LIST OF EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND & ISLAND EMIGRATION SOCIETY, AND EMBARKED ON BOARD THE SHIP "SWITZERLAND" WHICH  SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL FOR ADELAIDE ON THE 16tH JUNE 1855. ARRIVED 12th SEPTEMBER 1855.

McKAY          Samuel          58    Bernisdale      Skeabost   861                Janet          49                         Donald          22                         Roderick        19                         Flora           17                         Mary            15                        Donald          12                        Margaret        10                       Catherine          8                       Alexander          6 P/N  £49-6-10  Poor family but very eligible

McKENZIE        Charles         49    Edinbane        Skeabost     862                  Christy        47      nee MacAskill                             Donald          17                             John            12                            Ann                9                            Isabella           4 P/N   £32-0-6  Another daughter Mary married Malcolm Murchison Family 795. A son Duncan remained in Edinbanw, wife Catherine, infant Barbara

McNEILL         Roderick        44    Edinbane       Skeabost    863                  Ann             40                            Malcolm         15                           Margaret        14                           Alexander       10                           Norman            8                           Ann                6                           Roderick           4 P/N £27-1-0   Very poor family  -full outfit

SHAW            Malcolm         24    Bernisdale      Skeabost   864                Janet           26    (sister)                        Euphemia        22 McKINNON        John            28                              Agnes           20    (wife) P/N  £16-10-4 (Malcolm)      £7-11-0  (John)

McLEAN         Neil            28    Bernisdale      Skeabost    865                Flora           27                          Susan              1 No aid

NICHOLSON       Murdo           52    Dunvegan        McLeod of McLeod     866                    Catherine       23                                Margaret          21 P/N  £13-5-6

SHAW            Mary            22    Dunvegan       McLeod of McLeod    867

BEATON          Alexander       45    Kilmuir         McLeod of McLeod    868                  Flora           45        Dunvegan                             Catherine      24                            Neil            14                            John            11 P/N  £29-11-6

MacASKILL       Murdoch         28    Carbost        McLeod of McLeod     869                   Marion          28                              Margaret           4                             Allan              1 P/N  £13-1-0

MacLEOD        Rory            41    Isle Soay       McLeod of McLeod    870                 Christy         20                            Catherine       18                           Ann             14                           Alexander       12                          Donald            7                          Mary              9 P/N   £25-14-8                    Rory a widower

MacLEOD         Alexander       39    Carbost         McLeod of McLeod   871                   Ann             37                             Donald          10                           Alexander         8                           Angus            4 P/N  £18-1-1    Brother of Rory MacLeod

MacPHERSON      Kate            30    Carbost         McLeod of McLeod      872  No aid   Sister to Alexander MacLeod's  wife  (871)

MCNEILL        Effy            24    Ebost           McLeod of McLeod     873  P/N  £2-12-2   Servant to Mr Gibbons

CHISHOLM       Farquhar        54    Struan          McLeod of McLeod     874                  Marion          54   Nee McLeod                              Ann             29                             John            27                            Donald            22                            John            19                            Angus           24                            Bell            38   (sister of Farquhar Chisholm) P/N  £48-8-10 Angus not on shipping list

McPHEE          Malcolm         34    Orbost          Mrs. Margaret  MacLeod of Orbost   875                  Mary            32                            Lachlan            8                           John               3                           Angus           Inf P/N  £16-9-8

SHAW           Alexander       55    Lower Milovaig  McLeod of McLeod   876               Margaret        56    Glendale                        Catherine       32                       Donald          29                       Margaret        22                      Marion          20                      Effy            17                     Angus           24    (son)                     Catherine       26    (Wife) P/N  £8-19-8

MacDONALD       Murdoch         30    Holmisdale      McLeod of McLeod    877                       Christy         25    Glendale                                  Catherine          1                                Marion          25    (Sister of Murdoch) No aid Sister Catherine Bruce No 690

MacLEOD         Mary            45    Hammar         McLeod of McLeod    878                  Catherine        14    Glendale                             Malcolm            8 Poor widow. Mr Harry MacDonald refused aid. Dr Martin to pay for Parochial Board.

MUNRO           Donald          60    Upper Milovaig  McLeod of McLeod   879                  Mary            47       Glendale                           Mary            18                          Andrew          14                          Alexander          7 Very poor. Mr. Harry MacDonald refused aid except for wife  and children. Dr Martin to pay for Parochial Board, £39-5-0

McPHEE         Murdoch         50    Upper Milovaig   McLeod of McLeod    880               Mary            45    Glendale                          Mary            25                         Margaret        27                         Neil            17                         John            14                         Mary            11                         Rory              3 No Aid

CAMPBELL        Malcolm         54    Borreraig       Dr.Nicol Martin     881                   Ann             19    Husabost                             Catherine       17                             John            15 Malcolm a widower      P/N  £28-8-8

McINNES         Donald          26    Duisdalemore    Lord MacDonald    882                  Christy         23                            Catherine          1 P/N  £11-0-6

CAMERON         Alexander       45    Knock           Lord MacDonald   883                     Ann             48                             Alexander       20                             Marion          24                            Samuel          17                            Catherine       15 P/N   £37-11-0

McINNES         Lachlan         39    Sasaig         Lord MacDonald    884                  Flora           40                           Donald          17                           Ann             15                           Elizabeth       13                           Marion          11                           Catherine          9                          Angus              5 P/N  £30-16-8

MacPHERSON      John            40    Sasaig         Lord MacDonald     885                      Ann             26                                 Mary               1                                Christy         20    (Sister of John MacPherson)                                John            14    (Nephew of John MacPherson) P/N  £8-10-10

MacLEOD         Flora           36    Glenmore       Lord MacDonald    886                   Mary            12    Braes of Portree P/N  £8-0-8

STEWART         James           47    Ardvasar       Lord MacDonald     887                  Janet           43                            Alexander       20                            John            17                            Flora           13                           Ann             10                           Sally              7                           Mary             4 P/N  £10-16-0 Shipping records say the "James" name was Angus

McINNES        Neil           37    Kilvaxter       Lord MacDonald    888                 Flora           38                           Catherine       13                          Alexander       15                          Ann                8                          Isabella           5 P/N  £19-0-0

HENDERSON       Mary            24    Balachullish     Sir James Matheson of Lewis     889  No aid

MacDONALD       Mary            30    Kilmaluag       Lord MacDonald     890                     Donald          24    (Brother) P/N  £17-3-6

ROBERTSON       Alexander       45    Ostaig         Lord MacDonald    891                       Christy         44                                Effy            18                                Mary            16                                Margaret        11                                Catherine          8 P/N  £23-3-9

FERGUSON        Murdoch         39    Edinbane        Skeabost     892                   Ann             38                              Malcolm         15                              Christy         11                              John               5 P/N  £19-0-0

MacLEOD         Neil            28    Bernisdale     Skeabost     893                  Flora           27                             Susan          1 No Aid

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