by John Prebble
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The Glengarry Evictions, or Scenes at Knoydart. 1853.
The Massacre of the Rosses. 1854.
The Clearing of the Glens. 1854.
Real Scottish Grievances. 1854.
Letters on the Depopulation of the Highlands. 1856.
SAGE Donald. Memorabilia Domestica, edited by his son. 1889.
SELKIRK, Earl of. Observations on the Present State of the Highlands. 1805.
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INDEX
Note: (P) indicates proprietor; (T) tacks man or tenant; (S) sheep-farmer; (A) factor, commissioner or other agent of the proprietor; (C) the ‘commonality’, as they were generally termed, of sub-tenant, out-servant, cotter, etc.; (E) for those who were evicted; and (B) for bard. Place names are listed under SCOTS TOPOGRAPHY, and an asterisk marks those that also appear under CLEARANCES.
Aird, Rev. Gustavus, in Glencalvie, 208, 212, 214–5, 217, 220, 221
Aird, James (A) 111, 127
Albert, Prince, 202, 241, 247
Anderson, James (s), 167, 169
Atkinson and Marshal (s), 55, 63, 95, 97, 101, 112
Australia, 176, 212, 216, 303; emigration to, 196–7, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 207, 252, 263–4
Baillie, Henry (P), 199
Baillie, James (P), of Glenelg, 175, 199, 243, 254, 284, 285
Bain, William Ross (c), 11
Baird, James (P), 276, 285
Bakewell, Thos., 107–8
Beatson, Rev., S. Uist, 266
Boyd, Archibald (CE), 260, 261
Brougham, Henry, 73, 103, 146
Brown, Sher.-Sub., W., Inverness, 191
Bruce, James, journalist, 179,180
Burns, Robert, 140, 144, 276
Caledonian Canal, 60, 141, 147, 172, 190
Cameron, Capt. Alan (s), 31, 32, 33, 34, 43
Cameron, Lt.-Gen. Alan, of Erracht (P), raises 79th, 148, 297
Cameron, Alex. (s), 32, 33, 43
Cameron, Alex. (CE), Knoydart, 282
Cameron, Angus (B), 120
Cameron, Donald, 22nd of Lochiel (P), 140, 147, 148, 149
Cameron, Geo., Sher.-Sub., 214–16, 293–4
Cameron, John (p), 149
Cameron, Rev. Murdoch, 98 fn.
Campbell, Donald (CE), 198
Campbell, Ewen, 283–5
Campbell, George Douglas, 8th Duke of Argyll (P), 203, 268 fn.
Campbell, John, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane (p), 146, 300
Campbell, John (CE), 111
Canada, 21, 176, 294, 301, 304 Emigration from Highlands to: 112–13, 134, 189, 192, 194, 196, 198, 200, 201, 203, 243, 251, 265, 266–7; Cape Breton, 198, 200;
Glengarry settlement, 114, 127, 138, 140, 275;
Nova Scotia, 19, 131, 188–9, 194, 195;
Antigonish, 127;
Halifax, 194;
Pictou, 191–3, 200, 207;
Red River, 68, 113–15
Cato Street Conspiracy, 115, 120
Cattle, 14, 15, 20, 32, 77, 83, 106, 109, 111
Chant, Mr., on emigration, 204
Chisholm Bishop Aeneas, 132
Chisholm, Alexander, 23rd of Strathglass (P), 130–131
Chisholm, Alexander, 25th of Strathglass (p), 133–5
Chisholm, Allan and Duncan (CE), brothers in Strathglass, 132
Chisholm, Colin (CE), 133, 136–7
Chisholm, Donald (BE), 131–2
Chisholm, Duncan, 26th of Strathglass (P), 134, 136
Chisholm, Duncan (B), 135, 145
Chisholm, Elizabeth, wife of 23rd Chief, 130–31, 132–3
Chisholm, Elizabeth (Macdonnell), wife of 24th Chief, 131–3
Chisholm, John (BE), 207
Chisholm, Mary, 130–33, 136
Chisholm, William, 24th of Strathglass (P), 131–3, 209
Chisholm, William (CE), Strathaver, 78, 79–80, 92
