MCINTOSH, MCNICOL brickwalls galore in Petty, Inverness

[hilarykellis]

Sorry, posted before I saw your response but yes, I agree- I don't think this Alexander McIntosh d. 1864 is her brother.

[Rosinish]

When doing your searches on SP have you used the surname "variants" button...................not sure how accustomed you are to the site.

Also, have you expanded your dates to get 25 per page at a time 

It may be a good idea to open a new thread for look-ups of MI's in the local cemetery as people on here are really nice and helpful.

It's surprising what info. you can glean from a headstone 

Annie

[hilarykellis]

Found this:
Isobel Macintosh
Gender:   Female
Birth Date:   3 Oct 1777
Baptism Date:   4 Oct 1777
Baptism Place:   Petty,Inverness,Scotland
Father:   James Macintosh
Mother:   Anne Fraser
FHL Film Number:   990714, 990715

Could be Marjory's sister.

[hilarykellis]

Great idea re: the MIs. I appreciate all of your help, Annie! 

[Rosinish]

Hilary,

Not sure if you have gone through all this but all the surnames in that letter (including Tolmie) are on here so they do seem to be "interconnected" 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01frj/

Annie

ADDED........Including a SARAH (wondered where that name came from for Marjory's daughter) born to James MacIntosh & Sarah McPherson 

[Rosinish]

ADDED.[/b].......Including a SARAH (wondered where that name came from for Marjory's daughter) born to James MacIntosh & Sarah McPherson 

That one does look promising.............I will check census as they may have remained in Scotland.

In Scotland (the highlands anyway) Sarah can also be Marion 
Don't ask me why as I have never found that out but it also carried over the sea to Canada & USA 

McPherson name is on the letter too 

Annie

ADDED..........Surname Jack on the letter is also on the link I gave you 

All the pieces of the jigsaw are there.................it's connecting them that's the problem 

[Rosinish]

1841

Piece: SCT1841/106 Place: Petty -Inverness-shire
Enumeration District: 3
Civil Parish: Petty Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 3 Page: 5
Address: Stuarts Street

All born Inverness-shire in this household
          
MCINTOSH       
Margaret 45 Independent               
Jane 20                          
Sarah 12
MCPHERSON Sarah 75 Independent

So Sarah 75 looks to be widowed & reverted back to her maiden name (common in Scotland at the time)   so doubtful there will be a death record on SP for hubby Alexander sadly & annoyingly  but as mentioned......cemetery 

Annie

ADDED.....Margaret seems to be her daughter & kids the grandchildren but not sure if Margaret was married to "another" McIntosh or single  (assuming of course as you will understand) as this may be totally wrong but looks good with daughter Margaret b c 1796 as the daughter Sarah I found was born 1805...........

[hilarykellis]

Wow, interesting find!

So who would Margaret and Sarah be to Marjory?

[Rosinish]

It looks as though Alexander McIntosh who was Sarah McPherson's husband may have been a brother to Marjory 

I'm only trying to synchronise things with names, dates & places.

The fact this Alexander seems to have died before 1841 doesn't help for getting a death cert.

Sarah is not as common compared with names like Margaret, Ann, Janet etc. so it stood out for me with Marjory having named a daughter Sarah so makes me wonder if that was her sis-in-law 

Annie