I would be pleased if someone could tell >me how to further identify one of the HIES passengers who was simply >listed as ie. Donald McDonald, 30 of Inverness. This description is so >broad as to be virtually useless. Are there other records that expand on >the HIES individuals. >David >Port Fairy > >Yes David there are. Which ship did Donald come on? In the lists that I transcribed for Bryan Keddy's site I have only given name age and place they were from. They are listed in family groups. These are the ship's lists and the actual information in the manuscript shows Ref. No. Name, Age, Residence, Estate, Remarks (which is something like £5.8.11 [the amount paid for the voyage] - very eligible young people). However, to save time, I was more interested in getting the names up with ships they came on so that people would have something to start with. Giving the age and place they were from should help to link in with other information that you have gathered about the person, perhaps from parish registers, census lists, etc. However, more importantly, there is the List of Immigrants as inspected by the Immigration Board. This gives the further information that you would be looking for such as Name, Age, Calling, Religion, Read or Write, Birth Place and County, Parents Names and if alive, their residence. I know this is available for ships into Sydney (Ontario and Bloomer) here at the National Library but I am not sure about those which went to the other States. Presumably this would be available at the relevant State Libraries. Regards, Jan, Canberra, Australia