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Re: McIntosh / MacIntosh, Kingussie - census info please
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 22:42 GMT (UK) »

Hi Both

Now what are you needing - I finished University for the fourth time back in 1993, so I've got heaps of time. BUT keep that mind active  Grin Grin Grin

You say what you need and I'll take a look  Cheesy

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Re: McIntosh / MacIntosh, Kingussie - census info please
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 22:58 GMT (UK) »

Hi Gadget - Well I am starting university - for the first time - at age 40-mumble-something. It's never too late, right? Smiley

I need to sift through the information supplied to see what I specifically need now. Alastair is kindly looking into the Chisholm connection in the family tree. For the moment, I'd like to know more about the region. Is Tolvah a rural area or is there (was there) a village there in the 1700's? Since Donald Meldrum was a farmer, I'm assuming that Blackmill is a rural area.

I have extremely scanty information right now. I might go ahead and order some birth, marriage and death certificates in time.

There is something on the family tree that puzzles me. A little note after one name saying: (Isal) and, after another saying, (Tenant of Isal 1715). At least I think that's what it says. Do either of you have any idea what this refers to? A place name perhaps? Google Maps didn't find it.

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Re: McIntosh / MacIntosh, Kingussie - census info please
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 23:07 GMT (UK) »

Hi

I went back to University after an academic/research career when I was in my early 40s and did a degree in Fine Art. I had great fun, so you enjoy it  Smiley

I'll take a look tomorrow.

In the mean time, this site:

http://www.nls.uk/maps/early/

is best for old Scottish places. I was able to find a farm that my ancestors tenanted that wasn't shown on anything else.

Just go through steadily.

Back in the morning!

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Re: McIntosh / MacIntosh, Kingussie - census info please
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 23:13 GMT (UK) »

Sorry for butting in, but you have just mentioned the place I love best on all the earth.... Rothiemurchus.....
Loch an Eilein Castle in the Rothiemurchus Forest...
Hope you like it....


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« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 23:18 GMT (UK) »

My great great grandmother was born at Rothiemurchus. Thanks for posting that picture. Wonderful. One day I hope to see it for myself.
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« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 23:22 GMT (UK) »

My pleasure, OzEnigma.
It is a place of great peace and beauty.
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« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 23:25 GMT (UK) »

It certainly is - but there are midges as Paula and I will testify to  Undecided

I'll see what I can dig out - I may have some photos tucked away.

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Re: McIntosh / MacIntosh, Kingussie - census info please
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 23:32 GMT (UK) »

Didn't want to spoil it by bringing them little bs into it, Gadget.
Odd thing is, I never seem to be bothered with them there...

Came on this thread because we have McIntosh in our tree too... but they were from Nairn.....
Maggie Jane married Alex George and took up residence in Nethy Bridge
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« Reply #23 on: Thursday 28 February 08 08:47 GMT (UK) »

Hi

I've been sifting through some photos that I took over 3 years ago. Mr Gadget had a residential conference at Aviemore and I tagged along for the ride. One of the days I took myself off to the funicular that goes nearly to the top of CairnGorm. It was a pretty wet day and no one is allowed outside of the viewing area at the top.

Here are a couple of photos - one a general view from the viewing platform and one a zoomed shot of Loch Morlich. The forest bits are part of the Rothiemurchus/Glen More Forest Park

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Re: McIntosh / MacIntosh, Kingussie - census info please
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 28 February 08 11:26 GMT (UK) »

Just to give a clue as to the way folk thought in that area... the dearly beloved OH's grandfather used to take a 'morning stroll' some mornings, from Nethy Bridge, to the top of the Cairngorm and back down for dinner...
Healthy people like that make you feel  Undecided
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« Reply #25 on: Thursday 28 February 08 11:43 GMT (UK) »

Hi Pels  Grin

To give a better idea. I drove quite a way from Aviemore to get to the funicular station. This is the half way point from inside it.

It was wet  Roll Eyes

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« Reply #26 on: Thursday 28 February 08 12:25 GMT (UK) »

Just been having a look at those maps, Gadget...
Could disappear for days on those...must remember to take a packed lunch next visit.
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« Reply #27 on: Thursday 28 February 08 12:34 GMT (UK) »

I usually only see these places from the A9 these days.

Here's another, just for the fun of it:


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Re: McIntosh / MacIntosh, Kingussie - census info please
« Reply #28 on: Friday 29 February 08 18:54 GMT (UK) »

So Sandy - I think we have found Margaret Meldrum's Mum.  Smiley

The following comes from my colleague on the Chisholm Genealogy Group:

"Looking on Ancestry last night - I tried to track down any Chisholms in the Parish of Alvie or next door Duthil and Rothiemurchus - but found a Catherine Chisholm, age 35 (1841 census), servant in the household of a half pay army officer Alexr McPherson - in Ruthven, Parish of Kingussie & Inch - so just below Alvie. Not many Chisholms in this part of Inverness-shire - Clan Chattan country I guess.

Anyway, Catherine is present in the 1851 Kingussie Parish census, now HOH, an agricultural labourer, still in Ruthven, born ~1801 in the same Parish.

Then, interestingly, she is in the 1861 census, Kingussie Parish, now mother in law to HOH James McIntosh, age 35, wife Margaret McIntosh age 31, and her grandchildren are Isabella age 13, Catherine, age 10, Jessie age 8, Donald age 5 and James age 2. They are located in Pitmain."


So I had a look for her in Kingussie and found that she died there in October 1861 a daughter of Andrew Chisholm, Labourer and ... MacPherson (no first name given).

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« Reply #29 on: Friday 29 February 08 22:03 GMT (UK) »

Alastair, you are a gem! That's wonderful information to have. Lots of news stuff in there and definitely the correct family. Thank you!
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