Alexander & Rachel Mc Innes census lookup

[shilo]

could someone please look up Alexander Mc Innes b 1811 married Rachel ? on the 2nd march 1830 Heast
They had 7 children

Margaret b 1830
Neil b 1833
Catherine b 1836
Duncan b 1837
Christine b 1839
Isabella b  1846
Donald b 1849
 they Migrated to Australia in 1852 on the David Malcom but Margaret the eldest daughter seems to have dissapeared not sure if she stayed in Scotland or died on the way to Australia any help would be appreciated

[CaroleW]

Hi

1841 census for Strath Inverness - address given just as Heaste - all b Inverness

Alexander McInnes 30  agricultural labourer
Rachael   30 
Margaret 11 
Niel   9 
Catharine  7 
Duncan  5 
Christy McInnes 1
Strath ED 5 Page 7 Line 1490


 

[CaroleW]

I cannot find them in 1851

[shilo]

hello Carole
 thats them thankyou
I just found Margaret's birth date 2nd Dec 1830 the family story is that she stayed in Scotland and a relative took her place on the ship but no one seems to no what happened to her

[shilo]

just had a lood at my notes they moved to  Edinburgh before migrated to Australia

[CaroleW]

I had just been checking for Margaret McInnes marriages in Inverness on the IGI as I wondered if that is why she stayed in Scotland

Unfortunately - there are several possibilities

I have found a Niel McInnes aged 19 b Sleat working as a tailors apprentice in Duisdlebeg but no way of knowing if he is the right one as he is not with any McInnes family

[CaroleW]

they moved to  Edinburgh before migrated to Australia

I had done an all counties search in case they moved out of Inverness pre-1851 but there is nothing showing up where you could even link the younger children to the family.  Christine, Isabella and Donald at least should still be with Alexander and Rachel

[shilo]

I have thought the same it would have to be a man to keep a girl away from her family lol
there are two family story that have been passed down one is that Rachel's last name was already  mc innes although not related the other she was a distant cousin
 the other is margaret  died on the way over to Australia or she stayed in Scotland but no other reason was given

[shilo]

the family notes I have states that the moved to Edinburgh because of the poverty in Skye and saved for their fair.
The ship passenger list has them all except Maggie