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Highland and Island Emigration Society, HIES
"ARABIAN"

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

Surnames: BETHUNE, BUCHANAN, CAMERON, CAMPBELL, GILLIES, MacLEAN, MacSWEEN, MARTIN, MATHESON, McDONALD, McFARLANE, McINNIS, McINTOSH, McKENZIE, McKINLEY, McKINNON, McLEOD, McKAY, McLEAN, McPHEE, McPHERSON, McQUEEN, McRAE, McSWAN, MUNRO, NICOLSON, ROSS, SHAW.

LIST OF EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND & ISLAND EMIGRATION SOCIETY, AND EMBARKED ON BOARD THE SHIP "ARABIAN" WHICH SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL FOR PORTLAND BAY ON THE 3RD OF JUNE 1854 ARRIVED 19th SEPTEMBER 1854.
 

BETHUNE         John             32    Portree        Lord Macdonald 
   573                   Isabella        33
                            Christy         11
                           Archibald        8
                           Neil                5
                           Dugald            2

P/N  £20-0-0     Very poor family

BUCHANAN        Margaret        37    Waterloo,  Strath    Lord MacDonald
   574 

P/N £3-8-10

GILLIES          Mary            27    Kingsburgh     Lord MacDonald
   575 

No Aid

MATHESON        Ann             23    Conista  Kilmaluag      Lord MacDonald
    576 

P/N  £4-6-8

MATHESON        Marian          44    Glenhinnisdale    Lord MacDonald
   577                      Flora             24 
                              Alexander       23
                              Catherine       20
                              Marian           17
                              Catherine       14 
                             Margaret        10
                             Christy             5

Marian a widow.  Very poor family   P/N  £25-2-7

MATHESON        Kate            30    Stenscholl     Lord MacDonald
   578                     Angus           26    (Brother)

P/N   £10-0-0

MUNRO           Mary            18    Stenscholl     Lord MacDonald
  579                   John             24    (Brother)

P/N   £4-11-11

MARTIN          Donald          34    Valtos         Lord MacDonald
   580                  Mary            25    (Wife)

No Aid

MATHESON        Margaret        46    Borniskitaig   Lord MacDonald
   581                      Donald           26 
                               Margaret       19
                              Catherine       15 
                             Alexander       11

Margaret a widow.  Nee McKenzie.    No Aid

McINNES         Jonathan        30    Borniskitaig   Lord MacDonald
   582                  Ann               21    (Wife)

No aid   Jonathan  Son in Law of Margaret Matheson (581) 

McLEOD          Marian          22    Elishader      Lord MacDonald
   583

P/N   £3-17-2

MUNRO           Duncan          28    Borniskitaig   Lord MacDonald
   584                 Catherine       26
                          Christy            3
                          Isabella           1

P/N  £12-12-9  fine young couple 

MARTIN          Angus             41    Kilmuir    (Parish)    Lord MacDonald
   585                Margaret        39 
                         Margaret        19
                        Archibald       13
                        Angus              8
                        George            7

Resided meantime in Glasgow   No aid 
No record can be found of where this family came from.

MATHESON        Murdo           31    Glenhinnisdale  Lord MacDonald
    586                     Janet              21    (Wife)
No aid
CAMERON         Ann             23    Glenhinnisdale  Lord MacDonald
   587
MARTIN          Roderick        40    Geary,  Waternish       Major MacDonald
   588                  Mary             38 
                           Ann               15
                           Donald          10
                           John               6
                           Janet              3

P/N  £16-14-8  Very poor family, detained 2 years for want of aid 

McKAY           Isabella           30    Conista  Kilmaluag       Lord MacDonald
   589                Alexander       19 

P/N  £4-4-2

McPHERSON       John             27    Tarskavaig     Lord MacDonald
    590                     Marian          37    (2nd Wife)

McDONALD       Margaret        15
                              John               10
                              Jessie               8
                             Norman            6 
P/N   £15-8-6 MacDonald children most likely children of Marian's from previous marriage.

McDONALD        Alexander       25    Valtos         Lord MacDonald
   591                      Mary              21 (Wife)

P/N  £6-3-0

McDONALD        Christy         23    Elishader      Lord MacDonald
    592

P/N  £4-3-2

McLEOD          Donald          22    Uig            Lord MacDonald
   593                 Catherine       21
                          Ann              Inf
                          Jane              23

P/N  £4-5-0   Eligible couple

McPHEE          John            28    Upper Lachasy  Lord MacDonald
   594                Ann             21

No aid

McKINLEY        Henry           32    Camusmore      Lord MacDonald
   595                    Jane             27   (sister)

P/N  £7-14-1

McLEOD          Jane            20    Camusmore      Lord MacDonald
   595A               John            25   (brother)

McLEOD          Margaret        55    Herbusta       Lord MacDonald
   596                  Donald          32
                           Christy          22

Margaret a widow    P/N  £20-17-0

McKAY           Effy            24    Herbusta       Lord MacDonald 
   597

P/N  £3-10-0

McPHEE          Flora           20    Herbusta       Lord MacDonald
  598

P/N  £4-1-1

McKINNON        Donald          36    Earlish        Lord MacDonald
     599                   Marion          30
                             Catherine       15
                             Malcolm          8
                             Isabella           5
                             Flora             Inf 

P/N  £17-18-3

McPHERSON       Angus           34    Kensalyre      Lord MacDonald
    600                     Christy           29  (wife)

P/N  £10-0-0

MacSWEEN        Alexander       56    Kingsburgh     Lord MacDonald
   601                    Ann                 56
                             Norman          28
                             Norah            20
                             John              24 
                             Charles         21
P/N £5-7-0
MacSWEEN        Angus            30    Kingsburgh     Lord MacDonald
   602                     Catherine       29
                             Ann                  5
                             John                 3
                            Mary               Inf 

No Aid

McINTOSH        Betsy           31    Portree        Lord MacDonald
    603

P/N  £5-3-3

MacLEAN         Hugh             42    Kilmuir        Lord MacDonald
   604                  Anabella        44    (Parish)
                           Anabella         4
                           Ann             32    (Sister)
                          Janet             25    (Sister)
                         Ewen             21    (Brother)

No aid. No record can be found of this family in 1841/51  census.

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