LIST OF EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND & ISLAND EMIGRATION SOCIETY AND EMBARKED ON BOARD THE SHIP "HMS HERCULES" WHICH SAILED ÊFROM CAMPBELTOWN FOR ADELAIDE AND MELBOURNE ON THE 26TH DECEMBER 1852.ARRIVED ADELAIDE 26th JULY 1853, MELBOURNE  7th AUGUST.
 
 

Surnames - BETHUNE, BROOKS, CAMPBELL, CUMMING, CUNNINGHAM, EVANS, FERGUSON, FINLAYSON, GILLIES, GLASFORD, GRANT, GREENLAW, JOHNSTON, KELLY, KIRKWOOD, LAING, MacASKILL,  MacAULAY, MacCRIMMON, MacCUISH, MacDIARMID, MacDONALD, MacGILLIVRAY, MacINNES, MacINTYRE, MacKAY, MacKEEGAN, MacKENZIE, MacKINNON, MacLEAN, MacLENNAN, MacLEOD, MacLURE, MacPHAIL, MacPHERSON, MacQUEEN, MacRAE, MacSWEEN, MacVICAR,  MATHESON, McBAIN, McDONALD, McDOUGALL, McGILVRAY, McINNES,  McKAY, McKINNON, McLEAN, McLEOD, McRAE, McSWAN, McTAVISH, MONK, MORRISON, MUNRO,  MURCHISON, NICHOLSON, PATERSON, ROBERTSON.

 

MacLEOD    ANGUS              58    STROND  HARRIS       LORD DUNMORE     301            ANN                    57                        MARION             28                       CATHERINE       26    Died in Port                       CHRISTINA        22                       CHRISTY            20                       MARY                 18 MacLEOD       JOHN         27    (Son of Angus MacLeod)                           LEXY         17    (Wife) Hale strong man very eligible and desirable for Australia     P/N   £27-3-6 John & Lexy   stayed on "Hercules", rest arrived  in South Aust. on "Neptune", with exception of    Angus &   Christy aged 20,who have not been found.

MacKINNON      MALCOLM   44       STROND HARRIS    LORD DUNMORE      302                   ANN               40                                NORMAN      20                               JOHN              17                              MURDOCH     13                              RORY               10 Fine family of children but very poor and destitute.     P/N £18-12-6 (Two nieces No 311 included in P/N)     Family arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".

MacDONALD      EVANDER       26    GEOCRAB HARRIS    LORD UNMORE      303                    MARION         25   Nee MacAskill                                 CHRISTY          3                                KENNETH        1 Poor destitute family.  P/N  £9.-6-6  Family arrived S.A. on "Hercules".

MacKINNON      EFFY       47    KINDULAVAIG    LORD UNMORE       304                  MARY     17          HARRIS Healthy women looks younger than she really is. Understands  dairy and farm work. P/N  £7-0-6     Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules"

MacLEOD       ALEXANDER       58        ARDVEY         LORD DUNMORE      305               MARY                  54        HARRIS                           RODERICK          21                           NEIL                     16 Poor Family     P/N  £21-18-7. Arrived in S.A. on"Hercules".

CUNNINGHAM   NORMAN   51   CUIDINISH  HARRIS    LORD DUNMORE      306                     EFFY             40  nee McLeod                                  ANN              18                                 CHARLES     17                                 DONALD      14                                MARION        12                                DONALD         9                                MARY              5                                MARION         2 Very destitute family. Lately dispossessed of his croft.  Family arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".          P/N £28-15-5

MORRISON       JOHN    33   KYLES STOCKINISH   LORD DUNMORE        307                        ISABELLA      33   Nee McLeod               HARRIS                               NORA               7 Eligible young couple. Nora daughter of Isabella's first  marriage. Returned to Harris in the 1870's.   P/N  £6-11-0     Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules"

CAMPBELL       RODERICK        48           LICHISTO       LORD DUNMORE     308                   FLORA               48            HARRIS                              ANN                   23                             ANGUS               20                             HANNAH           18                             JOHN                  16                             DONALD            14                             FINLAY              10                             DONALD             7 Healthy eligible family    P/N  £27-12-7 Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules" Sister of Roderick, Mary MacDonald, arrived in Hobart Town  25th July 1857 on "Persian". HIES No 946

McKINNON      MURDOCH          27   CLUER   HARRIS  LORD DUNMORE      309                 MARY                   35                              CHRISTIANA         5                             MARY                     2 Very poor family    P/N  £9-4-10  Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules"

MacASKILL     ANGUS              44   DIRICLET HARRIS   LORD DUNMORE       310               CHRISTIANA       30   Died at Sea                             EFFY                      2                            ANN                       1 First wife Effie Munro. Children,Angus, Mary, Roderick, Effie & Margaret. Christiana nee MacDonald Effy & Ann from this   marriage. Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".  P/N   £9-2-2     Christiana died 22nd July 1853. Angus married M. McKeegan No 349

MacKINNON      MARION          22      CLUER  HARRIS   LORD DUNMORE      311                   CHRISTY          20  Nieces of Malcolm MacKinnon family No 302.Arrived S.A. on "Hercules". Father John and  3 brothers, Donald, Roderick, & John sailed for Adelaide on  15th Aug. 1855 on board the "Royal Albert".

