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John McKAY 1804 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1804

Birth Location: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Mar 1878

Death Location: 22 Glengyron Row, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James McKAY

Mother: Eliza Stephen

Spouse(s): Mary KILPATRICK

Children(s): Helen McKay

The story of John McKAY 1 ★ began in 1804 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. John McKAY 1 ★ married Mary KILPATRICK, and had children including Helen McKay. John McKAY 1 ★ passed away in 1878 in 22 Glengyron Row, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John McKAY 1 ★ began in 1804 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • John McKAY 1 ★ married Mary KILPATRICK, and had children including Helen McKay.
  • John McKAY 1 ★ passed away in 1878 in 22 Glengyron Row, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McKAY
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Stephen
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary KILPATRICK
1807 – 1874
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
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Children(s)

Helen McKay
1836 – 1908
Birth Location: Riggend, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John McKAY's Ancestors

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John McKAY
1804 – 1878
Birth Place: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James McKAY
Eliza Stephen
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John McKAY's Descendants

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John McKAY (14 Aug 1804 – 19 Mar 1878) m. Mary KILPATRICK (Abt. 1807 – 27 Oct 1874)
  1. 1. Helen McKay (29 Apr 1836 – 13 May 1908) m. Hugh Gemmill (1834 – 1874)
    1. 1. John (Hugh) Gemmill (4 Apr 1867 – 26 Mar 1939) m. Barbara Abernethy\Gemmill (13 Jul 1871 – 17 may 1955)
      1. 1. John ((JAke)) Gemmill (04 oct 1906 – 1990) m. Ellen Currie (12 Jul 1909 – 20 May 1976)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret) gemmill (29 Feb 1928 – 28 Jul 2011) m. Robert (Barrie) Carlton (4 Dec 1939 – 00 Sep 2000) m. Charles Mcgunnagle ( – 9 May 1954) m. Robert Carlton (1938 – )
        2. 2. Hughie Gemmill (27 Jul 1933 – )
        3. 3. Ronald ((pie)) Gemmill
        4. 4. John (Hugh Jack) Gemmill
        5. 5. Peter Gemmill
        6. 6. Stan Gemmill ( – 2022) m. Patricia

John McKAY's Timeline

2 Records

1804
14 Aug 1804
Birth of John McKAY 1 ★ in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1878
19 Mar 1878
Age 74
Death of John McKAY 1 ★ in 22 Glengyron Row, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
22 Glengyron Row, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1804
    Event Place: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1878
    Event Place: 22 Glengyron Row, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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