Scots in Southern Patagonia
Down to Scots in Southern Patagonia 1883 - 1915
The Sheep Industry in Southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
Between 1880 and 1914 the vast plains of Patagonia Austral and Tierra del Fuego
became one of the world’s great centres for the raising of sheep
and the processing of their products. Vast estancias - sheep ranches
- were established by individual settlers or by companies, the largest
of the latter being La Sociedad Explotadora del Tierra del Fuego
(SETF) which possessed vast properties in Tierra del Fuego and on
the mainland in Chile and Argentina. The sheep raised on the estancias
were sent to one or other of a string of processing plants - frigorificos
- from San Julian and Rio Gallegos on the east coast of Argentine
Patagonia round the Straits of Magellan and west to Puerto Bories,
near Puerto Natales in Chile, where they were slaughtered and the
meat, wool and other products exported. Scots, some migrating from
the Falklands/Malvinas and others coming directly from Scotland,
were amongst the earliest shepherds, ranchers, managers and engineers
in processing plants, merchants and shopkeepers, and continued to
play a prominent role in this great agro-industry up to and well
beyond the first world war. Some came on fixed contracts and later
returned home, while others from all parts of Scotland settled on
the estancias and in ports on the coast, where some of their descendants
still live. The following page contains photographs, followed by
three lists of Scots. I am grateful to Duncan Campbell for giving
or obtaining permission to use the photographs and some of the data.
Readers who wish to develop a fuller understanding of the industry
and search more extensively for forebears from Scotland and elsewhere
should visit Duncan Campbell’s website at Patbrit
where there is a superb collection of lists of settlers, e-books
giving contemporary accounts, and photographs of estancias, processing
plants and people.
Estancias in Patagonia Austral
SETF Frigorifico, Puerto Bories, Magallanes, Chile
(This list, compiled by Duncan Campbell, includes a few
who are not Scots)
|
Name
|
Birthdate
|
Birthplace
|
Father
|
Mother
|
|
Alder, Thirza(?) Jane
|
21 Dec 1912
|
San Julian
|
Alder, Stephen
|
Angell, Rose Annie
|
|
Allan,Dorothy Minnie
|
18 Jun 1912
|
Ultima Esperanza
|
Allan,John
|
Phillips,Emily Annie
|
|
Allan, Emilius John
|
10 Feb 1911
|
Ultima Esperana
|
Allan, John
|
Phillips, Emily Annie
|
|
Anderson, Maria
|
14 Jan 1912
|
Bahia Laura
|
Anderson, George
|
MacDougall, Catherine
|
|
Bedatou, Dorothy Sarah
|
8 Feb 1911
|
San Julian
|
Bedatou, Peter
|
Wallace, Sarah Dryden
|
|
Betts, Lillian
|
16 Nov 1902
|
Santa Cruz
|
Betts, William Henry
|
Wilkinson, Mary Ellen
|
|
Betts, Margaret
|
30 Aug 1899
|
Santa Cruz
|
Betts, William Henry
|
Wilkinson, Mary Ellen
|
|
Betts, Susan Ellen
|
6 Jan 1901
|
Santa Cruz
|
Betts, William Henry
|
Wilkinson, Mary Ellen
|
|
Byron, Jessie Maude
|
30 Nov 1912
|
Gallegos
|
Byron, John Ellison(?)
|
Carey, Ella(?) Clara
|
|
Campbell, Annie
|
26 Feb 1911
|
Santa Cruz
|
Campbell, Roger
|
Noble, Elizabeth
|
|
Campbell, Donald
|
23 Jul 1904
|
Santa Cruz
|
Campbell, Roger
|
Noble, Elizabeth
|
|
Campbell, Elizabeth
|
7 May 1903
|
Santa Cruz
|
Campbell, Roger
|
Noble, Elizabeth
|
|
Clasen, Mary Jane
|
17 Mar 1913
|
Gallegos
|
Clasen, Ulric Francis
|
Rudd, Ellen
|
|
Denholm, David Charles
|
8 Nov 1906
|
San Julian
|
Denholm, Thomas
|
McMullen, Ana
|
|
Denholm, Ethel Margaret
|
23 Jul 1904
|
San Julian
|
Denholm, Thomas
|
McMullen, Ana
|
|
Denholm, Richard
|
14 Aug 1912
|
San Julian
|
Denholm, Walter John
|
Kyle, Jessie
|
|
Fell, Agnes, Jane, Wilhelmina
|
30 Dec 1912
|
North Arm Station, Magallanes
|
Fell, William
|
Rudd, Agnes
|
|
Finlayson, Betsy Catherine
|
25 Nov 1911
|
San Julian
|
Finlayson, Aexander
|
McLeod, Betsy Ann Fraser
|
|
Finlayson, Janet Catherine
|
22 Apr 1912
|
San Julian
|
Finlayson, Murdoch
|
Anderson, Mary Patterson
|
|
Gass, William John Nish
|
26 Dec 1912
|
Gallegos
|
Gass, Samuel
|
Nish, Isabella
|
|
Halliday, Mary
|
6 Feb 1911
|
Hill Station, Rio Gallegos
|
Halliday, John
|
Johnston, Kathleen
|
|
Hope, James
|
11 Nov 1910
|
San Julian
|
Hope, James
|
Anderson, Agnes
|
|
Jamieson, John Archibald
|
13 Jan 1911
|
Moy Aike, Gallegos
|
Jamieson, Henry
|
Halliday, Maria
|
|
Jonnson, Norberto Lino
|
25 Apr 1912
|
Estancia Nueva, San Julian
|
Jonnson, David
|
Walker, Barbara
|
|
Kyle, Agnes
|
22 Jan 1911
|
San Julian
|
Kyle, James
|
McMullen, Elzabeth
|
|
Kyle, Margaret Jeffers
|
16 May 1904
|
San Julian
|
Kyle, James
|
McMullen, Elizabeth
|
|
Kyle, Maria
|
26 Dec 1912
|
San Julian
|
Kyle, James
|
McMullen, Elizabeth
|
|
Kyle, Santiago (James)
|
3 Dec 1912
|
San Julian
|
Kyle, Andrew
|
Denholm, Harriet Jane
|
|
Kyle, Thomas Alexander
|
14 Oct 1904
|
San Julian
|
Kyle, Andrew
|
Denholm, Harriet Jane
|
|
Lewis, Arthur Ferdinand Sivitor
|
4 Dec 1908
|
Corpenaike
|
Lewis, William James
|
Finch, Margarita Annie Clara
|
|
Lewis, Theodore Gilbert
|
7 Mar 1912
|
Corpenaike
|
Lewis, William James
|
Finch, Margarita Annie Clara
|
|
MacDonald, Donald
|
26 Jan 1912
|
Gallegos
|
MacDonald, Simon
|
MacKenzie, Christine
|
|
MacDonald, Walter James
|
24 Jan 1913
|
Gallegos
|
MacDonald, Simon
|
MacKenzie, Christine
|
|
MacKenzie, Alexander
|
21 Aug 1910
|
Markatch Aike,
Rio Gallegos
|
MacKenzie, William
|
Dill, Fridiofine(?)
|
|
MacKenzie, Catherine
|
23 Jan 1913
|
San Julian
|
MacKenzie, Hector
|
Robertson, Annie
|
|
MacKenzie, Dolly
|
14 Apr 1911
|
Coyaike
|
MacKenzie, Hector
|
MacKenzie, Dolina
|
|
MacKenzie, Murdo
|
14 Jan 1909
|
Canadon de las Vacas
|
MacKenzie, Hector
|
MacKenzie, Dolina
|
|
MacLean, Annie
|
26 Jun 1913
|
Gallegos
|
MacLean, Alexander
|
MacKenzie, Ina
|
|
McDonald, Kenneth
|
15 Jan 1905
|
Rio Gallegos
|
McDonald, Malcolm
|
McKinnon, Mary
|
|
McLeay (MacLeay), Agnes
|
27 Jun 1912(?)
|
Punta Arenas
|
McLeay (MacLeay)’ Donald
|
Campbell, Jessie
|
|
McLeay (MacLeay), Isabella
|
15 Dec 1911(?)
|
Punta Arenas
|
McLeay(MacLeay), Donald
|
Campbell, Jessie
|
|
Morrison, William
|
17 Apr 1911
|
Rio Penitente, Magallanes
|
Morrison, Murdo
|
Sutherland, Andrewina
|
|
Nicol, James Peter
|
10 Nov 1911
|
Gallegos
|
Nicol, Alexander
|
Nicolson, Janet
|
|
Patterson, Thomas Ivan Lafone
|
20 Nov 1901
|
San Julian
|
Patterson, James
|
Fraser, Elizabeth
|
|
Patterson, William Robert Duncan
|
22 Jul 1912
|
?
