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PANS,
Vol. 227, Doc. 118 — Return to Ships to and from Nova Scotia
1815-1838
Scottish Settlers to Pictou 1815
The following is a list of "the Emigrants from Gt.
Britain" (Scotland) in 1815 settled or residing in the District
of Pictou in the spring of 1816. See also brigantine
Prince William, Sutherland
to Pictou 1815 for mention of some of the families listed below, from their
land grant petitions.
| Names |
Age |
Married
Single
Widow
|
No. of
Child'n
|
Trade
|
Where Residing
or settled
|
General Remarks
|
| Niel McLellan & wife |
25 |
married |
1 |
Labourer |
Merigomish |
poor |
| William Murray |
25 |
single |
|
Farmer |
-do- |
|
| John Cameron |
18 |
-do- |
|
Labourer |
Lower Settlement, East River |
at Service |
| Marion McLean |
70 |
widow |
|
|
|
maintained by Charity |
| Angus Cameron |
31 |
single |
|
Labourer |
|
at Service |
| William Cameron |
25 |
-do- |
|
-do- |
|
-do- |
| Ann Cameron |
60 |
widow |
|
|
|
poor, maintained by her friends |
| Angus Cameron & wife |
30 |
married |
3 |
-do- |
|
poor |
| William Sutherland & wife |
56 |
-do- |
3 |
-do- |
West Branch, East River |
very poor |
| Robert McKay |
35 |
married |
3 |
-do- |
Lower Settlement |
-do- |
| Alexander Sutherland & wife |
40 |
married |
3 |
-do- |
-do- |
very poor |
| William McKenzie & wife |
22 |
married |
|
Taylor |
-do- |
able to maintain himself |
| John McKenzie & wife |
25 |
-do- |
1 |
Labourer |
-do- |
|
| John McKay & wife |
35 |
-do- |
6 |
-do- |
-do- |
very poor |
| James McKay |
21 |
single |
|
Taylor |
-do- |
|
| Simon Fraser |
24 |
-do- |
|
Blacksmith |
-do- |
|
| John Marhewson |
21 |
-do- |
|
Labourer |
-do- |
|
| Peter McCallum |
17 |
-do- |
|
Clerk |
-do- |
|
| Alexander Munro |
22 |
-do- |
|
Carpenter |
-do- |
|
| John McKay & wife |
60 |
married |
8 |
Labourer |
Fishers Grant |
very poor, the Catechists or Instructors of the Parish from whence
these McKays came. |
| William Ross & wife |
30 |
married |
3 |
-do- |
-do- |
able to work, but poor |
| John McKay & wife |
32 |
married |
6 |
-do- |
-do- |
-do- |
| Hugh McKay |
22 |
single |
|
Weaver |
-do- |
|
| John McKay |
20 |
-do- |
|
Labourer |
-do- |
|
| James McKay |
18 |
-do- |
|
-do- |
-do- |
|
| Kenneth McKay & wife |
45 |
married |
5 |
Shoemaker |
-do- |
a very poor man |
| Catherine McKay |
52 |
widow |
|
|
|
|
| Christian McKay |
24 |
single |
|
|
Fishers Grant |
|
| Margaret McKay |
20 |
-do- |
|
|
-do- |
|
| John McKay & wife |
40 |
married |
7 |
Labourer |
-do- |
a poor family |
| Catherine McKay |
65 |
single |
|
|
-do- |
poor |
| Mrs. Kirby |
40 |
widow, since married |
|
|
Little Harbour |
|
| Donald Ross |
22 |
single |
|
Labourer |
Fishers Grant |
sick from a fall of a tree, the only support of his family |
| James Ross & wife |
51 |
married |
9 |
-do- |
-do- |
|
| Robert McKenzie & wife |
60 |
married |
2 |
-do- |
-do- |
|
| John McKenzie & wife |
25 |
-do- |
1 |
-do- |
Little Harbour |
|
| Donald McKenzie |
24 |
single |
|
-do- |
-do- |
|
| William McKenzie & wife |
22 |
married |
|
Taylor |
|
|
| John McKay & wife |
30 |
married |
1 |
Labourer |
Middle River |
very poor indeed |
| Christian Campbell |
38 |
single |
|
|
-do- |
at Service |
| Margaret McKay |
30 |
-do- |
|
|
-do- |
-do- |
| John Fraser & wife |
44 |
married |
5 |
Weaver |
West River |
very poor |
| Francis Hendry & wife |
30 |
married |
2 |
Shoemaker |
-do- |
|
| Alexander McKay & wife |
40 |
married |
5 |
Labourer |
-do- |
These two families very poor indeed, having lived entirely
upon their friends who are ill able to help them |
| Donald Murray & wife |
25 |
-do- |
2 |
-do- |
-do- |
| Donald McKay |
23 |
single |
|
|
-do- |
|
| William McKay |
28 |
-do- |
|
|
-do- |
|
| Alexander Ross & wife |
60 |
married |
5 |
Milwright |
-do- |
poor |
| William Graham & wife |
50 |
married |
7 |
Labourer |
-do- |
very poor but industrious |
