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Author- Sheila Margaret Lyon Munn (nee Gow)
THE DRUMMOND FAMILY.
Like the Gow family, the Drummond ancestors were Comrie people who were long time residents of a farm situated off Cowden Road, south of Dalginross. The two ancestral families would have known one another well over many years.
Early records of the family suggest that there were Drummonds in residence in the parish of Muthill at West Cowden Farm, Comrie as early as 1648. In 1697, it is thought that a Donald Drummond was born there - he was certainly living there after his marriage to Janet Cram (or Cramb) around 1742. Their first child, David Drummond ( my great great great grandfather, was baptised on the 10th.April,1743 and, along with other siblings, was reared there to father the next generation of descendency in West Cowden. It is also believed that around that time a Margaret Drummond married a Donald Cram (or Cramb) making marriages between two brothers and two sisters.
Family tradition maintains that the first Drummond living on the farm was a younger, or illegitimate, son of an Earl of Perth. There was also thought to be a connection with the Stuarts of Ardvorlich through the marriage of a Jean Drummond to Robert Stuart in the early eighteenth century. The Drummonds were living in and around West Cowden for over 200 years ending the connection around 1886. The present farmhouse was built in 1707 and was relatively unchanged for many years until 1990 - 1994 when it was greatly extended and beautifully modernised. The families of two centuries ago would have been amazed had they been able to see into the future to glimpse their former homestead and would have been astounded at the modern labour-saving ways of to-day. The 1851 census recorded that West Cowden had 46 acres of arable land with a herd of 47 dairy cows. It is no longer a farm, vestiges of the old barn and byre were recently used in the foundations of a new house leaving only the surrounding fields and hills much the same as they were at that time.
It is known that some of the Drummonds in the Comrie area were formerly McGregors who changed their name to escape the persecution that befell that unhappy clan in the 17th.century. The surname chosen by some was Comrie, while many more decided to hide their true identity by adopting the family name of Drummond. It is unlikely that this particular family were originally McGregors - but it is of interest that among the Drummond births entered in the Old Parish Register, a Peter or Patrick McGregor (alias Drummond) registered births at West Cowden in 1784 and 1789!! Another reason for this may have been that Patrick was illegitimate (or adopted) and used the surnames of both sets of parents.
Following the rebellions of 1715 and 1745, many Drummonds had their lands annexed by the state for their part in the uprising. Again it is not easy to know whether the Drummonds of West Cowden were in any way involved - their names were certainly not listed in the H.M.S.O. Annexed Estates Lists. However, many of the Drummonds in the area around them were recorded in hiding (or lurking) at that time.
The Drummond Family
The next generation – the family of David Drummond and Janet Drummond
According to the Old Parish Records, my great great great grandfather, David Drummond married Janet Drummond on the 20th.September,1771 and had their first child Donald (Daniel) Drummond at Burnt Cowden on the 18th.September,1772. There seems to be some uncertainty about the situation of this Cowden property - several suggestions have been made. If Burnt Cowden was a separate building from West Cowden, the remaining members of the family were certainly recorded as having been born at the latter. Daniel was living at West Cowden at the time of his marriage to IsabellaMcDiarmid on the 9th.December,1797. Her parents are unknown, but she was recorded in the Old Parish Register as being a servant at Comrie Manse. The fact that she was pregnant could not, therefore, have escaped the notice of the incumbent minister. They were ordered to appear before the Kirk Session to answer to the charge of antenuptial fornication! As she was by that time almost nine months pregnant – it would have been impossible to deny! The punishment meted out to them has not been recorded - perhaps the fact that they had married some weeks earlier saved them from more than summary admonition.
It is curious that the minister in Comrie at that time was the unmarried Rev. Hugh McDiarmid - research has been carried out to see if any family relationship existed between Isabella and Hugh - due to the fact that, (a) the surnames were identical and she was working at the manse and (b) the fact that after his death the Rev. Hugh McDiarmid was buried in Comrie Churchyard where his memorial stone also bears the name of David Drummond, Daniel and Isabella’s second son who was a minister at Glen Lyon. He was later buried in Comrie churchyard. Is it possible that the congregation had these commemorations done in memory of both ministers, even although only one of them ministered there, the other one having been brought up in Comrie and later died in the parish following ministry at Glen Lyon? Or were they family inscriptions and, therefore, almost certainly suggestive of kinship? To date it has not been possible to ascertain the true reason for this seemingly strange enigma. Daniel and Isabella recorded the births of eleven children who are noted in the following pages as the next generation. The couple were still alive at the time of the 1841 census but had died by the next one in 1851. They were almost certainly buried in the churchyard at Comrie.
Following Daniel’s birth, the other children born to David and Janet Drummond at Cowden were:- Catherine Drummond on the 16th.December,1776; William Drummond on the 27th. April, 1779; Ann Drummond on the 27th.April,1781 and Peter Drummond on the 6th. September,1785. Their parents probably survived until around the 1820s.
Other known couples living in the Cowden homesteads around that time were:- Alexander Drummond and Janet McIntyre, who had three children there before moving to Ross where they had another five of a family; Duncan Drummond andJannet Ferguson with seven children; Peter McGregor or Drummond with his wifeCatherine and family; James Drummond with his spouse Ann Paterson and family and, at a later date, the Murray family. (Perhaps the wife was a Drummond - or the property may have been under rental.)
The Drummond Family.
The children of Daniel Drummond and Isabella McDiarmid
(1) John Drummond baptised 31-12-1797
(2) David Drummond baptised 29-03-1799
(3) Catherine Drummond baptised 09-10-1800
(4) Patrick Drummond baptised 12-10-1802
(5) Janet Drummond baptised 01-03-1804
(6) William Drummond baptised 03-06-1805
(7) Isabel Drummond baptised 19-03-1807
(8) Christine Drummond born 28-09-1808
(9) Angus Drummond baptised 24-04-1810
(10) Elizabeth Drummond baptised 18-04-1813
(11) Margaret Drummond baptised 16-04-1815
(1) JOHN DRUMMOND 1797-?
The firstborn was John Drummond, baptised on the 31st.December, 1797. John, an agricultural worker, was probably married to Mary Dow. They recorded the births of five children :- David, born 24/9/1828; Daniel, born 1/12/1829; Mary, born c.1834 and Peter Drummond born c. 1838. The latter child was almost certainly the one of that name who was killed by the falling tree. John Drummond and his spouse may have died between 1841 and 1851.
