PART I

PASSENGERS 1802 SHIPS' LISTS OF LOCHABER IMMIGRANTS 1802

DAVID G. ANDERSON

'The ships' lists for the three ships, the FriPnL the the lot of most emigrants. Judging by Archibald's Hehand the Janeare located in the Archibald 'Mur- concerns as expressed in his writings, it seems likely laggan' McMillan Papers, National Archives of Canada that he was responsible for seeing to their welfare at (NA), MG 24 I 183. These lists form one of the key sea and on land. The logistics of assembling so many documents for a study of the Lochaber migration. people in one place (Fort William) on a certain date Originally we had thought to publish a reproduc- must have been formidable. Roads and communica- tion of the original ship lists that are part of the tions were limited. Archibald McMillan papers. Because the writing is so The initial list of passengers (numbers I to 299) faded, it was decided to do a new transcription from boarded in Fort mlliam. The addendum at the end the primary source document. We have reproduced of the list as published below is a list of passengers one page so that the reader may see the original. It is added by Somerled MacMillan in his &one Lochaber, interesting to note that the families came from all and seems to indude names of people who boarded parts of Lochaber - Laddy, Livisie, Munergy and the ships in Saltcoats on the Clyde River, the last stop many other places noted in the lists. The husband- before the Atlantic crossing. Archibald 'Murlaggan' wife-children groups are obvious but it is more diffi- McMillan, his wife and family are included in this cult to tell about the rest. Many groups would be sis- second list. Over a period of several weeks before go- ter-brother combinations, or just close friends. By all ing south, McMillan had enlisted over 250 passengers. accounts they had a much better time at sea than was At number 254 (John McMillan), the handwriting changes, signalling a second compiler. Archibald McMillan apparently had departed Fort William for DAWD U.E. ANDERSON, is a tenant of the Bethune- in order to stock up on provisions and wa- Thompson House in Williamstown, Glengarry. He is past of the Glengarry Himrical Society. ter. He, his wife and family then boarded one of the ) ships at Saltcoats. PART I: PASSENGERS 1802

Passenger list of one page ship's lists of Lochaber immigrants 1802, showing names such as Cameron, Grant and Stewart. (Courtesy National Archives of Canada, Manuscript Division, Archibald McMillan and Family Papers, MG 24.1 183, p. 6)

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MarDonell and Mardonald are anglicized variants 5 Marg: McPhee of the Gaelic word Dhomniullfor all those bearing the Anny McPhee & I child ----- name of . It was the compiler of the origi- Donald McPhee nal list who made the choice. Other lists from this Anne Kennedy period show that some writers consistently used 'Mc' Janet Marshall as opposed to 'Mac' while others employed 'Donell' 10 McPhee's wife ?cddd as opposed to 'Donald.'The stress is on the first sylla------ble in Gaelic. However one notable exception occurs Ewen Kennedy hi Wlfe in Catholic Jacobite families where the second lan- Don: Kennedy Kinlochlochy guage was French and the stress on the last syllable 4 children would he employed as in French. The few instances of ----- the spelling 'McDonald' in this list are cases where Don: Cameron Drimnasallie the line was crowded and the abbreviation 'McDon:d' 15 his Wife ----- is employed. The single case which is spelled out as ----- John Corhet Ardachy such is entry 284 (Don: McDonald), which is in a dif- Mrs Corbet ferent hand. In other words, the spelling variants are not important - they are all simply dhomniull in the William Corbet Gaelic. 20 -Christy Corbet & I child The compilers of the 1802 list wrote with a fine ----- clear hand and there is rarely an ambiguity in the John McDonald Inchlagan his Wife spelling. A case in point is Lerk although most Eng- Don: McDonell & 2 children lish-speakers use the spelling Leek, the Gaelic pronun------ciation is better represented as Lerk as the list com- Donald Scot Aberchalder piler has done. 25 his Wife Broy:ras an abbreviation for Brother is an instance Alex Scot of the old conventionof representing the diphthong Dun: Scot Janet Scot 'th' by the old Anglo-Saxon letter thorn for which Mary Scot & z children English typographers usually substituted the roman ----- letter 'y.' Readers of the time would know by context 30 Dun: Kennedy Aberchalder and pronounce the word correctly, reading 'ye' as his Wlfe & 3 children 'thee', for instance. ----- Strike-outs in the lists are as they appear in the Don: Kennedy Achluachrach Mrs Kennedy original (for example number 10).The line numbers fdq+Hhd & 5 children occur in the original and are a running tally of the ----- number of adult passengers. 35 Alex McDonell Law Mrs McDonell & z children NAMES OF PASSENGERS IN ORDER OF ----- APPEARANCE ON THE LISTS John McDonell Ledr ----- Alex McPhee Aberchalder Don: Kennedy Laddy Alex McPhee Do. Mrs Kennedy & 2 children Catherin McAlpin ----- Mary McPhee 40 Don: McDonell Iaddy PART I: PASSENGERS 1802