CAMPBELL      CHARLES       40     CLUER  HARRIS        LORD DUNMORE     312                  MARION        40     Nee McLeod                              DONALD               8                             MARGARET          5 McDONALD           ANN                 19   Children of Marion by                                   DONALD         16   previous marriage Brother of Roderick Campbell (308). Good family.  P/N £13-3-3 Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules". with exception of Ann MacDonald  who arrived on "Neptune".

CAMPBELL      JOHN             40   FINSBAY HARRIS       LORD DUNMORE     313                  MARY            40                              DONALD       14                             CHRISTY       12                             MARY              9                             ANGUS            6                            MARGARET     2                            Boy born at sea to Mary. Poor family.    P/N   £16-19-9 Family arrived in S.A. on "Hercules". (Roderick Campbell, wife Marion and 4 children, plus sister Marion sailed for Adelaide on 15th Aug. 1855 on board "Royal Albert" most likely brother of John.)

MacINNES        EWEN             57         LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD     314                  MARION          54        NORTH UIST                             RORY               20                             CATHERINE    25                             JANET              21                             MARION          18                             CHRISTY         15                             MALCOLM      14                             ARCHIBALD    11    Died 3-3-1853 Healthy couple, first rate family. Appointed constable   and was found very active and efficient. Marion nee McAskill   sister of Donald 317 & John 320.       P/N   £32-19-9 Arrived S.A. on "Hercules", with exception of Marion aged 18   who arrived on "Neptune".

MacLEAN    ARCHIBALD       46   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD      315           ANN                     38   Died 18th March        NORTH UIST                       ALEXANDER      16                       MURDOCH         14                       EFFY                    12                       ANN                     10                       DONALD               8     Died at sea.                      ARCHIBALD          3     Died at sea, Neptune.                      MALCOLM            1     Died 22nd Feb. 1853 A very destitute family.    P/N  £22-15-0  Alexander arrived S.A. on "Hercules", rest on "Neptune"

MacLEAN     ARCHIBALD     37       LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD     316             ANN                   30       Died at sea.                 NORTH UIST                        NEIL                   12                        ANN                     7                        CHRISTY             4                        HECTOR              1 Poor family.    P/N  £9-5-9  Arrived S.A. on "Hercules". Ann died 25th May 1853

MacASKILL        DONALD          60   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD     317                    CHRISTY          57                                    NORTH UIST                               JOHN                24                               MALCOLM      19                              DONALD          15                              ALEXANDER   14 Hale man but wife weakly and looks older. Arrived S.A. on "Hercules".  P/N   £34-12-2

MacDONALD        JAMES           21   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD    318                       MARGARET   22                   NORTH UIST Son-in-law of Donald MacAskill No 317. This is the Stowaway Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".                P/N  œ2-0-0

MacASKILL       ALLAN               34   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD      319                  MARION            30              NORTH UIST                              DONALD             3                              ARCHIBALD       1 Son of Donald & Christy No 317. Eligible couple. P/N  £6-19-10 Arrived in S.A. on "Calabar", with exception of Archibald

MacASKILL        JOHN                55   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD      320                   ISABEÞ             47                  NORTH UIST                              RACHEL            25                              PEGGY              23                              RODERICK       20                              MARION           19                             CHRISTY           15                             JANE                  14                             MALCOLM       10                            ANGUS                9                            CHRISTY             5 Brother of Donald No 317. No stock or crop. Very poor  family. But a good one for Australia. Rachel & Christy  arrived in S.A. on "Neptune"; Marion & Jane on "Hercules"; rest of family on "Calabar".            P/N   £30-7-4

MONK            ARCHIBALD       65   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD    321                CATHERINE       67                 NORTH UIST                          MARY                 20                          MARY                 16                          JOHN                  28   Died, 14-2-1853                         MARY                 30    Widow of John. Died 17-2-1853                         ANN                     3                         ARCHIBALD      INF   Died 23-2-1853 Healthy old couple. Eligible young women. P/N   £31-11-6  Died in hospital Haulbowline, John Monk aged 28 from North Uist,his widow Mary Monk and two children. Archy Monk his father & Cath. Monk his mother on board. His nearest relatives in Uist, Hugh Fraser, Knockantorran, Lochmaddy, his uncle and Mrs. Alex MacLean, Middlequarter, Lochmaddy his aunt. Family arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".