Cholera, 157–9, 187, 191, 197
CLAN SYSTEM, decay of, 13–14, 16, 17–18, 19–20, 21–2, 129
CLANS – Cameron, 147–8, 193, 297; Campbell, 26, 142, 146, 296;
Chisholm, passim 166–7;
Fraser, 40, 193,296;
Gordon, 58, 296;
Grant, 297;
Gunn, 65–8, 73, 101–2, 114, 115, 160;
Macdonalds of Clanranald, 19, 249–50;
Macdonalds of Sleat, 252, 253–4;
Macdonels of Glengarry, 114, 137–45 passim, 149, 175, 274–86 passim;
Macdonels of Keppoch, 13;
Macintyre, 144;
MacInnes, 270;
Mackay, 12, 55, 74, 98, 207;
Macleod, 243,
Macnab, 146;
MacNeil, 251;
Macrae, 270;
Munro, 37, 207;
Ross, 11–12, 23, 207, 224–5;
Seaforth, 193, 296;
Sutherland, 55–8, 68, 139 and fn., 296, 300–303
Military character of, 13–14, 15, 21, 22, 57–8, 87–8,137, 139, 147–8, 296–303
CLEARANCES AND EVICTIONS, 18, 21, 23, 27–9, 33, 62, 145, 150, 217, 242–3 Times on, 219, 220, 222–3, 299
Glencalvie: description and people 207–12; the laird, 209–10;
sheep-walk advertised, 210, 212;
officers resisted, 213–17;
people removed, 218;
Times sends Commissioner, 218–24;
people take shelter in church, 221–2, 225
Glenelg: Mulock on, 243–4
Glengarry: (see Knoydart by the 14th Chief, 137–8; by his widow, 138;
by Alistair Ranaldson, 140, 142, 144;
by the 16th Chief, 274
Greenyards: Gillanders decides to clear, 225; officers deforced, 228–9;
the ‘Gauger Affair’, 229;
dispatch of ‘Baton Brigade’, 230, 231–4, 235;
arrests, 234, 236;
trial, 237–8
Gruids: 128
ISLES (General): 199, 248, 250, 251, 267; Barra, 264, 266, 267;
Benbecula, 264, 265;
Berneray, 267;
Coll, 267;
Harris, 251;
Iona, 267–8, and fn.;
Lewis, 114;
Mingulay, 264, 266;
Mull, 114, 251;
Raasay, 250;
Rum, 267;
Tiree, 267;
S. Uist, Col. Gordon's evictions, 264–6
KILDONAN (1813), ‘revolt’ of Clan Gunn, 65–8. Second clearance (1819), 95,101–2
ROSS (General): 24, 31; Strathconon, 210, 217;
Coigach, 292–4
SKYE: 251. Strathaird, 268–9,
Boreraig and Suishnich, 269–73
SOLLAS (N. Uist): Ld Macdonald's estates, 251–4; Mulock on, 254–5, 261;
resistance, 254–63
STRATH OYKEL (Culrain): 117
–21; officers deforced, 122;
march of police and militia, 123–5;
Dudgeon involved, 126–7;
mentioned, 145, 207, 227
STRATHGLASS: 132–7
STRATHNAVER: people warned out (1813), 73–4; description, 74–6;
Sellar arrives, 76–7;
evictions, 78–85, 93;
second clearance (1819), 94–101
SUTHERLAND (General): Achtoly, 289; Armadale, 290;
Assynt, 64, 65, 155, 169;
Clyne, 64;
Dornoch, 64;
Farr, 61–2, 65, 114, 289;
Golspie, 64;
Keneabin (Durness), 167–9;
Lairg, 61–2,
Loth, 64;
Rogart, 64;
Tongue, 289
Clerk, Rev. Archibald, 178–9
Cockburn, Lord, 262–3
Coffin, Sir Edward, 174, 176, 253
Colquhoun, Wm., Sher.-Sub., Inverness, 256, 258, 262, 268–9
Cooper, Antony Ashley, 7th Ld. Shaftesbury, 164, 202, 287, 290
Cooper, Patrick (A), clears Sollas, 255, 257–61, 263
; on Skye, 269–70
Craik, Mrs Humphrey, 239
Cranstoun, Phillip, Sher. Sutherland, 88
Crichton, Dr 283–4
Crimean War, 225, 273, 295–6, 298–303
Culloden, Battle of, 12, 14, 39, 125, 137, 140, 148, 249, 296, 304
Cumberland, Duke of, 19, 148, 275
Cumming, Pol. Sup., 229, 235, 237
Cunningham, Wm. (CE), 44, 45
Dalrymple, Major, 42nd, 10,41
Deer, 24, 8, 55, 129, 147, 203, 304
Delane, John, 218, 219, 221, 226
Dempster, Mr (P), of Skibo, 55, 85