John McDooell 80 Peggy McDonell Dun: McDonell Allan McDonell & 4 children Catherine McDonell ==s== Mary Kennedy Alexander McDonell Boline ------. his Wife 45 Allan McDonell Munergy Dun: McDonell Mrs McDonell 85 Donald McDonell Margaret McDonell taken in no. 298 Cath: McDonell & 4 children CatherinMcDonell ==s== Donald McDonell & z children John McDonell lnvewigar ----- Dugald McDonell Donaid McDougald Fr Augustus Catherin McDonell 50 Mrs McDougald 90 Flory McDonell Marjery McDougald Peggy McDonell Alex McDougald Donald McDonell & I child John McDougald ------== ----- ArcKd McLean lady [sic] Alexander Stovart & I child Ft Augustus &ex Angus McLean Do. 55 Donald Fmcr Lcck ----- MISFraser & I child 95 John Kennedy lnve~gar ----- his Wife Mary McAlpin Greenfield Dun: Kennedy Mary Camernn Letterfinlay Alexander Kennedy CatherinMcAlpin Do. ----- 60 Eliz: Grant Drimdrochil Donald Kennedy Inchlagan ----- IOO Angus Kennedy Alexander Grant Achnaconern Alex Kennedy Mrs Grant Allan Kennedy John Grant & 4 children Mrs Kennedy & z children ------Donald Grant Dalcatraig John Kennedy 65 Mrs Grant 105 his Wife ----- Ewen Kennedy Mary Grant Duldregan Mary Kennedy Flory Grant Alex Kennedy Isabella Grant Janet Kennedy Anne Grant Livisie Iro Angus Kennedy & 3 children 70 John Grant & I child ------John McDonell Ardnabie James McDonell Balrnean his Wife & I child Mn McDonell Alex Cameron Do. Kath: McDonell his wife Do. Allan McDonell & 4 children ------115 John Stewart Boline 75 Don: McDonell Inchlagan Mary Stewart his Wife Catherin Stewart Mary McDonell ----=== Janet McDonell Ranald McDonell Achteraw Catherin McDonell Alex McKinzie Urquharr CHAPTER 1: SHIPS' LISTS OF LOCHABER IMMIGRANTS 1802

120 John McDonell Divach Efi McMillan Alex Scot Urquhart 4 children ------Chas. McArthur Inverskilroy John McMillan Shanvall John McArthur his Wife Sarrah McArthur Alex McKay & 3 children 125 Lizie McArthur ----- Donald McArrhur 165 Kath: McMillan Shanvall ----- Mary McMillan Do. Dun: McKinnon Donie Peggy McMillan Do. his Wife & 6 children & I child ------Effy Kennedy Caum Angus McPhee Crieff 130 Archy McMillan 170 his Wife & 3 children Mary McMillan ----- Kath: McMillan John McDonald Kenlochnadale Miles McMillan his Wife Dun: McLean &Wife Alex. McDonald 135 Alex McKinnon Donald McDonald his Wife & 3 children 175 Peggy McDonald Dun: McKinnon Mary McGilvray ------James Mclntosh Kerrowdoun Donald McMillan Tomdoun Catherin McIntosh his Wife & 4 children 140 Mary McDonell ----- Mary McDonell E. McMillan Corryhuy ----- 180 his Wife & 4 children Donald Kennedy Lewiston Arch'd McMillan Marg: Kennedy & 3 children ------Ewen McMillan Craigalachie 145 John Cameron Glenturret his Wife & I child Angus Cameron &his broy:r ----- Catherin Cameron Leck John McMiUan Corsuck Mary Gillis his Wife Mary Cameron 185 Ewen McMillan 150 Marjery Cameron 2 children 5 children ------Donald Cameron Kenlocharkaig John McMillan Muick his Wife & z children his Wife ----- Mary McMillan 155 John Cameron Kenmere 190 Marg: McMillan his Wife Catherin McMillan John Cameron ----- Donald Cameron Ewen McMillan Coinich Ewen Cameron his Wife & 3 children ------Dun: McMillan Shanvall John McMillan Glenpean his Wife 195 his Wife 160 Catherin McMillan Dun: McMillan PART I: PASSENGERS 1802

