Scottish Migration since 1750: Reasons and Results begins a fresh chapter in migration studies using new methods and unpublished sources to map the course of Scottish migration between 1750 and 1990. It explains why the Scottish population grew after 1650, why most Scots continued to be female, and the underlying economic reasons for Scottish emigration after 1820. It surveys migration to England, Canada, United States, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. It explores their names, marriages, family structures, and religions, and assesses how well they really fared compared to other British migrants. Far from being just another Celtic sob story, this book offers a model about how the histories of other migrant groups might be reappraised.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Confronting Caledonia Historians and Population History Family and Population History Unlocking Migration What this Book Offers Highlands, Lowlands, and Clearances 1. Discovering the People Scenery and Scarcity A Blended People Robert Wallace and the Population Debate Alexander Webster’s Scotland, c. 1751 Sir John Sinclair’s Scotland, c. 1791 John Rickman and Scotland Rev. Thomas Malthus and Scotland How Many People? Why Did the Population Grow after 1650? A Mainly Female People? James Cleland’s Glasgow, 1820s Enlightenment Indeed What Were Their Names? What Were Their Faiths? Were They Married? Household and Family Size Only Slow Improvement, 1750–1900 2. Scotland Made and Unmade Not the Land of Opportunity A Conscripted Urban People The Victorian Economy: Mixed Results Enter the Irish The Slow Death of Labor Demand, 1901–1971 3. No Simple Story Destination Ulster, 1608–c. 1720 Destination North America, c. 1720–1776 Scotland Revisited, c. 1720–1776 The Expatriates Return, c. 1800–1820 The Two Sides of Scottish Migration, 1840–1930 How Many Left? Not All It Seemed Helping the Poor and Getting Land, c. 1820–1880 Deciding to Go Looking for Work that Paid, c. 1870–1930 Where Did They Come From? The Scottish Presence, c. 1930 What Future? No Easy Answers 4. England The Manchester Scots, 1837 Henry Mayhew’s London Scots, 1856 Important and Distinctive, 1820–1930 North England and London, 1841–1931 Presbyterianism Where Did They Come From? What Did They Do? Were They Married? Few Surprises 5. North America Making the Sources Speak Did They Stay? Where Did They Go? What Did They Do? What Were Their Names? What Did They Believe In? Were They Married? A World of Kith and Kin The 1900s Moving On John Kenneth Galbraith’s The Scotch Reluctant Americans? How Well Did They Do? Southward Bound? 6. South Africa and Australasia A Variable Presence South Africa: Failure to Thrive Success in the Antipodes: Australia and New Zealand Gold and Distance Did They Stay? Governments Lend a Hand Where Did They Go? What Did They Do? Were They Married? Children What Did They Believe In? How Healthy Were They? Only If Necessary 7. A Changed World Still Distressed: Scotland c. 1930–1970 First Choice: England Less Popular: Canada Not Really Wanted: United States Still Welcome: Australia and New Zealand Putting It Together The Man on the Bridge Appendix A: A Population Timeline Appendix B: The People’s Names Appendix C: Some Vital Data Bibliography About the Author