Elizabeth Isabell (Fraser) MacKay (1779 - 1847)

Born 15 Mar 1779 in Edinburgh, Scotland

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1847 at age 68 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth Isabell Fraser, daughter of James Fraser, Secretary, & Georgina Wilson, was born on 15 March 1779 and baptised on 30 March 1779 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^[1]

Elizabeth Fraser daughter of James Fraser Esq of the Bank of Scotland, married James McKay, Jeweller, in 1802 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^[2]

In the 1841 census Elizabeth Mackay (age 62) was on Forth Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^[3]

James Mackay M 68 Goldsmith Midlothian

Elizabeth Mackay F 62 Midlothian

Agnes Cockburn F 72 Female Servant Midlothian

Jane Hogg F 35 Female Servant Out of County

Margt Robertson F 24 Female Servant Midlothian

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS Calton burial ground
101(3) James Mackay goldsmith 12.8.1772 - 19.10.1864, 1 wife Elizabeth Isobel Fraser 15.3.1779 - 25.3.1847, son James 2.4.1805 - 10.1.1825, son Patk 10.11.1809 - 17.2.1825, son David 24.7.1812 -12.5.1814, son George 6.5.1818 - 24.10.1831, son William 27.2.1824 - 28.2.1825, second wife Grace Frances Miller 17.5.1800 - 20.3.1852

Research Notes

Elizabeth died sometime after the 1841 Census. She might have been in the 1851 Census but James's wife's name was given as Georgina which was their daughter's name.
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James Mackay Head Married M 78 Goldsmith (firm of 3 employing 2 clerks and 4 workmen Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina F Mackay Wife Married F 50 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Halden Servant Unmarried F 35 Cook Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Macdonald Servant Unmarried F 30 Housemaid Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Laidlaw Servant Unmarried F 17 Housemaid Newbottle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929"
   Reference: OPR 685_1/35; Page: 245
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 3 November 2023)
   Elizabeth Fraser baptism on 30 Mar 1779 (born 15 Mar 1779), daughter of James Fraser & Georgina Wilson, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 3 November 2023)
   Elizabeth Fraser marriage to James McKay in 1802 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
3. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 Census of England, Scotland and Wales"
   The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: HO 107; Piece: 685; Page: 10
   FreeCen Transcription (accessed 3 November 2023)
   Elizabeth Mackay (62) on Forth Street in Edinburgh registration district in Midlothian, Scotland. Born in Midlothian, Scotland.
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 November 2023)
   James Mackay (78), married head of household at 24, Forth Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Born in Scotland.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Fraser-698 created through the import of Brian Timothy Finn B1952.ged on May 1, 2012 by Wombat Allen. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Wombat and others.