Dugald McMillan zjo Don: McDonell Aberchalder Bell McMillan his Wife Alex McMillan Anne McDonells I child Dun: McDonells ----- Ewen McDonells 200 John McMillan Camusein 2 children 3 children ------2.35 William Fraser Ft Augustus John McMillan Coinich his Wife & z children hi Wife ----- Dun: McMillan Alex Fraser Ft Augusrus Betty McKinnon his Wife 205 Alex McDonell ----- Mary McMillan Munergy Alex Rankin Carnach 3 Children 240 his Wife ----- X [bkznkl Alex: McMillan Callich &tI children his Wife & I child ------Archibald Henderson Glencoe Ewen McMillan Quarter his Wife 210 Cath: McMillan 241 [blank1 ----- t&ild Angus McMillan Arkaig ----- his Wife & z children Ewen McLean Aberchalder ----- his Wife Angus McDonell Invervigar Donald McLean his Wife 250 Cath: McLean 215 Duncan McDonell Mary McLean ' Katherin McDonell 4 children Mary McDonell ----- Alex: McDonell Don: McMillan ALerchalder John McDonell his Wife ===== John McMillan zzo Donald McMillan Achintore yy Marg: McMillan hi Wife Mary McDonell & 3 children ------John McDonald Doen Donald McDonell Thornhill ----- his Wife & 3 children John McDon'd for his 81oy:r Inchlagan ------Alexander Cameron Thornhill Donald McDonell Leck 260 his Wife & 2 children 221 his Wife ----- Arch'd McDonell Paisley Dun: Gillis Aberchalder his Wife Moread McMillan ----- Mary Kennedy Mary McLean Laddy Mrs Gillis Katherin McLean Do. q children ------265 Dun: McLean Munergy CHAPTER 1: SHIPS' LISTS OF LOCHABER IMMIGRANTS 1802

