McIntosh, Sarah Adelaide

Birth Name McIntosh, Sarah Adelaide
Nick Name Ada
Also Known As Ada
Gender female
Age at Death 67 years, 9 months, 5 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 31 May 1887 Lowrie’s Hotel, SImla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India Birth of Sarah Adelaide McIntosh  
Baptism 2 Jul 1887 SImla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India Baptism of Sarah Adelaide McIntosh  
Arrival 19 Jun 1920 London Arrival of Sarah Adelaide McIntosh and twins  
Note

Arrival of Sarah Adelaide McIntosh and twins - Ada's age is recorded as 29 whereas she was 33; the two children are recorded as a boy of 7 and a girl of 6, whereas they should be twin boys aged 7.

Death 5 Mar 1955 Farnborough, Kent Death of Sarah Adelaide McIntosh  
Occupation     Sarah Adelaide McIntosh - governess for the children of the Marahaja of Patiala  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father McIntosh, Douglas14 Sep 184824 Apr 1887
Mother Leach, Sarah10 Nov 1844estimated 3 May 1913
    Sister     McIntosh, Catherine Isabel 26 Jan 1883 1 Apr 1929
    Sister     McIntosh, Marion Margaret 21 Mar 1884 12 Aug 1884
    Sister     McIntosh, Maud Eleanor 17 Mar 1885 after 18 Apr 1885
         McIntosh, Sarah Adelaide 31 May 1887 5 Mar 1955

Families

Family of Prussia, Harold Bates and McIntosh, Sarah Adelaide
Married Husband Prussia, Harold Bates ( * 13 Nov 1872 + 26 Dec 1951 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 15 Nov 1911 SImla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India Marriage of Sarah Adelaide McIntosh and Harry Bates Prussia (widower, banker)  
Note

Marriage of Sarah Adelaide McIntosh and Harry Bates Prussia: [John Anderson, visit to British Library, 24 July 2009]

J.I.D. Kennedy & C. Kennedy with the groom
J.W. Lowrie & S. Lowrie with the bride

Sister Catherine and husband with the groom? Owners of Lowrie's hotel with the bride - mother and step-father!!

Arrival 2 Dec 1947 Southampton, Hampshire Arrival of Harry Bates Prussia (now McIntosh) and Sarah Adelaide (Ada) Mcintosh  
Note

Arrival of Harry Bates Prussia (now McIntosh) and Sarah Adelaide (Ada) McIntosh: Travelling Class - A; proposed address 221 Edan Way, Beckenham, Kent; occupation - accountant

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
McIntosh, Geoffrey Bates26 May 191413 Oct 1985
McIntosh, Denis John26 May 19143 Dec 1996
McIntosh, Naomi Catherine Elizabeth Sarah17 Dec 191811 Nov 1985

Notes

Note

Sarah Adelaide McIntosh: Was originally a McIntosh, she would have changed her name back to McIntosh when her husband did the same in 1931.
Some family lore believes that she was half Indian but I don't find any evidence for this.