DAVID DRUMMOND 1799-1872
David Drummond was born at West Cowden Farm, Comrie on the 29th.March, 1799. He was a single man who, following his education at St. Andrew’s University, became a Church of Scotland minister. He was apparently a rather eccentric person and it was some time before he was licensed by the presbytery of Auchterarder and ordained to GlenlyonChurch, to which he was called on the 12th.July, 1844. He ministered in that charge until 1862. In 1910, Duncan Campbell wrote a whole paragraph about David in his book ‘Reminiscences and Reflections of an Octogenarian Highlander’. David Drummond was apparently a very gentlemanly and scholarly person who held cleanliness next to godliness. He was very particular about his dress, but eccentric in regard to his brown curly wig which, according to the weather, he took off and put on like a skull cap.
He was a very lonely man in his early years at Glen Lyonas his congregation numbered onlyabout 20. However, he took a great interest in the local school and soon realised that he could be of some help to the above mentioned Duncan Campbell and other young lads who were struggling with their Latin studies etc. and apparently the young people had good reason to be grateful to him for his tutoring and interest in their scholastic welfare. While David was obliged to preach his sermons in both Gaelic and English, he was always afraid that his shortcomings in the Gaelic language would be apparent to his congregation (Gaelic having more or less fallen into disuse in his home village of Comrie by that time). However, his sermons in English were reputedly of a very high standard. Shortly before he resigned as a result of ill health, his nephew, Peter Drummond, who had been staying at the manse in order to receive tutoring for possible entry to the ministry, was fatally injured. On the 10th. January, 1854, Peter was gathering firewood for the local school when he slipped and was killed instantly by a falling tree. David was recorded as being heartbroken
The children of Daniel Drummond and Isabella McDiarmid(contd.)
and was never really well after Peter’s death. He had to resign following a paralytic condition from which he never fully recovered. He died, aged 74, at Dundas Street, Comrie on the 7th.February, 1872 after ten years of paralysis. His death was registered by his nephew, John McWhannel of Luss and he was buried in the churchyard at Comrie where a commemorative stone can still be seen - as noted on an earlier page.
(3) CATHERINE DRUMMOND 1800-1855
The eldest daughter, Catherine Drummond, was baptised on the 9th.October, 1800. She married hand loom weaver, John Morrison around 1827. They recorded the births of nine children. They were:-
(a) Daniel Morrison, born c.1821 – he died in 1848 at the age of 27;
(b) John Morrison, born c.1823;
(c) Isabella Morrison, born c.1825;
(d) Margaret Morrison, born c.1827;
(e) David Morrison, born c. 1831;
(f) Jean Morrison, born in 1832 – died 1838 – aged 6;
(g) Catherine Morrison, born c. 1835;
(h) Elizabeth McLaren Morrison born 2nd. March, 1838;
(i) Peter Morrison, born c.1840.
Catherine died of typhoid and anthrax on the 7th.October, 1855 at her home in Drummond Street, Comrie. She was buried in the Old Parish Churchyard, Comrie. Her husband died on the 3rd.March, 1864.
(4) PATRICK DRUMMOND 1802-1897
Patrick (Peter) Drummond was baptised on the 12th.October, 1802 at West Cowden. He was an agricultural worker. In 1832, he married Anne McCulloch , daughter of William McCulloch and Janet Gowie. She was the widow of Peter Brydie and the mother of three daughters, Janet, Ann and Elizabeth by that marriage. Peter and Ann lived at BracoBridge where another four children were born:-
(a) Daniel Drummond (died 1831);
(b) William Drummond, born on the 19th.March, 1834;
(c) Catherine Drummond, born on the 13th.September, 1836 and
(d) Margaret Drummond, born on the 13th.August, 1840.
Anne died in 1855 after five years paralysis. She was buried in Braco Free Churchyard. Peter died in 1897, aged 94, while living at Ardoch, Braco, where his death was recorded by a grandaughter, Jeanie D. Boyd. He was buried in Braco Free Churchyard, where a commemorative stone can still be seen.
The children of Donald Drummond and Isabella McDiarmid(contd.)
(5) JANET DRUMMOND 1804-1879
Janet Drummond was baptised on the 1st.March, 1804 and married feuar PeterMcWhannel on the 18th.March, 1826. The 1841 census found them living in Dundas Street where they recorded a number of children:-
(a) Peter McWhannel, born c. 1827;
(b) Daniel McWhannel, born c. 1829;
(c) Isabella McWhannel, born c. 1832;
(d) Elizabeth McWhannel, born 28/4/1834;
(e) Janet McWhannel, born 3/6/1838;
(f) David and John McWhannel, twins, born in 1840
Janet died at Comrie of natural decay, aged 75, on the 26th.June, 1879. Her death was recorded by her son, John McWhannel, who was living in Luss at that time. Her husband Peter died on the 9th.October, 1887 at the age of 88. Both husband and wife were buried in the Old Parish Churchyard, Comrie where a gravestone can still be seen.
(6) WILLIAM DRUMMOND 1805-1879
William Drummond, (my great great grandfather), was baptised on the 3rd.June, 1805 at West Cowden. He grew up on the farm and took over the running of it around 1845 following the death of his father.William marriedMargaret McEwan, born in 1803 at Cultybraggan, Comrie, the daughter of William and Margaret McEwan They couple married in Comrie on the 31st.December, 1834 and stayed for a short time with her parents, who were by that time living in Dalginross, before returning to West Cowden around 1846. The farm was mainly a dairy one with a herd of approximately 47 cows. William was recorded as having voted Conservative in the last open election in 1868. They had five daughters and one son, and were the parents of the next generation in this lineage through their eldest daughter, Margaret. William suffered apoplexy on the 25th. April,1879 at West Cowden and died six hours later.
For some reason the family decided to leave the farm shortly after William died - even although in his will William had left the lease of the farm jointly between Daniel and his sister, Jessie. ( The other family members had already been given their share of the father’s money on marriage.) At the age of 88, Margaret died of apoplexy on the 16th. January, 1891 while living at Dundas Street, Comrie. It is believed that this couple were buried in Comrie Churchyard.
(7) ISABELLA DRUMMOND 1807-?
Isabella Drummond was baptised on the 19th.March, 1807 and a search has not produced any further record of her - it is possible that she died young.
The family of Donald Drummond and Isabella McDiarmid(Contd.)
(8) CHRISTINE DRUMMOND 1808-?
Christine Drummond was baptised on the 28th.September, 1808. She was not traced after that time and she could possibly have been another child who died young.
(9) ANGUS DRUMMOND 1810-1872
Angus Drummond came next – his baptism was recorded on the 24th.April, 1810. He was an agricultural worker. He is thought to have been married briefly to a Jean Robertson who must have died after a very short time. On the 16th. December, 1849 he married Christian McMartin, daughter of joiner John McMartin and Christina McDougall fromKenmore. She already had a son - James McInnes. Recorded children born to this couple were :-
(a) Donald Drummond, born at Bogtown on the 15th.December, 1850;
(b) Christian Drummond, born around 1852;
(c) Isabella Drummond, born on the 25th.December, 1855;
(d) Angus Drummond, born on the 24th. August, 1858;
(e) Catherine Jane Drummond born on the 18th.September, 1860 and
(f) Jessie Drummond, born on the 4th. November, 1862.
