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Sir Donald Mackay 1590–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: FEB 1590

Birth Location: Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: FEB 1649

Death Location: Denmark

Father: Donald Mackay

Mother: Lady Sinclair

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Sir Donald Mackay was born in 1590 in Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Donald Mackay And Lady Elizabeth Sinclair. Sir Donald Mackay passed away in 1649 in Denmark.

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Biography

  • Sir Donald Mackay was born in 1590 in Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Donald Mackay And Lady Elizabeth Sinclair.
  • Sir Donald Mackay passed away in 1649 in Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald Mackay
1560–1614
Birth Location: Durness, Caithness, Scotland
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Lady Sinclair
1557–1590
Birth Location: Murkle, Caithness, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Mackay's Ancestors

Self
Sir Mackay
1590–1649
Birth Place: Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Donald Mackay
1560–1614
Durness, Caithness, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Sinclair
1557–1590
Murkle, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Iye (Du "Donald") Mackay
1530–1572
Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
Christian Sinclair
1534–1555
Dun, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Mackay's Timeline

2 Records

1590
FEB 1590
Birth of Sir Donald Mackay in Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
1649
FEB 1649
Age 59
Death of Sir Donald Mackay in Denmark
Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FEB 1590
    Event Place: Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1649
    Event Place: Denmark
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