The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists / The Pioneers of Manitoba

by George Bryce

	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.

B.

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.

C.

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

D.