The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists

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The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists
Appendix

The author notes the fact that the agents sent out by Lord Selkirk engaged (1) Labourers for the Company, (2) Settlers for the Red River Settlement. On this account in the lists given in the archives and other official documents, the labourers were often sent to the Posts of the Company, and after serving several years often became settlers. (List given in Manitoba Historical Society Transactions, 33.)

List of men who arrived at Hudson Bay in 1811 and left York Factory for the interior in July, 1812:

	Names.	Age.	Whence.
1	Colin Campbell	21	Argyle
2	John McKay	22	Rossshire
3	John McLennan	23	Rossshire
4	Beth Bethune	19	Rossshire
5	Donald McKay	17	Rossshire
6	William Wallace	21	Ayr
7	John Cooper	26	Orkney, came to Upper Canada.
8	Nichol Harper	34	Orkney
9	Magnus Isbister	21	Orkney, probably father of A.K. Isbister
10	George Gibbon	50	Orkney
11	Thos. McKim	38	Sligo
12	Pat Corcoran	24	Crosmalina
13	John Green	21	Sligo
14	Pat Quinn	21	Killala
15	Martin Jordan	16	Killala
16	John O'Rourke	20	Killala
17	Anthony McDonnell	23	Killala
18	James Toomey	20	Killala

The Author is not aware of the existence of any list of the first settlers other than these.

Owen Keveny's party (list found in Archives, Ottawa). The total list of seventy-one was engaged by Keveny in Mull, Broan, Sligo, etc. The following are known to have come. They reached York Factory 1812, and arrived at Red River October 27th, 1812:

  1 Andrew McDermott, became the famous Red River merchant.
  2 John Bourke, a useful man.
  3 James Warren, died of wounds in 1815.
  4 Chas. Sweeny.
  5 James Heron.
  6 Hugh Swords.
  7 John Cunningham.
  8 Michael Hayden Smith, evidently Michael Heden, blacksmith.
  9 George Holmes.
10 Robert McVicar.
11 Ed. Castelo.
12 Francis Heron.
13 James Bruin.
14 John McIntyre.
15 James Pinkham.
16 Donald McDonald.
17 Hugh McLean.

The Churchill party, which landed from "Prince of Wales" ship convoyed by H.M.S. "Brazen," at Churchill in August, 1813, and some, marked C-Y., who walked overland on snowshoes to York Factory in April 14th, 1814, and reached Red River Settlement in 1814. This whole list is from Manitoba Historical Society Transactions, 33. Those marked C-Y. are from Archives, Ottawa.

