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Hugh (Huistean Du) "Hugh the Black" Mackay of Farr,Chief of Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver 13th GGF 1525–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Nov 1572

Death Location: Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Donald MacKay

Mother: Lady Sinclair

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Hugh (Huistean Du) "Hugh the Black" Mackay of Farr,Chief of Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver 13th GGF was born in 1525 in Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Donald Du Mackay Mackay 6Th Of Strathnaver And Farr 11Th Chief Of Clan Mackay And Lady Helen Of Newburgh Foveran Aberdeenshire Mackay Sinclair. Hugh (Huistean Du) "Hugh the Black" Mackay of Farr,Chief of Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver 13th GGF passed away in 1572 in Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland.

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  • Hugh (Huistean Du) "Hugh the Black" Mackay of Farr,Chief of Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver 13th GGF was born in 1525 in Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Donald Du Mackay Mackay 6Th Of Strathnaver And Farr 11Th Chief Of Clan Mackay And Lady Helen Of Newburgh Foveran Aberdeenshire Mackay Sinclair.
  • Hugh (Huistean Du) "Hugh the Black" Mackay of Farr,Chief of Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver 13th GGF passed away in 1572 in Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald MacKay
1490–1550
Birth Location: Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
DM
Lady Sinclair
1495–1562
Birth Location: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England
LS

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Hugh GGF's Ancestors

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Hugh GGF
1525–1572
Birth Place: Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Donald Du MacKay \ MacKay, 6th of Strathnaver and Farr, 11th Chief of Clan MacKay
1490–1550
Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helen (of Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire) MacKay) Sinclair
1495–1562
Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England
Grandparents
Iye (Red Roy Mackay of Strathnaver, 9th Chief Clan Mackay, 10th of) Strathnaver
1435–1517
Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Princess (Fiona O' Beolan Of) Carloway
1468–1490
Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Knight Capt Henry, 3rd Lord St Clair, Justicar of Orkney and Shetland, Earl of Caithness, Baron Roslin Sinclair St.) Clair
1459–1513
Wick, Caithness, Northwest Highlands, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Hepburn Sinclair, Lady of Hailes and Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of) Sinclair
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1487–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Hugh (Huistean Du) "Hugh the Black" Mackay of Farr,Chief of Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver 13th GGF in Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
1572
12 Nov 1572
Age 47
Death of Hugh (Huistean Du) "Hugh the Black" Mackay of Farr,Chief of Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver 13th GGF in Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1572
    Event Place: Borve Castle, Farr, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
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