People of Glengarry: Highlanders in Transition, 1745-1820Beginning in the middle of the 18th century, the Highlands of Scotland underwent radical social and economic change. The economic transformation - from a quasi-feudal community to a society ordered by modern capitalist forces - led to declining status for clansmen and the disruption of traditional social organizations. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 3 |
2 Western Invernessshire after 1745 | 14 |
3 Barisdale | 24 |
4 Lochiel | 42 |
5 Western Invernessshire 17701800 | 62 |
6 The Loyalist Emigrants | 78 |
7 The 17851793 Emigrants | 98 |
8 The Peace of Amiens Emigrants | 128 |
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1786 emigrants 1790 emigrants 1802 emigrants Aberchalder acres agricultural Alexander McDonell Allan Annexed Estates Archibald arrived assisted emigrants Bailyn's Barisdale Bishop Blairs Papers Cameron Campbell cattle Charlottenburgh Charlottenburgh Township chief clan Clan MacLeod clansmen clearances clergy reserves Collachie colonial concession of Lancaster Crown departure districts Donald Duncan economic Eigg emigrant groups emigrant party emigration to Glengarry families Father Alexander Gaelic Garry Glen Moriston Glenelg Glengarry County Glengarry emigrants Glengarry estate Glengarry settlement Glengarry's grants Highland Clearances Highland community Highland emigrants ibid improvement John Macdonell Johnson Kilmallie Knoydart landlords large number located Loch Loch Arkaig Lochiel Lochiel estate lots Loyalists Macdonald Macdonell's McGillis McLeod McMillan McPhee Muniall Murlaggan North Morar Office parish passengers petition population Quebec reached Glengarry reel regiment rent River Roderick Scotland Scottish Scotus settled in Glengarry settlers sheep farming social tenants townships traditional UCLP Upper Canada wadsetters western Inverness William