	Names.	Age.	Whence.
1	George Campbell	25	Archurgle Parish, Creech, Scotland
2	Helen, his wife	20	Archurgle
3	Bell, his daughter	1	Archurgle
4	John Sutherland	50	Kildonan, died 2nd Sept., at Churchill (a very respectable man)
5	Catherine, his wife, C-Y.	46	Kildonan
6	George, his son, C-Y.	18	Kildonan
7	Donald, his son	16	Kildonan
8	Alexander, his son	9	Kildonan
9	Jannet, his daughter, C-Y.	14	Kildonan
10	Angus McKay, C-Y.	24	Kildonan
11	Jean, his wife, C-Y.	..	Kildonan
12	Alexander Gunn, C-Y.	50	Kildonan
13	Christine, his wife	50	Kildonan, died 20th Sept., Churchill
14	William, his son, C-Y.	18
15	Donald Bannerman	50	Died 24th Sept., Churchill
16	Christine, his wife	44
17	William, his son, C-Y.	18
18	Donald, his son	8
19	Christine, his daughter, C-Y.	16
20	George McDonald	48	Died 1st Sept., 1813, Churchill
21	Jannet, his wife	50
22	Betty Grey	17
23	Catherine Grey	23
24	Barbara McBeath, widow	45	Borobal
25	Charles, her son	16
26	Jenny, her daughter	23
27	Andrew McBeath, C-Y.	10
28	Jannet, his wife, C-Y.	..
29	William Sutherland	23	Borobal
30	Margaret, his wife	15
31	Christian, his sister	24
32	Donald Gunn	65	Borobal
33	Jannet, his wife	50
34	Transferred to Eddystone, H.B. Co.
35	George Gunn,	16	Borobal, Parish Kildonan
	son of Donald, C-Y
36	Esther, his sister, C-Y.	24
37	Catherine, his sister	20	Died 29th August
38	Christian, his sister	10
39	Angus Gunn	21
40	Jannet, his wife	..
41	Robert Sutherland,	17	Borobal
	brother of William, C-Y.
42	Elizabeth Frazer, C-Y.	30
43	Angus Sutherland	20	Auchraich
44	Elizabeth, his mother	60
45	Betsy, his sister	18	Died of consumption, Oct. 26th
46	Donald Stewart	..	Parish of Appin, died 20th August, 1813, Churchill
47	Catherine, his wife	30
48	Margaret, his daughter	8
49	Mary, his daughter	5
50	Ann, his daughter	2
51	John Smith	..	Kildonan
52	Mary, his wife	..
53	John, his son	..
54	Jean, his daughter, C-Y.	..
55	Mary, his daughter	..
56	Alexander Gunn	58	Kildonan, Sutherlandshire
57	Elizabeth McKay,
	his niece, C-Y	..
58	Betsy McKay, his niece	..
59	George Bannerman, C-Y.	22
60	John Bruce	60	Parish of Clyve
61	Alex. Sutherland, C-Y.	24	Parish of Kildonan
62	William, his brother	19	Died
63	Kate Sutherland, his sister	20
64	Haman Sutherland, C-Y.	18	Kenacoil. Settled in Upper Canada in West Gwillimbury.
			He and his sister were children of James Sutherland, catechist
65	Barbara, his sister, C-Y.	20
66	James McKay, C-Y.	19	Cain
67	Ann, his sister, C-Y.	21
68	John Matheson	22	Authbreakachy
69	Robert Gunn (piper), C-Y.	..	Kildonan
70	Mary, his sister, C-Y.	..
71	Hugh Bannerman, C-Y.	18	Dackabury, Kildonan
72	Elizabeth, his sister, C-Y.	20
73	Mary Bannerman, C-Y.	..
74	Alex. Bannerman, C-Y.	19	Dackabury, Kildonan
75	Christian, his sister, C-Y.	..	Died January, 1814, from consumption
76	John Bannerman	19	Died January, of consumption
77	Isabella, his sister, C-Y.	16
78	John McPherson, C-Y.	18	Gailable
79	Catherine, his sister, C-Y.	26
80	Hector McLeod, C-Y.	19
81	George Sutherland, C-Y.	18	Borobal
82	Adam, his brother, C-Y.	16
83	John Murray, C-Y.	21	Sirsgill
84	Alex., his brother, C-Y.	19
85	Helen Kennedy	..	Sligo
86	Malcolm McEachern	..	Skibbo, Isla (deserted)
87	Mary, his wife	..	Skibbo, Isla (deserted)
88	James McDonald, C-Y.	..	Inverness, to Fort Augustus
89	Hugh McDonald.	..	To Fort William, died 3rd of August, at sea
90	Samuel Lamont, C-Y.	..	Boromore, Isla
91	Alex. Matheson, C-Y.	..	Kildonan
92	John Matheson, C-Y.	..	Overseer
93	John McIntyre,C-Y.		To Fort William
	(entered service of
	H.B. Co., July, 1814)	..
94	And. Smith	..	Son of No. 31, Isla
95	Edward Shell	..	Balyshannon
96	Joseph Kerrigan	..	Balyshannon
	Mr. P. La Serre		Surgeon, died at sea

List of settlers who came with Duncan Cameron from Red River to Canada, 1815. List prepared by Wm. McGillivray, of Kingston, August 15th, 1815. About one hundred and forty, probably forty or fifty families, and some single men, arrived at Holland River, September 6th, 1815.

Made at York (Toronto), September 22nd, 1815.

I. OLD MEN.

Donald Gunn, wife and daughter.
Alexander Gunn and wife.
Angus McDonell, wife and two children.
Neil McKinnon, wife and two boys.

II. SETTLERS.

Miles Livingston, wife and two children.
Angus McKay, wife and one child.
John Matheson, wife and one child.
John Matheson, Jr., and wife.
George Bannerman and wife.
Andrew McBeath, wife and one child.
William Sutherland, wife and one child.
Angus Gunn, wife and one child.
Alexander Bannerman and wife.
Robert Sutherland and wife.
William Bannerman and wife.
James McKay and wife.

III. WIDOWS.

Mrs. Barbara McBeath.
Mrs. Jeannet Sutherland and two boys.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sutherland.
Mrs. Christy Bannerman.
Mrs. Jeannet McDonell.

IV. YOUNG WOMEN, UNMARRIED.

Jane Gray.
Elizabeth Gray.
Esther Bannerman.
Elspeth Gunn.
Jannet Sutherland.
Isabella McKinnon.
---- McKinnon.
Catta McDonell.
Elizabeth McKay.

V. YOUNG MEN, NOT MARRIED.

John Murray.
Alexander Murray.
William Gunn.
Hugh Bannerman.
Hector McLeod.
George Gunn.
Charles McBeath.
Angus Sutherland.
Thomas Sutherland.
Alex. Matheson.
John McPherson.
Robert Gunn.
George Sutherland.

