Hi, For many years I have researched James and Isabella McIntosh (nee Nisbet). They married in 1794, in Dunbar, whilst James was in the East Lothian Cavalry. Their Children were all born in Edinburgh, namely James b 1807, David b 1809, William b 1812 (who I'm descended from) , and Jean Brown b 1816.
James Senior left the ELC in 1800 (but may have joined another unit) so there is quite a gap until the children arrived. I've had no luck tracing William's brothers James and David, but Jean Brown married Robert Roycroft an ex Waterloo veteran and together with their family, sailed to New Zealand in 1847. I'm in touch with the Roycroft descendants and James McIntosh Senior is No1 on their Family Tree.
So where did James and Isabella disappear to after the birth of their children? I've recently unearthed an old 1841 Census record for the civil parish of Ardersier which gives a James McIntosh and his wife of the correct ages for my relatives.
They have an Elspeth McIntosh aged 25 and a John aged 8. Knowing that there is a barracks nearby and thinking that one of his sons may have followed him into the Military is it too much to think that I've found James and Isabella at Last!
Can anyone assist in any way?
Kind Regards Gordon McIntosh