Immigration | December 12, 1837 (Age 33 years)
Citation details: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 Publication: Newspaper; NSW; 1831 - 1842 Citation details: 14 December 1837, page 2 GOVERNMENT ASSISTED MIGRATION - MIDLOTHIAN
The Midlothian was a barque (three masted ship) of 414 tons.
Under Captain Morrison, left the small port of Uig, in Loch Snizort, Skye, on 8th August, 1837. The surgeon superintendent was Dr Robert Stewart, and the minister Rev William McIntyre.
The ship carried nearly 300 passengers, most of whom were Clearance victims. They were brought to Australia under Rev John Dunmore Lang's Bounty Scheme. 24 persons died on the voyage to Australia, 18 of them children and women.
The deaths were due mainly to dysentery, and a fever which appeared 5 weeks into the voyage. Dr Stewart, in an effort to combat the disease, stopped all animal food, prescribed extra sugar, and doubled the oatmeal ration. No fever cases occurred after November.
The Midlothian put into Jervis Bay on the night of December 11, 1837, and entered Sydney Heads the following day. After being cleared at anchor in Neutral Bay, it disembarked the passengers at Port Jackson on December 13th, when they were taken to the Immigration Building in Bent St. It was the third ship of twenty in the Bounty Scheme. Bounty ships gave assisted passage to 4000 Scots between 1837-40. The second, "William Nicholl," arrived in Sydney a week before the Midlothian.
The Reverend McIntyre held services on board the Midlothian each Sunday, in the morning in Gaelic (which most spoke as their only tongue), and in the evening in English (which a few spoke as their second language). On the Sunday after disembarking, the Midlothian passengers attended the first non-English speaking church service held in Australia (discounting the Latin Roman Mass of course!). It was a Gaelic service in the Scots Church, Sydney.
Shortly after, they became the subject of controversy, as they refused to be split up like the previous two Bounty shiploads, and claimed that the government had promised to settle them as a community with their own minister. The government decided that, although no such undertaking had been given, if any local landholder would be willing to take them as a body, they would be given six months rations from the Queen's stores and free passage to the estate in question at the public expense. John Dunmore Lang's brother Andrew was the only one willing to take them, so a large number of the Midlothian families settled at "Dunmore" near Paterson, thus forming the second ethnic "ghetto" in Australian history! (the first was the English at Port Jackson of course!).
List of passengers arrived Sydney - MIDLOTHIAN - 12th Dec 1837
NOTE: This list was scanned using OCR and may contain errors. It is provided as is. In the case of some adult offspring on the list, there may also be additional information on the original documents that was not recorded in the book I scanned it from, such as occupation. Therefore I suggest that wherever possible you should attempt to view the microfilms of the ships records.
256 passengers disembarked from the Midlothian, most of them residents of Skye - though this may not have been their place of birth.
Abbreviations used below are:
SH Shepherd; FW Farm Worker; DM Dairy Maid; HM Housemaid; ST Stockman; R Read W Write; r read a little; Inver - Inverness shire; Snizort, Portree, etc - location of minister, JP, etc who gave character reference. {S} suffering from scurvy on arrival. ALT - engaged by Andrew Lang as a tenant farmer on "Dunmore" near Paterson, north of Maitland in the Hunter Valley. "C. Marsden Penrith 45 R" - name & place of NSW employer, £45 p.a. with rations. "Sydney o.a." - place of self-employment (o.a. = own account)
PASSENGER LIST:
BEATON Angus, 32, SH, Snizort - ALT
Marion, 32, FW, {S}
Christie 6, Catherine 4.5, Angus 3, Malcolm 15 mths (all children - very delicate health)
CAMERON John, 32, SH, Portree - C. Marsden Penrith, 45 R
Marion, 26, HM
CAMPBELL Donald, 35, FW, RW, Skye - ALT
Mary, 33, HM, RW
Robert 10, Mary 5, John 2.5,
Ann 13 (Donald's sister)
COWAN William, 38, SH, o'seer, RW, Vaternish - McLaren Hunter River, 75 R
Alexandrina, 35, RW
Isabella 17, Norman 16, Elizabeth 14.5, William 12, John 10, Donald 3
[Mrs Lillian Wells of McLean NSW reports that this family went to Dumeresque
Station, Armidale, then to Grafton on the Clarence in 1841. He opened a store in
Sth Grafton in 1843, where Cowan St and Cowan's Creek commemorate this family.]
FERGUSON Fergus, 40, Schoolmaster RW, Vaternish -Sydney o.a.
Anne, 32, Seamstress, R
GILLIES Donald, 37, cooper, FW, RW, Portree - ALT
Margaret, 48, DM,
Jane 18, Donald, Malcolm (twins) 16, Ann 14, Catherine 8, Christie 5
GILLIES John, 35, SH, RW, Portree - "deceased in quarters"
Christina, 33, DM, Inver
Ann 14, Mary 11, Catherine 8, Christina 6, Mary (2) 3.5, John 1
GILLIES John, 28, shopkeeper, RW, Skye - Liverpool o.a.
