William Alexander MCKAY

William Alexander MCKAY

Male 1853 - 1936  (82 years)

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  • Name William Alexander MCKAY 
    Birth 14 Apr 1853  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Birth Apr 1854  , , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1901  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1911  Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Pembroke St., 
    Origin Highland Scottish 
    Origin 1911  [2
    Scotch 
    Name William McCoy 
    Occupation 1911 
    Blacksmith 
    Religion 1911  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Death 13 Mar 1936  Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17977  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 28 May 2011 

    Father Daniel MCKAY,   b. Abt 1820, Glengarry, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1902, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Euphemia LEDGERWOOD,   b. Abt 1837, , , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F7181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Ann MILLER,   b. 18 Aug 1860, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1938, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1888  Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Donald 'Danny Mccoy' James MCKAY,   b. 28 Feb 1891, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1955, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. William James MCKAY,   b. 12 Oct 1894, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1969, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Elizabeth Ambrozine 'Lulu' MCKAY,   b. 3 Jul 1897, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1970, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Blakely Gordon MCKAY,   b. 15 Apr 1899, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1954, Copper Cliff, Mckim Twp., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     5. Thomas John MCKAY,   b. 3 Sep 1900, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1983, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     6. Angus Roy MCKAY,   b. Feb 1903, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1967 (Age ~ 64 years)
    Family ID F8885  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2008 

  • Headstones
    Gravestone-McKay, Wm Alexander & Eliza Ann nee Miller
    Gravestone-McKay, Wm Alexander & Eliza Ann nee Miller
    Block 4 - Presbyterian
    Cobden Union Cemetery
    photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

  • Sources 
    1. [S633] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html).

    2. [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    3. [S776] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 030384 (Reliability: 3).
      Wm Alexander McKay d. Cobden, Mar 13 1936; b. Pembroke, Apr 14 1853; married, retired, scotch; parents: Mr Daniel McKay b. Lancaster, ON: Euphemia Ledgerwood b. Drummand ON; informant: Mr Roy McKay, Cobden, son; myocarditis

    4. [S493] Lewis, Olga, Renfrew County Marriages, 1876-1890, (Sep 1998).