Emigrant lists drawn up by the Sutherland Estate management list emigrants from parishes in the east of Sutherland during a period of intense emigration. Included here are those who emigrated in the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1841, 1842, 1844 & 1847.
It should not be assumed that these lists provide a complete record of all emigrants from this part of Sutherland in this period. The lists are contained in the Sutherland Papers in the National Library of Scotland and appear by permission of the Countess of Sutherland. Adapted here from the original transcriptions by Malcolm Bangor-Jones.
Some lists indicate that the people left for America but most went to Canada. As always I have shown all Mc and Mac names as Mac.
The following people left from Golspie parish – under surname each person is shown by Christian name, place of residence, tenant, servant, etc.,followed by number in party who left and when.
BANNERMAN
Donald, Ironhill, Sheriff Officer, left 1831 in party of seven
CAMPBELL
Widow, Golspie Tower, left in 1831 in party of three
FERGUSON
William, Backies, labourer, left alone in 1830
GORDON
Donald, Golspie, labourer, left 1830 in party of three
Jean, Backies, single, aged 60, left in a party of two for Pictou, Nova Scotia, aboard the ‘Joseph Green’ in 1842, received assistance from the Sutherland Estate of £4
Robert, Golspie, blacksmith, left 1829 alone
GRAHAM
William, Golspie, Cartwright, left 1830 alone
GRAY
James, Golspie, carpenter, left 1830 in party of two
GUNN
Donald, Golspie, tailor, left in party of two 1830
John, Golspie, carpenter, left in 1830 alone
INNES
Marion, Culmaily, aged 60, single, left alone for Canada on board the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843 with assistance from the Sutherland Estate of £2
MACCULLOCH
Isabella, Golspie, aged 25, single, travelled alone to Canada on board the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843 with assistance from the Sutherland Estate of £3
MACDONALD
John, Golspie, sawyer, left 1831 in party of four
MACKAY
Andrew, Golspie, slater, left alone in 1830
John, Backies, a lotter, left 1829 in party of seven
John, Golspie, tenant, left 1830 in party of six
William, Golspie, army pensioner and cooper, left in party of two 1831
MACKENZIE
Alexander, Golspie, blacksmith, left 1830 in party of five
MACLEOD
Robert, Golspie, aged 30, married, shoemaker, left in party of two for Canada aboard the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843. Granted assistance by the Sutherland Estate of £5
MACPHERSON
John, Golspie, shoemaker, left 1830 in party of three
MATHESON
Angus, Drummuie, age 48, married, left for Canada on board the vessel ‘Joseph Green’ in 1842 in a party of nine, four of whom were aged less than fourteen – received assistance of £6 from Sutherland Estate
George, Strathsteven, son of John Matheson, left alone in 1830
Robert, Golspie Tower, lotter, left 1830 in party of seven
MUNRO
Alexander, Golspie, aged 43, married, left for Canada aboard the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843 in a party of seven, five of whom were aged under fourteen years – Sutherland Estate gave assistance of £6
David, Culmaily, servant, left alone in 1830
George, Golspie, shop-keeper, left in party of two 1831
MURRAY
Colin, Golspie, dyker, left alone in 1830
William, Backies, labourer, left 1829 in party of two
ROSS
Alexander, Backies, labourer, left for Canada in May 1841 aboard the vessel ‘Lady Gray’ from Cromarty – received £3 assistance from the Sutherland Estate for which he signed
Donald, Golspie, carpenter, left 1830 in party of five
John, Golspie Tower, army pensioner, left in party of four, 1831
SKINNER
Andrew, Golspie, saddler, single, aged 18 years, left alone aboard the vessel ‘Joseph Hutcheson’ for Quebec, Canada in 1844
SPANKIE
Alexander, Mound, servant, left in 1830 in party of two
James, Drummuie, servant, left in party of five 1830
SUTHERLAND
Alexander, Drummuie, servant, left alone in 1830
Donald, army pensioner, labourer, left in party of four in 1831
John, Farlary, shoemaker, left 1829 alone
Robert, Backies, army pensioner, tenant, left 1829 in party of two
Robert, Backies, labourer, left 1829 in party of two – an earlier version of this list puts his residence as Dunrobin Glen
TURNBULL
One person named Turnbull travelled to Montreal, Canada from Drummuie in 1846 with assistance from Sutherland Estate of £6.12.6d
URQUHART
Alexander, Culmaily, blacksmith, left in 1831 in party of four
Donald, Golspie, carpenter, left 1830 in party of two
George, Golspie, shop keeper, aged 35, married, left in a party of four, two of whom were aged less than fourteen years, aboard the vessel ‘Joseph Hutcheson’ for Quebec, Canada in 1844
John, Backies, resided in his mother’s house, left in party of two 1830
Robert, Golspie, lived with his mother, left alone in 1831
Robert, Golspie, age 32, single, a smith, left for Canada aboard the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843 with assistance from the Sutherland Estate of £2
updated 01/03/2016
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