The family were living in Dalginross, Comrie at the time of Angus’s death, which occurred at the age of 61, on the 24th. December, l872 following two weeks paralysis. His death was recorded by his son, Donald Drummond. His widow, Christian, later married forester William McInnes. She died of chronic Bright’s disease at Westerhouse, Cleland on the 29th.December, 1890.
(10) ELIZABETH DRUMMOND 1813-?
Elizabeth Drummond was baptised on the 18th.April, 1813 and is another member of the family who has not been traced - if she survived into adulthood.
(11) MARGARET DRUMMOND 1815-1861
The last born was Margaret Drummond, baptised on the 16th. April, 1815. She married mason, William McIldowie, on the 2nd. January, 1847 and died of consumption at East Comrie on the 24th. August, 1861 when only 44 years of age. It is not known what family she may have had. Her husband outlived her by some years.
The next generation
The children of William Drummond and Margaret McEwan.
(1) Margaret Drummond born16-10-1835
(2) Isabella Drummond baptized 02-03-1838
(3) Catherine Drummond born 22-7-1841
(4) Ann Drummond born 05-08-1843
(5) Daniel (Donald) Drummond born01-09-1846
(6) Janet (Jessie) Drummond born 06-03-1848
(1) MARGARET DRUMMOND 1835-1894
Their first child was my great grandmother,Margaret Drummond, born at her grandparents’ home in Dalginross on the 16th.October, 1835 and baptised on the 15th. November of that year. The family moved to West Cowden Farm around 1845 and spent the rest of her childhood there. She was married at nineteen years of age to John Gow, son of tartan weaver, James Gow and Margaret McDougal. Their first child was born four months later at Kinnoull where John was employed as a coachman. They had another eight recorded children - though there may have been some stillbirths - a grandson, Alexander William Gow, thought that his father mentioned being the youngest of twelve. What is certain is that they moved several times as John’s occupations changed from butler to vintner, and finally to shipping superintendent.
They spent many years in Dunfermline, where they were members of the Abbey congregation and where some of their children were baptised. During their time living in Dunfermline, they lost their eldest daughter at only four years of age. Around 1870 the family moved to Glasgow where employment was much easier to obtain, but was to bring tragedy to both John and his family. Sadly, Margaret and John were destined to lose another member of their family during their own lifetime. Their second son, William, joined the Merchant Navy. Sadly, he was drowned at sea in 1881 when his ship foundered with all hands in the Bristol Channel. This must have been a great sorrow to everyone, but worse was to come when, in 1883, John was killed in a horrific accident at Queen’s Dock, Glasgow. While supervising the loading of two vessels for his shipping company he noticed an engine coming along, and while moving out of the way, accidentally stepped in front of another one - which knocked him down and ran over his chest. At the age of 58, Margaret died of cardiac disease and nephritis at her home, 10, Franklin Terrace, Glasgow on the 6th.September, 1894. This couple were buried in Comrie where a memorial stone can be seen.
(2) ISABELLA DRUMMOND 1838-1892
The next child was Isabella Drummond baptised on the 2nd.March, 1838 at Dalginross. At 20 years of age she married 22 year old John Keay, son of ploughman, Duncan Keay and Margaret McEwan. They were married on the 29th. January, 1858 by the Rev. John McDonald, minister of Comrie where the ceremony was witnessed by William Sharp and Andrew Slater. They moved to Crieff where John was employed as a draper and Isabella as a milliner. There is no record of any children born to this couple. They were living at 16, King Street at the time of Isabella’s death on the 24th.December, 1892. She died at 54 years of age as a result of cerebral apoplexy suffered two days previously. John wasn’t traced after the death of his wife.
The children of William Drummond and Margaret McEwan(contd.)
(3) CATHERINE DRUMMOND 1841-1921
Next came Catherine(Katie)Drummond, born on the 22nd. July, 1841 and baptised on the 16th. August, 1841 at Dalginross. In 1862, she had an illegitimate daughter, Catherine, by James Jack - a ploughman working on her father’s farm. She was called before the Kirk Session and ordered to repent publicly in church on two consecutive Sundays. On the 16th. March,1876, she married a widower, William Clelland, who was a colliery manager. The ceremony was conducted by the minister of Monzievaird and Strowan, the Rev. John Campbel and witnessed by James Drummond Gow and Jessie Drummond. According to the church records, Catherine left the parish in 1876. Following her marriage, Katie had two sons, Alexander and William, and may have had other family. Catherine was an 82 year old widow at the time of her death on the 28th. September, 1921. She was found dead by her son, William, at her home, 1231, Argyle Street,Glasgow - presumably from a heart attack or cerebral haemorrhage. She had been predeceased by her husband.
(4) ANN DRUMMOND 1843-1910
Ann Drummond came next. She was born on the 5th. August, 1843 and baptised on the 3rd. September, 1843. At the age of seventeen, she married ploughman, Peter McGregor, following the birth of their first child, Peter, on the 29th. March, 1861. The ceremony was conducted at West Cowden Farm by the Rev. John McDonald, minister at Comrie and witnessed by Duncan McWhannell and Peter McInnes. She, too, had to face the wrath of the Kirk Session when she was unavoidably forced to admit to antenuptial fornication and was duly chastised by the church. Known children born to this couple were :-
(a) Peter McGregor – born at Comrie in 1861;
(b) Margaret McGregor – born at Comrie c.
(c) William McGregor – born at Comrie c.
(d) John McGregor born in Stirling in 1878.
Peter later joined the police force and the family moved to Stirling. Like her elder sister, Margaret, she was widowed as a result of a fatal accident. Peter, aged 27, was killed after falling from the landing of their home. The newly built houses had been occupied before the railings on the landings had been completed. With no stair lighting, Peter, had apparently lost his footing and stumbled over the edge. He had been coming off night shift at 6 a.m. on a Sunday morning. He survived until the Tuesday before succumbing to his injuries. He died on the 20th. October, 1868. His death was notified by his sergeant in the Burgh police.
After this tragic accident, Peter’s widow and family moved to 14, King Street, Crieff where Ann worked as a grocer. She suffered chronic haemorrhagic nephritis which caused her death, at the age of 67, on the 22nd. October, 1910. Her death was recorded by her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Campbell.
The children of William McEwan and Margaret McEwan (contd.)
DANIEL DRUMMOND 1846-1911
Next came a son, Daniel (Donald) Drummond, born at West Cowden Farm, Comrie on the 1st. September, 1846 and baptised there on the 20th.of that month. Donald worked with his father until the latter died in 1879 when the lease of the farm was bequeathed to him conjointly with his sister, Jessie.
By that time he had married Mary Smith of Coupar Angus and was living in South Crieff Road, Dalginross where they had a number of children. They had married on the 29th. October, 1869 and the ceremony was witnessed by James Gow and Catherine Drummond.
Keeping up with what had then become rather a family tradition they, too, were summonsed to appear before the congregation of the Kirk - which heard their deep regret for the sin into which they had fallen - after which the couple apparently received a solemn admonition before getting back their church privileges.
For some reason Donald, by then a contractor, gave up the farm and went to live in Comrie village where he seemed to suffer poor health. He was found dead in the stable of the Royal Hotel, Burrell Street, Comrie where it is believed he had been killed by a horse kicking him, either on the chest or the chin, while his heart was in a weakened state. His death was recorded on the 28th. December, 1911 when he was 65 years of age.
His wife, Mary, died, aged 75, on the 13th. January, 1915 at Dunira Street, Comrie from bronchial catarrh and cerebral softening. Her death was recorded by her son, William, who was at that time staying at the Kettle Bridge Inn, Kettle, Fife. Their children were;
(a) Margaret Drummond, born on the 3rd. May, 1870 and later the wife of Alex.Peggie;
(b) William Drummond – the survivor of twins born on the 30th. July, 1871 – died 1934;
(c) John Drummond, born 30/7/1871 – who failed to survive;
(d) John Smith Drummond, born 17/3/1873;
(e) James Drummond, born 12/12/1874
(f) Daniel Drummond, born c.1879
(g) Agnes Drummond, born c.1881
(h) Mary Drummond, born c.1886
(i) Peter Drummond, born c.1883.
(6) JANET DRUMMOND 1848-1913
The last child was Janet(Jessie)Drummond born at West Cowden on the 6th. March, 1848 and baptized there on the 15th. April, 1848. She was a single lady who, following the death of her parents, opened a wool and fancy goods shop in Dunira Street, Comrie which she ran until her death at the age of 63. She died on the 10th. June, 1913 from chronic nephritis and uraemia. She was apparently buried beside family in Comrie kirkyard and was reputedly one of the last people to be buried there. After her death, the shop was run by her niece, Mary McGregor (later Campbell), who continued to run it for many years. Mary died in 1953. Mary’s cousin, Margaret Peggie and her husband, Alexander Peggie, had the fish, fruit and vegetable business next door.
The family tree then descended through John Gow and Margaret Drummond and later generations are recorded in that file.
# It was noted that almost all of this family died of a nephritic condition and/or apoplexy.
Later Drummond descendency
Notes on other Drummond Descendents:-
Margaret Drummond, eldest daughter of Daniel Drummond and Mary Smith, was born on the 3rd. May. 1870. She married Alexander Peggie around 1899 and had the undernoted children :-
Adelina Mary Smith Peggie - later Mrs. MacFarlane
Alexander Peggie
Ella Peggie
Donald Drummond Peggie
Margaret Drummond Peggie - later Mrs. Smyth
Agnes Drummond Peggie - later Mrs. Cochrane (who has written letters re. the family) and known to have a son living in Northumberland. (Copies of her letters are enclosed)
William Drummond born on the 30th. July, 1871 (died 1934) married person (name unknown) and was at one time living at Kettle Bridge Inn, Fife. His wife apparently lived until around 1969. He had a daughter, a Mrs. Thomson, who was very interested in the family history. She wrote to historian Mr. Gardiner of Crieff regarding the family, mentioning family traditions, along with her own findings. In 1973, she was living at Thrums, 59, Kilmany Road, Wormit, Fife. Mr. Gardiner kindly passed the letters to me to studying her notes. This lady will probably be deceased, but it would be of interest to have contact with any of her family members.
The children of Daniel Drummond and Mary Smith were, therefore, first cousins of the children of John Gow and Margaret Drummond (Daniel’s eldest sister). In other words - Margaret, Mrs. Cochrane’s mother and William, Mrs. Thomson’s father were the first cousins of my grandfather, Daniel Gow, born in Dunfermline in 1864 and later of Glasgow.
It is said by local people that there are at least eight unrelated Drummond families living in the Comrie area - possibly some are McGregor descendents.
Here, I'm trying to discover any connections between the "Falmouth" passengers, the Montgomery papers and our Duncan McLaren. Do you have any information on these passengers? Any tidbit would be appreciated!
· Auld, Brown, Dewar, Drummond (Reverend), Fissett, Jamieson, Lawson, Leitch,
· McCallum, McEwen, McGregor, McIvor, McLaren, McLauchlan, McNab
· McWhae (Captain), Miller, Robbins, Taylor
Had Duncan travelled with the others under the auspices of Montgomery of Stanhope and Stobo? James Montgomery purchased those estates in 1767,and in 1775 was appointed chief baron of the Exchequer of Scotland. Montgomery's main estate was in the county of Peebles, he also had property in the parish of Killearn in Stirlingshire and some in Kinross-shire. Could Duncan have come from either of those areas? Just another hypothetical!
REV. WILLIAM DRUMMOND
Because of the low number of passengers names reported out of the supposedly140 possible passengers it is possible there were more MacLarens onboard and that some of them may have been neighbors of the Rev William Drummond's family at Wester Cowden. Cowden was leased to his father, Donald Drummond, preacher ofthe Gospel at Wester Cowden. William's father was Donald Drummond aliasGallich, in the Comrie OPR, the father appears under Gallich and not Drummond and on one occasion he was recorded as Duncan Gallich and not Donald. ThePresbytery minutes show that Mr William Drummond was from Cowden and we know that it was in the parish of Comrie, but it appears to be very close to the border with the parish of Muthill. So that suggests 3 parishes to concentrateon. On the Ordnance Survey Map, Sheet 57, you will find Cowden south of thevillage of Comrie and near it are the farms of Cultybroggan and Auchingarrich.
The Auchterarder Presbytery Minutes, re. Mr William Drummond, accused him of 11 misdemeanours (dating back to November 1761) on the 20 November 1763. Mostly, he appears to have been too fond of the drink and given to squabbling and there was also some confusion as to whether he or his brother, David, had fathered a child by Mary Carmichael. He denied all and maintained that it was a plot by the kirk session of Comrie and the Supervisor of Excise, Mr Forrester. The latter had evidently said openly that he was going to make sure that MrWilliam Drummond never got 'a kirk'. Mr. William Drummond appears to have ministered to folk in the vicinity of West Cowden, one place being Blairinroar which is in the parish of Muthill. McLarens who gave evidence came from various places, one place was Blairinroar. All of the witnesses depositions maintained he was innocent of the charges and refused to say anything against him,therefore nothing could be proved against him conclusively, nevertheless his license to preach was suspended. A few of the McLarens witnesses were:
· Laurence McLaren in Achingarrich, a widower aged 50
· John McLaren smith in Comrie aged 50 and his wife, Christian Brown
· Katherine McLaren in Croftross aged 45 (possibly CroftCroft)
· Ann Mclaren who became the wife of John Clarke in Green of Cultibragan
Rev. William Drummond's Journal April 5, 1770 to May 12, 1771
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Rev. William Drummond's Journal April 5, 1770 to May 12, 1771
Rev. William Drummond journeyed from Cowden, Scotland to St. John'sIsland (now Prince Edward Island) in 1770 aboard the Falmouth. He kept a journal of his experiences of both the voyage and his first eleven months on PEI.
