Thanks Ruth, it helps to fill in yet another part of the story of their Journey.At 08:50 PM 6/26/00 +1000, J R Mingins wrote: >Hello all, >I don't know if this will help, but the following was sent >to me. It was researched by the descendants of Donald >McQuien (McQuinn) and his wife Janet McSween. Janet's >parents & siblings were all on the ship. Her parents are my >GGG Grandparents. Unfortunately I do not know who the >researcher was. > > >Notes for DONALD MACQUIEN: >Donald embarked on "Chevalier" from Raasay on 6 June 1854, >and on "George Johnston" 17 June 1854 from Birkenhead, >arriving at Portland, Vic, Aus on 3 Sep 1854. He (and his >wife) were sponsored by the Highland and Island Emigration >society, numbers 144 and 155 > >The "George Johnston" was actually the "Edward Johnston", so >there may be other inconsistencies as well. > >Ruth Mingins. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Beryl O'Gorman [mailto:wordweav@bigpond.net.au] > > Sent: Monday, 26 June 2000 15:24 > > To: Peter J. McDonald; condor@ansonic.com.au; > > gtranter@shoal.net.au; > > judys@ecn.net.au; melvab@tpgi.com.au; seanw@rpi.net.au; > > macfarlane@glenfinnanhouse.dialnet.com; > > malmcdon@powerup.com.au; > > ninostewart@hotmail.com; > > jtracey@heritagearchaeology.com.au; > > rosmci@eisa.net.au; ajmcdonald1@telstra.easymail.com.au; > > bjordan@pipeline.com.au; chitty@mns.net.au; > > camo@standard.net.au; > > clarke_bicheno@hotmail.com; > > emla53@mcmedia.com.au; seamus@dove.net.au; > > pricew@clear.net.nz; patsym3@ibm.net; plryan@bigpond.com; > > glenys@highway1.com.au; noelenemcdonnell@bigpond.com; > > families@netcomuk.co.uk; bryanfkeddy@ns.sympatico.ca; > > garden@eisa.net.au; minginsr@cqnet.com.au; > > loremck@jc.com.au; > > tduggin@camtech.net.au; cmcs@ozemail.com.au; > > grantos@ozemail.com.au; > > jrog@telstra.com; dashjk@ozemail.com.au > > Subject: Re: Departure Ships from Inverness-shire > > to the Ports of > > finalembarkation to Australia > > > > > > THis is growing isn't it? Should have our own > > little Message Group. > > I understood that most of them caught coastal > > shipping to Liverpool. I have > > an article somewhere about the journey and the > > waiting for a ship at > > Liverpool. Not necessarily from INV but from > > other parts of Scotland. Will > > see if I can find it. > > It was easier going to America because they were > > headed straight across the > > Atlantic were they not? > > I was at the Heritage Museum outside Tralee > > recently and asked why there was > > no mention of Australian emigrants and was told > > that mostly American > > emigrees left from there because the trip was > > straighforward. Australian > > emigrants from Ireland would head for Cobh and > > then across to England, or > > occasionally leave directly from there. > > Regards > > Beryl in Melbourne Australia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter J. McDonald" <peter_mcdonald@sftw.com> > > To: <condor@ansonic.com.au>; > > <gtranter@shoal.net.au>; <judys@ecn.net.au>; > > <melvab@tpgi.com.au>; <seanw@rpi.net.au>; > > <macfarlane@glenfinnanhouse.dialnet.com>; > > <malmcdon@powerup.com.au>; > > <ninostewart@hotmail.com>; > > <jtracey@heritagearchaeology.com.au>; > > <rosmci@eisa.net.au>; <Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 2:25 PM > > Subject: Departure Ships from Inverness-shire to > > the Ports of > > finalembarkation to Australia > > > > > > > I know the Liverpool to Australia ships > > (Allison, 1852 etc) but am trying > > > to find out the Inverness-shire to Liverpool > > Ships that took the 300 down > > > there to Liverpool. > > > > > > At 04:59 PM 6/24/00 +1000, you wrote: > > > >Peter > > > >I know that the highlanders moved to the coast > > closest to them to board > > ships. > > > >In the case of several early (1770-1815) mass > > migrations, there were > > enough > > > > > >