Isabella, 25, {S}
Hector 1.5
GRANT Laughlan, 29, F.o'seer, RW, Skye - c.McIntyre, Hunter River, 40 R
Catherine, 29, RW
LINDSAY Samuel, 18, Footman, Bahamas - Sydney 20 r
LOCH Thomas, 26, SH Louiseden?, Midlothian - 1 McLaren, Hunter River, 40 R
Christina, 21, Dressmaker, Cohtin? Inver
McAULAY Alex, 35, FW (widower) Snizort - ALT
wife - died on voyage.
Donald 11, - later killed & cannibalized by aboriginals at Mulgrave River near Cairns, QLD.
Anne 9, Flora 7, Mary 3, Roderick 1.
Both Mary & Roderick died at Parramatta soon after arrival.
McAULAY Donald, 34, FW, R, Skye - ALT
Euphemia, 33, (McRae widow), DM
John 15, Alexander 7, Roderick 5.
McAULAY John, 35, ST, Duirnish Skye - ALT
Margaret, 28.
Roderick 8, John 6, Christina 5&1/2
McDONALD Angus, 50, cattle dealer, Snizort - ALT
Flora (Stewart), 50, Health - fair but weak
Anne 21, Christina 19, Euphemia 15.
McDONALD Angus, 27, ST, (widower) - ALT
Flora (or Graham) 12, Murdoch 9, Catherine 9 months
McDONALD Duncan, 37, SH, Fort William, Inver - AC - Semphill, Hunter River
35 R
Catherine, 32.
Roderick 10, Samuel 6, Catherine 4, Mary 2.
McDONALD Hector, 34, SH (widower), Brackaden, Skye - Sydney 12 R
Anne 11, Catherine 8&1/2, Peggy 7, Donald 5, Hugh 3, Catherine (2) 2.
McDONALD John, 35, ST - ALT
(or McQUEEN?) Margaret, 35
Roderick 16, Rachel 14, William & John (twins) 10, Mary 8, Anne 3.
McDONALD Neil, 23, SH
Margaret, 22, HM
Donald 29 - brother of Neil - Gardener, RW - ALT
Betty 18 - sister of Neil -Gilchrist(Bathurst) 15 R
McINTOSH John, 30, FW, RW, Snizort - ALT
Ann, 33.
Donald 10, John 5, Mary 3
McKAY John, 26, RW (widower) - ALT
child, 1.
McKINNON John, 30 FW, R - ALT
wife died on voyage
Ann 2, John
Catherine 13, sister of John (father)
McKINNON Malcolm, 35, FW, Carp. Piper - ALT
Marion 24?, Myngarnah (?)
Mary 15, Donald 13, William 12, Flora 9, Neil 6, Roderick 4, Euphemia 2.
McKINNON Mary, 21, unmarried Skye - Miss Howell, Sydney 15 R
McKINNON Neil, 35, SH, Alistar? - ALT
Flora, 34, {S}, R.
Charles 3, Mary 1
McLAREN Colin, 36, SH, RW, Strathaird - Cowper, Cowpastures, 30 R
Mary, 32 - delicate*
Ethie (Effy?) 13, Lachlan 10, Roderick 7&1/2,
Malcolm 4.
* - a child born at sea.
McLEAN Donald 23, SH, RW, - S McAlister, Argyle - (Sydney?) 25 R
Catherine 24, HM, Glengarry.[This family apparently also included 2yr old David,
not shown on this list. They settled in the Hunter Valley for a time and then on
the Clarence River in northern New South Wales. For further information about
this family, contact Jacqui Kirkman by email at jacqui.kirkman@bigfoot.com ]
McLEAN John, 30, ST, RW, Ross - (Snizort) - Cowper, Cowpastures, 30 R
Marion, 23, {S}
John 16, Kilmuir, RW
Marion 8, George 4&1/2, Alex 2&1/2, Donald 9 months
McLEAN Malcolm, 32, SH, RW, Orbost, - S.McAlister, Argyle, 25 R
Margaret 38, Talishov?, Skye
Alexander 6, Eliza 4, Margaret 2.
McLEAN Euphemia, 20, with McLeod family
McLEAN Marion, 24, {S} with H.McDonald, 18 - R.Jones 12 R.
McLENNON Duncan, 38 SH, Edinbain? - A.C.Semphill, Hunter River 40 R
Mary, 48, - Ross.
Janet 17, child 15.
McLENNON John 30, ST, RW, Ross, - Poolie?, Yass, 25 R
Isabella, 23, DM, RW
Anne 7, Norman 4, John 1.
McLEOD Alex, 24, FW, RW, - ALT
Catherine, 23, RW
Donald 3, John 1&1/2
McLEOD Anne, 50, midwife (widow) Duirinosh - Liverpool, o.a.
Janet 24, Margaret 13, Thomas 12.
McLEOD Donald, 22, FW, R, J.A. Alister, Govt Barracks?
McLEOD Norman, 20, RW, (brother?) J.A. Alister, Govt Barracks?
