MACKAY/MCKAY Family at Dornoch and Assynt

[christmack]

Could anyone help with the descendants of the following family, especially any who are living today.

Donald James MACKAY    m. 13.12.1823  Margaret NICHOLSON
                                             Assynt, Suth
Their children are as follows:

 1. Christy     b. 20.12.1824 m. Gavin FOULIE      in 1856-Kildman
 2. Jean         b. 13.1.1827
 3. Donald     b. 21.3.1829
 4. Mary         b. 11.8.1831 m. Alexander PORTER in 1856-Rogart
 5. Merran      b. 8.8.1833   m.  Donald GRANT      in 1857- Clyne
 6. George      b. 3.7.1835  m. Elizabeth HARDIE IN 1858-Old Meldrum
 7. Willina       b. 8.8.1839  m. Alexander INGRAM  in 1859-Rogart
 8. John          b.15.8.1841 m. Mary MURRAY         in 1877-Rogart
 9. James N.N.b.10.8.1843 m. Margaret MCKEON  in 1872 in
                                                                                   Australia
10. Hector G.  b.29.4.1845
11. Malcolm    b. 22.7.1847

Thankyou for your time
Regards from sunny Queensland

Christmack

[moscan]

I have only recently found that my husbands ancestor Angus McKay born 21 Mar 1772  -   father Donald McKay born Rogart Sutherland   unfortunatly no other details of parentage or siblings as yet... he married Isabella Cameron in Stirling in 1808 and died in 1862 aged 90... if you find any connection would love to hear..

Best wishes

Mo

[christmack]

Mo
Re you reply to me - The parents of my Donald were William MCKAY/MACKAY and Marian SUTHERLAND. This William was possibly a brother of your Angus MCKAY born in 1772 as the family were in Blacksmiths in Rogart for many years.
I will keep your info. and will let you know if I find a link. Can you let me know your e.mail address in case I find a link?
Bye for now
Christine Mackay
19/1/2005

[mikewebber]

Hi Christine,
  I've been researching my wife Sheila Mackay's family and you're definately related.

George Levison Gower Mackay born 3 July 1835 Dornoch, is the George no 6 in your list of children. He married Elizabeth Hardie 6th July 1858 in Old Meldrum. One of their children was Robert Mackay, my wife's grandfather.

John Mackay (no 8 in your list of children) and Mary Murray married 27th January 1877 (or 16th February 1877, depending on which record you believe) in Rogart, as you know. One of their children was Margaret Anne Mackay, my wife's grandmother.

So infact Robert and Margaret, who married 3rd September 1910 in Inverness, were first cousins and my wife is related to 2 of the children in your list!

Do you have any more details that you can share on Donald Mackay and Margaret Nicholson and their ancestors? Or on any of the other children in the list and their families? I've been trying find out about the Mary Murray who married John, but whilst I know her parents were Angus Murray and Janey McIntosh, I can't find her birth or their marriage records.

 Regards,
    Mike

[christmack]

Dear Mikewebber

Wow, I have finally found some living family on our Mackay line. And connected through two siblings !!! That will save us some work in following up that extra line.

My daughter visited a record office in Rogart a few years back and he sent me quite a lot of info. on this family.
He has the marriage of John to Mary Murray as 16/7/1877 in Rogart. Maybe the 27th of January was the  date of the Banns?? (Did they require Banns then?)
Or maybe for some reason they were married twice.
In two different churches because of different religions etc. or the two families were fueding, a common occurence in Scotland even now.

Would love to hear back from you.
If you let me know your e.mail address I can scan the info. that this researcher sent to me and send it to you.
Where in this world are you residing?

Christmack
19/2/2005

[aspin]

Anyone of you Mackays know a Jane Mackay Gordon from Helmsdale she married a Alexander Mckenzie and one son that I know of named Adam .Born 1853

Adam married Isabella Watson at Pitsligo in 1875 they sailed to New Zealand in 1877

Need to find out more about the Mckenzie ,Gordons and Mackays
Elizabeth

[christmack]

Elizabeth

Sorry, but I cannot see any connection to your Jane Mackay Gordon and none of my female siblings from that era married a Gordon.

Christmack
20/6/2006

[hantshog]

Was looking at details of family names you we were interested in and saw 'McKeon'  in details of a Scottish ancestor of yours who married a McKeon in Australia. No connexion I don't think though. Our 'McKeon' is spelt with an 'e'.
Thought you might be interested to know that we McKeones live in the Bishopstoke Hampshire, where your Smith ancestors originated.   We live in the former home of Dean Garnier, who was Rector in Bishopstoke in the early part of the 19th century, so he might well have baptised some of your ancestors!

Best wishes
hantshog

[christmack]

Hantshog,

Ours has sometimes had an 'e' and they were from Elfin, Roscommon in Ireland. They came to Australia in the 1840's and settled around the Ipswich, Queensland area.

It would be interesting to see if your Rector did baptise, bury or marry any of my Smiths.

Cheers,
Christmack