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Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr 1561–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Sep 1641

Death Location: Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Iye MacKay

Mother: Lady MacKay

Spouse(s): Jane GORDON

Children(s): Mary MacKay

The story of Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr began in 1561 in Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr married Jane Gordon, and had children including Mary Mackay. Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr passed away in 1641 in Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr began in 1561 in Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr married Jane Gordon, and had children including Mary Mackay.
  • Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr passed away in 1641 in Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Iye MacKay
1525–1572
Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady MacKay
1532–1568
Birth Location: Dunalastair, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane GORDON
1574–1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin, Golspie, Comté du Sutherland, Écosse, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary MacKay
1594–1638
Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM

Hugh Farr's Ancestors

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Hugh Farr
1561–1641
Birth Place: Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Iye Aodh 'Black Iye' 12th Chief of Clan Mackay DU MacKay
1525–1572
Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Christian Sinclair Baroness) MacKay
1532–1568
Dunalastair, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Donald (MacKay (McCoy) of) Strathnaver
1500–1549
Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helen Sinclair (of) Newburgh
1505–1562
Stemster, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Farr's Descendants

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Hugh ('Du' MACKAY de) Farr (1561–2 Sep 1641) m. Jane GORDON (1 Nov 1574–20 Feb 1615)
  1. 1. Mary MacKay 1594–1638 m. Hector (Bruce) Munro 1590–1635
    1. 1. Margaret Munro 1626–1653 m. John MacKay 1622–1710
      1. 1. John (Og) MacKay 1645–1735 m. Ann MacKay 1656–
        1. 1. Hector MacKay 1678– m. Janet MacKay 1680–
      2. 2. Donald MacKay 1650–1708
      3. 3. Hugh MacKay 1653–1679
      4. 4. William MacKay 1648–
      5. 5. Hector McKAY 1658–1723

Hugh Farr's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr in Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1641
2 Sep 1641
Age 80
Death of Hugh 'Du' MACKAY de Farr in Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file. Imported on 27 October 2022.
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1641
    Event Place: Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file. Imported on 27 October 2022.
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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