This site is dedicated to Peter J. McDonald's memory
as it was a very important project for him to have placed online
for all to search their roots from Scotland to Australia.

Highland and Island Emigration Society, HIES
"ONTARIO"

McAULAY        Neil             49   Bernisdale     Skeabost    134                  Anne           47    Nee McDonald                            Anne           22  (Daughter of Neil's 1st wife)                            Effy             15                            John           12                           Ann             10                           Donald          9 P/N     £23-9-    A  married  son and two daughters of 1st  wife,  Ann  Matheson, sailed  in the Georgiana   (Samuel  wife Christy, sisters  Ann  & Christy Family No 39) Good  family. A 4 year old Finlay is listed on shipping  list with family.

CAMERON        Norman         45   Keppoch        Strathaird    135                    Christy          43                               Janet            22                              Donald          20                              Margaret       18                              Alexander     15                              Catherine      13                              Ann              11                              Ronald           7                              Finlay            4 P/N     £23-15-0     Said to be a most useful man. Norman  & Donald, aged 20 died on journey.  Christy's  name McKinnon.

McINNES        Janet              54   Keppoch        Strathaird     136                Alexander      28                           Janet              25  (Wife)                           John                1 P/N    £11-1-2   Janet, a widow, sister, or sister in law of Norman Cameron.

McKINNON       Norman         45   Keppoch        Strathaird     137                    Janet             38                               Jane              14                               Catherine      12                               Lachlan          8 CAMERON        Mary             20   (neice of McKinnon) P/N     £16-10-10

McINNES        Ewen           34   Keppoch        Strathaird    138                 Christy        34  (Catherine  1851 census)                           John             7                           Ewen           5                           Ronald         1 P/N    £10-9-2

McINTOSH       Archibald       24   Keppoch        Strathaird     139                  Farquhar       18                             Finlay            14 P/N    £15-16-6    Archibald died on journey

GRANT          Flora           50   Elgol          Strathaird    140               Ewen           24                         Alexander    16                         John            18                         John            28    Keppoch                        Mary           30   (Wife)                        John          Infant McINTOSH       Christy        11   (niece of Grant ) P/N     £34-13-9        Selected by the Skye Committee.   Flora, a widow.

GRANT          Donald           50   Keppoch        Strathaird    141               Christy           43                         Charles          23                         Donald          20                         Margaret       17                         Archibald      15                         Catherine      13                         Alexander       9                         Neil                8 P/N    £13-11-5     Man looks older - Wife strong & healthy- children look emaciated for want of food. Donald,aged 20, not shown on shipping list. Christy died on voyage.

McKINNON       Margaret       39   Keppoch        Strathaird     142                    Lachlan        20                               Christy         16                               Jane             14                               Catherine     12 P/N    £13-14-6    Fine grown girls  Good family Margaret a widow.

McALISTER      Catherine      44   Arinacraig     Strathaird      143                 Catherine       23                             Charles          21   Died on journey                             Donald          19                             John              16                             Janet             13 P/N     £19-0-7        Healthy eligible family. Catherine a widow. husband's name Alexander, brother of Keith, No 91. Catherine's name was Robertson.

McALISTER      John             42   Arinacraig     Strathaird      144                 Catherine      40                             Godfrey        17                             Betsy            16                             Charles         14                             Alexander     11                             Donald           9                             Mary              5 McINTOSH       John           22   Keppoch P/N    £23-17-9         Selected by the Skye committee. John McAlister, 42, died on journey. Catherine nee McInnes.

McLEOD         John              28   Arnish         Raasay    145                 Margaret       26                           Malcolm         1                           Hannah         23   (sister of John McLeod) P/N    £8-6-9

FRASER          Thomas         48   Romisdale      Lord McDonald   146                  John             41 McLEAN         Margaret      46   (Widow, Sister of Thomas & John)                           Simon          26                           Catherine     23                           Anne           16 GILLIES          Ann            18 P/N     31-8-6 This family was rejected because John Fraser had an illegitimate child but was forwarded by the Skye Committee without authority. Thomas & John Fraser & Margaret & Simon McLean died on voyage.  Ann Gillies, daughter of Angus No 125

McKAY          Alexander      53   Keistle        Lord McDonald   147                Catherine       53                         Flora             26                         Ann              24                         Flora            21                         Angus          17 BUCHANAN       Malcolm        19 P/N    £26-8-11       Man appeared healthy, but wife looks old and seems to have suffered from want. Malcolm son of Malcolm No 116. Alexander & Catherine died on voyage. HEATH                Rachel (Mrs)    48    Matron                               (Not an emigrant)

(Deaths  taken  from  List of immigrants per  ship  "Ontario"  as inspected  by the immigration Board, December 1852. Reel 2463  of NSW Genealogy Research Kit.

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