MacDIARMID      JOHN                34   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD      322                     CATHERINE     28                 NORTH UIST                                 DONALD          INF Son-in-law of Archibald Monk No 321    Son of John McDiarmid No 895. P/N  £4-17-2        Eligible couple. Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules"

McLEOD           ALEXANDER       26    LOCH EPORT    LORD MacDONALD   323                   MURDOCH           28                  NORT UIST                           MALCOLM            23                           MARY                    30                           ANN                       24                           MARION               20 Orphans, very eligible young people who promised not to go   to the gold-fields. P/N   £9-13-0 Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules" Murdoch & Mary are not shown on shipping Êlist, Murdoch witness to his brothers wedding, it is believed that Mary married Evander MacDonald, No 303, on the death of his first wife. Parent's name Roderick & Mary

MacCUISH       DONALD             35   LANGASS        LORD MacDONALD    324                  MARGARET        30                   NORTH UIST                            DONALD            13                            JOHN                    8                            LACHLAN            5                           ALEXANDER        2                           ANGUS                INF Poor family. Arrived in S.A. on "Olivia".    P/N   £11-19-10  Margaret nee McLean

MacDONALD    ALLAN               27   LANGASS        LORD MacDONALD     325                   MARGARET      25                   NORTH UIST                             CATHERINE       INF MORRISON     CATHERINE       24   Sister in law of Allan. P/N  £26-17-3 McDonalds arrived in S.A. on "Hercules". Catherine Morrison died 22nd Feb.1853.

MORRISON      PETER (Patrick)  26    LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD    326                    MARION           26                  NORTH UIST                              DONALD            2                             ALLAN            INF      Died Plymouth July 1853 Very Eligible man. Family with exception of Donald arrived  in S.A. on "Olivia". P/N  £7-3-6

MacASKILL        ALLAN                32   LANGASS        LORD MacDONALD      327                   CHRISTIANA      26                  NORTH UIST                               MALCOLM        INF Eligible couple. Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".  P/N  £4-5-2

MacPHAIL      DONALD          40   LANGASS        LORD MacDONALD     328               MARION           38                              NORTH UIST                         ALEXANDER    14   Married Jane McAskill No 320                         CHRISTY          INF                        ANN                   18    Sister of Donald                        MALCOLM        20    Brother of Donald                        RODERICK        36    Died  31-1-1853 Brother of Donald Died at the Hospital Haulbowline, 31st January 1853, Roderick MacPhail, aged 36, a native of North Uist. Had no father or mother on board. His brothers Malcolm McPhail, mess 36, Donald and Angus, mess 23, and his sister Ann, mess 5 are on board. His nearest relations  in  Uist  are  Kenneth MacAskill, Malaglet Lochmaddy, Ê(his Uncle), and Mrs. Murdo Morrison, Middlequarter, Lochmaddy, (his Aunt). Donald's mother a MacAskill, sister of John, HIES No 320. Good Family.  Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".   P/N    £14-13-3

MacPHAIL     ANGUS               41   LOCH EPORT     LORD MacDONALD     329              MARGARET        32                      NORTH UIST                         CHRISTY            10                         CATHERINE         8                         JOHN                    4                         FINLAY                1 Angus brother of Donald No 328. Healthy family. Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".     P/N   £10-11-6

MacDONALD       ALLAN               58   LANGASS        LORD MaCDONALD      330                     ANN                   44                 NORT UIST                                 DONALD           26                                 CATHERINE      17                                 ARCHIBALD     14                                ANN                    15                                MARGARET         8                                JOHN                    5                               ARCHIBALD         3                               FLORA                 19   (Niece of Allan MacDonald) Strong man with a very eligible,but very poor family.  Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".  P/N   £7-16-11   Related to family 343

MacLEAN          EWEN                 48   LANGASS        LORD MacDONALD     331                  MARGARET       35                 NORTH UIST                             MARY                11                            MARION              8                            CATHERINE        5                            NEIL                     2 Very destitute family.  Arrived in S.A on "Neptune".    P/N  £15-5-8

MacVICAR         DONALD          41   HOSTA          LORD MacDONALD     332                   MARY               39                 NORTH UIST                              NEIL                  20                              MARGARET     16                             NORMAN         13                             DONALD          11                             JAMES                8                            CATHERINE       4                            CHARLOTTE      2 A good subject for Australia, children small for their age  but healthy. Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".   P/N   £17-5-11  Donald & Mary died at Colac N.S.W.