DESTITUTION, 150–52, 163–6, 179, 185, 222–3, 245–6, 262, 279–86 Central Boards for the Relief of, 176–8, 185, 200, 243, 244, 261, 268
Douglas, Thomas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, 16, 68,114–15
Drummond, Home, Advocate-Depute, 91
Dryden, John, shepherd, 77, 82
Dudgeon, Thomas (P)) of Fearn, 112–13, 118–19, 126–7
Dundas, Henry, 30, 31, 40, 46
Dundas, Robert, Lord Advocate, 9–12, 30, 31, 33–4, 35–7
Dunoon, George, 191, 193
Ellice, Edward, M.P. (P), 273–4, 275, 282, 284
EMIGRANT SHIPS: conditions, 188, 191–7, 198, 204–5; Admiral, 265;
Asia, 198;
Celt, 264;
Ceres, 195;
Chance, 205;
Dove, 194;
Eddystone, 114;
Flora, 205;
Georgiana, 204–5;
Good Intent, 192;
Hector, 188;
Hercules, 264, 270;
James, 194;
John Gray, 205;
Kingston, 195;
Lady Kennaway, 196–7;
Liscard, 243;
Macdonald, 138;
Militiades, 205;
Prince of Wales, 68, 114;
Rambler, 189–90;
Sarah, 193–4;
Sillery, 276, 277–8, 283
EMIGRATION – after Culloden, 19–21, 187–8; Telford on, 189, 194;
Govt. attitude, 190, 195–6,
Cttee of Inquiry, 198, 199;
planned emigration, 201;
emigration societies, 201–6
Emigration from Glengarry, 137–8, 140, 142, 191, 275, 278;
Harris, 264;
Isles, 200, 265;
Skye, 187,198, 201, 264;
Sollas, 252, 263–4;
Strathglass, 131, 132, 134;
Ross, 187–8;
Sutherland, 68, 112–15, 184, 292–3
Emigration Acts, 193–5,197, 249 Colonial Emigration Dept., 199, 202, 203, 204, 263, 264, 270
Evictions, see CLEARANCES
Famine (see also Potato), 163–5, 187, 295
Findlater, Rev. Eric, 291–2
Fleming (A), 265
' Forty-five, 13, 17, 147
Foster, Thomas Campbell, 219 fn.
Fraser, Andrew, Sher-Sub., 283–5
Fraser, Hon. Archibald, of Lovat (p), 39, 40, 60
Fraser, Major Simon, 191
Fraser, Simon, Sheriff of Inverness, 39
Fraser, Thos., Sher-Sub., 201–2
Fraser, Thos. Alexander, later Lord Lovat (p), 133–4, 146, 284
Geddes, Thomas (s), 24, 31
George III, 53, 58, 117, 119, 209
George IV, 53, 117, 119, 139, 209, 277
Gibson, Henry (s), 137
Gillespie, Thomas (s), 130–31, 137–8
Gillanders, James Falconer, of Highfield (PA), 210, 212–13, 215, 216–17, 222, 224, 225–7
Gillie, Elizabeth (CE), Knoydart, 277–8
Gordon, Lord Adam, C.-in-C., Scotland, 1792, 35, 42, 46–7, 303
GORDON, ELIZABETH, Countess of Sutherland, Marchioness of Stafford, 1st Duchess of Sutherland (P), 51–4, 58, 62, 69, 73, 74, 96, 101, 155, 159, 162, 166–7, 287, 300; visits to Sutherland, 61, 65, 151–2, 165–6;
on Kildonan evictions, 65–6;
defends her husband against criticism, 65, 103–4;
petitioned by Strathnaver people, 88–9;
David Stewart on, 109;
Sismondi on, 109–10;
orders memorial to Duke, 162;
death and funeral, 166
Gordon, Capt. Evans, 181–2
Gordon, James, advocate, 91–2
Gordon, Col. John, of Cluny (P), 251, 264–6
Gordon, Robt., of Langdale (TE), 75, 77–8, 95, 97
Gordon, Wm., of Breacachadh (TE), 77–8, 83
Gower, Earl, see Leveson-Gower
Gower, Lord Ronald, 50, 51, 52–3
Grant, Alex. (A), 276–9, 283
Grant, Chas., Baron Glenelg (P), 246
Grant, Sir James, of Grant (P), 297
Gunn, George, Chief of Clan Gunn (PA), 155, 160, 247
Gunn, Robert, factor (A), 101
Herring-fisheries, 63, 103, 105, 108–9, 110–11, 155, 295
Highland and Islands Emigration Society, 201–2, 203–5, 264, 276, 280
Hood, John, 196–7
Hope, John, Lord Justice Clerk, 225, 238, 263
Horsburgh, Robt. (A), 155