| John McKay & wife |
25 |
married |
|
-do- |
-do- |
poor |
| Angus Murray & wife |
72 |
married |
|
|
Rogers Hill |
very poor |
| Donald McKay |
62 |
married |
1 |
Labourer |
-do- |
very poor |
| Alexander McKay & wife |
30 |
married |
|
Taylor |
-do- |
|
| William McKay & wife |
23 |
married |
2 |
Labourer |
-do- |
|
| Catherine McDonald |
60 |
widow |
1 |
|
-do- |
very poor |
| William McKay & wife |
54 |
married |
3 |
Labourer |
-do- |
|
| William Douglas & wife |
26 |
married |
2 |
-do- |
-do- |
|
| Donald Douglas |
24 |
single |
|
Blacksmith |
Rogers Hill |
|
| Anne Douglas |
50 |
widow |
4 |
|
-do- |
|
| Donald Murray & wife |
40 |
married |
5 |
Labourer |
-do- |
very poor |
| John Fraser & wife |
40 |
married |
6 |
Weaver |
-do- |
|
| John Ross & wife |
70 |
married |
3 |
Farmer |
-do- |
|
| William Nicol & wife |
40 |
married |
4 |
Labourer |
Mount Tom |
These are all poor families |
| Archibald Gunn |
21 |
single |
|
-do- |
-do- |
| Elizabeth Gunn |
24 |
widow |
1 |
|
-do- |
| James Cameron & wife |
23 |
married |
2 |
Sawmiller |
-do- |
| James Reid & wife |
28 |
married |
4 |
Labourer |
-do- |
poor but industrious |
| John Simpson & wife |
62 |
married |
7 |
Farmer |
-do- |
3 children able to support themselves |
| John Scot |
44 |
married |
|
Labourer |
-do- |
his family in Scotland |
| John McKenzie |
29 |
single |
|
Carpenter |
-do- |
|
| Alexander Sutherland & wife |
45 |
married |
4 |
Labourer |
Scots Hill |
poor |
| William Sutherland & wife |
60 |
married |
2 |
Farmer |
-do- |
very poor |
| George Munro & wife |
36 |
married |
3 |
Weaver |
Caribou |
very poor |
| Robert Sutherland & wife |
46 |
married |
6 |
Labourer |
-do- |
very poor |
| John Sutherland & wife |
45 |
married |
4 |
-do- |
-do- |
very poor supported by his neighbours' Charity |
| Hugh McIntosh & wife |
70 |
married |
1 |
-do- |
-do- |
very poor |
| Alexander Munro & wife |
30 |
married |
1 |
-do- |
-do- |
Industrious but now very poor |
| Alexander McKenzie & wife |
35 |
married |
4 |
-do- |
-do- |
sick since his arrival and very poor |
| Kenneth McKenzie & wife |
48 |
married |
6 |
-do- |
-do- |
poor |
| James Ferguson & wife |
33 |
married |
|
Mason |
Harbourmouth |
poor |
| Thomas McKay |
20 |
single |
|
Labourer |
-do- |
|
| Donald Urquhart & wife |
27 |
married |
|
Labourer |
Harbourmouth |
|
| Catherine McKay |
70 |
widow |
|
|
-do- |
very poor |
| Alice McKay |
60 |
widow |
5 |
|
-do- |
frequently sick, a great object of Charity |
| James Munro & wife |
- |
married |
1 |
Joiner |
Pictou Town |
|
| John McCallum & wife |
45 |
married |
4 |
|
-do- |
|
| James Leaper |
46 |
single |
|
Chainmaker |
-do- |
|
| Finlay Ross & wife |
50 |
married |
7 |
Shoemaker |
-do- |
an industrious man |
| Donald Ross & wife |
60 |
married |
1 |
Labourer |
-do- |
|
| John Rutty & wife |
30 |
married |
|
Shoemaker |
-do- |
|
| Alexander Ross & wife |
35 |
married |
5 |
Blacksmith |
-do- |
a very industrious man, poor |
| John Thompson & wife |
54 |
married |
4 |
Mason |
Pictou Town |
able to support themselves, not needing any assistance |
| Valentine Laws & wife |
29 |
married |
2 |
House Carpenter |
-do- |
| George Paterson & wife |
36 |
married |
4 |
-do- |
-do- |
| John Grant |
23 |
single |
|
-do- |
-do- |
| William Fraser |
29 |
|
|
Schoolmaster |
-do- |
| William McKay |
26 |
|
|
Clerk |
|
| Eleanor Sutherland |
21 |
|
|
Servant |
|
| Margaret Sutherland |
19 |
|
|
-do- |
|
| Christy Sutherland |
36 |
|
|
-do- |
|
| Ann McKay |
20 |
|
|
-do- |
|
| Isabella McKenzie |
18 |
|
|
-do- |
|
| Margaret McKay |
23 |
|
|
-do- |
|
| Flora Gally |
17 |
|
|
-do- |
|
| Jean McKay |
18 |
|
|
-do- |
-do- |
| John Sutherland & wife |
22 |
married |
|
Taylor |
-do- |
-do- |
| James Brown |
63 |
single |
|
Mason |
-do- |
works at his trade, but poor |
Total.....................166
men & women........................200
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