Genealogies of the Highlanders to Prince Edward Island

"Come from away"

From coast to coast we’ve spread,
Thousands of miles away our paths have led
Centuries in time have come and gone
Yet still, we know where we belong

In stories and song
Prince Edward Island will always live on
A mystical place held in our mind
Of memories never left behind

One day the past will call each one of us home
To walk grandfather’s path on that sandy loam
And always waiting for us there will be his blood and kin
To give us a hug and joyous welcome in.

For they too, remember a misty isle in stories and song
The heart is highland, and the blood is strong
Centuries can come and go
But our roots will always only deeper grow.

 - Karen Linneberg

What can I say? After visiting the island last week I felt the old Lamont blood stirring in me and was compelled to write the above poem. (I am Ewen Lamont’s great granddaughter after all…..) It was a wonderful week and I want to thank all the islanders for their fabulous hospitality. It was so nice to at last meet all my far away kin!

Orwell Cove, Prince Edward Island, landing site of the "Polly"

My Paternal Scottish Heritage - Smith, Archibald, Young, Yuill of Stirlingshire and Huron Co Ontario, Murray of Paisley, Loves of Ireland.

This website is dedicated to our Highland Heritage. It contains names of  families from the Parish records of Jura and Colonsay, lists of emigrants from Skye, Jura, Colonsay, Mull, and more. It also contains the genealogy of the Highlanders who came to Prince Edward Island Canada - Gillis, Macdonald, MacArthur, Lamont, Macleod, Nicholson, and many many more. From mainland Scotland, the genealogy of the Smiths of Kilsyth Stirlingshire, who emigrated to Huron County Ontario in 1856, and the Archibalds who came in 1855. Names in this family include Smith, Archibald, Young, Yuill, Ure, Murray, Love.