The list below gives details of early ship crossings from Tobermory in the Isle of Mull to ports in Canada. Because of its good harbour and central location Tobermory acted as a major collecting point for emigrant ship sailings from the Inner Hebridean Islands. As a result the emigrants who travelled on these ships did not necessarily originate from Mull and may have come from nearby Islands like Tyree and Coll or from places along the mainland coast. Some emigrant sailings also took place from Skye and they are included.

n/k         Bess             n/k            Tobermory     PEI                         80

06         Dykes         Thompson,     Tobermory     PEI                         200

          of Maryport     John

The passengers were on their way to found the Selkirk settlement at Belfast. Lord Selkirk travelled on this ship. They formed part of a group of 800 people who originated mainly from Skye.

05        Nancy         Church, W S     Tobermory     PEI                         32

The vessel arrived in June. An advertisement placed in the "Greenock Advertiser" states that 'for freight or charter to Halifax, New Brunswick, Pictou or Newfoundland; The schooner Nancy ... would engage to carry out a load of passengers. Alan Ker & Co.'   

05         Rambler     Norris,             Tobermory     PEI                         130

            of Leith     James

The vessel arrived in June and returned to Leith from Pictou with a timber cargo in October. Passenger baggage consisted of: 77 chests, 41 bussels, 24 bags, 10 bundles, 3 trunks, bed clothing and wearing apparel.

06         Humphreys Young, John     Tobermory     PEI                         97

            of London

The vessel arrived July 14. Passenger baggage consisted of: 42 chests, 23 barrels, 10 bags, 2 bundles, 17 beds, 7 trunks, 4 bags of used wearing apparel, beds and bed clothing.

07         Isle of Skye Thom, John       Tobermory     PEI                        37

            of Aberdeen

The vessel arrived in September. Passsenger baggage consisted of: 22 chests, 5 trunks, 7 parcels, 13 casks containing used wearing apparel and bed clothes.

09         Rebecca and  Condee, Jas     Tobermory     PEI                         118

            Sarah of Leith

Passenger baggage consisted of: 72 chests, 6 trunks, 36 barrels containing wearing apparel and clothing.

n/k         Catherine     Lillie, Jas,         Tobermory     PEI                         124

               of Leith                             or Oban

n/k         Phoenix         Airey, Wm       Tobermory     PEI                           176

                                                      or Oban

04         Tartar         Kelly, W.             Tobermory     Pictou                     144

            of Perth                                 from Dundee

42 of the passengers petitioned for land in Long Point Cape Breton.

08         John and     Cook, F.         Skye & Stornoway Quebec                     82

            Samuel of Liverpool

Contractor D MacCummons; provisions listed; a surgeon travelled; Duirinish people petitioned the Colonial Office for land in Upper Canada & provisions but they only got help with land - petition in name of Norman Stewart & others

08         Anacreon     Wilson, W.         Tobermory     Pictou & Quebec            166

            of Newcastle

No pasgrs noted at Quebec; Contractor A MachLochlan; provisions listed.

07         Mars             Blin                 Mull             Quebec                        253

(Probably Mars of Port Glasgow).

07         Louisa             Oswald         Tobermory      Pictou                         120

            of Aberdeen

Contractor was P Ritchie; the ship probably called at PEI as well (Ritchie's other vessel the Morningfield of Aberdeen did so).

07         Morningfield     Laing             Tobermory     Pictou, Nova Scotia       264

            of Aberdeen                                            and PEI

The vessel arrived at Pictou with 64 passengers and at Charlottetown with 200 passengers.

08         Economy         Frazer, Jas.     Tobermory     Pictou                        258

            of Aberdeen

Master and Contractor were Frazer.

n/k         Dunlop             n/k             Tobermory     Pictou                         n/k

07         Glentanner     Murray            Tobermory     Cape Breton                 141

            of Aberdeen                                           & Quebec

123 settlers left at Cape Breton & 18 settlers left at Quebec.

06         Prompt of      Jack, W.           Tobermory     Nova Scotia & Quebec   n/k

            Bo'ness                                & Fort William

Vessels to collect passengers at Fort William & Tobermory

08         Pallas             Moir                Tobermory     PEI                             27

The vessel arrived in September.

09         Thistle         Allen, Robert       Tobermory     Quebec                        43

            of Aberdeen

Called at Pictou and landed 53 settlers.

n/k         Commerce     n/k                 Tobermory     Plaster Rock, Nova Scotia n/k

            of Greenock

Many of the Commerce passengers moved to on to PEI.

07         Pilgrim         Smith                 Tobermory     Quebec                       62

07         Monarch       Crawford            Tobermory     Quebec                     259

259 settlers

07         Highland Lad Vickerman         Tobermory         Nova Scotia &          16

                                                                            Quebec

16 settlers left at Quebec.

08         Cadmus        Snowdon         Tobermory         Nova Scotia &            n/k

                                                                           Quebec

Landed her passengers at Gut of Canso.

08         Active         Walker, A.         Tobermory         Cape Breton &           200

                                                                           Quebec

40 settlers left at Quebec; 700 emigrants due to leave Tobermory at the end of July for Cape Breton; no mention of possible Cape Breton stop in Customs records

08         Columbus     Fleck, A.           Tobermory         Cape Breton             228

In ballast except for passengers baggage.

