Patricia Elizabeth McKay (1915 - abt. 1985)

Born 9 Oct 1915 in Port Arthur, ON, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Bernard Rawson — married 4 Nov 1933 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Wife of Harold Keith McLennan — married about 3 Jun 1940 in Port Arthur, Ontario

Died about Sep 1985 at about age 69 in Toronto, ON, Canada

Problems/Questions Profile manager: G. MacKay [send private message]

Biography

Birth

Birth of Patricia Elizabeth McKay^[1]

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1915

Birth Place: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Legitimacy: Y

Father: Daniel Stewart McKay

Address: 874 Detroit Ave., Port Arthur, Ontario

Occupation: engineer

Mother: Minnie Jerrets

Marriage

• First marriage to Keith McLennan, June 3, 1940^[2].

Marriage between Patricia McKay and Harold Keith McLennan^[3]

Date: 3 Jun 1940

Place: Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Bride: Patricia Elizabeth McKay

Age 24 (b. 1916)

Birth Place: Port Arthur

Occupation: Stenographer

Residence: 13 Hodge St., Port Arthur, Ont

Father: Donald McKay

Mother: Marion Jarrett

Groom: Harold Keith McLennan

Age 29 (b. 1911)

Birth Place: Port Arthur

Occupation: Salesman

Residence: 237 Victoria St., Port Arthur, Ont

Father: John H McLennan

Mother: Alice Richardson

Witnesses: Anne McKay, 13 Hodge St, Port Arthur; Hugh Cunningham, 160 S. High St., Port Arthur, Ont

Census Data

1921 Canadian Census - 876 Detroit Avenue, Port Arthur, Ontario^[4]

Daniel S. McKay - 38 (1883) b. Scotland; Parents b. Scotland; Immigrated 1890; o. Stationary Engineer; Earnings: $1450

Minnie McKay - 31 (1890) b. Newfoundland; Parents b. Newfoundland; Immigrated 1903

Stewart McKay - 12 (1909) b. Ontario

Donald McKay - 9 (1912) b. Ontario

Annie McKay - 7 (1914) b. Ontario

Patricia McKay - 5 (1916) b. Ontario

Douglas McKay - 3 (1918) b. Ontario

Marion McKay - 1 (1920) b. Ontario

1931 Canada Census - 876 Detroit Avenue, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada (owned house value $3000, 7 rooms, has radio, Presbyterian)^[5]

Donald McKay (head) - 53 (1878) b. Scotland; parents b. Scotland; