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Robert McGillivray McKay 1839–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1839

Birth Location: Lairg, Sutherland

Death Date: 23 Jun 1915

Death Location: Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Father: Donald MacKay

Mother: Janet Shearer

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In 1839, Robert McGillivray McKay entered the world in Lairg, Sutherland, born to Donald Mackay And Janet Jessie Shearer. In 1851, Robert McGillivray McKay resided in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland. In 1861, Robert McGillivray McKay resided in Kilmuir Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Robert McGillivray McKay passed away in 1915 in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Robert McGillivray McKay entered the world in Lairg, Sutherland, born to Donald Mackay And Janet Jessie Shearer.
  • In 1851, Robert McGillivray McKay resided in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland.
  • In 1861, Robert McGillivray McKay resided in Kilmuir Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.
  • Robert McGillivray McKay passed away in 1915 in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

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Robert McKay's Ancestors

Self
Robert McKay
1839–1915
Birth Place: Lairg, Sutherland
Parents
Donald MacKay
1801–1885
Torroble, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland
Janet (Jessie) Shearer
1801–1885
Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John Shearer
1775–
Auldearn, Nairnshire
Christian MacLeod
1780–1831
Knock, Rosshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert McKay's Timeline

6 Records

1839
19 Feb 1839
Birth of Robert McGillivray McKay in Lairg, Sutherland
Lairg, Sutherland
1851
1851
Age 12
Robert McGillivray McKay resided here in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland
Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 22
Robert McGillivray McKay resided here in Kilmuir Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Kilmuir Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 32
Robert McGillivray McKay resided here in Logie Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Logie Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 42
Robert McGillivray McKay resided here in Logie Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Logie Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1915
23 Jun 1915
Age 76
Death of Robert McGillivray McKay in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1839
    Event Place: Lairg, Sutherland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kilmuir Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Logie Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Logie Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1915
    Event Place: Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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