|
Patterson, James
|
Fraser, Elizabeth
|
|
Slater, Geoffrey Sivitor George
|
28 Jun 1911
|
Gallegos
|
Slater, James
|
Lewis, Eleanor Eliza
|
|
Smith, Lilian Jean Magellan
|
18 Sep 1910
|
Punta Delgada
|
Smith, Peter Wood
|
Weiss, Theresa Annie
|
|
Sutherland, Edith Thelma
|
18 Feb 1911
|
Santa Cruz
|
Sutherland, Robert
|
Atkins, Annie Maud
|
|
Sutherland, Isabel Elena
|
21 Apr 1908
|
Santa Cruz
|
Sutherland, Robert
|
Atkins, Annie Maud
|
|
Sutherland, Jane Elizabeth
|
30 Jul 1909
|
Santa Cruz
|
Sutherland, Robert
|
Atkins, Annie Maud
|
|
Walker, Barbara Elizabeth
|
23 Feb 1913
|
Gallegos
|
Walker, John
|
Pergolis, Hyacinth
|
|
Walker, John
|
12 Jun 1904
|
Rio Coyle
|
Walker, John
|
Pergolis, Hyacinth
|
|
Wheeler, Annie
|
16 May 1904
|
Santa Cruz
|
Wheeler, George Henry
|
McLean, Flora
|
|
Wheeler, Mary Lillian
|
13 Jun 1902
|
Santa Cruz
|
Wheeler, George Henry
|
McLean, Flora
|
|
Wigstrom, Ada Hildegard Maria
|
13 Aug 1908
|
Bella Vista, Santa Cruz
|
Wigstrom, Otto Richard
|
Brown, Janet
|
|
Wigstrom, Otto John William
|
14 Aug 1911
|
Puerto Bories
|
Wigstrom, Otto Richard
|
Brown, Janet
|
|
Wigstrom, Paul Alexander
|
14 Aug 1911
|
Puerto Bories
|
Wigstrom, Otto Richard
|
Brown, Janet
|
Scots in Patagonia 1883 – 1915
(This list was prepared by the
present author and appears in a fuller referenced and annotated version in Spanish
on Ricardo Drault’s Patagoniadatabase)
|
Name
|
Occupation
|
Place
|
Year
|
Notes
|
|
Blain, Ernest
|
Rural Worker
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Blain, William
|
Shepherd
|
Rio Gallegos
|
1895
|
Dumfriesshire
|
|
Cameron, Gregory
|
Shepherd
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Dickie, William
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
c.1895
|
|
|
Douglas, Thomas
|
|
Punta Arenas
|
1885
|
|
|
Douglas, William
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
c. 1885
|
|
|
Fell James
|
Estate Owner
|
North Arm, Magallanes
|
1901
|
|
|
Felton, Herbert
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
c. 1886
|
|
|
Finlayson, Alan
|
Shepherd
|
San Julian
|
c. 1905
|
Marvaig, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Finlayson, Murdo
|
Manager
|
San Gergorio, Chile
|
c.1910
|
Ardroil, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Finlayson, Peter
|
Shepherd
|
San Julian
|
c. 1905
|
Marvaig, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Frazer, John
|
Shepherd
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Greenshields, Jane
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
c. 1895
|
Wife of William Douglas
|
|
Grimind, George
|
Estate Owner
|
Santa Cruz
|
1895
|
|
|
Grimond, William
|
Estate Owner
|
Santa Cruz
|
1895
|
|
|
Gunn, James
|
Rural Worker
|
Rio Gallegos
|
1895
|
|
|
Halliday, Agnes
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
1885
|
Wife of George McGeorge
|
|
Halliday, William
|
Estate Owner
|
Santa Cruz
|
1884
|
Dumfriesshire
|
|
Hamilton, John
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
1886
|
|
|
Kyle, Albert
|
Estate Owner
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Kyle, John
|
Estate Owner
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
MacAulay, Donald
|
Shepherd
|
San Gregorio, Chile
|
1903
|
Keose, Isle of Lewis
|
|
MacBean, Alexander
|
Shepherd
|
Rio Chico
|
?