The whereabouts of his original journal are unknown.
On November 12, 1946 an eleven page typewritten copy of his journal was given to the National Archives of Canada. Its reference number is MG 23J1 Volume 1. The following is a transcription on that document, preserving the exact spelling, punctuation and grammar. The document contains some hand-written annotations which have been included as {italicised within brackets}.
The attached typewritten copy of a Journal kept by the Rev. William Drummond, who proceeded from Greenock to St. John'sIsland in April, 1770, is a gift of group Captain H. R. Stewart, 165 Carling Ave, Ottawa.
Remarks and observations by Mr. William Drummond in his voyage from Cowden to St. John's Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in North America.
April 5th, 1770. Set out from Cowden about five o'clock Morning, came to Glasgow at 9 evening having got a chaise of Mr. Grahams in Sterling.
April 6th. At one morning set out for Greenock where I arrived about 6 forenoon where I stayed all day being Sunday. Preached in the old Kirk of Greenock and baptized 9 children, same evening baptized 2 more.
April 8th. Spent the forenoon in Greenock buying several necessaries, at Midday went on board the Ship Falmouth, John MacWhae master, Messrs. Buchannan, Morrison, and Company merchants in Greenock, owners. At 5 afternoon the Capt. came on board, anchor weighed and set sail.
April 9th. Blew a northeast wind till 4 P.M. then north and 8 west which caused us to take the South Channel from the Point Kintyre although it was not intended.
April 10th. Same wind continued, at 4 A.M. passed the Isle of Man, at noon passed Holyhead, at 6 P.M. passed Baxis Isle.
April 11th. At noon passed WaterfordIreland when we were in Lat. 51:57. At 8 P.M. passed the CottonIsland, and at 12 the old Read of Kingsdale Ireland.
April 12th. At 8 P.M. passed CapeClear, at noon the wind south in Lat. 51:57.
April 14th. We made little way, at noon found ourselves in Lat. 50:57 At saw a ship steering to the eastward.
April 15th. Sunday. Preached the afternoon on ship board. Eph.2:3rd.
April 16th. The wind still west and southwest we were obliged to tack back and forward whereby we made little way. At noon Lat. 47:52
April 17th. Wind still west and northwest prevented our course, some showers of rain. Lat. 47:34.
April 18th. Some winds and rain. 19th. The same contrary winds and thick rain. The sickness which seized most of our company three days before was this day very severe.
April 20th. Saw at five this afternoon a ship steering eastward. Sickness still severe. At noon Lat. 46:52.
April 21st. The wind still west and some rain. Our company still bad of the sea sickness.
April 22nd. Sunday. The ship still sailing to south and southwest. This afternoon preached on shipboard.
April 24th. The ship tacked three times north and south. The people now almost free of sickness except David Lawson. At noon Lat. 42:34. This afternoon the winds high and squally with rain which made the ship roll exceedingly.
April 25th. The wind still high and the vessel tossing our company began to complain. Steering still to the north found ourselves at noon in Lat. 43:47. April 26th. About the same as yesterday.
April 27th. This forenoon the winds very low, being sultry, warm. and foggy. Lat. 45:50 afternoon almost quite calm. All our company except D. Lawson are quite recovered.
April 28th. This whole afternoon a pleasant gale from the southeast.
April 29th. Sunday. The same wind continued, only brisker. The vessel ran at the rate of 6 and 7 miles an hour. Preached forenoon and afternoon.
April 30th. Winds still easterly though not quite so brisk. Ran 4 and 5 miles an hour. Lat. 45:06.
May 1st, 1770. Winds still easterly and favorable. Ship running at the rate of 5 miles an hour.
May 2nd. Very moderate winds, the ship running at the rate of 4 miles an hour.
May 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Winds about the same. Saw a whale to the south east of the ship at six P.M.
May 6th. Sunday. Fresh westerly breezes, at 4 this A.M. spoke a French brig from Martinique bound to Rachelle {Rochelle}. At 2 P.M. saw a ship to southward. At seven had a severe squall and the remainder of the night it blew very hard with heavy showers.
May 7th. Severe squalls and showers. At 10 P.M. spoke and English ship Bristol from Carolina to Lisbon.
May 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. Winds and weather about the same and nothing of interest occurred.
May 12th. The same winds continue, at 4 P.M. spoke with a French schooner in company with another ship from Gn{u}adalupe bound for Havre de Grace.
From May 13th to 19th. Nothing worth noting occured wind and weather about the game.
May 19th. Wind southerly and moderate. We made good way steering to the northwest as is out point thick and foggy. At 6 P.M. sounded and found ground in 60 fathoms of water. Saw a whale and a great number of little fish.
May 20th. Same wind and weather.
May 21st. Saw a schooner from Grand Bank to Marblehead in New England with 13,000 fish. At five saw another schooner from the Bank to the same port with 12,000 fish.
May 22nd. This and the five preceeding days saw vast numbers of fowls and some whales.
May 23rd. Fresh gales with fog. At 8 saw a sail to the north steering the same way. At 10 Saw the Island of St. Peters about 4 leagues northward with snow on the hills. It lies on the southwest point of Newfoundland. At 6 P.M. spoke an English brig from London to Quebec, out six weeks and one day.
May 24th. Very moderate winds with heavy rain. This forenoon saw the coast of Newfoundland above 200 miles, being about 150 miles from it in the nearest place. Almost calm till toward 7 o'clock when a brisk breeze blew from the Northwest running sometimes at the rate of 8 miles an hour.
May 25th. Wind North, we sailed towards southwest, about 11 o'clock saw the land of CapeBreton from the Mast head lying to the Westward about 18 or 20 miles distant. At noon Lat. 46:15.
May 26th. This whole day the fog very close and thick that we could not see a hundred yards round. At 10 A.M. came to a great field of Ice which made us to return eastward. Sounded and found 40 fathoms of water. At 12 turned the ship westward. Came again to Ice at 2 P.M. and turned again eastward. Either end or other side of Ice could not be seen.
May 27th. This day saw CapeBreton to the Westward about 7 or 8 miles. The wind still northerly prevented our fetching the North Cape. It made us turn to the Eastward. At 12 Lat. 46:21 afternoon wind fresh and northerly confined us the rest of the day in this Bay.
