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Donald Mackay 1590–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1590

Birth Location: Dilred Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 1 February 1649

Death Location: Tongue, Highland, Scotland

Father: Hugh Mackay

Mother: Jane Gordon-Sutherland

Spouse(s): Barbara Stronach

Children(s): Illegitimate Mackay, Angus Mackay, Charles Mackay, John Mackay

Donald Mackay was born in 1590 in Dilred Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Hugh Mackay And Jane Gordon Sutherland. Donald Mackay married Barbara Stronach, Marjory Sinclair, and had children including Angus Mackay, Charles Mackay, Illegitimate Daughter Mackay, John Mackay. Donald Mackay passed away in 1649 in Tongue, Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Donald Mackay was born in 1590 in Dilred Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Hugh Mackay And Jane Gordon Sutherland.
  • Donald Mackay married Barbara Stronach, Marjory Sinclair, and had children including Angus Mackay, Charles Mackay, Illegitimate Daughter Mackay, John Mackay.
  • Donald Mackay passed away in 1649 in Tongue, Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Mackay
1561–1614
Birth Location: Farr, Strathnaver, Scotland
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Jane Gordon-Sutherland
1574–1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Stronach
1580–
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
BS

Children(s)

Illegitimate Mackay
1630–
Birth Location: Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
IM
Angus Mackay
Birth Location: –
AM
Charles Mackay
–1679
Birth Location: –
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John Mackay
1612–1680
Birth Location: Dildred Castle, Scotland
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Donald Mackay's Ancestors

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Donald Mackay
1590–1649
Birth Place: Dilred Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Mackay
1561–1614
Farr, Strathnaver, Scotland
Jane Gordon-Sutherland
1574–1615
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Donald Mackay's Descendants

1.
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Donald Mackay (Feb 1590–1 February 1649) m. Barbara Stronach (1580–)
  1. 1. Illegitimate (Daughter) Mackay 1630– m. Ruairidh ("Rorie") Mackay 1609–1689
    1. 1. Blind (John "Iain Dall") Mackay 1656–1754 m. Janet MacKenzie 1690–
      1. 1. Margret Mackay 1738–1820 m. John (Red ROSS Red) Haired 1734–1782
        1. 1. Alexander ROSS 1763–1803 m. Jane Watson 1765–
        2. 2. William Ross 1765–1847 m. Mary Fraser 1786–1860
        3. 3. James Ross 1760–1832
  2. 2. Angus Mackay
    1. 1. Alexander Mackay 1843–
  3. 3. Charles Mackay –1679
  4. 4. John Mackay 1612–1680

Donald Mackay's Timeline

9 Records

1590
Feb 1590
Birth of Donald Mackay in Dilred Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Dilred Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
1610
1610
Age 20
Donald Mackay was married in Borley, Caithness, Scotland
Borley, Caithness, Scotland
1619
1619
Age 29
Donald Mackay was married in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland
1623
Abt 1623
Age 33
Donald Mackay was married in Scotland
Scotland
1625
1625
Age 35
Donald Mackay was married in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
1631
1631
Age 41
Donald Mackay was married in Scotland
Scotland
1636
1636
Age 46
Donald Mackay was married in Scotland
Scotland
1638
1638
Age 48
Donald Mackay was married in Strathnaver, Sutherland, , Scotland
Strathnaver, Sutherland, , Scotland
1649
1 February 1649
Age 59
Death of Donald Mackay in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1590
    Event Place: Dilred Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 816
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2872492
    [3] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Borley, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: , , , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1623
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Strathnaver, Sutherland, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tongue, Sutherland
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1649
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 816
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2872492
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tongue, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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