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- In 1818, the Earl of Breadalbane (Campbell) gave each tenant £10 to resettle in Canada; they left Dull, Killin, Comrie, Kenmore, Balquhidder, all from Perthshire, Scotland. In 1818, three ships left Greenock, Scotland: the Curlew with 205 onboard, Sophia of Ayr with 106 onboard, and Jane of Sutherland with 131 onboard. Many went to Beckwith in Goulborn Twp, Lanark County, others to Osgoode Twp in Carleton County; others took a Durham boat from Montreal to Hamilton at a cost of £3300 per family (sic - There is no way that a boat rental from Montreal to Hamilton cost £3300/family. This is probably a typo for £33.00.)
Lord Selkirk, in 1818, was looking for settlers for Kent County and Dover. Settlers required a certificate of good character, £16 deposit for males 16 or older, 2 guineas per married women; for that they got free transport, 100 acres, food and implement ration.
Other ships that left Greenock at this time frame were: Harmony, Prompt, John in 1817 and Caledonia, Greenfeild, Fame, Lady of the Lake in 1816. McNaughtane's were on the Jane; John Sr and John Jr and James McNaughton July 4, 1818 - Aug 23,1818. Those on the Curlew July 22, 1818 [included] Alexander and Elizabeth McNaughton. On the Sophia, which was shipwrecked, were some McNaughtons and the Donaldson family which settled in London Township (neighbours to the McNaughtons). On the Fame travelled Donald, Duncan, Duncan Sr, John McNaughton, 1816. On the Harmony, Donald and John McNaughton, 1817. On Lady of the Lake, John McNaughton, 1817. On the Neptune, John, Naughton, William and William. In 1818...[original ends here.]
- Submitted by B. McNaughton
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