McIntosh McBean Dores

[shieldhall]

I  am trying to work out the relationship of Donald McIntosh (b 1819c) and May McBean (b 1816c) to my ancestor known variously as Mina McIntosh or Williamina (or Wilhelmina) Fullerton. Is anyone researching this family

[shieldhall]

While they lived in Dores and then Bona. Donald was born in Moy and May in Glasgow, her later siblings were born in Dores so were in the area from the mid 1820's (I expect the family returned there from Glasgow).

[Piglet01]

Hello

For others trying to help.

An IGI search only brings up one birth - an 'extracted' entry.

Mary McIntosh 01 MAY 1858   Dores, Inverness, Scotland.

Regards,   Steve


An IGI 'submitted' entry has the couple marrying 22 MAR 1850   Dores, Inverness, Scotland


A question - I assume your Williamina was married - who does it have as her parents on her marriage/death entry?

[shieldhall]

If only it was that simple.

She is not Mary (nor her sisters, I have followed that line). Her marriage and death certificate lists fictious parents.  In a poor relief application in 1883 she says was raised by May (McBean) and Donald McIntosh from the age of two. She does not appear in any of the census returns for that family.

Her first appearance is as a servant in a Glasgow household in 1881 aged roughly 21.   

[MonicaL]

Have you got the family of Donald and May McIntosh on the censuses, to help place them regarding locations etc?

Monica 

Added: Found Donald and May in 1861:

Donald McIntosh 43, Cross Cutter Sawyer b. Moy Inv.
May McIntosh 45, b. Glasgow
Margaret McIntosh 9 b. Cromarty, Ross
Elizabeth McIntosh 7 b. Cromarty, Ross
Mary McIntosh 2 b. Cromarty, Ross
Duncan Grant 10, nephew b. Dores
Mary Grant 34, sister in law b. Dores
Donald McBean 43, brother in law b. Glasgow

And this is the one you referred to as the first sighting of Mina in 1881:

Thomas Richmond 35, Medical Profession General Practitioner b. ?
Anna E Richmond 24 b. Inverness
Thomas H Richmond 2 b. Jamaica (British Subject), Kingston
Mina McIntosh 21, domestic servant b. Glasgow

Address: 2 Windsor Terrace, Kelvin Glasgow

[MonicaL]

Just in case it might be relevant, what were the names she quoted for the two sets of parents on her registrations? What did it show on her poor relief application regarding parents and also place of birth?

Sorry about all the questions 

[shieldhall]

She has an illegitimate son ( the result of a broken promise by a highlander working as a policeman in Govan.   in 1883 (hence the reason for the poor application) She gives her name as Williamina McIntosh (signs with a cross).

Her parents are given as Donald McIntosh and Mary Stewart.  But that from the age of two she was raised by May and Donald McIntosh.

The poor relief application lists where she has lived and worked. The locations check out but no sign of her in the 1871 census.

She marries John Hunter in 1888 and her name is now Wilhelmina Fullerton the daughter of James Fullerton (an engine driver) and Mary McIntosh.

[MonicaL]

Oh Lordy! The info is that diverse 

How have you linked the names of May and Donald to the family in Dores? Was there any other info on the forms or was it just that they are the only couple showing with those names?

I'm not surprised you are banging your head on this one!

Monica

[MonicaL]

And this is Mina now married in 1891:

John Hunter 41
Wilhelmina Hunter 32 b. Inverness, Inverness-shire
David Headrick Hunter 2
Donald James McIntosh 7

Address: 15 James Pl, Govan

Different birth place and slightly older...

Still at the same address in 1901 with birth place and birth year as above.

I know you have all this shieldhall - just posting it all in the hope that someone has an inspired thought to be able to unravel all this