{"id":4346,"date":"2023-04-16T20:58:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T20:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?page_id=4346"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:30:23","slug":"emigrant-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sgeulachdan Eilthirich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-head hp-head--dark is-style-hp-print-tr has-base-color has-text-color has-contrast-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center hp-head__cols is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center hp-head__text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"--bb--crumb-gap:.4em\" class=\"hide-current-page wp-block-boldblocks-breadcrumb-block\"><nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb-items\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item breadcrumb-item--current breadcrumb-item--home\"><span class=\"breadcrumb-item-name\">Home<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"hp-rule wp-block-post-title\">Emigrant Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading hp-lead\">The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s.<\/h4>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center hp-head__media is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large hp-tree\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-38x38.png 38w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree_400_orange-1600x1600.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns hp-intro is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<p class=\"hp-lead wp-block-paragraph\">The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden and amidst the unpredictable climate of the late Little Ice Age. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"hp-statement-p wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, people have been leaving the islands in waves, from Barra and Uist to Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton, from Harris and North Uist to Cape Breton and Australia, and from Lewis to Ontario and Quebec, to mention a few of the largest emigrations.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading hp-rule\">Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"hp-related hp-related--stories wp-block-hp-related\"><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><div class=\"hp-related__terms taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/emigration\/\" rel=\"tag\">Emigration<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/north-uist\/\" rel=\"tag\">North Uist<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/stories\/\" rel=\"tag\">Stories<\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/discover-the-legends-of-the-outer-hebrides-stowaway\/\">Discover the Legends of the Outer Hebrides: Stowaway<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">Step into the heart of the Hebrides with our adaptations from Bill Lawson\u2019s History and Legend Series\u2014where every week we bring you a fresh tale of adventure, resilience, and island spirit. Discover the stories that shaped a community!<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><div class=\"hp-related__terms taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/st-kilda\/\" rel=\"tag\">St Kilda<\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/ewen-gillies\/\">Ewen Gillies<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">St Kilda My name is Ewen Gillies \u2013 and if you asked me where I am from, I would find it difficult to answer! I was born on Hiort \u2013 the Island of St. Kilda, but I am now in Vancouver \u2013 and I have been in most of the world in between times. My [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><div class=\"hp-related__terms taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/harris\/\" rel=\"tag\">Harris<\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/rachel-martin\/\">Rachel Martin<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">Scadabay to Cape Breton My name is Raonaid a\u2019 Bhreabadair, and you can tell from my name that my father was a weaver. Now that they are starting to keep records in the English language, they are calling us Martins, and as for my own name \u2013 sometimes they are making it Rachel or Ronalda [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><div class=\"hp-related__terms taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/harris\/\" rel=\"tag\">Harris<\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/donald-morrison\/\">Donald Morrison<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">Pabbay to Cape North I am Donald Morrison, and I was born in Baile na Cille, on the Isle of Pabbay in the Sound of Harris \u2013 and you will easily find the ruins of my father\u2019s house, for there is a well just at the corner of the house \u2013 Tobar Fhionnlaidh \u2013 and [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><div class=\"hp-related__terms taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/harris\/\" rel=\"tag\">Harris<\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/caitriona-aonghais-ruaraidh\/\">Caitriona Aonghais Ruaraidh<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">Horgabost to Australia They say that if you once leave home it doesn\u2019t matter how far you go \u2013 and that surely must apply to me, for I am right on the opposite side of the world from where I was born in Cuidinish. I am Catriona Aonghais Ruairidh, and my people came originally from [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><div class=\"hp-related__terms taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/tag\/harris\/\" rel=\"tag\">Harris<\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/margaret-mackinnon\/\">Margaret MacKinnon<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">Seilebost to Manitoba My name is Margaret MacKinnon \u2013 Mairead Phannaidh \u2013 and my father\u2019s name, Panny, is short for Bannatyne, for my great grandfather\u2019s father was called after Lord Bannatyne, whose family had the farm at Luskentyre at one time \u2013 and they say that he got a golden guinea as a christening present [&hellip;]<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/all-emigrant-stories\/\">All Emigrant Stories<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec is-style-hp-print-tr has-custom-color-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"hp-related hp-related--cards hp-related--feature wp-block-hp-related\"><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><h3 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/tell-us-your-story\/\">Tell us your story<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">If you have a story of family members who left the Western Isles and settled in another