Alexander & Rachel Mc Innes census lookup

[macdonaldanf]

Kevin,
Thanks.
Have a look at my ancestry.com tree"MacDonald". I have a few photos of Isabella.
Have you been in contact with Elizabeth Kraus, (great?) grandaughter of Catherine MacInnes?
She has done a lot of work on MacInnes/MacDonald.
Our Macdonalds are descended from the clan chiefs through James of Castle Camus.

Below is a link to the marriage record of Rachel and Alexander. at the bottom of the page.
http://mediasvc.ancestry.com/image/672409eb-9e65-4414-85d0-dd88a6a81736.jpg?Client=Trees&NamespaceID=1093&MaxSide=500

Cheers,
Alan.

[Skye13]

Hello Alan - thank you the link wand information was very interesting - I think we have browsed your tree before -  a lot of work put into it.  We are still mystified with Alexander and Alice - do you know where Alexander is burried?

regards

Kevin

[macdonaldanf]

Kevin,
no, but i will go on that mission next.
cheers,
Alan.

[Skye13]

Alan

Thank you, that could help us solve some questions maybe

regards

Kevin

[macdonaldanf]

I reckon Alex and his daughter Catherine are buried at Robe cemetery.
Gravesecrets website list them there.
Cheers,
Alan

[Skye13]

Alan - thank you very much  it a place to start looking

regards

Kevin

[rosmci]

Bill Clarke's meticulous transcripts of HIES passenger lists are at this URL:
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/bkeddy/HIES/hercules3.html.
It helps though doesn't clarify a lot. Alexander and Rachel were on the HMS Hercules. So was their niece Margaret. She drowned in Ireland.

MacINNES       ALEXANDER      43   HEAST         LORD MacDONALD
   386                  RACHẼ              43
                          NEIL                      20
                          CATHERINE        18
                          DUNCAN             16
                          CHRISTY             14
                         ISABELLA              6
                         DONALD               4
                         MARGARET        18    Died 13-2-1853
Alexander accustomed to work in the south. Left his work six months ago to emigrate. Family has no appearance of want.Died 13 Feb 1853 Margaret MacInnes 18 from Strath, Skye. MrAlexander McInnes and his family are her nearest relations on board. In Skye, Donald MacInnes, Aird Sleat, her father. Neil MacInnes, Kylerhea, her brother, and Donald MacInnes, Harrapool, Strath, her uncle, are her nearest relations.

Family arrived in S.A. on "David Malcolm".         P/N  £19-10-6

[rosmci]

Alexander McInnes buried at Robe was also on the Hercules. He was from Boreraig, married Maragaret McRae who died during the voyage, and joined his brother in law in what is now Naracoorte before the family settled at Crower station between Naracoorte and Robe. He had two daughters named Catherine, one married a Watson at Konetta. His only descendants (son John) have surname Murray.

Alexander McInnes from Heast who married Rachel McInnes of Harripool arrived in Adelaide and went to Wellington. Rachel died there in 1865. Alexander later married his housekeeper in Meningie and had a 2nd family. Most children in His first family went to Victoria. One daughter married an O'Dea at Tungkillo.

The two Alexanders were related. They had a younger common relative, John McInnes, who arrived in the late 1860s. John McInnes grew up in Boreraig and when about 10 moved to Heast Alexander's croft. His father took over Heast Alexander's ahre of the croft when Heast Alexander  emigrated.  When John emigrated, he joined Boreraig Alexander's sons in Australia.

As far as I know, noone has been able to work out exactly how any of them were related.

[Skye13]

Hello - thank you for the information - slow paces - we are trying to find out about Alexander and Rachel's employment as to have a housekeeper is interesting - we appreciate greatly all people who have input and thank you all - we will keep trying to gather more as we go along the so called journey, there is so many questions with little or no family members to ask

kind regards

Kevin & Roslyn Tischer