VI. MENTIONED IN ARCHIVES, OTTAWA.

Miles Livingston.
James McKay.
Angus Sutherland.
John Cooper.
Mary Bannerman (wife of John McLean).
Haman Sutherland.
John Maburry.
Alex. McLellan.

Young people capable of labour generally employed between York and Newmarket. The old people are stationed at Newmarket for the present. Some of the settlers who have gone to Montreal not included.

List of passengers, chiefly from Old Kildonan, landed at York Factory, August 26th, 1815. Reached Red River Settlement in same year.

	Names.	Age.	Remarks.
1	James Sutherland	47	An elder who was authorized by the Church of Scotland to baptize and marry
2	Mary Polson	48
3	James Sutherland	12
4	Janet Sutherland	16
5	Catherine Sutherland	14
6	Isabella Sutherland	13
1	Wm. Sutherland	54
2	Isabell Sutherland	50
3	Jeremiah Sutherland	15
4	Ebenezer Sutherland	11	At school
5	Donald Sutherland	7	At school
6	Helen Sutherland	12	At school
1	Widow Matheson	60
2	John Matheson	18	School master
3	Helen Matheson	21
1	Angus Matheson	30
2	Christian Matheson	18
1	Alex. Murray	52
2	Ebz. Murray	54
3	James Murray	16
4	Donald Murray	13
5	Catherine Murray	27
6	Christian Murray	25
7	Isabella Murray	18
1	George McKay	50
2	Isabella Matheson	50
3	Roderick McKay	19
4	Robert McKay	11	At school
5	Roberty McKay	16
1	Donald McKay	31
2	John McKay	1
3	Catherine Bruce	33
1	Barbara Gunn	50
2	Wm. Bannerman	55
3	Wm. Bannerman	16
4	Alexander Bannerman	14
5	Donald Bannerman	8	At school
6	George Bannerman	7	At school
7	Ann Bannerman	19
1	Widow Gunn	40
2	Alex. McKay	16
3	Adam McKay	13
4	Robert McKay	12
5	Christian McKay	19
1	John Bannerman	55
2	Catherine McKay	28
3	Alexander Bannerman	1
1	Alex. McBeth	35
2	Christian Gunn	50
3	George McBeth	16
4	Roderick McBeth	12
5	Robert McBeth	10
6	Adam McBeth	6
7	Morrison McBeth	4
8	Margaret McBeth	18
9	Molly McBeth	18
10	Christian McBeth	14
1	Alexander Mathewson	34	Sergeant of the passengers
2	Ann Mathewson	34
3	Hugh Mathewson	10	At school
4	Angus Mathewson	6
5	John Mathewson	1
6	Cathern Mathewson	2
1	Alexander Polson	30
6	Catherine Mathewson	2
3	Hugh Polson	10	At school
4	John Polson	5	At school
5	Donald Polson	1
6	Anne Polson	7
1	William McKay	44	Brought out millstones, embarked at Stromness
2	Barbara Sutherland	35
3	Betty McKay	10	At school
4	Dorothy McKay	4
5	Janet McKay	2
1	Joseph Adams	25	Embarked at Gravesend
2	Mary Adams	23
1	Reginald Green	31	Sergeant of passengers
2	George Adams	19
3	Henry Hilliard	19
4	Edward Simmons	20
5	Christian Bannerman	22
6	John Matheson	22
7	Alexander Sutherland	25	Sergeant of passengers
8	John McDonald	22

Total—84

THE HONOUR ROLL.

In Martin's "H.B. Co. Land Tenures" is found a petition to the Prince Regent, after the troubles of 1816, asking for troops and steps to be taken for their preservation. As these are those, from all the different parties, who held fast to Red River Settlement, they are worthy of highest honour. These were the real Kildonan settlers whom Lord Selkirk saw on his visit in 1817.

Donald Livingston
George McBeath
Angus Matheson
Alex. Sutherland
George Ross
Alexander Murray, lot 23
James Murray
John Farquharson
John McLean
John Bannerman
George McKay
Alexander Polson
Hugh Polson
Robert McBeath
Alexander McLean
George Adams
Martin Jordon
Robert McKay
Wm. McKay
Alex. Matheson
John McBeath
John Sutherland
Alex. McBeath, an old soldier, 73rd Rgt., lot No. 3
Christian Gunn (widow)
Alex. McKay
William Sutherland
Alex. Sutherland, Sr.
James Sutherland
James Sutherland
William Bannerman, father of lot 21
Donald McKay
John Flett
John Bruce
Robert MacKay
William Bannerman, Jr.
Roderick McKay
Ebenezer Sutherland
Donald Bannerman
Hugh McLean
George Bannerman
Donald Sutherland
Beth Beathen
John Matheson
George Sutherland
Margaret McLean (widow)

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