HOWARD, HARRIET, 2nd Duchess of Sutherland, 161, 162, 286–9, 291–2, 294
IMPROVEMENT POLICY OF: 17–18, 23–4, 26–9, 60, 61, 69, 70, 103–7; attacked by Bakewell, 107–8;
by Stewart, 108–9;
by Sismondi, 109–10, 112;
by Donald Macleod, 110–12 and passim;
Times criticism of, 219, 304;
Mrs Stowe defends, 290–91, 295
Innes, William, (T), 154–5
Inverness Wool Market, 120, 159, 273
Ireland, 67–8, 84, 102, 171, 174, 176, 183, 193, 199, 219, 224, 300
Jardine, John, Sheriff, Ross, 183–5, 213, 216, 217
Johnstone, Angus (CE), S. Uist, 265
Kelp industry, 248–53
Kennedy, Angus (CE), Knoydart, 280
Kennedy, Duncan (CE), 121, 127
Kennedy, Widow (CE), 140
Knox, John, bookseller, 20, 187, 189
Lamont, Rev. John, 177–8
Laidlaw, James (S), 134–5
Land Restoration League, 303
Land Tenure, 13–21, 27–8, 60–61
League for the Nationalisation of Land, 303
Leslie, Lieutenant-General, 46
LEVESON-GOWER, GEORGE GRANVILLE, Marquess of Stafford, 1st Duke of Sutherland (P), The ‘Great Improver’, 49–58, 73, 86, 95, 99, 112–13, 119, 128, 132, 150, 155–6, 165, 184, 293, 294; begins Improvement, 60;
makes Loch Commisioner, 69–70;
orders clearance of Strathnaver, 74;
appealed to by MacKid, 86–7, 89, 90, 104;
Bakewell on, 117–18;
Garth on, 109;
buys the Reay estate, 151;
petitioned by Macleod, 153;
death and funeral, 158–63
L
EVESON-GOWER, GEORGE GRANVILLE, Lord Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (P), 88, 160, 161–2, 165, 169, 176, 203, 242, 244–8, 268, 288, 289, 294, 295, 300–303
Leveson-Gower, George Granville William, Marquess of Stafford (P), 247, 292–3, 294
Lilleshall, Salop, 53, 162
LOCH, JAMES, Commissioner to Lord Stafford (A), opinion of Highlanders, 56–7, 114, 115, 195; becomes Stafford's agent, 69–70;
his Improvements, 103–7, 289, 290;
sends Highlanders to Edinburgh, 139 and fn.;
becomes M.P. develops Reay country, 151;
meets Donald Macleod, 153–4;
increases fishery rents, ban on marriage, 155–6;
organizes Duke's funeral, 159, 162–3;
death, 290;
recruiter for Crimea, 300.
Mentioned: 58, 95 101–2, 196
The Loch Policy: 69; vindicated by Sellar's acquittal, 92;
summary of, 106–7;
attacked by Bakewell, 107–8;
by Stewart, 108–9;
by Sismondi, 109–10, 112;
by Macleod, 110–12;
by Mulock, 244, 245–7;
Mrs Stowe's praise for, 290–91, 292, 295
Lumsden, Hugh, Sheriff, 169
Macalister, Alex (P), 267
Macbean, Rev. Alex., 125–6
Macbean, Sup. Police, 256–9
MacBeth, Donald (CE), Strathnaver, 81, 89, 91
MacBeth, Hugh (CE), Strathnaver, 81–2
MacCaig, Dugald, 228, 229, 237
MacCodrum, Iain (B), 20
MacCormack, Peggy (CE), 250
MacCuish (CE), Sollas, 260, 262
MacCulloch, Dr John, 150–51
Macdonald (A), Skye, 270, 271
Macdonald, Sir Alexander, of Sleat (P), 20,187
Macdonald, Anne (CE), Farr, 128
Macdonald, Colin, of Boisdale (T), 187
Macdonald, Father Coll, 193, 275, 279–80, 281, 283–4
Macdonald, George (CE), Strathnaver, quoted, 80–81, 84
MACDONALD, GODFREY WILLIAM WENTWORTH, 4th Baron (P), 181, 252–6, 258, 261–3, 269, 271, 300
Macdonald, Grace (CE), 82
Macdonald, John (CE), 111
Macdonald, John, of Borrowdale (T), 250
Macdonald, John, of Glenalladale (T), 19
Macdonald, Mary (B), 303
Macdonald, Ranald George, of Clanranald (P), 18th Chief, 250
Macdonald, Roderick, Sher.-Off., N. Uist, 255