08         George         Potts, J.            Tobermory        New Brunswick         193

            Stevens

Customs record gives New Brunswick as the sole destination. However, the vessels is likely to have disembarked passengers in Cape Breton. The people who sailed originated from North and South Uist, Benbecula and Barra.

08         Stephen        Gibson, N.          Tobermory     Sydney, Cape Breton   160

            Wright

In ballast except for passengers baggage.

04         Mary             Kennedy             Skye          Sydney, Cape Breton  c.400

                                                                        and PEI.

The vessel arrived in May. The Mary Kennedy took a total of 84 families from Uig in Skye who founded Uigg in PEI. Each family obtained between 50 to 100 acres of land.

06         Vestal                                  Tobermory     Sydney, Cape Breton    301

                                                                          and PEI

The vessel arrived in early August.

07         Malay             Coverdale         Tobermory     Quebec and  Sydney,   211

                                                       and Skye       Cape Breton

Letter written in mid-June states 220 people or 49 families were proceeding from Skye to Cape Breton; each family was granted 100 acres free land in Cape Breton (the head of the party, Alexander Beaton got 300 acres). The settlers were later given $100 relief by Halifax Council; the group eventually settled in Margaree; the Malay arrived late August with 211 passengers; The Inverness Journal reported considerable emigration from Skye to Cape Breton, PEI & the Canadas. The Quebec Mercury reports 50 passengers arriving at Quebec.

07         Mary of          Jacobson          Loch Snizort   Quebec                     330

            Newcastle                             & Tobermory

Letters from grateful passengers acclaim good conduct of Captain and crew. The Quebec Mercury reported 64 passengers arrived.

n/k        Mary                n/k                Tobermory     PEI                             80

Kennedy

08         Mary Ann          n/k                Tobermory     PEI                            n/k

The vessel arrived at Point Prim in September.

09         Breeze            Gorman            Tobermory     Quebec                      n/k

08         Eldon                n/k                Tobermory     Sydney, Cape Breton    121

08         Jessie               n/k                Tobermory     Sydney, Cape Breton    313

08         Northumber-    Mitchell            Tobermory     Sydney, Cape Breton    355

            land

07         Amity                n/k               Tobermory     Ship Harbour, near        258

            of Glasgow                                               Port Hawesbury, Cape Breton

The vessel arrived in August. A large number number of the passengers carried by the Amity later moved on to PEI.

08         Adrian             Forster            Tobermory      Sydney, Cape Breton    106

                                                                           & Quebec

106 settlers left at Quebec.

07         Stirling Castle   Fraser              Islay             Quebec                     358

            of Greenock

08         Janet Izat        n/k                 Tobermory       Quebec                    100

            of Alloa

07         Hector            Davison             Islay             Quebec                      49

07         Eclipse             n/k                Tobermory         Sydney, Cape Breton 100

07         Corsair             Ritchie           Tobermory         Sydney, Cape Breton 250

            of Greenock                                                  & Quebec

155 left at Sydney; the Quebec Mercury reported that in all 250 passengers had landed.

07         Nith                 n/k                Uig,Skye and     PEI and Sydney,        550

            of Liverpool                           Tobermory         Cape Breton

The vessel arrived in September. Some 400 passengers boarded at Uig and 150 at Tobermory. Ninety seven passengers disembarked at Sydney, while 315 left at Charlottetown. The Royal Gazette commented on the PEI arrivals: 'We understand the chief part of them have some property and are likely to be good settlers'.

07         Rother             n/k                Tobermory         PEI                         229

According to the Royal Gazette 'They seemed all in robust health and we have no doubt will prove themselves to be a hardy industrious class of settlers'. The vessel arrived in September.

06         Washington       McLay             Uig, Skye         PEI                         551

            of Liverpool

The passengers came from Kilmuir, Snizort and other places on the east side of Skye.

07         John Walker         n/k             Skye                Quebec                     49

            of Liverpool

Farmers & farm labourers - going to friends in Glengarry . 10 families travelled.

08         Enterprise         Dawson         Skye                Quebec                     13

Farmers.

05         Catherine         McKechney     Tobermory         Ship Harbour, Cape     275

                                                                              Breton and Quebec

275 steerage passengers (men, women & children); some Irish, English & Loyalist; list shows early Mabou immigrants many of whom sailed on the Catherine; some had already settled in Antigonish/ Pictou, PEI/ Guysborough; after 5 weeks at sea put into Belfast in distress; transhipped on John & Robert; 200 landed at Cape Breton and 22 at Quebec; all destitute. The Quebec Emigration Dept paid for their onward journey to join friends.

07        Charles             n/k                Tobermory         Cape Breton             405

            Hamerton of Liverpool

The Inverness Courier recorded the departure that year of 16 families, chiefly Roman Catholics, from Eigg. It also reported the departure from Gairloch of 215 passengers from Gairloch, Torridon & a few from Skye

08         Sillery             Jackson           Skye (Isle Ornsay) Quebec                 332

            of Liverpool                                                     and Montreal

Tenants of Mrs Josephine MacDonnell sent out from her Glengarry estate. Described by the Quebec Immigration Agent, when they arrived, as "a fine healthy body of emigrants". They received free passages to Montreal.