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William Bighouse MacKay 1561–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Farr, Strathnaver Scotland

Death Date: 2 Sep 1614

Death Location: Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland

Father: Iye MacKay

Mother: Lady Sinclair

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The story of William Bighouse MacKay began in 1561 in Farr, Strathnaver Scotland. William Bighouse MacKay passed away in 1614 in Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bighouse MacKay began in 1561 in Farr, Strathnaver Scotland.
  • William Bighouse MacKay passed away in 1614 in Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland.

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William MacKay's Ancestors

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William MacKay
1561–1614
Birth Place: Farr, Strathnaver Scotland
Parents
Iye Du "Black Eye" MacKay
1510–1572
Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
Lady (Christian) Sinclair
1534–1568
Dun Areskine, Angus, Tayside, Scotland
Grandparents
Donald (MacKay of Strathnaver (11th Chief Of Clan Mackay, Abbot of) Cupar)
1490–1562
Tongue Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
Helen (Elinor) Sinclair
1495–1540
Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (Sinclair of Dunn (2nd Lord of) Dun)
1517–1538
Houso, Shetland, Scotland
Agatha Groat
1516–1588
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Iye Mackay)
1435–1517
Princess Carloway
1470–1490
Henry Sinclair
1459–1513
Margaretha Hepburn
1463–1542
William Sinclair
1463–1527
Elizabeth Marischal
1462–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Orkney)
1410–1480
Marjory Sutherland
1436–1480

William MacKay's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of William Bighouse MacKay in Farr, Strathnaver Scotland
Farr, Strathnaver Scotland
1614
2 Sep 1614
Age 53
Death of William Bighouse MacKay in Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland
Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Farr, Strathnaver Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1614
    Event Place: Tongue, Strathnaver, Scotland

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