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William Mckay 1839–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1839

Birth Location: Balkeith, Edinburgh

Death Date: 1916

Death Location: Kings Langely Hertfordshire

Father: William Mckay

Mother: Ann Moody

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The story of William Mckay began in 1839 in Balkeith, Edinburgh. In 1861, William Mckay resided in East Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. William Mckay passed away in 1916 in Kings Langely Hertfordshire.

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Biography

  • The story of William Mckay began in 1839 in Balkeith, Edinburgh.
  • In 1861, William Mckay resided in East Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • William Mckay passed away in 1916 in Kings Langely Hertfordshire.

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William Mckay's Ancestors

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William Mckay
1839–1916
Birth Place: Balkeith, Edinburgh
Parents
William Mckay
1810–1885
St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
Ann Moody
1817–1878
Haddington
Grandparents
Price (John) Mckay
1786–
Nairn, Nairnshire
Robert Chalmers
1795–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mckay's Timeline

5 Records

1839
about 1839
Birth of William Mckay in Balkeith, Edinburgh
Balkeith, Edinburgh
1842
2 May 1842
Age 3
William Mckay was christened in st. martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
st. martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1861
1861
Age 22
William Mckay resided here in East Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
East Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 32
William Mckay resided here in Glasgow St James, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow St James, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1916
1916
Age 77
Death of William Mckay in Kings Langely Hertfordshire
Kings Langely Hertfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1839
    Event Place: Balkeith, Edinburgh
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: East Dalkeith; ED: 10; Page: 21; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_123
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow St James; ED: 21; Page: 8; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1871_132

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 2 May 1842
    Event Place: st. martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: East Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: East Dalkeith; ED: 10; Page: 21; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_123

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Glasgow St James, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow St James; ED: 21; Page: 8; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1871_132

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Kings Langely Hertfordshire

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