McLEOD Donald, 30, Wheelwright, RW, Noitcare? - Liverpool, o.a. [later
Jamberoo, then Victoria ca 1845]
Catharine, 30, HM, Kintyre, Argyll
Marion 8 - 6?, Roderick 3 1/2
McLEOD Donald, 30, Tailor, RW, Noitcare? - Liverpool, o.a.
Anne, 31, FW
Neil 3 - (2 children died on the voyage)
McLEOD Donald, ploughman, RW, Kilmuir, Skye - Hardy, Paterson, 50 R.
Ann, 35, HM
Norman 16, Angus 14, Donald 10, John 8, Christie 6.
McLEOD John, 26, FW, Noctonith? Skye - ALT
Margaret, 25, FW
Elizabeth 3.
McLEOD William, 22, SH, Dunvegan, Skye - Hosking, Liverpool, 30 R.
Marion, 22, Duirnish?
McMILLAN Donald, 29, ST, RW, Skye - ALT
Janet (McDonald), 26, RW
Duncan 5, Alex.
McNAUGHTON Donald, 33, stonemason, RW, Argyll - Sydney Govt 5/6 day.
Margaret, DM, Kilmuir - delicate health
Donald 9, Mary 8, Margery 7
McPHERSON John, 35, ploughman, RW - Weston, Liverpool, 35 R.
Ann, 30, HM {S}
Flora 3, Malcolm 1 1/2
with them McPhee, Christina 19, - Edmond, 12 R.
McREA Alex, 28, ST, RW, Strathaird (Locharron) - ALT
Mary, 28, HM
Malcolm 5, William 3 1/2
McRUNNON* Kenneth, 25, Blacksmith, RW, Vaternish - Hickey, Hunter RIVER, 45
R.
Catherine, 22, RW
Mary Ann 2
* (or McCrimmon?)
McSWAN Angus, 30, FW, RW, Snizort - ALT
Ann, 25, HM
McSWAN Donald, 26, SH, Snizort - ALT
Dorcas, 24, HM, R
McSWAN John, 29, sawyer, Snizort - ALT
Ann, 31, DM
Angus 4, James 2 1/2
McQUEEN Arch, 27, ST, Portree - ALT
Christina, 30, DM, {S}
Mary 4, Neil 2
MARK James, 30, SH, Isowick? Rodklomony?, RW - A.C.Wightman, Hunter River,
40 R.
Mary, 27, cook *delicate, RW, Eskdale, Dumfrieshire
George 6, William 4, John 1 1/2
* - one child died on voyage
[it seems they did not stay long on the Hunter, went North, and a further
tragedy occurred later]
MUNRO Donald, 36, Sutherlandshire, RW - ALT
Ellen, 29, Sutherlandshire, R
Marion 12, Christina 10, Janet 8, Angus 6, Alex 3
[ Ellen is elsewhere called Helen or Helena. Donald died in 1858. Angus and Alex
moved to Woodford Island near Maclean ca 1862. For further information on this
family & their descendants, contact Greg Munro, email gsm@acay.com.au ]
NICHOLSON Findlay, 36, ST, Duirnish - Sydney o.a.
Janet, 35, HM, R
Archibald 6 months
ROSS Marion, 21 (with Donald McLeod 40.) - Radford (Sydney?) 12 R
SHAW Alexander, 26, SH, RW, - H. Wales? Murrumbidgee, 30 R.
Christina, 26
Anne 5, Christina 3, Margaret 1
SHAW Donald, 33, SH, - A.Gilchrist, Bathurst, 30 R.
Anne, 33, weaver, Tynsdale, Skye
Mary 5
SHAW John, 34, Dyer, Snizort, RW, - Sydney o.a.
Catherine, 30, Hat-bonnet maker, Argyll
Alexander 2
STEWART John, 24, Tailor, RW, Skye - Liverpool o.a.
STEWART Marion? - Kilmuir (cousin J. McKay 22.) to A.Lang - 12.
Ellen, 29, Sutherlandshire, R
Marion 12, Christina 10, Janet 8, Angus 6, Alex 3
[ Ellen is elsewhere called Helen or Helena. Donald died in 1858. Angus and Alex
moved to Woodford Island near Maclean ca 1862. For further information on this
family & their descendants, contact Greg Munro, email gsm@acay.com.au ]
Anne, 33, weaver, Tynsdale, Skye
Mary 5
SHAW John, 34, Dyer, Snizort, RW, - Sydney o.a.
Catherine, 30, Hat-bonnet maker, Argyll
Alexander 2
STEWART John, 24, Tailor, RW, Skye - Liverpool o.a.
STEWART Marion? - Kilmuir (cousin J. McKay 22.) to A.Lang - 12.
Ellen, 29, Sutherlandshire, R
Marion 12, Christina 10, Janet 8, Angus 6, Alex 3
[ Ellen is elsewhere called Helen or Helena. Donald died in 1858. Angus and Alex
moved to Woodford Island near Maclean ca 1862. For further information on this
family & their descendants, contact Greg Munro, email gsm@acay.com.au ]
Note: Arrived on board the "Midlothian" with Ann and children as Government assisted migrants.
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