May 28th. Wind still northerly, we tacked back and forward several times but could not fetch the north Cape of Breton, which we saw about 20 miles North in Lat. 46:34.
May 29th. At 4 A.M.. saw Cape Ray in Newfoundland. Northeast about 16 miles distant, at 10 saw St. Paul's Isle. To Northwest about 20 miles distant Lat. 46:55. At noon almost calm when we saw vast numbers of Porpoises playing around the ship. The wind shifting to the eastward, we bore to the Northwest and came between St. Paul's Isle, the places are about 14 miles distant and the North Cape of Cape Breton when we entered into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. About 10 this night fog came and about 12 came broken ice.
May 30th. Wind easterly we bore on through broken Ice. About 7 the ice was very close and heavy continuing so till 12. It rained heavy thick fog all the time. At 3 saw a great field of Cose ice which made us steer Northward to be cleared of it. About 4 the fog somewhat removed, we saw the Island of St. John southeast about 15 or 16 miles from us. At 6 came near the coast point of the island, but the wind hindering us from going to the north side of it. During the whole day we saw great numbers of sea fowls, Cows, Bulls, horses among the ice.
May 31st. Wind northwest steered to the east point of the island again. We intended to pass said point, but wind still contrary made us return when a severe gale came in and carried us out toward Cape Breton, about 10 miles. About 10 calmed continuing so till 6 P.M. In this time saw several ships steering different ways. At 2 launched the yawl when five hands and three of our company went in her after Sea Bulls, But not being well provided with ammunition returned without doing any execution. At 6 a fine breeze arose which gradually carried us to the north side of our Island.
June 1st. Proceeded at 9 to launch the yawl. Capt. David, Will and Bell Lawson went on shore at St. PetersBay which is with 10 miles of Stanhope Cove. At 4 P.M. came of board and wind fair set off towards the Cove. Night coning on and a strong current, not knowing the particular place of landing passed it and next day arrived at RichmondBay.
June 2nd. At 1 o'clock a Pilot came on board who took us into the harbor. About 2 P.M. we came to anchor. Most of our company were sent ashore, about 11 the ship ran aground. We went out to see them where they were accommodated in Princetown where are a great many Scotch, Irish and French families.
June 3rd. Sunday. Being still at anchor at 1 P.M. the Capt. and the rest of us went ashore, and being convened in a house we performed divine service in Princetown.
June 4th. Stayed on board until after dinner then went ashore where we saw a great number of French people who were very kind. Spent this afternoon sauntering about till about 7 when I baptized a child of 2 years old. At 9 went to another house where the French were convened, had a dance and spent the evening in jollity.
June 5th and 6th. These two days spent doing nothing. Sometimes on board, sometimes on shore. No wind.
June 7th. At 5 A.M. set off for Stanhope with a fair wind and anchored off it at 7 P.M. Mr. Higgins having come on board on the way.
June 8th. Wind inshore. Spent the whole day employed in landing the people and provisions, I stayed on board.
June 9th and 10th. Wind still hard inshore. We weighed anchor and set off for three Rivers. Our Cable was ruined here by rubbing on the rough bottom and we lost our buoy and rope.
June 11th. Arrived at Three Rivers about 2 P.M. went ashore to Mr. Higgins house where I stayed until Friday in which time nothing remarkable happened only I visited the Indians in their Wigwams, who came to Mr. Higgins house and showed their manner of dancing and scalping.
June 15th. At 6 evening set off in Capt. Hadleys Schooner with provisions for the people at Stanhope, on board which I was till Monday 10 A.M. when we came to anchor in Arcadie {Tracadie} Harbor within two miles of Stanhope.
June 18th. Passed this and the following week without anything worth remarking.
June 29th. Came Capts. Air and Hamilton in a boat fromSt. Peters to carry me down there to preach and baptize children. The wind proving contrary we were stopped till Monday.
July 2nd Early this morning set off to St. Peters where we arrived about 2 P.M. having stopped on our way to kill fish. In this place stayed till Thursday 12th, when I set off with Mr. Watts and Mr. Wrynhart for FortAmherst.
July 12th. Arrived at FortAmherst about midnight. Stayed there till Monday morning eating and sleeping on board the Cancean {Canceau?} Man of War. Capt. Samuel Holland and {Henry Mowat} John Mowet Lieut. Nothing remarkable here only Sunday badly kept.
July 16th. Set off very early with the tide, rowed hard and arrived at St. Peters about 10 A.M. after a jaunt of 30 miles, here I stayed till Wednesday when I set off for Stanhope on horseback under the direction of a guide who mistaking the way caused us to swim SavagesHarbour. Proceeding on our way we attempted to swim Iracadie {Tracadie}, but my beast being young, failed under me in the br{m}iddle of the harbor when I threw myself out of the saddle and swam back and so returned next day to St. Peters after spending all that day and night in my wet clothes on the beach and stayed there till Friday morning.
July 20th. Returned this forenoon to Stanhope in company with Capt. Air in his own boat. Found the people all in health but some of them mutinous so that David Lawson on Sunday carried six of them to Three Rivers.
Aug. 2nd. This day at Three Rivers a log of wood rolling down a steep place struck William M Swam in the back of which he died in five hours, after and the day following was buried with decency there. Nothing remarkable for 10 days, only several storms of thunder and rain.
Aug. 6th. Set off this morning in an Indian Canoe to St. Peters and stayed till Wednesday the 8th and returned Aug. the 12th at 3 P.M. set out for St. Peters and stayed Monday. Tuesday morning set out for Three Rivers in Company with Dr. Fergns where we arrived about midnight. Next day returned alone and arrived at St. Peters at 10 evening and stayed there till Monday 20th. Returned that day to Stanhope on board Mr. Monroes schooner.
Aug 22nd. Went to St. Peters and delivered the papers concerning the debt against James Grant to Capt. Aire who that evening set out for Quebec. On the way met our people on their return from Three Rivers on Friday 24th returned to Stanhope in company with our people who were making hay at St. Peters.
Aug. 25th. The Schooner Rawley Thos. Full master ran aground off Stanhope which was got off that night. Nothing remarkable. Today David Lawson with the rest of the people arrived from Three Rivers. The people still discontented and mutinous.
Sept. 3rd. Wi11 Dewar with his family set off for Three Rivers having parted with David Lawson.
Sept. 4th. This and three following days a severe wind from the Northwest blew excessively, cold afterwards and frost every morning but temperature through the day.
Sept. 22nd. This day the two Taylors having differed with David Lawson set out for Three Rivers but by advise returned. Same evening Mr. Higgins and Mr. Creed arrived from waiting on the Governor and stayed till Wednesday 26th when they and I set out for St. Peters where we stayed doing business till the 29th.