MacVICAR         JOHN                41      BALESHARE      LORD MacDONALD      333                  MARION           36                  NORTH UIST                              MARY               14                              ARCHIBALD    10    Died at sea "Neptune".                             JOHN                   5                             CATHERINE       3 Strong healthy couple, but very poor and destitute Arrived in S.A. on "Neptune".           P/N    £17-5-11

McBAIN          DONALD            46   BALESHARE      LORD MacDONALD    334                CATHERINE       27   nee Robertson      NORTH UIST                           LACHLAN         24   Died 26-3-1853                          MARION            20   Wife                          MARY                22                          ANN                   20   Arrived S.A. on Hercules                          CATHERINE      18   Arrived S.A. on Hercules                         MURDOCH           7                         CHRISTY              4                         CATHERINE       25   Niece, father Norman McBain                         ALEXANDER    INF   Died Cork 1st March 1853 MacDONALD     CHRISTINA     7   Children of Catherine's first                               JOHN               4   marriage to John MacDonald Man twice married, 5 children under 12. Approved in consideration of the adult females the family contains.     Another child Archibald born in Cork. Catherine 25, Marion &  Mary, (Mary with child born at sea) arrived in S.A. on   "Neptune"; rest of family arrived on "Olivia".        P/N    £21-19-1

McKAY       NEIL                 34   BALELOCH       LORD MacDONALD    335              PEGGY             26                   NORTH UIST                        MARGARET      3                        EWEN                1 Eligible young couple.     P/N   £7-7-10    Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules".

MacDONALD        ARCHIBALD       40   BALESHARE   LORD MacDONALD     336                       MARY                  40                  NORTH UIST                                  MARGARET        11                                  MARION               9                                  RODERICK           7                                  EFFY                     3 Very destitute family, children nearly naked. Archibald died   27th March 1853. No record of family arriving in Aust. P/N  £13-14-2

FERGUSON         MURDOCH         48  CLADDICH       LORD MacDONALD    337                      FLORµ                 46       KIRKIBOST      NORTH UIST                               MARGARET        18                               NEIL                     16                               ANGUS                14                               ANN                     12                               JOHN                     9                               CATHERINE         7                              ANGUS                  1 MacDONALD   CATHERINE        25   Niece of Murdoch. Man seems to have suffered from want of food, wife and children healthy.  P/N  £23-18-5    Catherine McDonald arrived in S.A. on "Neptune". Ferguson   family arrived Vic. on "Bermondsey"

MacDONALD        MURDOCH          40   TIGHARRY        NORTH UIST      338                      MARY                  25     Died 7th Feb.185ü                                  CATHERINE          6                                  CHRISTY               4                                 MARGARET           2                                 DONALD             INF  Died 14th Feb.1853 Healthy nice looking but very poor family.    P/N    £10-5-5 Died in hospital Haulbowline Mary MacDonald aged 26 from North Uist, Murdoch MacDonald her husband and 3 children, mess 27 aboard. Her nearest relations in Uist, Donald Cameron, Claddich Kyles, Lochmaddy, her father.  Died 14 Feb 1853, Donald MacDonald infant from North Uist.His mother died in hospital, Murdo MacDonald his father & 3 other children on board. Donald Cameron, Claddich Kyles, Lochmaddy, Grandfather of the deceased infant, is the nearest relation in Uist. Family arrived in S.A. on "Hercules". Murdoch married Catherine MacSwan, HIES No 376, on 28-5-1853 in Adelaide.

LAING        CATHERINE       43   BALEMORE       LORD MacDONALD   339            MARGARET        17                 NORTH UIST                     ANNE                  15                     RONALD             14                     ALEXANDER      11                     FLORA                  7 Strong healthy woman, fine family of children. P/N  £14-12-9 Margaret arrived in S.A. on "Hercules", rest on "Olivia"  Name Link used in Australia FERGUSON         ANGUS          27   BALEMORE       LORD MacDONALD    339                      JANET           19                 NORTH UIST Son-in-law of Catherine Laing. Eligible young people. Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules". MacAULAY         CHRISTY         22   CLADDICH  KYLES     339                    Cousin of Catherine Laing Shipping records has Christy leaving "Hercules" in Adelaide,Other records state that she was given permission to travel to Melbourne with a relative.

MacINNES         ALEXANDER       40   GRIMINISH      LORD MaCDONALD     340                   MARY                  38   Died at sea    NORTH UIST                              RORY                   16                              MARGARET        14                              ÊÊÊÊÊ  JANET    12                              DONALD              7                              CATHERINE         5 Brother of Ewen McInnes No 348. Children small for their   age. Poor family. P/N   £22-14-11 Janet married A. Morrison No 924   Arrived in S.A. on "Neptune".

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