In my recent postings on this issue, I wasn't suggesting that everyone from the Inverness area would have left from Fort William. One of the problems of trying to keep postings brief. If one looks at the map of Scotland and the Highlands in particular, there would appear to be several areas with access to shipping ports. My emphasis should have been on those people living on the western end of the Great Glen. I guess if one lived in the city of Inverness one would head towards the coast at that end of Loch Ness and if one lived on the western coast there would have been plenty of other options. Those that referred to the HIES migrants do have the benefit of some good record keeping which does not apparently apply to individual Scottish immigrants, although 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