his Wife ADDENDUM Angus McLean (Additional passengers not in =borelists. See int.odvctory note.) Duncan McLean Janet McLean & I child Archibald McMillan Murlaggan ----- his Wife & 5 children 270 Mary McMaster Glenpean Thamasina Gray Maryburgh Anne Cameron Muick ------Allan McMillan Glenpean Ewen McMillan Lubriach his Wife Margaret & children his Wife Ewen, John, Alexander, James, Mary McMillan Donald, Archibald, Helen, 275 Peggy McMillan Janet Donald McMillan ----- Ewen McMillan Alexander Cameron Gortenorn ----- Alexander Cameron Sallachan Cath: McLean Caum Alexander Cameron Arkaigside ----- Donald Cameron Kirkton John Cameron Achnacary Duncan Cameron Drimnasallie 280 his Wife John Cameron Kinlochiel Dun: Cameron John Cameron Muick ----- Margaret Cameron Glengarry Mary Chislom [sic] Strathglass John Campbell Glenelg Anne Chislom [sic] Do. Alex:McDonald Moy, GlenSpean ----- Duncan McDonell Aviemore Don: McDonald Inchlagan Angus McKay Shanvall 285 his Wife &+children Kenneth McLean Mull ----- Donald McLellan Glenelg Dugald McMillan Inchlagan Mary McMaster Oban his Wife &I child Alex McMillan Late Soldier, Lochaber Regiment ----- Angus McMillan Callich Ewen Kennedy Don:MacMillan Callop, his Wife Donald McMillan Rellen 290 Dugald McMillan Oban Peggy Kennedy James McMillan ----- John McMillan Callich Don: McMillan Paisley Murdoch McPherson Noid. his Wife & 2 children Dun:McRae Glenshiel, ----- Gilchrist McRae Linish, Kinrail Annie McMian Paisley Norman Morrison Glenelg ----- John Wright millwright from Ayrshire 295 Alex: Kennedy Laddy hi Wife & + chidren FAMILY GROUPS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ----- The following indexed listing, ordered alphabetically Aloc Cameron Lochielhead by head of family, is from two sources: the original ----- manuscript 'List of Emigrants per Mr Archibald MqMcDoneU Munergy 24, 183); see no 45 omitted in that family MacMillan' (NA, MG I and the listing in ----- Somerled MacMillan's Bygone Lochaber (Glugow, Dun: McLean's WJe No 134 omitred 1971).The two lists have been merged, retaining de- PART I: PASSENGERS 1802 tails from both. The family grouping is preserved in- Kennedy, Donald (Laddy), wife, children (2) tact by entering each family under the name of the Kennedy, Donald (Lewiston). Margaret, children (3) head of the family. As to the relationships within the Kennedy, Duncan (Aberchalder), wife, children (2) Kennedy, Ef?y (Caum), Archy McMillan, Mary, groups, it appears to adhere to the following format: Katherine, Miles [see Duncan McLean &Alex: husband, wife, children thirteen and over, servants or McKinnon families] in-laws, children (under thirteen). In two instances, Kennedy, Ewen (Aberchalder), wife, Donald Kennedy Alexander Stewart of and Effy (Kenlochlochy), children (4) Kennedy of Caum, other entire families were listed Kennedy, Ewen (Invergarry), wife, Christy, Peggy within their families. These intrusive families have Kennedy, John (Inchlagan), wife, Ewen, Mary, Alex, Janet, Angus, children (3) been cross-entered in this present revised listing. Kennedy, John (Invemigar), wife, Duncan, Alex: McAlpin, Mary (Greenfield), Mary Cameron Cameron, Alex: (Gortenorn) (Letterfinlay), Catherin McAlpin (Letterfinlay), Eliz: Cameron, Alex: (Lochielhead) Grant (Drimdrochil) Cameron, Alex: (Sallachan, Arkaigside) McArthur, Charles (Inverskil~o~),John, Sarrah, Lizie, Cameron, Alex: (Thornhill), wife, children (2) Donald Cameron, Donald (Drimnassalie), wife McDonell, Alex: (Boline), wife, Duncan, Donald, Cameron, Donald (Kenlocharkaig), wife, children (2) Catherin, children (4) Cameron, Donald (Kirkton) McDonell, Alex: (Laggan), wife, children (z) Cameron, Duncan (Drimnasallie), wife McDonald, Alex: (Moy, Glenspean [sic]) Cameron, John (Achnacary), wife, Duncan McDonell, Allan (Munergy), wife, Carherin, Margaret, Cameron, John (Glenturret), Angus (his brother), Donald, children (2) Catherin (Leck), Mary, Margery, children (z), Mary McDonell, Angus (Invewigar), wife, Duncan, Katherine, Gillis Margaret, Alex:, John Cameron, John (Kenmere), wife, John, Donald, Ewen McDonell, Archibald (Paisley), wife Cameron, John (Kinlochiel) McDonell, Donald (Abercalder), his wife, Anne, Cameron, John (Muick) Duncan, Ewen, children (2) Cameron, Margaret (Glengarry) McDonell, Donald (Inchlagan), wife, Mary, Janet, Campbell, John (Glendg) Catherin, Peggy, Allan, children (4) Chisholm, Mary (Strathglass), Anne McDonald, Donald (Inchlagan), wife, children (2) Corbet, John (Ardachy), wife, Mary, Christy, I McDonell, Donald (Laddy), John, Duncan, Catherin, child Mary Kennedy Fraser, Alex: (Fort Augustus), wife McDonell, Donald (Leck), wife Fraser, Donald (Leek), wife, I child [travelling wich Alex: McDonell, Donald (Thornhill), wife, children (3) Stewart family, below] McDonell, Duncan (Aviemore) Fnser, W~llii(Fort Augustus), wife, children (2) McDonell, James (Balmean), wife, Allan & Katherine Gillis, Duncan (Aberchalder), wife, Moread McMillan, McDonell, children (4) Mary Kennedy, children (4) McDonell, John (Ardnabie), wife, I child, Alex: Cameron Grant, Alex: (Achnaconern), wife, John, children (4) &wife Grant, Donald (Dalcanaig), wife McDonald, John (Doers) Grant, Mary (Duldregan), Flory, Isabella; John &Anne McDonald, John (Inchlagan), wife, Donald McDonell, Grant (Livisie), I child children (I) Henderson, Archibald (Glencoe), wife, I child McDonald, John (for his brother, Inchlagan) Kennedy, Alex: &addy), wife, children (2) McDonell, John (Invervigar), Dugald, Catherin, Flory, Kennedy, Donald (Achluachrach), wife, Mary McDonell, Peggy, Donald, I child children (5) McDonald, John (Kenlochnasale), wife, Alex, Donald, Kennedy, Donald (Inchlagan), wife, Angus, Alex:, Allan, Peggy, Mary McGilvray children (2) McDonell, John (Leck) CHAPTER 1: SHIPS' LISTS OF LOCHABER IMMIGRANTS 1802

