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Highland and Island Emigration Society, HIES
"ARABIAN"

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

LIST OF EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND AND ISLAND EMIGRATION  SOCIETY, AND EMBARKED ON BOARD  THE SHIP ARABIAN WHICH SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL FOR VICTORIA ON THE 27TH OCTOBER 1852.ARRIVED MELBOURNE 14th FEBRUARY 1853.
 
Surnames -  McINNES,  McKENZIE, McLENNAN, McRAE, MacSWEEN, ROBERTSON.
McLENNAN         Ewen            60    Sallachy,  Kintail    A. Matheson  Esq
   291                       Mary           56
                                Rory            25
                                John             23
                                Christy         27
                                Janet            19

P/N    £45-16-0                Children highly eligible.

McLENNAN         Kenneth         36   Nonach,Kintail  A.Matheson Esq
    292                      Ann               32
                                Alexander       3
                                Ewen              1 Died 20-1-53
                               Christy             8
                               Catherine         6

P/N    £12-4-3 
Fine grown healthy couple.  Son of Ewen McLennan no 291

McLENNAN     Alexander    27    Sallachy   Kintail     Alexander Matheson
    293                  Isabella        26
                            Murdoch     Inf
                            Inf. born at sea Died 12-2-53

P/N    £5-6-10 
Son of Ewen McLennan no 291.  Very eligable young couple.

McLENNAN       Mary        54    Inverinate   Kintail     Alexander Matheson
    294                    John         27
                              Roderick       22
                              Mary            18
                              Jane              12

P/N    £26-5-1         Very nice family.

McLENNAN     John      41    Portnacloich,   Lochalsh  Alexander Matheson
    295                 Martha          37
                           Duncan          11
                           Murdoch          7
                           Janet              13
                           Isabella            4
                           Christy           Inf

P/N   £11-8-7       Eligible family.

McRAE            John       64    Portnacloich,  Lochalsh   Alexander Matheson
   296                 Isabella        60
                          Finlay          28
                          Farquhar     25
                          Duncan        21
                          Margaret     17

P/N    £43-15-6       Children highly eligible.

MacSWEEN         Angus           34    Dunvegan        MacLeod of MacLeod
    297                     Isabella        32
                               Donald          6
                               John              3
                               Neil              Inf

P/N    £11-18-9
Rented two acres of croft land at 24/- per acre. Worked on the road when he
could get employment and was occasionally  hired by the landlord of Dunvegan Inn, the schoolmaster and  others.Was occasionally employed by MacLeod of MacLeod. A very  poor and destitute family. Was detained 3 weeks in the depot remarkably improved in appearance by the good feeding.
 

McKENZIE         Flora           26    Sconser        Lord MacDonald
                              Ann            16

* Sisters of John McKenzie, No 258, of Sconser, by the Priscilla Advances included in his P/N.

McINNES          Mary            38    Camuscross     Lord MacDonald
   298                   Angus           17
                            John              14

P/N    £11-17-2    (Mary a widow) 
Good family.    Sister of Neil Robertson.

ROBERTSON        Neil              45    Camuscross     Lord MacDonald
   299                        Isabella         43
                                 John             25
                                 John             22
                                 Margaret      19
                                 Christy         15
                                 Jane             13
                                 Kate            11
                                 Archibald       9
                                 Donald           6
                                 Kate            35    sister of Neil

P/N    £30-9-2      Very good family

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