part of the world, and would like the &#8230; <a class=\"gb-dynamic-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/tell-us-your-story\/\" aria-label=\"More on Tell us your story\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hp-pillrow hp-extra is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/product-category\/books\/books-by-bill-lawson\/emigration-and-marriage-registers\/\">Emigration and Marriage Registers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/product-category\/credits\/\">Search Credits<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline hp-pill is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/product-category\/gift-certificates\/\">Gift Certificates<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hp-sec hp-explore has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading hp-explore__title\">Explore Further<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"hp-related hp-related--cards wp-block-hp-related\"><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/tell-us-your-story\/\">Tell us your story<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">If you have a story of family members who left the Western Isles and settled in another part of the world, and would like the &#8230; <a class=\"gb-dynamic-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/tell-us-your-story\/\" aria-label=\"More on Tell us your story\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/village-histories\/\">Village Histories<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">These stories are excerpts taken from Bill Lawson\u2019s Croft History books. There are now almost sixty Croft History books, all available in our shop. Many &#8230; <a class=\"gb-dynamic-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/village-histories\/\" aria-label=\"More on Village Histories\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"hp-related__item\"><div class=\"hp-related__body\"><h4 class=\"hp-related__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/history-of-the-people-of-the-western-isles\/\">The People of the Western Isles<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"hp-related__excerpt\">The history of modern people in the Outer Hebrides begins with the melting of the icesheets and the arrival of Mesolithic Man. The oldest site &#8230; <a class=\"gb-dynamic-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/history-of-the-people-of-the-western-isles\/\" aria-label=\"More on The People of the Western Isles\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s. The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden and amidst the unpredictable climate of the late Little Ice Age. Since then, people have been leaving the islands in waves, from Barra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5716,"parent":4339,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-layout","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4346","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Emigrant Stories - Hebrides People<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Emigrant Stories - Hebrides People\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s. The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden and amidst the unpredictable climate of the late Little Ice Age. Since then, people have been leaving the islands in waves, from Barra [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hebrides People\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-14T16:30:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1601\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/\",\"name\":\"Emigrant Stories - Hebrides People\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-16T20:58:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-14T16:30:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"gd\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"gd\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg\",\"width\":1601,\"height\":960,\"caption\":\"The black-and-white photo depicts people in the Hebrides gathered around a stone enclosure containing livestock. A cow is visible near the group. In the background, there are several parked vehicles, including buses and a truck. Hills are present in the distance.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/emigrant-stories\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Stories\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/stories\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Emigrant Stories\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hebrides People\",\"description\":\"Discover your Hebridean roots\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hebridespeople.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"gd\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Emigrant Stories - Hebrides People","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Emigrant Stories - Hebrides People","og_description":"The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s. The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden and amidst the unpredictable climate of the late Little Ice Age. Since then, people have been leaving the islands in waves, from Barra [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/","og_site_name":"Hebrides People","article_modified_time":"2026-10-14T16:30:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1601,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/","name":"Emigrant Stories - Hebrides People","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg","datePublished":"2023-04-16T20:58:33+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-14T16:30:23+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"gd","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"gd","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FB_IMG_1484524124199.jpg","width":1601,"height":960,"caption":"The black-and-white photo depicts people in the Hebrides gathered around a stone enclosure containing livestock. A cow is visible near the group. In the background, there are several parked vehicles, including buses and a truck. Hills are present in the distance."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/emigrant-stories\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Stories","item":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Emigrant Stories"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/","name":"Hebrides People","description":"Discover your Hebridean roots","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"gd"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4346"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16744,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4346\/revisions\/16744"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}