Last Name:
Mackintosh
First Name:
Sarah Airey
Grave Plot No.:
261
Spatial:
year of death:
1846
date of death:
06.10.1846
Age at death:
60
Gender:
Female
Relationships:
Mother of Robert Airey Mackintosh (02.03.1826-1842/5) and James Mackintosh Jr. (21.02.1825-?). Wife of James Mackintosh of Lamancha [55.757006N, 3.277107W] N.B. James Mackintosh was a builder/architect in Calcutta. James Mackintosh possibly established the famous Mackintosh Burn & Company in 1834. He came to India in the early 1820s and joined the firm Burn & Co. (established in 1871) as a partner. Shortly after retiring from this firm, he set up the Mackintosh & Burn Co. with James Mackintosh Jr. and William Mackintosh. After the death of Sarah Airey he married Ellen Louisa, by whom he had at least one daughter, Helen.
Full Epitaph:
In memory of Sarah Airey the beloved wife of
James Mackintosh of La Mancha N.B.
Died 6th October 1846
Aged 60 years
Places mentioned 1:
La Mancha [An estate in Scotland. In fact, there is a Chivalric Order of La Mancha- OLM]
Place of death:
Calcutta
Tomb architecture:
Box tomb
Detailed information:
James Mackintosh was a builder/architect in Calcutta. James Mackintosh possibly established the famous Mackintosh Burn & Company in 1834. He came to India in the early 1820s and joined the firm Burn & Co. (established in 1871) as a partner. Shortly after retiring from this firm, he set up the Mackintosh & Burn Co. with James Mackintosh Jr. and William Mackintosh. After the death of Sarah Airey he married Ellen Louisa, by whom he had at least one daughter, Helen.
Her son, Robert Airey Mackintosh, is also buried in this cemetery: http://goo.gl/ytecft
Any reason for importance:
Wife of James Mackintosh, the founder of Mackintosh Burn Ltd.
Buried by:
James Charles, Senior Minister of St. Andrew's Church
Photo 2 close up:
This record has been created by::
Purba Hossain
