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The story i have been told is my ggg grandfather was known as Mackintosh of Moy, his youngest daughter Rachel fell in the loch and Alexander Forsyth saved her and asked for her hand in marriage as his reward.
Can anyone help me to discover if Mackintosh of Moy had a first name?
I believe there is a house south of inverness called moy house.
thankyou

Hi Yvonne and welcome to the boards

Do you know when Alexander Forsyth married Rachel?

Here is a possible marriage for Rachel to Alexander

Name: Alexander Forsyth
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Rachel Mcintosh
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 20 Feb 1841
Event Place: Marnoch,Banff,Scotland
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11161-4
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 990988
Reference ID:

1841 Scotland
Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born Image
FORSYTH, Alexander M 20 1821 Miller Aberdeenshire N/A
FORSYTH, Rachel F 20 1821 Scotland N/A
Piece: 173
Book/Folio: 4
Page: 4
Registration District:
Civil Parish: Auchterless
Municipal Borough:
Address: Mill Of Knockleith, Mill Of Knockleith, Auchterless
County: Aberdeenshire






1851 Scotland

Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation
Disability Where born Image
FORSYTH, Alexander Head Married M 32 1819 Meal Miller & Farms 4 1/2 Acres
Tarves, Aberdeen N/A
FORSYTH, Ratchel Wife Married F 35 1816
Marnoch, Banff N/A
FORSYTH, Robert Son M 9 1842 Scholar
Auchterless, Aberdeen N/A
FORSYTH, John Son M 7 1844 Scholar
Auchterless, Aberdeen N/A
FORSYTH, Elizabeth Daughter F 5 1846 Scholar
Tarves, Aberdeen N/A
FORSYTH, Isabella Daughter F 1 1850
Forgue, Aberdeen N/A
DURNO, Jane Step Daughter F 13 1838 Scholar
Marnoch, Banff N/A
Piece: 194
Folio: 98
Page: 6
Registration District: Strathbogie
Civil Parish: Forgue
Municipal Borough:
Address: Garriochsford, Garriochsford, Forgue
County: Aberdeenshire


Regards Vera

You could try Scotlandspeople to look for the marriage certificate...unfortunately it is pay as you go. The certificate will give you the fathers name.

Regards Vera

The marriage is too early for a certificate. Civil registration was only introduced into Scotland in 1855. Their father's may be mentioned on the parish record but it is not always the case.

Try Googling "mackintosh of moy" ............. there's lots of information on there!


there are some names on this site

http://www.scotweb.co.uk/info/mackintosh/




try it and see!

County Banffshire
Place Marnoch
Church Marnoch
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 07 Nov 1813
Forename Rachel
Sex F
FatherForename Alexander
MotherForename Jean
FatherSurname MCINTOSH
MotherSurname CHRISTIE
Abode Mireside
FatherOccupation
Notes Wit: James McIntosh & James Steel there

Hi Wow you lot are quick and clever :)
i think vera and tutty fruity have discovered much of what i have been trying to source.
my half sister did much of the scottish ancestory research but she has since died.
What i know (i hope)
Alexander forsyth was a meal miller who rescued rachel forsyth from the loch, they had a son called robert born 1842 died 1906. he worked for george watson (also a meal miller) his wife was janet esson. they had a daughter called elizabeth born1847, robert (he had his insides ripped about by the machinery) and elizabeth married1865 (shotgun wedding we believe) they had 14 children. margaret was my grandmother born 1882 and married william mackay (born 1887 reputed father hugh mackay mother isabella harper b1869 domestic servant). william moved to canada and remarried (lil) after margaret died in 1918, he had a son billy and he in turn had a son and daughter (mickey and linda) but we have never met and we are not in touch.
i have googled mackintosh of moy in the past but wasn't sure if it was relevant, i did think of writing and seeing if the story tallied.
many thanks for all your efforts it is really appreciated
kind regards yvonne

Ancestry version of that 1851

Name: Jane Dunn
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relationship: Stepdaughter
Mother's Name: Ratchel Forsyth
Gender: Female
Where born: Marnoch, Banff
Parish Number: 194
Civil Parish: Forgue
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Garriochsford
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 8
Page: 6 (click to see others on page)
Household Schedule Number: 25
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1851_44
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Forsyth 32
Ratchel Forsyth 35
Robert Forsyth 9
John Forsyth 7
Elizabeth Forsyth 5
Isabella Forsyth 1
Jane Dunn 13