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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Inverness => Topic started by: lynjon on Tuesday 12 July 11 02:17 BST (UK)
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I am looking for any information on Archibald McKay. Born Abt 1835 Inverness Scotland. Father Duncan McKay mother Ann McDonald.
Archibald married Margaret Elliott in 1864 in Glasgow Scotland (I have marriage cert). His parents were deceased at the time of his marriage according to the Wedding Cert.
Archibald and Margaret immigrated to Australia between 1864 and 1868...as their children were born in Sydney Australia..the first record starting in 1868 with their son Robert McKay.
Archibald was a Mason and was "Insolvent" twice in Australia due to ill health. On the Insolvency papers there is mention of borrowing monies from family, but I do not know if they were also in Australia or in Scotland.
I have no Scotish history on Archibald nor can I find any records on what ship they immigrated to Australia on.
If anyone can help it would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
Lynette
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Hi Lynette
The only thing I can see for Archibald would indicate a mistake on his marriage entry for his mother's first name from Ann to Christina.
There is a couple, Duncan McKay and Christina (McDonald I think for her surname from a 1825 birth entry) having children in Inverness town in the right period, including an Archibald in the right year. A submitted IGI entry shows a possible marriage for them on 16 Sept. 1822. This is them I think on the censuses:
1841:
Duncan Mckay 40, H L W (normally hand loom weaver) b. Scotland
Christy Mckay 40
Kenneth Mckay 11
Archabald Mckay 6
Sarah Mckay 1
Address: Factory Street, Inverness
1851:
Duncan Mckay 50 Hand Loom Weaver Hemp b. Gairloch R&C
Christina Mckay 50 b. Lochcarron R&C
Archibald Mckay 16 Hand Loom Weaver Hemp
Sarah Mckay 9
Margaret Fraser 60, widowed, pauper
Mary Watson 60, visitor, pauper
Jane Fraser 16, neice
Address: 6 Plain Lane, Inverness
1861:
Christina Mcdonald 57 b. Rossshire
Kenneth Mckay 30, mason b. Inverness
Archibald Mckay 26, labourer b. Inverness
Address: 16 Rose Street, Inverness
Can't see this Archibald in the censuses from 1871 onwards...which is a good sign!
There is also a death for a Christina McKay/McDonald in 1863 in Inverness town, which would fit with both parents showing as deceased on Archibald's marriage cert the following year.
Just that issue on mother's first name really....
What occupation showed for father Duncan on Archibald's marriage entry?
Monica :)
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Weaver at least it loks like it
Many thanks
Lynette
Don't suppose you have access to shipping records to show what ship they were on to come to australia?
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Weaver sounds promising as that looks to be the occupation of the Duncan we have in the censuses above :)
I did try on the shipping entries, but couldn't see anything for them unfortunately.
Monica
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Thank you for all your help
Lynette