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as it was a very important project for him to have placed online
for all to search their roots from Scotland to Australia.

Highland and Island Emigration Society, HIES
"ONTARIO"

McAULAY        Neil             49   Bernisdale     Skeabost
   134                  Anne           47    Nee McDonald
                           Anne           22  (Daughter of Neil's 1st wife)
                           Effy             15
                           John           12
                          Ann             10
                          Donald          9

P/N     £23-9-    A  married  son and two daughters of 1st  wife,  Ann  Matheson, sailed  in the Georgiana   (Samuel  wife Christy, sisters  Ann  & Christy Family No 39) Good  family. A 4 year old Finlay is listed on shipping  list with family.

CAMERON        Norman         45   Keppoch        Strathaird
   135                    Christy          43
                              Janet            22
                             Donald          20
                             Margaret       18
                             Alexander     15
                             Catherine      13
                             Ann              11
                             Ronald           7
                             Finlay            4

P/N     £23-15-0     Said to be a most useful man. Norman  & Donald, aged 20 died on journey.  Christy's  name McKinnon.

McINNES        Janet              54   Keppoch        Strathaird
    136                Alexander      28
                          Janet              25  (Wife)
                          John                1

P/N    £11-1-2   Janet, a widow, sister, or sister in law of Norman Cameron.

McKINNON       Norman         45   Keppoch        Strathaird
    137                    Janet             38
                              Jane              14
                              Catherine      12
                              Lachlan          8
CAMERON        Mary             20   (neice of McKinnon)

P/N     £16-10-10

McINNES        Ewen           34   Keppoch        Strathaird
   138                 Christy        34  (Catherine  1851 census)
                          John             7
                          Ewen           5
                          Ronald         1

P/N    £10-9-2

McINTOSH       Archibald       24   Keppoch        Strathaird
    139                  Farquhar       18
                            Finlay            14

P/N    £15-16-6    Archibald died on journey

GRANT          Flora           50   Elgol          Strathaird
   140               Ewen           24
                        Alexander    16
                        John            18
                        John            28    Keppoch
                       Mary           30   (Wife)
                       John          Infant
McINTOSH       Christy        11   (niece of Grant )

P/N     £34-13-9        Selected by the Skye Committee.   Flora, a widow.

GRANT          Donald           50   Keppoch        Strathaird
   141               Christy           43
                        Charles          23
                        Donald          20
                        Margaret       17
                        Archibald      15
                        Catherine      13
                        Alexander       9
                        Neil                8

P/N    £13-11-5     Man looks older - Wife strong & healthy- children look emaciated for want of food. Donald,aged 20, not shown on shipping list. Christy died on voyage.

McKINNON       Margaret       39   Keppoch        Strathaird
    142                    Lachlan        20
                              Christy         16
                              Jane             14
                              Catherine     12

P/N    £13-14-6    Fine grown girls  Good family Margaret a widow.

McALISTER      Catherine      44   Arinacraig     Strathaird
     143                 Catherine       23
                            Charles          21   Died on journey
                            Donald          19
                            John              16
                            Janet             13

P/N     £19-0-7        Healthy eligible family. Catherine a widow. husband's name Alexander, brother of Keith, No 91. Catherine's name was Robertson.

McALISTER      John             42   Arinacraig     Strathaird
     144                 Catherine      40
                            Godfrey        17
                            Betsy            16
                            Charles         14
                            Alexander     11
                            Donald           9
                            Mary              5
McINTOSH       John           22   Keppoch

P/N    £23-17-9         Selected by the Skye committee.
John McAlister, 42, died on journey. Catherine nee McInnes.

McLEOD         John              28   Arnish         Raasay
   145                 Margaret       26
                          Malcolm         1
                          Hannah         23   (sister of John McLeod)

P/N    £8-6-9

FRASER          Thomas         48   Romisdale      Lord McDonald
  146                  John             41
McLEAN         Margaret      46   (Widow, Sister of Thomas & John)
                          Simon          26
                          Catherine     23
                          Anne           16
GILLIES          Ann            18

P/N     31-8-6 This family was rejected because John Fraser had an illegitimate
child but was forwarded by the Skye Committee without authority. Thomas & John Fraser & Margaret & Simon McLean died on voyage.  Ann Gillies, daughter of Angus No 125

McKAY          Alexander      53   Keistle        Lord McDonald
  147                Catherine       53
                        Flora             26
                        Ann              24
                        Flora            21
                        Angus          17
BUCHANAN       Malcolm        19

P/N    £26-8-11       Man appeared healthy, but wife looks old and seems to have suffered from want. Malcolm son of Malcolm No 116. Alexander & Catherine died on voyage.

HEATH                Rachel (Mrs)    48    Matron
                              (Not an emigrant)

(Deaths  taken  from  List of immigrants per  ship  "Ontario"  as inspected  by the immigration Board, December 1852. Reel 2463  of NSW Genealogy Research Kit.

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