Emigrant Ships

With special thanks to: An Iodhlann, Anne Maye, Bev McFadyen, Bill Clarke, Brian Wills-Johnson, Catriona McLeod, Chris McKinnon, Darryl Stout, Deborah Robertson, Gene Lamont, Hilda Downey, Ian Scott, Ida King, Irene Kerr, June Ridgeway, Melda Brunette, Michael Ford, National Archives of Scotland, Sandra Lofthouse, Sandra McEachnie-Lake, Valerie Bowden & Wayne Cameron.




A lithograph by T.G. Dutton
of the Lady Melville in the Southern Ocean
 en route to Australia.

An etching from the Illustrated London News showing family accommodation in steerage -
narrow bunks to the left and right, a central table, and light from an uncovered hatch.
It was crowded and there was little or no privacy. In storm conditions it was wet, dark and chaotic.

A list of emigrants from Tiree or Coll can be downloaded by clicking on the ship's name in the table below.


From To Ship Departed Date Arrived Date
Argyll Estate Canada Barlow ? Jun 1849 Montreal ?
Tiree Canada Charlotte Greenock? Jun 1849 Montreal 16 Aug 1849
Tiree Canada Conrad Greenock Jul 1851 Quebec 26 Aug 1851
Tiree Canada Birman Greenock Jul 1851 Quebec 22 Aug 1851
Tiree Canada Onyx Greenock? Jul 1851 ? ?
Tiree & Coll Australia Brilliant Tobermory 27 Sep 1837 Sydney 20 Jan 1838
Tiree & Coll Australia British King Tobermory 28 Oct 1838 Sydney 28 Feb 1839
Tiree & Coll Australia Marmion Liverpool 28 Aug 1852 Moreton Bay 4 Dec 1852
Tiree Australia Bloomer Liverpool 29 Mar 1853 Sydney 26 Jul 1853
Tiree Australia Utopia Liverpool 3 Nov 1853 Portland 25 Jan 1854
Coll Australia George Fyfe Tobermory 15 Sep 1839 Sydney 23 Jan 1840
Coll Australia Flora McDonald Liverpool 21 Apr 1852 Portland 18 Aug 1852
Coll Australia Edward Johnstone Liverpool 17 Jun 1854 Portland 3 Sep 1854
Coll Australia Hornet Liverpool 29 Jul 1854 Geelong 23 Oct 1854
Coll Australia Persian Liverpool 25 Jul 1857 Hobart 31 Oct 1857