The S.S.Utopia arrived on the 27th January 1854 at Portland, Victoria.
she was 949 tons. Captain Wilkinson. departed Liverpool November 3, 1853
389 immigrants, 83d passage, 13sailors absconded.

Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt & yellow metal in 1862; partly fastened with iron bolts.
Tonnage: 949 tons.
Construction: 1853 in New Brunswick.
Owners: Baines & Co.
Home Port: Liverpool

UTOPIA (1)
The Utopia was built in New Brunswick in 1853 (National Archives of Canada, record group 42, Volume 1347 (original Vol. 136) reel C 386, page 151). According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping  for 1854/1855 - 1867/68, she was 949 tons, & measured 153.4 x 31.3 x 22.2 feet (length x beam x depth of hold)
Owner: 1854/55-1857/58  W.Sharp; 1858/59-1864/65 James Baines & Co (the "Black Ball Line"). Destined Voyage 1854/55 - Australia; 1855/56-1857/58 - India;  1858//1859-1866/67 - Australia; 1866/67-1867/68 - India. On 10th March
1867, John Dickie, master, she sailed from Liverpool, but was almost  immediately found to be leaking badly, and on 13 March was abandoned about 70 miles south of Cape Clear, the board of inquiry found  the master negligent in putting to sea in a leaky vessel, but found that he  did so under pressure from the ship owner and the shipping broker, and so his master's certificate with an admonition
(Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons, 1871, 1xi.693). -
 

Surnames: BRUNTON, CAMERON, KENNEDY, MacPHEE,McDONALD, McKERRAL, McKINNON, McLACHLAN, McMASTER, McPHAIL, McPHEE, RANKIN, SLOAN, YOUNG.

LIST OF EMIGRANTS ASSISTED BY THE HIGHLAND & ISLAND EMIGRATION SOCIETY, AND EMBARKED ON BOARD THE SHIP "UTOPIA" WHICH SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL FOR PORTLAND BAY ON THE 3RD NOVEMBER 1853 ARRIVED 25th JANUARY 1854

McPHEE          Archibald       51   Corpach        Cameron of Locheil    553                 Vere              49    Locheil                            Kate              24                           Hugh             22                          Christy           19                          Peggy            17 P/N  £36-7-2    Poor family children very eligible Archibald died 7-11-1854

CAMERON         Hugh            39   Achnacarry     Cameron of Locheil     554                   Mary             36   (Sister)  Dep £3 paid to Mr Bett    Eligible young people

McDONALD        Alex             56    Kinloch Eil    Cameron of Locheil     555                     Sarah           51                                Isabella         28                              Allan              26                              Alex              22                              Donald          20 McDONALD        William         30                                Mary            19                                Peggy           Inf P/N £36-12-1    Cottar poor family  William paid   Dep £2-10-0 to Mr. Bett

McKINNON        William         27    Corpach       Cameron of Locheil     556                    Janet             27  (Wife)  Deposit £3 paid to Mr. Bett   Good emigrants

RANKIN          Dugald          29    Corpach        Cameron of Locheil    557                 Ann              18   (Sister)  P/N £1-12-0  Deposit of £2-0-0 paid to Mr Bett

YOUNG           Isabella         22   Corpach        Cameron of Locheil    558                Mary            20                           John             25 Deposit £2  paid to Mr Bett   Excellent emigrants

McLACHLAN      Donald          49    Corpach        Cameron of Locheil    559                     Ann               44                                John              21                               Mary            19                              Ewen             17                              Isabella          12                             Margaret        10                            Alex                 7                            Sarah               3 P/N £32-1-10    Eligible family of children

CAMERON          Christy         18    Banavie        Cameron of Locheil    560  Deposit £1-0-0 paid to Mr Bett

KENNEDY         Duncan          39    Banavie    Donald Cameron of Locheil    561                   Kate              35                              Peter             19                            Allan              17                            James            15                            Janet             13                            Mary            11                            Alex             11                           Christy            8 P/N £12-2-0   Excellent family for the colony

McMASTER        John            50    Kinloch Eil    Donald Cameron of Locheil    562                     Catherine     47                                John            23                              Dugald         21                              Ewen           19                             Alexander     16                             Mary            14                            Duncan          10                            Allan               7  P/N  £45-1-10    Cottar,  fine family of children

MacPHEE         Alex             42    Corpach        Donald Cameron of Locheil   563                   Sarah           38                            Cath             18                           Mary            17                           Flora            14                           Sarah           12                           Eliza             10                          Archibald       8                          Christy           4                         John               2 P/N £28-11-2    Healthy eligible family

BRUNTON         James           44    Corpach        Donald Cameron of Locheil     564                   Lucy            44                               James          13                              Richard       12                              Ann             10                              Jessie            7 No Aid   Excellent family

SLOAN           Mary              21    Corpach        Donald Cameron of Locheil    565               Thomas          18                          Susan             16 Deposit £4-0-0 paid to Mr Bett  Eligible young people

CAMERON         Ewen           30    Druimarbin     Donald Cameron of Locheil    566                     Janet           20   (wife)  Deposit £3  paid to Mr Bett   Eligible young people

CAMERON         Dugald          45    Lochyside      Donald Cameron of Locheil    567                    Mary             42                               Alexander     18                              John              16                              Duncan         14                             Sarah             12                             Angus            10 P/N £7-4-10  Very healthy family

CAMERON         Alexander       22    Banavie        Donald Cameron of Locheil    568                     Elizabeth         20   (sister)  Deposit £3 paid to Mr Bett  Healthy young people

CAMERON         Alexander       49    Drumnasaillie  Donald Cameron of Locheil    569                     Mary              48                                Susan             25                               Mary             23                              Catherine       18                              Ewen               9 P/N  £28-13-7  Very excellent family

McDONALD        John              43    Balinoe,       The Duke of Argyll     570                     Flora             23    Tiree                                Catherine       10                              Hugh                3                              Hector            Inf P/N £10-17-2

McPHAIL         Colin             45    Cornaigmore,   The Duke of Argyll    571                  Janet             36   Tiree                            Margaret       14                           Flora             12                           Mary            11                           John              10                          Marion            6                           Donald            3 P/N   £24-2-6

McKERRAL        Grace           35   Campbeltown    The Duke of Argyll   572  No Aid   (Mr. William Bett was factor to Cameron of Locheil)

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