MacGILLIVRAY     ALEXANDER      27   SUISINISH   LORD MacDONALD       381                       MARY                  25                                    JANET                 Inf. Died at sea 21-6-1853 Eligible young couple.  Mary daughter of William McRae and  his wife Margaret McKinnon of Suisinish. No 389   P/N  £3-7-0 Alexander & Mary arrived Vic on "Bankers Daughter"

MURCHISON        JOHN            27   GLENGASCO      LORD MacDONALD      382                      ANN              23 No Aid. Appointed constable.Went to his brother in South Geelong. (H.I.E.S. No 58 ) Arrived Vic. on "Hercules"

KELLY            PETER               49   BORERAIG       LORD McDONALD    383                CATHERINE     46                          MARY               23                          JOHN                21   Worked for 2 years in Glasgow                          NEIL                 18                          DUNCAN         16                          FARQUHAR     14   Died 18-8-53                          MARGARET     10 A good family, but not a poor one. Catherine sister of   Hector McLennan No 384  P/N  £21-18-2 Duncan, Neil & John arrived Vic. on "Hercules". Rest on     "Argyle" Mary married Duncan MacInnes No 390

MacLENNAN        HECTOR           33   BORERAIG       LORD MacDONALD      384                      MARION          30                                  CHARLES         INF Eligible couple                  P/N  £6-5-4 Hector died in Cork. Marion & Charles arrived Vic. on   "Argyle"   Hector thought to be brother of John, HIES No 112

MacKINNON        JOHN              57   KYLEAKIN       LORD MacDONALD      385                     RACHEL         47     DIED 9TH MARCH                                 NEIL               19    Arrived Bankers Daughter Vic                                CATHERINE   20    Arrived Bankers Daughter Vic                                MARY             15   Arrived Bankers Daughter Vic                                CHRISTY        12    Arrived Bankers Daughter Vic                                CATHERINE     9    Arrived Bankers Daughter Vic                                DONALD        24    Arrived British Queen    Vic. P/N   £21-19-4 Donald was landed at Campbeltown with fever, and shipped at Liverpool on board the "British Queen" Died 16 Jan 1853, John MacKinnon 57 from Kyleakin, in Skye. Rachel MacKinnon his widow, Mess 62- Neil MacKinnon Mess 28- his son- Kate,Mary, Christy and Catherine his daughters on board.  Donald MacInnes, Suisinish, Strath, brother, Mrs. John MacRae, same place, sister and widow. Flora MacLean, Lochalsh, Aunt, Êare her nearest friends. Rachel, nee MacInes. ( This is how the comments are written, the Donald MacInnes etc would have to refer to Rachel the wife.)

MacINNES       ALEXANDER      43   HEAST         LORD MacDONALD    386                  RACHEÞ              43                           NEIL                      20                           CATHERINE        18                           DUNCAN             16                           CHRISTY             14                          ISABELLA              6                          DONALD               4                          MARGARET        18    Died 13-2-1853 Alexander accustomed to work in the south. Left his work six months ago to emigrate. Family has no appearance of want.Died 13 Feb 1853 Margaret MacInnes 18 from Strath, Skye. MrAlexander McInnes and his family are her nearest relations on board. In Skye, Donald MacInnes, Aird Sleat, her father. Neil MacInnes, Kylerhea, her brother, and Donald MacInnes, Harrapool, Strath, her uncle, are her nearest relations. Family arrived in S.A. on "David Malcolm".         P/N  £19-10-6

MacKENZIE        DONALD          38   BREAKISH       LORD MacDONALD      387                   CHRISTY          35                               MARY               13                               DONALD          10                               MARY                 8                              ANN                     5 Disposessed of his croft in May. Employed at the fishing for   a few months. Poor family.    Arrived Vic. on "Hercules"  P/N  £17-2-10

McGILVRAY        ISABELLA        26   KYLEAKIN       LORD MacDONALD      388                    CATHERIN?      21                                JOHN                 15 P/N   £7-3-4 Supported her brother, and has done so for 5 years.    Arrived Vic. on "Hercules"

