Immigrant ships at the time of the Hector were not required to have official passenger manifests at the time of their departure, and if such a list ever existed for the crossing of 1773, it has long since been lost. Multiple passenger lists were composed in later years by the Hector settlers themselves after their arrival in Pictou. One of these lists, composed by William MacKenzie (aged 18 during the summer of 1773), is the most complete list of the passengers that exists. It is here that the number of 189 passengers comes from, as well as the sailing date of July 8-10, 1773. The list is not perfect however, as it doesn't elaborate on the relations between the passengers, nor does it identify who among them did not survive the voyage. Damaged by the passing of the years, MacKenzie's original list was recreated as authentically as possible by Peter Little, a graphic designer from Montreal, for the 200th anniversary of the ship's arrival. High-quality prints of this list are available for purchase onsite.
Full Passengers Above Eight Years |
Alex Cameron | Christopher Grant | Donald McKay |
Donald Cameron | Donald Grant | William McKay |
Sarah Campbell | John Grant | Margaret McKay |
Archibald Chisholm | James Grant | Christopher McKay |
Colin Douglas | Alex Grant | Catherine McKay |
Alex. Falconer | Robert Innes | Margaret McKay |
Mary Forbes | Robert Lyon | John McKay |
Helen Fraser | Margaret Lyon | Mary McKay |
Hugh Fraser | Donald McDonald | William McKay |
Thomas Fraser | James McDonald | Donald McKay |
Ann Fraser | John McDonald | William McKay |
Alex Fraser | Alex McDonald | |
Hugh Fraser | Mary McDonald | Magdalene McKenzie |
William Fraser | William McDonald | John McKenzie |
Mrs. Fraser | James McDonald | Colin McKenzie |
Kenneth Fraser | John McGregor | Isabel McKenzie |
Janet Fraser | Colin McKay | William McKenzie |
Alex Fraser | Roderick McKay | Angus McKenzie |
Donald Graham | Donald McKay | Alex McKenzie |
Donald McKenzie | Finlay McLeod | Janet Ross |
Elspa McKenzie | Marion McLeod | Alex Ross |
William McKenzie | William McLeod | Donald Ross |
Alex McKenzie | Alex McLeod | Alex Ross |
Kenneth McKritchie | Charles Matheson | William Ross |
Margaret McKritchie | William Matthewson | Alex Ross |
Catherine McLean | Mary Mathewson | Marion Ross |
Alex. McLean | Janet Munroe | William Ross |
Mary McLean | Donald Munroe | Ann Smith |
Margaret McLean | John Munroe | Lily Sutherland |
John McLennan | James Murray | John Sutherland |
William McLennan | Margaret Murray | Mary Sutherland |
James McLeod | Adam Murray | Betty Sutherland |
Elsbeth McLeod | Abigail Murray | John Sutherland |
Janet McLeod | Christopher Murray | David Urquhart |
Hugh McLeod | Walter Murray | Christian Urquhart |
David McLeod | Ann Patterson | |
Mary McLeod | Rebecca Patterson |
Children Under Two Years of Age |
Child of Janet Cameron | John |
Child of Janate Cameron | Hugh |
Child of Colin Douglas | Alex |
Child of Hugh Fraser | Donald |
Child of James Grant | Jane |
Child of Robert Innes | Duncan |
Child of Alex McDonald | Hugh |
Child of William McDonald | Ann |
Child of Alex McDonald | James |
Child of Colin McKay | Colin |
Child of John McKay | Ann |
Child of Colin McKay | Alex |
Child of Roderick McKay | Ann |
Child of William McKay | Flora |
Child of Donald McKenzie | Elizabeth |
Child of Colin McKenzie | Colin |
Child of Donald McKenzie | William |
Child of Finlay McLeod | Jannet |
Child of Alex McLeod | Donald |
Child of Finlay McLeod | William |
Child of Andrew Mains | Andrew |
Child of William Mathewson | John |
Child of George Morrison | Hector |
Child of Walter Murray | Elizabeth |
Child of James Murray | Elizabeth |
Child of Alex Ross | Catherine |
Child of John Sutherland | William |
Passengers From Two to Eight Years of Age |
Alex Cameron | Janet McDonald | George McLeod |
Mary Cameron | Mary McDonald | Katherine McLeod |
Margaret Douglas | Alex McKay | Marion McLeod |
Alex Fraser | George McKay | Ann Matheson |
Catherine Fraser | James McKay | Christopher Murray |
Jean Fraser | John McKay | George Murray |
Isabel Fraser | Roderick McKay | Alex Ross |
Isabel Fraser | William McKay | Catherine Ross |
Mary Fraser | Adam McKenzie | Christina Ross |
Simon Fraser | Jane McKenzie | Donald Ross |
Margaret Grant | Katherine McKenzie | Mary Ross |
Mary Grant | Kenneth McKenzie | Walter Ross |
Andrew McDonald | Kenneth McKenzie | |
Catherine McDonald | James McKritchie | |
Elizabeth McDonald | Angus McLeod |
Full Passengers From the Clyde |
James Campbell | Andrew Main | John Patterson |
Jane Forbes | George McConnel | John Stewart |
Charles Fraser | George Morrison & child | |
Jane Gibson |