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William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch 1559 – 1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 September 1614

Death Location: Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Iye MacKay

Mother: Christian Sinclair

Spouse(s): Isabella MacKenzie, Jane Mackay

Children(s): Angus Bighouse, Sarah Mackay, Donald Mackay, John Mackay, Ann MacKay, John Mackay, Christina MacKay

In 1559, William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch entered the world in Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Iye Aodh 'Black Iye' 12th Chief of Clan Mackay DU MacKay and Christian Sinclair. William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch married Isabella MacKenzie, Jane Mackay, and had children including Angus MacKay 2nd Of Bighouse, Sarah Mackay, Donald Mackay, John Mackay, Ann MacKay, John Mackay, Christina May of Fowlis, Dowager Lady MacKay. William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch passed away in 1614 in Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1559, William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch entered the world in Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Iye Aodh 'Black Iye' 12th Chief of Clan Mackay DU MacKay and Christian Sinclair.
  • William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch married Isabella MacKenzie, Jane Mackay, and had children including Angus MacKay 2nd Of Bighouse, Sarah Mackay, Donald Mackay, John Mackay, Ann MacKay, John Mackay, Christina May of Fowlis, Dowager Lady MacKay.
  • William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch passed away in 1614 in Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Branch's Ancestors

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William Branch
1559 – 1614
Birth Place: Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Iye Aodh 'Black Iye' 12th Chief of Clan Mackay DU MacKay
1525 – 1572
Farr, sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Sinclair
1532 – 1580
Dun Areskine, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Donald (MacKay of Strathnaver, 11th Chief of) Clan
1490 – 1550
Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Branch's Descendants

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William (Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse) Branch (1559 – 11 September 1614) m. Isabella MacKenzie (1570 – 1595) m. Jane Mackay (1 Nov 1574 – 20 Feb 1615)
  1. 1. Angus (MacKay 2nd Of) Bighouse (1589 – 1634) m. Jane Elphinstone (1600 – 1630)
    1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) MacKay (1620 – 1705) m. Neil (Williamson McKay VII of) Aberach (1606 – 1649)
      1. 1. Robert (Neilson Aberach) MacKay (1646 – 1705)
        1. 1. Rev. (William MacRobert) Mackay (1693 – 1760) m. Mary Fitzhugh (1700 – )
  2. 2. Sarah Mackay (Abt 1590 – )
  3. 3. Donald Mackay (Abt 1590 – February 1649)
  4. 4. John Mackay (Abt 1590 – )
  5. 5. Ann MacKay (Abt 1590 – )
  6. 6. Christina (May of Fowlis, Dowager Lady) MacKay (4 JUN 1603 – 1666)

William Branch's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch in Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1614
11 September 1614
Age 55
Death of William Huistean DU MacKay First of The Bighouse Branch in Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1614
    Event Place: Strathnaver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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