Emigrant Ships
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An Iodhlann,
Anne Maye, Bev McFadyen, Bill Clarke, Brian Wills-Johnson, Catriona McLeod, Chris McKinnon, Darryl Stout, Deborah Robertson, Fionnadh, 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.
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A lithograph by T.G. Dutton
of the
Lady Melville
in the Southern Ocean
en route
to Australia.
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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.
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Select Committee on Emigration from the United Kingdom 1826-1827.
In 1826 Maclean of Coll ordered the clearance of the entire population of the Isle of Rum, and in July of that year 300 of the island's 350 inhabitants were shipped off to Cape Breton, Canada. Mr Alexander Hunter supervised the emigration, and in 1827 he gave evidence to the Select Committee, reported in full in
The Morning Chronicle
(London) of 10th October 1827. In his evidence Mr Hunter gave detailed descriptions of conditions in other Western Isles, including Tiree and Coll, and recommended their partial clearance, stating "they could spare one-third of their population very easily". Subsequently, the Duke of Argyll and Maclean of Coll 'exported' large numbers of people from their estates in Mull, Tiree and Coll to Canada or Australia.
To download the 8-page transcript of Mr Hunter's evidence to the Select Committee,
click here
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A list of emigrants from Tiree or Coll can be downloaded by clicking on the ship's name in the table below.
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From
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To
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Ship
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Departed
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Date
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Arrived
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Date
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Argyll Estate
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Canada
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Barlow
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?
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Jun 1849
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Montreal
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?
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Tiree
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Canada
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Charlotte
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Greenock?
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Jun 1849
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Montreal
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16 Aug 1849
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Tiree
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Canada
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Conrad
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Greenock
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Jul 1851
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Quebec
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26 Aug 1851
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Tiree
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Canada
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Birman
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Greenock
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Jul 1851
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Quebec
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22 Aug 1851
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Tiree
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Canada
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Onyx
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Greenock?
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Jul 1851
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?
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?
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Tiree & Coll
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Australia
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Brilliant
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Tobermory
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27 Sep 1837
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Sydney
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20 Jan 1838
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Tiree & Coll
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Australia
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British King
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Tobermory
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28 Oct 1838
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Sydney
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28 Feb 1839
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Tiree & Coll
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Australia
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Marmion
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Liverpool
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28 Aug 1852
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Moreton Bay
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4 Dec 1852
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Tiree
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Australia
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Bloomer
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Liverpool
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29 Mar 1853
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Sydney
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26 Jul 1853
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Tiree
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Australia
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Utopia
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Liverpool
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3 Nov 1853
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Portland
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25 Jan 1854
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Coll
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Australia
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George Fyfe
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Tobermory
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15 Sep 1839
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Sydney
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23 Jan 1840
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Coll
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Australia
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Flora McDonald
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Liverpool
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21 Apr 1852
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Portland
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18 Aug 1852
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Coll
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Australia
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Edward Johnstone
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Liverpool
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17 Jun 1854
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Portland
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3 Sep 1854
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Coll
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Australia
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Hornet
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Liverpool
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29 Jul 1854
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Geelong
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23 Oct 1854
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Coll
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Australia
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Persian
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Liverpool
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25 Jul 1857
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Hobart
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31 Oct 1857
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