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Highland and Island Emigration Society, HIES
"ONTARIO"

The HIES Ship List information was generously supplied by
William "Bill" Clarke.

SHIP " ONTARIO " WHICH SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL FOR SYDNEY ON 3RD AUGUST 1852  ARRIVED 15TH DECEMBER 1852, PLACED IN QUARANTINE
 
 

Surnames - BUCHANAN, CAMPBELL, CAMERON, DINGWALL, FRASER, GILLIES, GRANT, HEATH, KELLY, ROSS, McALISTER, McASKILL, McAULAY, McDONALD, McFARLANE, McGILLIVRAY, McINNES, McINTOSH, McKAY, McKENZIE, McKINNON, McLEAN, McLENNAN, McLEOD, McRAE, McSWEEN, MUNRO, NICOLSON, SHAW.

ROSS           Alexander      40   Duntulm        Lord MacDonald   103             Flora              35                      Mary             17                      John              15                      Ann               13                      Donald            4                      Margaret        1 P/N    £27-19-0     Strong able man. Healthy well grown children. Alexander  died on voyage, John died in quarantine.

McDONALD       Ann              40     Totescore      Lord MacDonald     104                    Alexander     21                               Allan             19                               Catherine      17                               Anne            15                               James           12                              Angus             9                              Donald           5 P/N     £31-0-8     Healthy robust woman, a widow.

KELLY          Angus          29   Kingsburgh     Lord MacDonald   105               Marion         23   (sister) P/N      £2-9-7 Eligible young people                Both died on the voyage

DINGWALL       Catherine      20   Kingsburgh     Lord MacDonald    106                    Mary            18 P/N    £7-11-11  Orphans

McGILLIVRAY    Donald         30   Breakish       Lord MacDonald      107                     Anne           35                                 Neil              7                                Alexander      2 P/N    £13-11-11    Eligible couple

McGILLIVRAY    Charles        32   Breakish       Lord MacDonald      108                     Flora           26                                 Anne            5                                 Neil              1 P/N     £13-3-7      Brother of Donald, eligible family.

McDONALD       John           30   Waterloo       Lord MacDonald     109                    Marion       26   (wife)                               Mary          30   (sister)   cook                               Flora          24   (sister)   nurse                               Allan          22   (brother)  ships carpenter P/N   £13-17-9  Very excellent family for Australia.

McLEOD          John             27   Culnacnock     Lord MacDonald    110                 Catherine      25   (Sister) P/N    £9-11-0     Eligible young people.

MUNRO          Myles            48   Breakish       Lord MacDonald    111                 Catherine      49   (Wife)                           Catherine      24                           Alexander     18                           Hannah         15                           Donald         22  Died on voyage                           Allan            13 McDONALD       Mary           28   (Adopted daughter) McDONALD       Angus          28   (son in law of Munro)                               Marcella       24                               Peggy             4   Child from Angus's 1st marriage McKENZIE         Alexander      22   Decent looking man P/N    £44-15-8     One of the best families for emigration I ever saw. It would be difficult to find a family more eligible for Australia. Mary 28, name was MacDonald and adopted by Myles & Catherine

McLENNAN       John           45   Boreraig       Lord MacDonald    112                    Flora          44                             Catherine     22                             Christy         20   Died on voyage                             Susan          18                             Anne           16                             Duncan        14                             Ewen           12                             Flora             9 P/N    £30-0-0    A very excellent family for Australia (John most likely a brother of Hector No 384)

McINTOSH       John            45   Garros         Lord MacDonald    113                   Anne           42                             Mary           21                             Norman      19                             Neil            17                             Catherine    15                             Christy        13                             Marion        10                             Murdoch       7                             John              1 P/N    £43-6-6   Appearance of great destitution. feeding on the voyage will much improve the family.

CAMERON        Angus          45   Waterloo       Lord MacDonald    114                    Elizabeth      40   (Wife)                              Rachel         21                              Christy        18                             Anne           16                             Catherine      14                              (Right eye slightly injured but sight not affected) P/N    £21-5-5        Good Family. Angus died on voyage.

NICOLSON       Angus          38   Kinloch na Dal     Lord MacDonald     115                   Janet           30                              Donald         2                             Catherine       1                             Lachlan        23 P/N     £7-4-6      Eligible family. Janet died on voyage

BUCHANAN       Malcolm        45   Scorr          Lord MacDonald    116                     Catherine      44                               Mary            22                              Catherine      20                              Ann              15                              Flora            13 P/N    £24-12-4       Has a a son,  Archibald, gone to Victoria. Good  family.

SHAW           Roderick       38   Breabost       Alexander    117              Janet             36             MacDonald of Lyndale                        John              18                        Margaret       16                        Norman        13                        Peter             11                        Donald            6                        John               3                        Flora              1 P/N     £24-15-4     Selected by Skye Committee. Roderick died on journey,  Janet's name McSwan.

McLEOD        John        39   Lyndale     Alexander MacDonald of Lyndale    118                Mary       40                          Peggy          18                          Eliza             13                          Archibald      11                          Margaret        7 P/N    £13-0-2       Selected by the Skye Committee.

McFARLANE      Donald         32   Coshletter    Vice Chancellor John Stuart    119                     Anne            23   (Nee Ferguson)                               Anne              3                               Mary Ann     49   Twin sister of Neil No 134                               Sarah            30                               Ann              28                               Mary            26                               Catherine      22                               Murdo          24                               Flora            14 P/N     £25-9-0      Selected by the Skye committee. Another son Roderich went to U.S.A. Anne 3, was a step daughter of Donald's,   name MacInnes.

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