History of Mount Breckan

A man from very humble beginnings, Alexander Hay was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1820. Following his father’s death in 1823 his mother Susan was left alone to bring up her two sons, Robert and Alexander. Alexander, at the age of 18 applied for and received a free passage to emigrate to Australia under the Wakefield plan, sailing on 25th November 1838 in the barque the “Planters”, the journey taking 6 months and arriv-ing in Port Adelaide on 15th May 1839.