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Alexander McKay 1799–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 24 NOV 1799

Birth Location: Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 24 MAR 1863

Death Location: Port of Menteith (Old), Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas McKay

Mother: McKay None

Spouse(s): Margaret Maclaren, Isabel Stewart

Children(s): Margaret Kay, Thomas Kay\McKay, Ann Kay, George Kay, William Kay, Jean Mckay

Alexander McKay was born in 1799 in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Mckay And Mckay. In 1841, Alexander McKay resided in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kin. Alexander McKay married Isabel Stewart, Margaret Maclaren, and had children including Ann Barclay Mc Kay, George Stewart Mc Kay, Jean Wright Mckay, Margaret Bell Mc Kay, Thomas Barclay Mc Kay Mckay, William Stewart Mc Kay. Alexander McKay passed away in 1863 in Port of Menteith (Old), Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Alexander McKay was born in 1799 in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Mckay And Mckay.
  • In 1841, Alexander McKay resided in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kin.
  • Alexander McKay married Isabel Stewart, Margaret Maclaren, and had children including Ann Barclay Mc Kay, George Stewart Mc Kay, Jean Wright Mckay, Margaret Bell Mc Kay, Thomas Barclay Mc Kay Mckay, William Stewart Mc Kay.
  • Alexander McKay passed away in 1863 in Port of Menteith (Old), Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander McKay's Ancestors

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Alexander McKay
1799–1863
Birth Place: Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas McKay
1780–
Girvan, Ayr, Scotland
McKay
1780–
Girvan, Ayr, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander McKay's Descendants

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Alexander McKay (ABT 24 NOV 1799–ABT 24 MAR 1863) m. Margaret Maclaren (ABT 1800–) m. Isabel Stewart (ABT 1806–)
  1. 1. Margaret (Bell Mc) Kay 1826–
  2. 2. Thomas (Barclay Mc) Kay\McKay 1830–1894 m. Agnes (Soutar) REID 1828–1890
    1. 1. James (Reid) MCKAY 1871–1935
  3. 3. Ann (Barclay Mc) Kay 1834–
  4. 4. George (Stewart Mc) Kay 1836–
  5. 5. William (Stewart Mc) Kay 1839–
  6. 6. Jean (Wright) Mckay 1842–

Alexander McKay's Timeline

4 Records

1799
ABT 24 NOV 1799
Birth of Alexander McKay in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1799
24 NOV 1799
Alexander McKay was christened in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 42
Alexander McKay resided here in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1863
ABT 24 MAR 1863
Age 64
Death of Alexander McKay in Port of Menteith, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Port of Menteith, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 24 NOV 1799
    Event Place: Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1799
    Event Place: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1830s
    Event Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 24 MAR 1863
    Event Place: Port of Menteith, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port of Menteith (Old), Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

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