Scotland, daughter of Alexander McLEAN and Ann McEACHERN.

John McEACHERN & Annie McLEANhad the following children:

1. Mary Margaret McEACHERN b. 1858 Casterton, Vic.............;

2. Flora Ann McEACHERN b. 1859, "Strathdownie East Sation" d. 1938, Mount Gambier, m. Donald MATHESON 1846-1927;

3. Hugh McEACHERN b. 1861 Strathdownie, Vic, d. 1940, Mount Gambier, SA, m. Annie McLEAN 1868-1962;

4. Margaret Ann McEACHERN b. 1862 Casterton, Vic, d. 1865 "Knebsworth" McArthur, Vic.;

5. Alexander McEACHERN b. 1864, ___, Vic, d, 1865, "Knebsworth" McArthur, Vic.;

6. Mary Margaret Stewart McEACHERN b. 1867 Branxholme, Vic, d. 1949, Mount Gambier, SA, m. Andrew john William LINN 1873-1934;

7. Alexander McLean McEACHERN b. 1868, "Rising Sun Hotel" Hotspur, Vic, d. 1945, Adelaide, SA, m. Catherine Jane McFARLANE 1870-1956 [of Hotspur, Nelson, Carapook, Port Fairy, Mount Gambier & Adelaide];

8. Hannah McEACHERN b. 1870, "Rising Sun Hotel" Hotspur, Vic, d. 1896 Mount Gambier, SA;

9. John Angus McEACHERN b. 1873, Hotspur, Vic, d. 1961, m. Dorothy KERR 1877-1945.

In the Digby Court of Petty Sessions, 26 Jun 1867, Lachlan McCLEAN of Hotspur applied for and was granted a transfer of his General Publican's Licence for the Crawford Inn at Hotspur to John McEACHERN.

Daryl Povey

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