McRAE            MARGARET        51   SUISINISH      LORD MacDONALD     389                JANET                 27                           CHARLES           16 P/N  £19-3-0 Mother maintained herself by spinning. Can earn about 3/- per week. Janet has been in service with the minister at Kilbride Mary McGillivray No 381 a daughter. Margaret died in Cork. Janet arrived Vic on "Bankers Daughter", Charles on "Hercules"

MacINNES         DUNCAN          26   BREAKISH,      LORD MacDONALD      390                  MARY               28                              CATHERINE      3    Died on Argle                              DONALD           1    Died 3-9-1853                              MILES              18    Arrived Vic on Hercules                              JOHN               15    Arrived Vic on Hercules Rents a small croft, and has maintained his brothers, Miles and John, for the past 4 years, and who had employment in the south 6 months ago, but left to emigrate. Duncan & Mary arrived Vic on "Argyle"  P/N  £14-15-8 Mary died 1863, Duncan married Mary Kelly, No 383,

MacLEOD          ALEXANDER       44   BREAKISH       LORD MacDONALD     391                   JANET                  44                             DONALD              19                             JOHN                    12                            MARGARET          15                            DONALD               10 Went  annually  to  the  herring fishing. Last employment hauling stones to Isle Ornsay, earning about 6/8d week.   Appearance respectable.  P/N   £17-7-0     Arrived Vic on "Hercules"

MacGILLIVRAY     CHARLES        51   BREAKISH       LORD MacDONALD       392                       MARY              48   Nee Matheson                                    JOHN               19                                    PEGGY            17                                    JOHN              15                                   MARY              13                                   ANGUS            10                                  MALCOLM        8                                  ARCHIBALD     4 Has been in the receipt of Parochial relief occasionally. Children look ill-fed and emaciated.  Very poor family. Died in hospital Haulbowline, 22 Feb 1853, Charles MacGillivray from Strath, Skye. Mary MacGillivray his widow and 7 children, Mess 67, on  board.  His  nearest friends in Skye, Mrs Donald Robertson, Sleat his sister, and Donald MacGillivray, Drumfearn, Sleat, Broadford, his nephew.  P/N   £32-2-8       Family arrived Vic. On "Australia"

MacKENZIE        KENNETH        44   BREAKISH       LORD MacDONALD     393                    JANET               44                               JOHN                17                              CATHERINE     15                              JOHN                 11                              PAUL                   9                              MARION             3 Poor family and very badly clothed.    P/N    £22-15-4  Family arrived Vic. on "Charles"

McLEOD           ANN                   36   KYLEAKIN   394                   CATHERINE       13   Neice Ann left service 5 years ago to take charge of neice. Has  maintained herself by knitting in winter and outdoor work in Summer. Has friends in Victoria. Anne died 8th May. Catherine arrived Vic.on "Hercules"       P/N  œ7-3-10

CAMPBELL         WILLIAM         45   KILBRIDE       LORD MacDONALD      395                    JANET              48                                LACHLAN       18                                KENNETH       16                                MARY              22 Very good family for Australia.   P/N    £18-18-6   Family arrived Vic on "Hercules"

McLEAN           CATHERINE       45    ASHAIG         LORD MacDONALD   396                    FLORA                11                             CHRISTY              7                             DONALD            17                             ELIZABETH       15       In service at Portree Supports herself by spinning.   P/N £15-16-0    Family arrived Vic. on "Hercules

NICHOLSON         NEIL                 41   BREAKISH       LORD MacDONALD      397                      CATHERINE     32                                  JANET                 9                                  FLORµ                 4                                 MARY                  1 An eligible man who had been fishing for three months and whose children were decently clothed.             P/N  £10-18-1     Arrived Vic. on  "Australia"

MacCRIMMON   ALEXANDER     42   BREAKISH    LORD MacDONALD     398                      CHRISTY            36                                 CATHERINE        9                                 JANET                  7                                 DONALD             5                                 JEAN                   2                                 JOHN                  aged 6 months died 26-2-1853 Shoemaker, work very precarious. Can earn 8/- shillings per week when fully employed.  Children small and helpless, Family arrived Vic. on "Bankers Daughter"   P/N   £12-10-0

