of the mist". Historically, the term "children of the mist" referred to the line of MacGregors who were disinherited in the 16th century. The character of Allan M'Aulay was based upon the historical James Stewart of Ardvorlich, sometimes called the "Mad Major". In Africa During the late 1800s Murdoch Macaulay arrived in Zimbabwe where he had a son (Simon Mack Macaullay) with a black shona woman. His son had 11 grand children and many grand children. After the birth of his son Mr Macaulay diliberatly mis-spelt his surname on his sons birth certificate and spelt it as Macaullay. As a result, his son was not entitled to his estate when Murdoch Macaulay died in the 1950s. Murdoch had built a large estate and even owned a gold mine in the Chinhiyi region of Zimbabwe. Today there are as many as 100 Macaullays in Zimbabwe. See also Ardencaple Castle, once the seat of the chiefs of Clan MacAulay Siol Alpin, the seven clans which were once thought to have a common descent from Alpin, father of Kenneth MacAlpin Macaulay of Lewis, the clan of Macaulays on the Isle of Lewis who have no relation with Clan MacAulay Notes Footnotes References External links Clan association/societies https://web.archive.org/web/20050404175307/http://clanmacaulay.org.uk/Index.html – Clan MacAulay Association in Scotland http://www.macaulay.org/ – USA Clan Macaulay Website Armigerous clans Scottish clans