Hi
I'm also a descendant of the McIntosh's from Wolsingham and have found the above interesting.
I've got as far back as John & Ann too. From them my connection is with their son William M McIntosh. He quite rightly married Rachael Stewart in 1820. Rachael had a former marriage to James Stewart, 1809 Wolsingham, and her maiden name was Brown.
William & Rachel's daughter, Hannah b. 1824, married Joseph Jones 1845, Middlesborough.
Hannah and Joseph had three children that I have recorded to date. Of them, the first one Rachel Jones b. app 1848 is my Gt Gt Grandmother.
Rachel Jones married George William Smith in Feb 1866 in Middlesborough. They had seven children of which the second one, another George William Smith b. 1869 Middlesborough is my Gt Grandfather.
Now all was not as it seemed with George & Rachel and sometime 1879/80 the family moved down to London and changed their name from 'Smith' to 'Middleditch'. In doing my research I believe George William Smith senior was actually born 'Middleditch' in London c 1842, and moved up North, for whatever reason, and changed his name to 'Smith'. It must have been a surprise to Rachel when he uprooted them all and took them down to London.
George William Smith Middleditch married Ada Emily White, 1895 Shenfield, Essex. They had 7 children of which the 5th was my Grandmother, Ada Elizabeth Middleditch born 1906, Billericay.
I have a query with my line I have yet to solve. The 1851 census through to 1891 has my Gt Gt grandmother Rachel Jones being born in Scotland. Being as her parents and grandparents were all born in the Durham area, who did Hannah go to for the birth? I have not found a birth certificate for Rachel but am not a member of Scotlands People to be able to look for it.
There is also a 'rumour' in my family about leaving Scotland and going South. Wasn't poaching, but two brothers fighting and one got injured. My Aunt told me this and she said she was told by her Grandmother. there must be a truth in the rumours in the different families for the different threads to all have a version. I'd be interested in the other versions.
Incidentally I was brought up in Whitby, Nth Yorkshire and never knew a branch of my family resided in Middlesborough! Our family holidays were always spent camping in Scotland too. My Dad loved it up there, so much so, that he has lived in the Highlands (Kyle of Lochalsh) for the last 35 years! (He was born in Kent, as was I). I have also sung in Durham Cathedral!
Sue