| "A Very Fine Class of Immigrants" |
| Prince Edward Island's Scottish Pioneers, 1770-1850 |
| Lucille H. Campey |
Previous studies of early Scottish emigration to the New World
have tended to concentrate on the miseries of evictions and the
destruction of old communities. In this ground breaking study of
the influx of Scots to Prince Edward Island, the widely held
assumption that emigration was solely a flight from poverty is
challenged.
By uncovering previously unreported ship crossings, as well as a
wide range of manuscripts and underused sources such as
custom records and newspaper shipping reports, the book
provides the most comprehensive account to day of the influx of
Scots to the Island.
This is essential reading for individuals wishing to trace family
links or deepen their understanding of how and why the Island
came to acquire its distinctive Scottish communities. And by
accessing, for the first time, shipping sources like Lloyd's List
and the Lloyd's Shipping Register, the author brings a new
dimension to our understanding of emigrant travel.
Campey demonstrates that far from sailing on disease-ridden
leaky tubs, as popularly imagined, the Island's Pioneer Scots
usually crossed the Atlantic on the best available ships of the
time.
have tended to concentrate on the miseries of evictions and the
destruction of old communities. In this ground breaking study of
the influx of Scots to Prince Edward Island, the widely held
assumption that emigration was solely a flight from poverty is
challenged.
By uncovering previously unreported ship crossings, as well as a
wide range of manuscripts and underused sources such as
custom records and newspaper shipping reports, the book
provides the most comprehensive account to day of the influx of
Scots to the Island.
This is essential reading for individuals wishing to trace family
links or deepen their understanding of how and why the Island
came to acquire its distinctive Scottish communities. And by
accessing, for the first time, shipping sources like Lloyd's List
and the Lloyd's Shipping Register, the author brings a new
dimension to our understanding of emigrant travel.
Campey demonstrates that far from sailing on disease-ridden
leaky tubs, as popularly imagined, the Island's Pioneer Scots
usually crossed the Atlantic on the best available ships of the
time.
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| _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgements Chapter I: Push, Pull and Opportunity Chapter II: The First Arrivals from Scotland Chapter III: The Selkirk Settlers of 1803 Chapter IV: The Coming of the Timber Trade Chapter V: Emigrants from Dumfriesshire Chapter VI: Later Arrivals from Skye Chapter VII: Leaky Tubs or First Class Ships? Chapter VIII: He Thinks Himself Already a Prince Appendices Appendix I: Extant Passenger Lists for ship crossings from Scotland to P.E.I. Edinburgh, 1771 Lovelly Nelly, 1774 Lovelly Nelly, 1775 Jane, 1790 Lucy, 1790 Rambler, 1806 Humphreys, 1806 Isle of Skye, 1806 Spencer, 1806 Elizabeth and Ann, 1806 Clarendon, 1808 Appendix II: Emigrant Ship Crossings from Scotland to P.E.I. Notes Bibliography Index About the Author |
| Tables and Figures Tables 1. Tenants from Lord MacDonald's Estate in Skye who were intending to emigrate to America c. 1802 2. Selkirk Settlers residing in Belfast in 1811 3. Selkirk Settlers who are commemorated in tombstone or death notices as having sailed on the Polly in 1803 4. Perthshire emigrants who relocated themselves in P.E.I. by 1820 5. Emigrant ship crossings to British America from Dumfries, 1816-22 Figures 1. Predominant ethnic groups in P.E.I. townships, 1881 2. Concentration of Scottish Settlers in the Maritimes, 1851-1871 3. Predominant areas of Scotland from which P.E.I.'s Scottish Settlers originated, 1770-1850 4. Concentration of Scottish-born householders in P.E.I. townships by their country of origin |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lucille Campey |
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