Alexander McIntyre, born Morvern 1815, and family

[annby]

Just checked Sarah’s 1874 death certificate. It has her as 50 implying a 1824 birth. But the 1815 Glasgow baptism is convincing, with parents’ names matching her death certificate. So maybe Sarah lied/was unsure about her age?
Think that strengthens the case for Alexander’s Morvern baptism record though it’s not 100%.

[annby]

There’s minimal info on their
1842 marriage record. Alexander McIntyre Aulisten [which was helpful in pinning him down in the 1841/52 censuses] and Sarah McPherson and the date.

[annby]

Just checked Sarah’s 1874 death certificate. It has her as 50 implying a 1824 birth. But the 1815 Glasgow baptism is convincing, with parents’ names matching her death certificate. So maybe Sarah lied/was unsure about her age?
Think that strengthens the case for Alexander’s Morvern baptism record though it’s not 100%.

Unless the 1815 record was for a sister who died?

[Neale1961]

 There is no other Alexander McIntyre of a similar age born in Morven in any census record that I can find.
I think the evidence is becoming stronger that the birth record for Alexander in 1815 Morven is the correct one, even though ages and dates don’t line up well. Have you downloaded this record, and does it give any more than just names? - place, fathers occupation? I am also wondering if he might have been baptised as a young child rather than at birth.

In the absence of a death certificate, I would suggest searching the local papers to see if there is any mention of him.

[Forfarian]

There is an 81-year-old Alexander McIntyre, born Morvern, in Alloa in 1901. He's 74 in 1891, 62 in 1881, 53 in 1871, 44 in 1861 and 34 in 1851. So he was born in Morvern between 1816 and 1820, but he's obviously not yours as he had settled in Clackmannanshire by 1851.

[annby]

There is an 81-year-old Alexander McIntyre, born Morvern, in Alloa in 1901. He's 74 in 1891, 62 in 1881, 53 in 1871, 44 in 1861 and 34 in 1851. So he was born in Morvern between 1816 and 1820, but he's obviously not yours as he had settled in Clackmannanshire by 1851.

So the question is whether he’s the 1815 baptism - ruling it out for my Alexander - or this 1820 baptism, leaving the 1815 in play. MACINTYRE ALEXANDER
PETER MACINTYRE/CATHERINE SMITH
8/02/1820
528/20 3
Morvern

[Rosinish]

His DC would hopefully confirm parents...

1911 - MCINTYRE ALEXANDER 92 - 465/A 114 Alloa (Clackmannan)

Looks like the above aged 94 yrs on census...

1911 - MCINTYRE ALEXANDER - 94 - 465/A 10/ 21 Alloa Clackmannan

Annie

[annby]

His DC would hopefully confirm parents...

1911 - MCINTYRE ALEXANDER 92 - 465/A 114 Alloa (Clackmannan)

Looks like the above aged 94 yrs on census...

1911 - MCINTYRE ALEXANDER - 94 - 465/A 10/ 21 Alloa Clackmannan

Annie

Sadly no parents are given on Alloa Alexander's death certificate, but we can probably rule him out as he's given as the widower of Janet Stewart and I can't see an entry for a late marriage. There is a record of a marriage between an Alexander McIntyre and Janet Stewart in Aberfoyle/Kilmadock in November 1841. So the evidence suggests that Alloa Alexander, born in Morvern, is the 1820 baptism record.

[annby]

There is no other Alexander McIntyre of a similar age born in Morven in any census record that I can find.
I think the evidence is becoming stronger that the birth record for Alexander in 1815 Morven is the correct one, even though ages and dates don’t line up well. Have you downloaded this record, and does it give any more than just names? - place, fathers occupation? I am also wondering if he might have been baptised as a young child rather than at birth.

In the absence of a death certificate, I would suggest searching the local papers to see if there is any mention of him.

Nothing significant to be gleaned from the baptism records of Alexander or the other two children born to Donald McIntyre and Isobel Macinnis.
Alexander 1815 - Donald is a residenter [think this means living and working at?] Munga[sdail?], which is on the neighbouring estate to Aulisten, just down the Morvern coast
Donald 1817 - as above
Peggy 1825 - he's a crofter at Kyle, which I think will be Keil, part of the Lochaline Estate and again just along the Morvern coast

Agree I need to look at other sources, including newspapers and probably Flora's Inveraray Jail records. She was there often enough!