McDonell, Ranald (Achreraw), Alex: McKinzie McMillan, Donald Vomdoun), wife, children (4) (Urquhart), John McDonell (Divach), Alex: Scot McMillan, Dugald (Inchlagan), wife, I child (Urquharr) McMillan, Dugald (Oban) McDougald, Donald (Fon Augustus), wife, Marjery, McMillan, Duncan (Shanvall), wife, Catherin, EEy, Alex, John children (4) McIntosh, James (Kerrowdoun), Catherin, Mary McMillan, Ewen (Coinich), wife, children (3) McDonell, Mary McDonell McMillan, Ewen (Corrybuy), wife, Archibald, children McKay, Angus (Shanvall) (4) McKinnon, Alex: (Caum), wife, Duncan, children (3) McMillan, Ewen (Craigalachie), wife, I child [travelling with Effy Kennedy and Family, above] McMillan, Ewen (Lubriach), Mary, Peggy, Donald, Ewen McKinnon, Duncan (Donie), wife, children (6) McMillan, Ewen (Quarter), Catherin McLean, Angus (Munergy), Duncan, Janet, I child McMillan, James (Knoydan) McLean, hhibald (Laddy), Angus McMillan, John (Calich) McLean, Duncan (Caum), wife (travelling with Effy McMillan. John (Camusein), children (3) Kennedy and family) McMillan, John (Coinich), wife, Duncan, Berry, Alex, McLean, Duncan (Munergy), wife, Angus, Duncan, Mary McMillan (Munergy), children (3) Janet, I child . McMillan, John (Conuck), wife, Ewen, children (I) McLean, Ewen (Aberchalder), wife, Donald, Catherin, McMillan, John (Glenpean), wife, Duncan, Dugald, Bell, Mary, children (4) Alex:, I child McLean, Catherin (Caum) McMillan, John (Muick), wife, Mary, Margaret, Catherin McLean, Kenneth (Mull) McMillan, John (Shanvall), wife, Alex: McKay, children McLean, Mary (Laddy), Katherin (3) McLellan, Donald (Glenelg) McMillan, Katherin (Shanvall), Mary, Peggy, I child McMaster, Mary (Glenpean), Anne Cameron (Muick) McMillan, Mary (Laddy), Catherin McLean McMasrer, Mae (Oban) McPhee, Alex: (Aberchalder), Alex:, Catherin McAlpin, McMillan, Alex: (late soldier, Lochaher Regiment) Mary, Margaret, Anny, I child McMillan, Alec (Callich), wife, I child McPhee, Angus (Crieff), wife, children (3) McMillan, Alh (Glenpean), Margaret (his wife), Ewen, McPhee, Donald (Ahetchalder), wife, Anne Kennedy, John, Alex:, James, Donald, Archibald, Helen, Janet Janet Marshall McMillan, Angus (Arkaig), wife, children (2) McPherson, Murdoch (Noid, Badenoch) McMillan, Angus (Callich) McRae, Duncan (Glenshiel, Kintail) McMillan, Annie (Paisley) McRae, Gilchrist (Lianish, Kintail) McMillan, Archibald (Murlaggan), wife, children (y), Morrison, Norman (Gknelg) Thamasina Gray (Maryhurgh, hi sister-in-law) Rankin, Alex: (Ca~nach),wife, children (2) McMillan, Donald (Aberchalder), wife, John, Margaret, Scot, Donald (Aberchalder), wife, Alex, Duncan, Janet, children (j),Margaret McDonell Mary, children (2) McMillan, Donald (Achintore), wife Stewart, Alex: (Fort Augustus), wife, I child; [travelling McMillan, Donald (Callop, Glenfinnan) with Donald Fraser family, above] McMillan, Donald (Paisley), wife, Annie, children (2) Stewart, John (Boline), Mary, Carherin McMillan, Donald (Rellen) Wright, John (Ayrshire, 'a millwright')