McLEOD      CATHERINE       52    RHUNACAILLICH  LORD MacDONALD    399             CATHERINE        27                        MARY                  25  Died Immigration Hospital Vic.                      DONALD             23                      JEAN                    21 P/N       £21-10-0 Catherine a widow.  Died 23 Feb 1853, Catherine MacLeod 54, from Kyle Rhea, Skye. Her son Donald MacLeod and her daughters Kate,Mary,and Jane aboard.  Donald  and  Archibald  MacLeod, Kingsburgh, Portree, Uncles  to  the  children,  and  Mrs Ewen McCLure,Kirkton, Glenelg sister of children are the nearest relatives in Skye. Catherine supports herself by knitting, does not appear to be in bad circumstances. Catherine and Mary left service to emigrate. Donald employed as a mason's labourer.   Family arrived Vic on "Hercules"

MUNRO            DONALD            36     BREAKISH       LORD MacDONALD    400                  CATHERINE       30                            DONALD            10                            ALLAN                 8                            MARY                  3                           DONALD              1                          ALEXANDER       INF Gave up  a  small  croft  in  the  spring. Good subject for  Australia. Catherine Nee McGillivray, niece of Chrales No 392      Family arrived Vic on "Hercules"  P/N   £12-17-10

McINNES          MARGARET     55   CAMUSCROSS     LORD MacDONALD    401                  ALLAN              27     WAS ALSO CALLED ALEXANDER                           MALCOLM       25                           ELIZABETH       23 Very respectable family. Margaret was a widow Ê(husband Duncan). Was appointed as Matron. Two sons as helpers to the school teacher. Margaret died 30th March at Cork. Allan died in Ireland.Malcolm and Elizabeth travelled to Victoria on "Argyle".  Malcolm became Rev. Malcolm McInnes. Had a brother John  in N.S.W.  No Aid

MacINNES         DONALD           52      HEASTE         LORD MacDONALD     402                  CATHERINE       45                             ISABELLA          21                             DONALD           19                             JOHN                 16                             FINLAY             14                             JANET                 9                             CHARLES           7 Respectable looking family. Donald died at Cork. 3 oldest  children arrived Vic. on "Hercules", mother & 3 youngest on "Argyle"           P/N   £20-4-8

MacGILLIVRAY     MARTIN          47    AIRD SLEAT    LORD MacDONALD       403                       JANET             35                                    DONALD        14                                    NEIL                12                                   MARGARET      9                                   FLORA              5                                   KATE                2   Died 18-2-53 7-30 AM Poor family, children very ill clad. Died in hospital Haulbowline, Catherine MacGillivray aged 3 years. Her father Martin MacGillivray and family, Mess 72, on board. In Skye her nearest relation is Mrs. Allan Nicholson, Glenmore, Portree, her aunt.  An infant aged 9 days died 19th Feb. 1853. Arrived in S.A. on "Epaminondas".  P/N  £18-17-3

MacKAY           ALEXANDER       43   OSTAIG         LORD MacDONALD     404                CATHERINE         36                           ANGUS                 16                           ARCHIBALD        13                          CHARLES               7                          CHRISTY                4                          DONALD              INF Good family for Australia.        P/N   £19-18-7 Arrived Vic. on "Australia" with Alexander dying 8-7-1853 on ship

CAMPBELL         CHARLES         50   SAASAIG        LORD MACDONALD      405                    CHRISTY         43                                ANN                 28                               CATHERINE     26                               MARY               24                              SAMUEL            27    Died 11th March 1853                              DONALD           22                              CHRISTY           20                              EUPHEMIA        18    Died 22nd April 1853                             ARCHIBALD      16                             ANNE                 10 Hale robust man, fine family.    P/N  £33-0-3 Mary, Catherine & Ann  on "Hercules", rest on "Argyle"

MacPHERSON       ALEXANDER     30   KYLERHEA     LORD MacDONALD      406                      MARY                 32                                  JOHN                    6                                 ANN                      4                                 DONALD              2                                ARCHIBALD       INF Has been working as a mason's labourer for the last nine weeks.  No  previous  employment  for  12 months. Good man for Australia. P/N  £15-6-9 Arrived Vic. on "Bankers Daughter".

