Highland and Island Emigration
Society, HIES
"UTOPIA"
The HIES Ship List information was generously
supplied by
William "Bill" Clarke.
The S.S.Utopia arrived on the 27th January 1854 at Portland, Victoria.
she was 949 tons. Captain Wilkinson. departed Liverpool November 3, 1853
389 immigrants, 83d passage, 13sailors absconded.Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt & yellow metal in 1862; partly fastened with iron bolts.
Tonnage: 949 tons.
Construction: 1853 in New Brunswick.
Owners: Baines & Co.
Home Port: LiverpoolUTOPIA (1)
The Utopia was built in New Brunswick in 1853 (National Archives of Canada, record group 42, Volume 1347 (original Vol. 136) reel C 386, page 151). According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1854/1855 - 1867/68, she was 949 tons, & measured 153.4 x 31.3 x 22.2 feet (length x beam x depth of hold)
Owner: 1854/55-1857/58 W.Sharp; 1858/59-1864/65 James Baines & Co (the "Black Ball Line"). Destined Voyage 1854/55 - Australia; 1855/56-1857/58 - India; 1858//1859-1866/67 - Australia; 1866/67-1867/68 - India. On 10th March
1867, John Dickie, master, she sailed from Liverpool, but was almost immediately found to be leaking badly, and on 13 March was abandoned about 70 miles south of Cape Clear, the board of inquiry found the master negligent in putting to sea in a leaky vessel, but found that he did so under pressure from the ship owner and the shipping broker, and so his master's certificate with an admonition
(Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons, 1871, 1xi.693). -
Surnames: BRUNTON, CAMERON, KENNEDY, MacPHEE,McDONALD, McKERRAL, McKINNON, McLACHLAN, McMASTER, McPHAIL, McPHEE, RANKIN, SLOAN, YOUNG. LIST OF EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND & ISLAND EMIGRATION SOCIETY, AND EMBARKED ON BOARD THE SHIP "UTOPIA" WHICH SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL FOR PORTLAND BAY ON THE 3RD NOVEMBER 1853 ARRIVED 25th JANUARY 1854
McPHEE Archibald 51 Corpach Cameron of Locheil
553 Vere 49 Locheil
Kate 24
Hugh 22
Christy 19
Peggy 17P/N £36-7-2 Poor family children very eligible Archibald died 7-11-1854
CAMERON Hugh 39 Achnacarry Cameron of Locheil
554 Mary 36 (Sister)Dep £3 paid to Mr Bett Eligible young people
McDONALD Alex 56 Kinloch Eil Cameron of Locheil
555 Sarah 51
Isabella 28
Allan 26
Alex 22
Donald 20McDONALD William 30
Mary 19
Peggy InfP/N £36-12-1 Cottar poor family William paid Dep £2-10-0 to Mr. Bett
McKINNON William 27 Corpach Cameron of Locheil
556 Janet 27 (Wife)Deposit £3 paid to Mr. Bett Good emigrants
RANKIN Dugald 29 Corpach Cameron of Locheil
557 Ann 18 (Sister)P/N £1-12-0 Deposit of £2-0-0 paid to Mr Bett
YOUNG Isabella 22 Corpach Cameron of Locheil
558 Mary 20
John 25Deposit £2 paid to Mr Bett Excellent emigrants
McLACHLAN Donald 49 Corpach Cameron of Locheil
559 Ann 44
John 21
Mary 19
Ewen 17
Isabella 12
Margaret 10
Alex 7
Sarah 3P/N £32-1-10 Eligible family of children
CAMERON Christy 18 Banavie Cameron of Locheil
560Deposit £1-0-0 paid to Mr Bett
KENNEDY Duncan 39 Banavie Donald Cameron of Locheil
561 Kate 35
Peter 19
Allan 17
James 15
Janet 13
Mary 11
Alex 11
Christy 8P/N £12-2-0 Excellent family for the colony
McMASTER John 50 Kinloch Eil Donald Cameron of Locheil
562 Catherine 47
John 23
Dugald 21
Ewen 19
Alexander 16
Mary 14
Duncan 10
Allan 7P/N £45-1-10 Cottar, fine family of children
MacPHEE Alex 42 Corpach Donald Cameron of Locheil
563 Sarah 38
Cath 18
Mary 17
Flora 14
Sarah 12
Eliza 10
Archibald 8
Christy 4
John 2P/N £28-11-2 Healthy eligible family
BRUNTON James 44 Corpach Donald Cameron of Locheil
564 Lucy 44
James 13
Richard 12
Ann 10
Jessie 7No Aid Excellent family
SLOAN Mary 21 Corpach Donald Cameron of Locheil
565 Thomas 18
Susan 16Deposit £4-0-0 paid to Mr Bett Eligible young people
CAMERON Ewen 30 Druimarbin Donald Cameron of Locheil
566 Janet 20 (wife)Deposit £3 paid to Mr Bett Eligible young people
CAMERON Dugald 45 Lochyside Donald Cameron of Locheil
567 Mary 42
Alexander 18
John 16
Duncan 14
Sarah 12
Angus 10P/N £7-4-10 Very healthy family
CAMERON Alexander 22 Banavie Donald Cameron of Locheil
568 Elizabeth 20 (sister)Deposit £3 paid to Mr Bett Healthy young people
CAMERON Alexander 49 Drumnasaillie Donald Cameron of Locheil
569 Mary 48
Susan 25
Mary 23
Catherine 18
Ewen 9P/N £28-13-7 Very excellent family
McDONALD John 43 Balinoe, The Duke of Argyll
570 Flora 23 Tiree
Catherine 10
Hugh 3
Hector InfP/N £10-17-2
McPHAIL Colin 45 Cornaigmore, The Duke of Argyll
571 Janet 36 Tiree
Margaret 14
Flora 12
Mary 11
John 10
Marion 6
Donald 3P/N £24-2-6
McKERRAL Grace 35 Campbeltown The Duke of Argyll
572No Aid (Mr. William Bett was factor to Cameron of Locheil)