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Robert Murray Donald MacKay 1714–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1714

Birth Location: Mackay estate near Loch Hope, in the far north of Scotland

Death Date: 17 August 1778

Death Location: Durness, Highland, Scotland

Father: George Mackay

Mother: Elizabeth McHardy

Spouse(s): Margaret Barclay

Children(s): Christina MacKay

The story of Robert Murray Donald MacKay began in 1714 in Mackay estate near Loch Hope, in the far north of Scotland. Robert Murray Donald MacKay married Margaret Janet Barclay, and had children including Christina Donn Mackay. Robert Murray Donald MacKay passed away in 1778 in Durness, Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Murray Donald MacKay began in 1714 in Mackay estate near Loch Hope, in the far north of Scotland.
  • Robert Murray Donald MacKay married Margaret Janet Barclay, and had children including Christina Donn Mackay.
  • Robert Murray Donald MacKay passed away in 1778 in Durness, Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Mackay
1684–1731
Birth Location: of Strathy or Kirtomy, Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
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Elizabeth McHardy
1698–1768
Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Barclay
1714–1777
Birth Location: Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
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Children(s)

Christina MacKay
1750–1790
Birth Location: Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
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Robert MacKay's Ancestors

Self
Robert MacKay
1714–1778
Birth Place: Mackay estate near Loch Hope, in the far north of Scotland
Parents
George Mackay
1684–1731
of Strathy or Kirtomy, Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
Elizabeth McHardy
1698–1768
Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
Grandparents
John Mackay
1668–1732
Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
Elizabeth Sinclair
1658–1739
Brims Ribigill, Caithness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Kirtomy
1630–1691
Mary Fraser
1640–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert MacKay's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Murray Donald) MacKay (1714–17 August 1778) m. Margaret (Janet) Barclay (10 Mar 1714–1777)
  1. 1. Christina (Donn) MacKay 1750–1790 m. Hugh Murray 1730–
    1. 1. Janet (“Jessie”) Murray 1788–1874 m. Duncan Campbell 1781–1867

Robert MacKay's Timeline

2 Records

1714
1714
Birth of Robert Murray Donald MacKay in Mackay estate near Loch Hope, in the far north of Scotland
Mackay estate near Loch Hope, in the far north of Scotland
1778
17 August 1778
Age 64
Death of Robert Murray Donald MacKay in Durness, Highland, Scotland
Durness, Highland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Mackay estate near Loch Hope, in the far north of Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1778
    Event Place: Durness, Highland, Scotland
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