McKINNON         NEIL               34   TEANGUE        LORD MacDONALD      407                    FLORA           30                                LACHLAN       2                               NEIL                30    Brother                               KATE               26    Sister                               MARION         20    Sister                              MARY              17    Sister   Died 22-2-53 4 AM Neil  has  been a  farm  servant in the Lowlands. Died in hospital  Haulbowline- Mary MacKinnon aged 17 from Sleat, Skye.Her Father and Mother not living. Her brother Neil MacKinnon-Mess 80- sisters  Marion  and  Katherine,  Mess  44 and Mrs Neil MacKinnon, Mess 68, on board. In Skye Lachlan McInnes, Strath, her Uncle and Donald MacKinnon, Sleat her cousin, are her nearest friends. Arrived Vic on "Hercules"                       P/N  £16-8-3

MacINNES         DONALD          49   TEANGUE        LORD MacDONALD    408                    MARION           47                              MARGARET      24                             MARY                22                             KATE                 16                             KATE                 13                             FLORA                8 Good family.   P/N  £18-18-10 Margaret arrived Vic. on "Argyle", rest on "Hercules"

McKINNON         NEIL               30   KNOCK          LORD MacDONALD     409                    MARION         23 No aid. Very eligible couple.  Arrived Vic on "Argyle"

MacDONALD        DONALD          35   KYLERHEA       LORD MacDONALD      410                     MARGARET      33                                 ANGUS               7                                 JOHN                  3                                HUGH                  2                                CATHERINE      30    Sister of Donald's left service to emigrate. Has had no work for 12 months. Very poor family. P/N  £11-15-7 Arrived Vic. on "Charles"   A two week old child died Haulbowline Hospital.

MacINTYRE       CHRISTY          60   KNOCK          LORD MacDONALD     411                    DONALD         28                              ANN                  26 MacINTYRE       JOHN                  40   Son. Has been accustomed                              ANN                    37   to working in the South.                              ALEXANDER     13                              MARY                 11                              DONALD              9                             JOHN                     6 Christy Êa Êwidow. Healthy woman. Donald worked in an iron yard at Greenock. Good family.  P/N  £33-3-0 Christy, Ann & Donald arrived Vic. on "Hercules", rest with exception of Alexander arrived Vic. on "Charles"

ROBERTSON    CHRISTY         19   CAMUSCROSS     LORD MacDONALD      412                  MARGARET    27 Cousins of Donald MacDonald No 410 of Kylerhea. Have two sisters in  Victoria. P/N  £8-10-6 paid jointly with Margaret MacGillivray. Arrived Vic. on "Hercules"

ROBERTSON        MARY           22   OSTAIG       LORD MacDONALD      413                      ANN              18 Eligible young women.     P/N    £7-0-0    Arrived Vic. on "Hercules"

McKINNON         MILES            52   TARSHAVAIG    LORD McDONALD      414                    EWEN             20                               MARION         28                              MARY               26                              DONALD          16                              MARY               14                               JOHN               12                              LACHLAN        10 P/N      £29-16-0 Miles was found dead in his berth on 26th December. Interred at Campbeltown. Son Ewen MacKinnon, Mess 80, and his daughters Marion and Mary, Mess 45, and 4 other younger children, on board. Lachlan MacKinnon, Tarskavaig, Sleat, cousin. John MacKinnon Stoneyield, Sleat, uncle and Angus MacKinnon Aird, Slate, uncle, are the nearest relations of the deceased in Skye. Ewen & Mary aged 14 arrived Vic on "Bankers Daughter", rest  on "Hercules", Vic.

MacGILLIVRAY     DONALD         50   AIRD SLEAT   LORD MacDONALD       415                      MARY               44                                  ANN                   23                                  DONALD           19                                 NEIL                    15                                 FARQUHAR       13                                 CHARLES             9                                RACHEÞ                5                               MARGARET         28   (Sister) Margaret aged 28 of Camuscross included in this group, would appear to be related. Also to Margaret and Christy Robertson of Camuscross, on ship with whom she paid jointly. Margaret has 2 sisters and 2 brothers in Victoria. Donald died in Cork.  Margaret arrived Vic. on "Hercules" rest on "Poictiers"  Good family.  P/N   £22-14-11

