TIREE EMIGRANTS OF JULY 1851

SHIPS CONRAD, BIRMAN & ONYX

For more information about the Conrad and a complete list of passengers go to the An Iodhlann website

Tenant or No. in No. from

Residence Name of Head Ship
Cottar Family Township
Kilmoluaig Neil MacLean Cottar 7 Conrad
“ Charles MacKinnon “ 6 “
“ Charles Cameron “ 4 “
“ Catherine MacLean “ 4 “
“ Malcolm MacDonald Tenant 6 “
“ Donald Cameron “ 7 “
“ Alexander MacDonald “ 5 39 “
Balephuil Alexander Campbell Cottar 9 “
“ Dugald MacMillan “ 4 “
“ Colin MacMillan “ 9 “
“ Hugh MacMillan “ 6 “
“ Malcolm MacMillan Tenant 10 “
“ Malcolm MacDonald Snr “ 9 “
“ Donald MacLean “ 6 “
“ Allan Hay Cottar 10 “
“ Archibald MacKinnon Tenant 9 “
“ Euphemia MacKinnon Cottar 5 “
“ Catherine Black Cottar 3 80 “
Balemartin Hugh MacDonald “ 4 “
“ Neil MacMillan “ 6 “
“ John MacDonald “ 6 16 “
Gott Hugh MacKinnon Tenant 10 “
“ Neil MacLean Cottar 7 “
“ Hector MacLean “ 12 29 “
Moss John MacDonald “ 6 “
“ Isabella Cameron “ 6 12 “
Barrapoll Archibald MacInnis Tenant 11 “
“ Neil MacInnis Cottar 8 “
“ Donald Brown “ 7 “
“ John Carmichael “ 2 “
“ Archibald MacDougall “ 8 36 “
Balevullin Donald MacDonald “ 6 6 “
Baugh Christina MacKinnon “ 6 “
“ Colin MacPhail “ 8 14 “
Mannal Archibald MacLean Tenant 7 “
“ Alexander MacNeill Cottar 6 13 “
Ruaig Mary MacLean Tenant 7 “
“ Neil MacInnis Cottar 5 12 “
Cornaigbeg John MacLean Tenant 12 “
“ Lachlan MacKinnon “ 9 “
“ Peter Lamont “ 11 32 “
Cornaigmore Archibald MacPhail Cottar 2 2 “
Vaul Catherine MacKinnon “ 6 “
“ Alexander MacPhadean Tenant 6 “
“ Donald MacKinnon “ 6 18 “
Caoles John MacKinnon Cottar 5 “
“ Donald MacLarty “ 6 “
“ Archibald MacDonald “ 6 “
“ Donald MacPhadean “ 8 25 “
Balemeanach Mary Brown “ 3 3 “
Kilkenneth Mary Cameron Tenant 8 "
“ Donald Brown “ 7 15 “
 Kirkapol Donald MacLean Cottar 11 11 “
Heylipol Archibald MacArthur Tenant 11 11 “
Balinoe Donald MacDonald Cottar 6 6 “
Salum Finnon MacKinnon “ 9 9 “

Total per ship Conrad : 389 souls = 313.5 adults 389

Moss Hugh Lamont Cottar 6 Birman

“ Donald Cameron “ 8 “
“ Duncan MacArthur “ 9 “
“ John Ferguson “ 7 “
“ John MacDonald “ 3 33 “
Balephuil Malcolm MacPhadean Tenant 6 “
“ Hugh MacPhadean Cottar 13 19 “
Kilmoluaig Catherine MacIntyre “ 7 7 “
Vaul Catherine MacKinnon “ 7 7 “
Gott Hugh MacMillan Tenant 4 4 "

Total per ship Birman : 70 souls = 58 adults 70

Vaul Donald MacKinnon Cottar 6 6 Onyx

Total per ship Onyx : 6 souls = 6 adults 6

SUMMARY:

Ship Souls
Adults
Conrad 389 313.5
Birman 70 58
Onyx 6 6

Total from Tiree 465

377.5

Source: An Iodhlann, Tiree

The following is an extract from the Immigration Report of 1851 in the British Parliamentary
Papers, 1852. The extract was made by Chris McKinnon and is reproduced here with his
permission. Immigrant Ship Arrivals or Immigration Reports for most years from 1818-1883,
and a wealth of other information about immigration to Canada, are available at
http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/thevoyage.html.

Immigration Report of 1851

From the British Parliamentary Papers, 1852 XXXIII (1474)

Government House, Toronto,

September 9, 1851.
 From the 1st to the 31st of August.

Note.-5,459 emigrants arrived during the month of August, and, with the exception of on
board three vessels, they all landed in good health. The deaths on the passage were 46, viz., 9
adults and 37 children; 18 of which occurred on board the "Abbeylands," from Liverpool, 7
on the "Jamaica," from Glasgow, 6 on the "Laura Campbell," from Limerick, and 6 on the
"Ellen," from Liverpool. The diseases most prevalent were measles and small-pox.

Of the whole number, 3,452 emigrated voluntarily, and 2,007 were sent out by landlords and
by parish unions; 1,565 were Scotch (Highlanders), 359 Irish, and 83 English.

Of those from Scotland, 725 were sent out by Colonel Gordon from South Uist, in the ships
"Brooksby" and "Montezuma," who provided them with a free passage and provisions to
this port; the party consisting of 215 adults, 222 females, and 288 children. From the
information received from the masters of the vessels and from the people themselves, it
appears they were entirely destitute of money or provisions; but few of the men could speak
English; and, as they were all desirous of proceeding to he western part of Upper Canada,
they were forwarded direct to Hamilton at the expense of the Emigrant Fund. On board the
"Conrad" and "Birman" were 518 persons, from Mull and Tyree, sent out by his Grace the
Duke of Argyle, who provided them with a free passage to Montreal, where, on arrival, as
they presented the same appearance of destitution as those from South Uist, they were all sent
free to Hamilton. On board the "Birman" were 50 souls, the last of Sir James Matheson's
party from Lewis, who were all well provided for and forwarded to their destination
(Lingwick, eastern townships,) at Sir James's expense. The remainder of the Scotch emigrants
who were assisted to emigrate by their landlords were on board the "Vesper," "Jamaica," and
"Ellen." A number of them obtained employment about Montreal, and the others with
families were assisted by this department to proceed to their friends in Lancaster, Toronto,
and Hamilton.

Employment continues abundant throughout the province.

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