|
|
|
MacDonald, Angus
|
Shepherd
|
Tierra del Fuego
|
1915
|
|
|
MacDonald, Christina
|
|
Cerro Guido, Magallanes
|
1914
|
Leurbost, Isle of Lewis. Wife of Calum
Mackay
|
|
MacDonald, Ewan
|
Shepherd
|
San Gregorio, Chile
|
c. 1915
|
Balallan, Isle of Lewis
|
|
MacDonald, John
|
Carter
|
Rio Gallegos
|
1895
|
|
|
MacDonald,Robert
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
1889
|
|
|
MacGeorge, George
|
Estate Owner
|
Santa Cruz
|
1885
|
|
|
Mackay, Calum
|
Manager
|
Cerro Guido, Magallanes
|
1914
|
Achmore, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Mackay, James
|
Manager
|
Rio Gallegos
|
1895
|
|
|
Mackay, John
|
Shepherd
|
Puerto Deseado
|
?
|
|
|
MacKenzie, Hector
|
Shepherd
|
Santa Cruz
|
c. 1905
|
Airidhbhruaich, Ise of Lewis
|
|
MacKenzie, Dolina
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
c. 1905
|
Wife of Hector MacKenzie
|
|
MacKinnon, Lachie
|
Manager
|
Isla del Este
|
1913
|
Airidhbhruaich, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Macleay, William
|
Estate Owner
|
Isla Riesco
|
?
|
Applecross
|
|
MacLellan, Peter
|
Shepherd
|
San Gregorio, Chile
|
c. 1910
|
Seaforthhead, Isle of Lewis
|
|
MacLennan, Alexander
|
Manager
|
Tierra del Fuego
|
c.1895
|
|
|
MacLeod, Angus
|
Shepherd
|
San Gregorio,hile
|
c.1910
|
Balallan, Isle of Lewis
|
|
MacLeod, Annabella
|
|
Tierra del Fuego
|
1915
|
Wife of Angus MacDonald
|
|
MacLeod, Donald
|
Estate Owner
|
Eight League Camp, San Julian
|
1910
|
Keose, Isle of Lewis
|
|
MacLeod, James
|
Rural Worker
|
Santa Cruz
|
1895
|
|
|
MacLeod, Malcolm
|
Shepherd
|
Santa Cruz
|
1911
|
Balallan, Isle of Lewis
|
|
MacPherson, Angus
|
Shepherd
|
Ultima Esperanza
|
?
|
|
|
MacPherson, Hugh
|
Shepherd
|
Ultima Esperanza
|
?
|
|
|
Martin, Angus
|
Estate Owner
|
Magallanes
|
1905
|
Balallan, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Macbean, Donald
|
Shepherd
|
Rio Chico
|
?
|
|
|
McCall, Agnes
|
|
North Arm, Magallanes
|
1901
|
Wife of James Fell
|
|
McCall, Mary
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
1884
|
Wife of William Halliday
|
|
McCall, William
|
Shepherd
|
Santa Cruz
|
1884
|
|
|
Morrison, Alexander
|
Estate Owner
|
Moro Chico –Penitente, Chile
|
1891
|
|
|
Morrison, Ivor
|
Shepherd
|
Magallanes
|
c. 1900
|
Boghaglas, Isle f Harris
|
|
Morrison, Kenneth
|
Estate Owner
|
Isla Dawson, Chile
|
c.1910
|
Boghaglas, Isle of Harris
|
|
Munro, Donald
|
Estate Owner
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Murray, Elizabeth
|
|
Santa Cruz
|
c. 1885
|
Wife of William Dickie
|
|
Ness, William
|
Shepherd
|
Rio Gallegos
|
1895
|
|
|
Patterson, Gregory
|
Rural Worker
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Patterson, Robert
|
Estate Owner
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Patterson, William
|
Rural Worker
|
San Julian
|
1895
|
|
|
Saunders, Thomas
|
Estate Owner
|
Estancia Otway,Magallanes
|
1883
|
|
|
Scott, Ann
|
|
Estancia Otway
|
1883
|
Wife of Thomas Saunders
|
|
Scott, John
|
Estate Owner
|
Santa Cruz
|
1885
|
|
|
Smith, Donald
|
Shepherd
|
Ultima Esperanza
|
1910
|
Keose, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Smith, Murdo
|
Rural Worker
|
San Gregorio, Chile
|
c.1910
|
Balallan, Isle of Lewis
|
|
Smith, William
|
Shepherd
|
Santa Cruz
|
1911
|
Isle of Lewis
|
|
Tennant, Ann
|
Nurse
|
Punta Arenas
|
1885
|
Wife of William Douglas
|
Scottish Owners of
Sheep Ranches in Southern Patagonia 1885 – 1913
The following data were kindly provided by Duncan Campbell
from a List attributed to Hugh Lively and John Frazer, ranchers
in Patagonia.