MacGILLIVRAY     JOHN               33   DRUMFEARN    LORD MacDONALD     416                        ANNE               36  Nee Grant                                   ANGUS              6                                   MARGARET      3                                  MARGARET       INF Has been working on the railroad, and at trucking.   Eligible man. John nephew of Charles No 392.   P/N    £10-1-6        Arrived Vic. on "Charles"

MacKINNON        LACHLAN          38   MORSAIG      LORD MacDONALD     417                      MARION             40                                 MARY                 16                                ANGUS                15                               ANN                      12                               NEIL                        9                               CATHERINE           6 Three years a quarryman. Eligible family.  P/N  £18-14-0  Arrived Vic. on "Hercules"

CAMPBELL    ARCHIBALD    30   CAMUSCROSS   LORD MacDONALD     418               ANN                   21                          MURDOCH          2                         ALEXANDER       INF Good family.     P/N  £5-11-0   Arrived Vic. on "Australia"

McKINNON         NEIL            28   DRUMFEARN    LORD MacDONALD      419                   FLORA         20                              CHARLES      INF McINNES         FLORA         19   Listed with family, no reason why Eligible family.     P/N  £10-6-5 Flora McKinnon & Charles arrived Vic on "Argyle". Flora McInnes   arrived Vic on "Charles", shipping record says "gone with Aunt, Mrs MacGillivray".

MacLURE          FARQUHAR         33   ORD          LORD MacDONALD      420                 MARGARET         27                             DONALD               4                             WILLIAM               4                             EFFY                       1 Respectable man and a good labourer.     P/N  £8-19-11   Arrived Vic. on "Argyle"

McLEOD      ANGUS            26   GLASPHEIN      MacLEOD OF  MacLeod    421  P/N  £6-12-6 Arrived Vic. on "Bankers Daughter"

GILLIES          CATHERINE        18   ISLE SCALPAY   LORD DUNMORE    422 P/N   £2-18-4   Orphan in charge of of John McDonald No 367. Died 24-4-1853

NICHOLSON        ALEXANDER       25   PORTREE        LORD MacDONALD     423                     (SCHOOLMASTER)   Arrived Vic. on "Hercules" GREENLAW         JACOB            28   EMIGRANTS COOK     423 A                 Died 19th July 1853. GLASFORD         JAMES            39   EMIGRANTS COOK     423 B                 Arrived Vic. on "Hercules" BROOKS           JAMES            23   SAPPER AND MINER BUT     423 C              ANN                24   NOT AN EMIGRANT                             JOSEPH             6                            ELIZABETH        2                            WALTER           INF Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules" EVANS            THOMAS           33   SAPPER AND MINER BUT    423 D             MARGARET      30   NOT AN EMIGRANT                          WILLIAM             5                          THOMAS             1 Arrived in S.A. on "Hercules" McTAVISH        JOHN  (Revd)      37   RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTOR    423 E                ELIZABETH        28                             MARGARET ANN     INF Stayed in Cork when Hercules sailed. Later went to Canada,then returned to  Inverness as Minister.

"The families from Loch Eport and Langass were either from Sollas, Dunkskellor,
Malaclete or Middle Quarter having been cleared off their holdings." From the journal of the Gaelic  Society of Inverness, Volume LV11 1990-92. Article on the
Highland and Island Emigration Society, by Roderick A.C. Balfour T.D. M.A. M.Litt. LLB.

INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF EMIGRANTS WERE SOME PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND AND ISLAND EMIGRATION SOCIETY.THEY ARE SHOWN AT THE END OF THE FAMILY LIST AS NO'S 423 A,B,C,D,AND E.THIS RECORD IS THE ONLY PROOF THAT THESE PEOPLE ARRIVED INAUSTRALIA BY THE "H.M.S. HERCULES" AND FOR THIS REASON HAVE BEEN LEFT ON THIS LIST. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE S.A. RECORDS AGREE WITH THE HIES RECORDS IS TO INCLUDE BROOKS AND EVANS IN THE TOTAL.

NOTE THAT THE SAME GAELIC WORD IS TRANSLATED EITHER AS "FRIEND" OR "RELATIVE".

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