Kilmuir, Skye

[wini]

Entering M*cPh*e in the census records I get for

1841- 147 Records
1851- 67 Records
1861- 27 Records.
I am assuming this was because of the clearances.
Is there anyway of finding out where they would have gone?

Do I just keep looking through the immigration records of the various countries or was there somewhere that this district would have gone to en masse.

wini

[AndrewP]

Hi Wini,

If you view the microfilms of these censuses, you will often find in the endpages of each enumeration district a paragraph or two from the enumerator regarding the variances in numbers from the previous censuses for that area. That can mention things like emigration, or migrant labour.

I don't think these pages can be found on the scanned digital images on ScotlandsPeople or in New Register House.

All the best,

AndrewP

[wini]

Thanks Andrew,
There is no chance of me being able to look at these records. I am 400 kms from my nearest town.
I have a cousin in Clackmannanshire and we share the same MacPhie grandmother, so I will see if I can get her to go and look.

wini

[AndrewP]

I have a cousin in Clackmannanshire and we share the same MacPhie grandmother, so I will see if I can get her to go and look.

Hi Wini,

She will need to go to Edinburgh (Central Library [free] or New Register House [chargeable]), or Inverness (Library) to see these microfilms, or order them into an LDS Family History Centre. I am not sure if anywhere else in Scotland has the Inverness-shire census microfilms for all of the years. Edinburgh will be a lot nearer for her to reach.

All the best

AndrewP

[wini]

Thanks Amdrew,

I will pass the message along.

wini