Ships of the Nova Scotian Gaelic Migration to Waipu, New Zealand
Scottish Presbyterians led by the Rev. Norman McLeod
- ships -
- 1852 Margaret
- 1852 Highland Lassie
- 1853 Gazelle
- 1853 Gertrude
- 1857 Spray
- 1857 Breadalbane
- 1857 Ellen Lewis
These ships carried the followers of Norman McLeod and other Highland Scots. They were displaced and looking for better fortune abroad. They settled originally in Nova Scotia, Canada. However, again looking for a better place, left for Australia finding only violence and disease. Norman McLeod applied for a land grant which was granted and the group moved onwards to New Zealand where a number settled in Waipu.
Sources
- http://www.clanmatheson.org.nz/research/waipu-migration/
- https://www.waipumuseum.com/html/migration.htm
- http://boomervoice.ca/hundred-thousand-welcomes-unesco-site-waipu-new-zealand/