Alexander McIntyre, born Morvern 1815, and family

[annby]

...where I’ve found yet another sibling for Sarah and know that Malcolm McPherson, my 3xg grandfather, was a soldier/innkeeper who came from Uist.

Just curious...

What is the source from Malcolm father coming from Uist?

Monica

I found this RC baptism which looks to be another of Sarah McPherson's brothers:

MACPHERSON
DONALD
MALCOLM MACPHERSON/FLORA BLACK
M
3/3/1822
13/3/1822
Fort William, The Immaculate Conception

Am I reading Uist right, do you think?

[Forfarian]

Yes, that looks like Uist.

Could account for the family being Catholic because South Uist is one of the areas where Catholicism continued while most of the country turned Protestant.

[MonicaL]

That is great  It certainly does show Uist.

Looking at possible records re his military service, the closest I could see to match is this one https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8808959

My concern with this one is initially his age. Showing as aged 54 when discharged in 1814.

There was also this one https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8708631 but who knows what the mistranscription of origin place may be. Showing as MYHATH, Invernessshire

Two more show:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8912101
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8888948

Monica

[Forfarian]

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8708631

says his birth parish is 'Myhath in or near the town of Inverness in the county of Inverness'. I am clean out of ideas as to where 'Myhath' might be, but I don't think that anywhere in Uist could by any stretch of the most elastic imagination be described as 'near the town of Inverness' so I think this has to be a different Malcolm McPherson.

[MonicaL]

Agree  I think we can take this entry off the table...

Monica

[annby]

That is great  It certainly does show Uist.

Looking at possible records re his military service, the closest I could see to match is this one https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8808959

My concern with this one is initially his age. Showing as aged 54 when discharged in 1814.

There was also this one https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8708631 but who knows what the mistranscription of origin place may be. Showing as MYHATH, Invernessshire

Two more show:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8912101
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8888948

Monica

It is exciting. I'm very pleased with all my newfound Scottish ancestry - I was brought up in NW England, where I still live, by English parents.
Thank you for refocusing me on the McPhersons, Monica - Malcolm would be my 3xgreat grandfather. It'll be tomorrow when I get to your links and try to learn more about him 

[Forfarian]

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8912101

NA Catalogue says born Kinlussie which is probably Kingussie - again, nowhere near Uist.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8888948

Catalogue says born Laggan, Inverness-shire. Next door to Kingussie and nowhere near Uist.

[Forfarian]

Looking at possible records re his military service, the closest I could see to match is this one https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8808959

I can't find that one, but the NA  catalogue says born in the Long Island, Inverness-shire, and Uist is part of the Long Island so it's probably the right one.

[MonicaL]

It was that Malcolm's age that bothered me, 54 when discharged in 1814. We would then have him in Glasgow with the birth of Sarah there in 1815.

Monica