Sept. 29th. Set out from St. Peters with Mr. Higgins and Mr. Creed and arrived at Fortune toward evening. Next day went to Three Rivers where I staid till Oct. 15th.
Oct. 15th. This evening went aboard Mr. Higgins sloop with himself. Sailed immediately with a south west wind. Came to anchor about midnight, a smart gale next morning from N.E. carried us to Thousand Islands where we spoke the Glasgow man of war. The wind contrary we anchored that night.
Oct. 17th. Winds still contrary tacked this whole day and by a favorable change of wind arrived in Port in the evening and came to anchor where I stayed that night.
Oct.18th. This and the following day with the Governor.
Oct. 20th and 21st. Spent those two days at Fort Amherst and on board the Mermaid man of war. James Smith, Capt.
Oct. 22nd. This day set off from Port Lasay {LaJoy Lajoie}in the Mermaid Pinnace with ten hands and arrived said evening at St. Peters where I stayed till the 31st. and came same day to Stanhope.
Nov. 1st. At Stanhope this and the 4 following days nothing remarkable. On the 2nd. Mr. Will and Mr. Eben Taylors were married.
Nov. 6 In company with Capt Stewart from Campbellton two servants and two Frenchmen set off in Lawsons boat for Maljue {Malpeque}. Stayed same night at Grand Hostice {Rustico}. Next night arrived at Little Harbor {nowGrenvilleBay}. There lodged in a wigwam as the night before and the next day went to Maljue {Malpeque} this being the 8th. It snowed very thick and blew hard from N.W.
Nov. 9th. Spent this and the nine following days in Mr. Davidsons house. Baptized several children some of considerable age. Nov. 19th in Mr. Wrynharts (Urquhart) shallop with himself came to Stanhope.
Nov. 26-27-28. These three days a very intense frost which affected every liquid in the house and froze the tanks in one night.
Nov. 28th About 6 this evening it began to snow from the east and continued very thick with a strong wind till ten the next day. The sea swelled high on the beach.
Dec. 1st. This day a south wind melted some of the snow; same evening frost returned and continued very intense till the 5th when it was foggy and temperate, little thaw, the weather variable but always clear till the 21st.
Dec. 21st. This evening Lawrence Brown and Jean Jamison were married and bedded in the new house.
Dec. 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, to the 28th. Hard frost with snow and extremely cold. Sea much frozen.
Dec. 29th and 30th. A very moderate thaw. These last two days I was confined to bed by a slow fever.
Dec. 31st. This evening attended a French Wedding with the two Mrs. and the two Misses Lawsons. Was still ailing.
Jan. 1st. 1771. Hard frost and extreme, cold, wind from the, north. Alex McNale his wife and four others of our company set off for Three Rivers. At evening the French came to us and made a frolic.
Jan. 2nd. This day the preceeding and following nights intense frost which congealed the sea as far as we could see it. From the 3rd. to the 9th continued very cold.
Jan. 9th. This whole day a very intense frost such as we have not had this season, slept this night in a new house for the first time.
Jan. 10th. Set off this for Grand Hastice{Rustico} stayed there this night.
Jan. 11th. Hard frost, this day returned to Stanhope. The next two days the same weather.
Jan. 14th. This afternoon solemnized old Handel with feasting and dancing. The next 7 days the same cold weather nothing of interest to relate.
Jan. 22nd. Set off this day for St. Peters with the Smith and Shoemaker, where I stayed till the 6th and then returned all these days extremely cold with keen frost. From Jan. 26th to Feb. 11 the same intense cold.
Feb. 11th. Cold N.W. Wind with severe frost through the day. Urquhart set off St. Peters and Hart for Charlotte Town where we arrived about 3 P.M. and slept that night. Feb. 15th. A moderate breeze with frost through this day, towards noon it rained alittle. Staid this day with the Governor.
Feb. 16th. A fine warm day. Went to Capt. Manlys and stayed over night. From the 16th to the 20th Feb. the same cold weather.
Feb. 20th. West wind dark and frosty in the vening returned to Charlottetown. Next two days much the same.
Feb. 23rd. Dark and cold till noon, afterwards clear and temperate. Left Charlottetown at 11, parted with Mr. Spencer about 4 P.M. arrived at home about 8 P.M. From Feb. 23rd. to March 3rd. Nothing of interest occured. This day baptized John Lawsons son John.
April 11th. John MacLaughlin and Alex Jamison were drowned in Francadie {Tracadie}harbor. Janison between 4 and 5 P.M. McLaughlin about 6. Lads killed a goose.
April 15th. Southwest wind till midnight. Ice left the shore sea open for the first time.
April 22nd. North west wind and clear. Set off in a boat for St. Peters being stopped by ice the boat returned, but I preceeded with a Frenchman on foot, passed Sarage {Savage}bay on a cake of ice, arrived at 5 P.M. and remained there till May 1st. April 25th mist and rain till night then heavy rain which in the night changed to snow and frost. Went to Marrells to dinner to-day.
April 26th, 1771, Cold north wind hard frost and thick almost till mid-day such as I seldom saw in Scotland. Snow ceased but frost and cold continued thro the day and night.
April 27th. Thaw all day. Frogs silent for two nights, began their music April 26th South W.W. and thaw carried most of the snow and frost, sun pretty warm.
April 30th. Calm foggy and dark, Lawsons boat came to St. Peters. Dined at Morrells.
May 1st. North wind thick fog till ten, clear and sultry, little wind the rest of the day. Set off in the boat from St. Peters at 8 arrived at Stanhope at 6.
May 2nd. East wind and fog till noon. This day packed my things in Bell Lawsons and Sam Browns chests, I exchanged with Bell Lawson for my trunk.
May 4th. This whole day south wind and heavy rain, about 11 a whaling sloop from Nantucket ran aground off Little Hastings {Rustico?} harbor.
May 6th. Excessively cold this day and night such as I never saw in May.
May 7th. Went in the boat to St. Peters with Mr. Lawson and slept that night in Mr. Urquharts house.
May 8th. Returned this day to Stanhope.
May 10th. Left Stanhope in Lawsons boat, stopped at Hastice {Rastico}, went on to G. Rastice {G[rand] Rostico}. Left there at 5 P.M. came five miles above little Harbor and slept that night in the woods.
May 12th. Quartered with Mr. Davidson. Preached this day in Mr. Kerms house. This whole day clear and fine weather.