|
Name |
Place(s) |
Name |
Places |
| Anderson,
George |
San
Julian, Deseado |
MacKay,
James |
Rio
Negro,San Julian |
| Bain,
Donald |
Deseado |
MacLean,
John |
Rio
Negro, San Julian |
| Bain,
William |
Deseado |
MacLeod,
John |
Rio
Coyle, Bahia Laura |
| Cameron,
Samuel |
San
Julian |
MacPherson,
Angus |
Ultima
Esperanza |
| Campbell,
Alexander |
San
Julian, Rio Gallegos |
MacPherson,
Hugh |
Ultima
Esperanza, Lago Buenos Aires |
| Campbell,
Roger |
Rio
Negro, Rio Santa Cruz |
MacRae,
John |
Rio
Negro, Deseado |
| Craig,
Gibson (Sir) |
Lago
San Martin |
Martin,
Angus |
Rio
Gallegos |
| Dickie,
William |
Lago
Argentina |
Morrison,
Alexander |
Rio
Penitente |
| Douglas,
William |
Rio
Gallegos,Lago Viedma, Rio Chalia |
Munro,
Donald |
San
Julian |
| Finlayson,
Alexander |
Rio
Gallegos, San Julian |
Ness,
William |
Rio
Gallegos |
| Finlayson,
Murdock |
Rio
Gallegos |
Nicolson,
Robert |
Deseado |
| Frazer,
D.H. |
San
Julian |
Nicolson,
Malcolm |
Rio
Chalia, Mala Espina |
| Frazer,
John |
San
Julian |
Oman,
John |
Rio
Chico |
| Frazer,
John B. |
San
Julian |
Paton,
(?) |
Cerro
Castillo |
| Frazer,
William |
San
Julian |
Patterson,
Donald |
Rio
Coyle |
| Gillies,
Robert |
Moro
Chico |
Patterson,
George |
San
Julian |
| Greenshields,
John |
Camarones |
Patterson,
James |
San
Julian |
| Greenshields,Thomas |
Monte
Dinero |
Patterson,
Robert |
San
Julian |
| Halliday,
William |
Rio
Gallegos |
Patterson,
William |
San
Julian |
| Hamilton,
John |
Rio
Negro, Rio Gallegos |
Reid,
William |
San
Julian |
| Hope,
James |
San
Julian |
Saunders,
Thomas |
Rio
Gallegos |
| Hope,
William |
Rio
Negro, San Julian |
Saunders,
William |
Rio
Negro, Rio Gallegos |
| Kyle,
Andrew |
San
Julian |
Scott,
John |
Gallegos
Chico, San Julian |
| Luke,
(?) |
Cerro
Castillo |
Searight,
Samuel |
Rio
Negro, Rio Santa Cruz |
| MacBean,
Alexander |
Rio
Chico |
Smith,
Christopher |
Rio
Coyle |
| MacBean,
Donald |
Rio
Chico |
Sutherland,
Robert |
Rio
Chalia |
| MacCall,
William |
Rio
Gallegos |
Tweedie,
John |
Cerro
Castillo |
| MacCormack,
John |
Rio
Coyle |
Wallis,
William |
San
Julian |
| MacDonald,
Robert |
Rio
Coyle, Lago Argentina |
Wilson,
Charles |
Rio
Chalia, Lago Viedma |
| MacGeorge,
George |
Rio
Negro, Rio Coyle |
Wilson,
Simon |
San
Julian |
| MacKaskall,
D. |
San
Julian |
|
|
|
