LIST OF EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND & ISLAND SOCIETY,AND EMBARKED ON  BOARD  THE  SHIP `BLOOMER' WHICH SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL  FOR SYDNEY ON THE 29TH MARCH 1853 .ARRIVED SYDNEY 26th JULY 1853.
 

Surnames - LAMONT, McKINNON.

LAMONT      Hector           43    Inverness   (432)             Flora              38     (Barra)                        Kate               22                        Sarah              21                        Christina         18                        Allan               17                        Donald            15                        Mary Ann        10                        John                 8  P/N   £19-19-0

McKINNON    Hector               44    Inverness    (433)              Margaret            41 (Barra)                           Sarah                16                          Margaret            14                          John                     9                          Mary Ann            4  P/N  £13-3-8

These families were among a number from the Isle of Barra who arrived on the mainland, in a desparate search for both shelter and employment. Having regard to their destitute circumstances it was agreed that the Society would bear the total cost of their passage, outfit etc.

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