End of Journal
1770 .......was fairly early, it was not like the mass emigration that took place later, so in an attempt to locate further information on the Falmouth and it's passengers, a check of the Montgomery papers shows no mention of ship's passengers. However, GD293/2/79/5 is an unsigned and undated account of a man's arrival 5 June 1770 with numerous family and no food apart from oatmeal and no house to shelter in. There were 40 or 50 servants who expected better provisions than oatmeal. Then a ship had arrived from Three Rivers with beef and pork. Montgomery then refers to 1774 as being the last year of the indentured servants and they expected to be paid, but this was apparently going to prove difficult. (There is lots more about the difficulties encountered getting settled - mice eating crops etc. It is possibly written by David Higgins and would be interesting reading. ) GD293/2/79/52 was a List of leases granted by David Higgins, May 1775 among whom was Duncan McEwan who had been granted 150 acres on 7 September 1773 - #1/17/6d (presumably annual rent).
Reverend William Drummond was the spiritual leader of the Presbyterian group, who begun his journey from Cowden, Scotland several days prior to the Falmouth's sail departure and who kept a daily diary, later referred to as Reverend Drummond's Journal, in which he recorded a journal of his experiences on both the voyage and his first eleven months on PEI.
Donald Whyte, in two books on Scottish Emigrants to Canada, says Rev. Drummond was from the parish of Madderty in Perthshire. He lists for whom he has a definite parish of origin, John Miller was from the parish of Muthill, as was Duncan McEwan. William Robbins was from the parish of Crieff and David Lawson from the parish of Callendar. Then, William Dewar, Alexr McNab and Ebenezer Taylor are listed as from Perthshire, Laurence Brown and D McCallum were probably from Perthshire. Robert Auld was from Ayrshire and John Jameson possibly from there. If you look at a parish map of Perthshire, you will find that Madderty, Crieff and Muthill are next to each other, while Callendar is about 13 miles to the west of these parishes.
As far as Rev. Drummond, the Presbytery Minutes records when he had been a student of divinity, a probationer and when he had been licensed to preach. The relevant Presbytery was that of Auchterarder and the Minutes covered the period leading up to and including April 1770 (CH2/619/2). In 1761, he was a probationer and was described as Preacher of the Gospel at Wester Cowdan. In October of that year, he had to appear before the Presbytery having been accused of fornication, lasciviousness, obscene discourse, rioting, frequenting ale houses, sitting up with improper company late at night and so on.
Then followed several years in which he was investigated and many many witnesses were called to give evidence against him, among whom were several McLarens! The most interesting part was that his father and brothers were named. His father was Donald Gallach alias Drummond aged 60 or over and he had three sons, the Rev William, Duncan and David and they lived at Wester Cowdan where the Rev. William was a preacher. The upshot of it all was that he refused to admit any guilt and on the 6 October 1766 asked for an extract of his license and testimonials, but on the 21 October when he went to collect them, he refused to accept them, as he said that they had been made out differently to the usual form.
Then on the 6 March 1770 (I quote) 'Mr William Drummond Preacher of the Gospel compeared and craved that the Presbytery would grant him ordination in regard he is under Engagement to go abroad as a minister of the Gospel upon condition of his being ordained by the beginning of April next. The Presbytery agreed to grant the above request provided Mr Drummond produce satisfying attestations of his good Behaviour during the time he has resided without the Bounds of the Presbytery, and likewise an authentic Evidence of his being engaged as above represented'.
He had obviously moved away from the area after October 1766, but no indication is given as to where. He then produced documents which stated that he was going to St John'sIsland in the West Indies. (obviously wrong) There's more research on Falmouth passengers in Scotland Roots
Passenger List of the "Falmouth"
Sailed in 1770.
This list is an aggragate list from several sources, perhaps the best is the article "The Falmouth Passengers" by Andrew B.W. MacEwen, published in "The Island Magazine", Number 10, Fall-Winter, 1981, pages 12-19. It is not our desire to go into the detail that Mr. MacEwen provided in his wonderful article, but to present only the passengers identified. Please refer to Mr. MacEwen's article for further information. This issue should still be available from the Prince Edward IslandMuseum and Heritage Foundation (PEIMHF). Click on the link to our info page about the Foundation and their publications.
Note that this is, by necessity, a reconstructed list, as no passenger list, persay is extant for the Falmouth, and is based in large part upon the Rev. Drummond's Journals , and P.E.I. Family Histories.
Departed: Greenock,Scotland.
Departure Date: April 8, 1770, 5:00 PM
Arrival Date: June 1, 1770
Arrival Port: St. Peters Bay, P.E.I., 9 AM, then moved on to Stanhope, P.E.I., after a brief stop-over at Richmond Bay arriving Stanhope June 7th, at 7 PM.
Owners: Messrs. Buchanan, Morrison & co., Greenock merchants.
Master: Captain McWhae
PASSENGER LIST-
Rev. William Drummond
David Lawson, b. ca. 1715
Helen Lawson, b. ca. 1720, wife of David Lawson
William Lawson, b. ca. 1744, son of David Lawson
John Lawson, son of David Lawson
Name Unknown, wife of John Lawson
Isabella Lawson, b. ca. 1744, daughter of David Lawson
Elizabeth Lawson, b. 1756, daughter of David Lawson
James Lawson, b. ca. 1760, son of David Lawson
Robert Auld, b. ca. 1735, Blacksmith
Jean (Fissett) Auld, b. ca. 1745, wife of Robert Auld
John Auld, b. ca. 1766, son of Robert Auld
Jean Auld, b. ca. 1768, daughter of Robert Auld
William Auld, possibly son of Robert Auld
William Dewar, with his wife and family
John Jamieson, wife, and family
Alexander Jamieson, drowned Tracadie harbour April 11, 1771
Jean Jamieson b. ca. 1750 married 21 Dec. 1770
Lawrence Brown listed below
Catherine Jamieson, b. ca. 1755
Duncan McLaren and wife and family
Jean McLaren, b. ca. 1750, daughter of Duncan McLaren
Alexander McNab and his wife
John Miller, b. ca. 1730
Catherine McIvor, possible John's wife, though there is
some question
Catherine (Kitty) Millar b. ca. 1758, daughter of John Millar
Isabella (Bella) Miller b. ca. 1765, daughter of John Millar
Mary Miller, b. ca. 1767, daughter of John Millar
Possibly another child of John Millar's
William Robbins, bap. ca. 1738 and his wife
Jane Robbins, b. ca. 1767, daughter of William Robbins
Margaret Robbins, b. ca. 1769, daughter of William Robbins
Lawrence Brown b. ca. 1745 Weaver, married Jean Jamieson above
on 21 Dec 1770.
Samuel Brown (believed to be a brother of Lawrence)
Peter Leitch
D?? McCallum, possibly Dugald
Duncan McEwen, b. ca. 1745
William McEwen
John McGregor, b. ca. 1746, Weaver
John McLauchlan, drowned TracadieHarbourApril 11, 1771
Ebeneezer Taylor, and possibly wife to be
married in double ceremony with his brother
Nov 2, 1770 by Rev. Drummond
William Taylor, brother of Ebeneezer and
possibly wife to be (See note under Ebeneezer)