Immigrant Ships
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Ship Gale

Port Stranraer. An account of Emigrants shipped at Stranraer the 16th day of May 1774 on board the "Gale" of Whitehaven Henry Jefferson Master for New York in North America, with a Description of their Age, Quality, Occupation, Employment, former Residence on what Account and for what Purposes they leave the Country.

Columns represent: No., Emigrants Names, Ages in Years, Occupation or Employment, *Former Residence, *To What Port or Place Bound, On what Account and for what purposes they leave the country

    
  1  Wm. Biggam         40 Farmer          Galloway     Hopes to do better 
  2  David Maxwell      34 Taylor          Galloway     Hopes to do better 
  3  Jean MaGarvin      34                 Galloway      
  4  Marion Maxwell      8                 Galloway      
  5  Alexr. McComb      23 Husbandman      Glenluce     Cannot tell. 
  6  Agnes McAwan       23                 Glenluce     Because she sees others leaving it.
  7  Alexr. McMiken     23 Farmer          Glenluce     Hopes for better 
  8  James McMillan     23 Farmer          Galloway     To bear his friends Company 
  9  Margt. McMillan    25                 Galloway     
 10  Agnes Adair        25                 Glenluce     Cannot get a husband 
 11  Patrick Adair      50 Farmer          Glenluce     Goes with his children 
 12  Andrew Torburn      7                 Glenluce     
 13  Jean Adair         25                 Glenluce     
 14  William McQueen    25 Husbandman      Glenluce     To do better 
 15  William Adair      17 Labourer        Glenluce     To do better 
 16  Alexander McDowall 40 Labourer        Galloway     Refused to give a reason 
 17  Eliza Mcwilliam    35                 Galloway    
 18  Edw. McDowall       9                 Galloway    
 19* Robert McDowall     7                 Galloway     
 20  Thos. McKissack    26 Farmer          Girvan       Hopes for better 
 21  Robt. Alexander    25 House Carpenter Dailly       Hopes for better
 22  Will. McMiken      25 Labourer        Dailly       Expects to go to a better country 
 23  Jean Gauley        25                 Dailly       
 24  John Ell           40 Labourer        Gavin        Want of business 
 25  William Ell        15                 Gavin        Want of business 
 26  Peter Kelly        40                 Glenluce     To do better  
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 79  Mary Millwane      36   
 80  James McLlicking   18 Farmer                       To make a Fortune
 81  Patrick Blain      34 Farmer                       Dear land 
 82  Eliza Blain        30   
 83  Joan Blain          8   
 84  Jenny Blain         2   
 85  Hugh Alexander     45 Carpenter                    Land so high not able to make a living  
 86  Agnes Alexander    30  
 87  John Alexander     10   
 88  Ann Alexander      10   
 89  Hugh Alexander      7   
 90  Alexander Alexander 5   
 91  James Alexander     3   
 92  Robert Alexander    1   
 93  John McHaig        36 Farmer                       Want of employment 
 94  Grizzel McHaig     26  
 95  Marg't McHaig       3   
 96  Ann McHaig          4m.  
 97* John Mikine        40 Joiner                       To do better 
 98  Rosina McMikine    36   
 99  Janet McKissack    56   
100  Rosina McMikine     9   
101  Agnes McMikine      7  
102  May McMikine        6  
103  Jean McMikine       5   
104  Nanny McMikine      1   
105  Marg't Gibson      24   
106  Andw. Campbell     34 Shoemaker                    Want of employment 
107  Agnes Campbell     33   
108  Jean Campbell       4   
109  Mary Ann Campbell   1   
110  John Galloway      22 Joiner                       Want of employment 
111  Sarah Galloway     20   
112  Thos. Biggam       40 Weaver                       Want of employment 
113  Mary Biggam        33   
114  Andrew Biggam       9  
115  Jean Biggam         4   
116  Robert McMaster    24 Merchant                     Want of business 
117  Janus Boyd         32 Merchant 
118  Jean Boyd          22   
119  John McMaster      20 Housewright                  Want of employment
120  Thos. McClumpha    26 Farmer                       Want of employment
121  John Millroy       30 Shoemaker                    Want of employment
122  Sarah Millroy      26  
123* Jas. McTaggart     20 Labourer                     Want of employment 
124  Wm. Linn           21 Labourer                     Curiosity 
125  John Kennedy       22 Labourer                     Hopes for better 
126  Wm. Stewart        22 Housewright                  Want of business 
127  Jean McClumpha     22   
128  John McClumpha      2   


Transcriber's Notes:

Passengers 1 through 26 were all destined to go to New York.  Therefore, the 
column To What Port or Place Bound has been omitted.

The page containing Passengers 27 through 78 is missing.  The columns Former 
Residence and To What Port or Place Bound were dittoed from the missing page.
Therefore these columns for Passengers 79 through 128 have been omitted.

 *19 McDowall- We believe this to be Rev. Robert McDowall - first Presbyterian 
     minister to Upper Canada, to the Loyalist refugees of the Bay of Quinte 
     "Fredericksburgh" Twp., died 1841 @ 73 yrs.  Born about 1768 and was 
     listed as 7 years old when he came to America.

 *97 Mikine is probably McMikine. 

*123 James McTaggart was born Sept. 6, 1754 and arrived in New York "Province" 
     in 1774 on the ship the "Gale".  He is my grandfather of seven generations
     ago.  This information came from a hard copy of our family history.  You 
     may contact me for further information.  Terry McTaggart   

From a Hard Copy of Family History

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