Pabbay - 1841



Pabbay is located on the left of this map



This is a transcript of part of the census return for the island of Pabbay, Harris, for 1841.

Please do not confuse this Pabbay with the island off Broadford, Isle of Skye, which is under the parish of Strath. There is also a Pabay Mor off the coast of Uig, Isle of Lewis, and another Pabbay can be found among the Bishops Isles south of Barra.



The population of Pabbay was cleared in 1846 to make way for sheep.  Further information can be found on this excellent page of the Papar project.



Registered on Pabbay in 1841

Nora Mcleod 30 Ag Lab [agricultural labourer]

Cathrine Mcleod 30

Hord Mcleod 12

Finla Mcleod 10

Niel Mcleod 7

Anne Mcleod 4

Margt Mcleod 70



John Morison 40 Ag Lab

Mary Morison 40 Ag Lab

Janet Morison 15

Anne Morison 15

Murdh Morison 13

Donald Morison 10

Effy Morison 8

John Morison 5

William Morison 2



Rodh Mcleod 30 Ag Lab



John Mckay 13



Nord Mccaskill 40 Ag Lab

Rachel Mccaskill 25

Christy Mccaskill 10

Cathrine Mccaskill 2

John Mcleod 30 Ag Lab

Margt Mcleod 20

Anne Mcleod 3 MO



Donald Mclean 60 Ag Lab



EDIT: Inserted the words part of in first sentence of this post, to reflect information as suggested by Direcleit in comment below.

Comments

  1. direcleitMarch 31, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    I see some 340 returns from the island in 1841 and the Papar Project provides us with:
    'The 65 households, a total of 323 people, of the 1841 census...'

    Two lots of twenty families each were Cleared to Scalpaigh from Pabaigh in 1843 and 1846.

    Peter

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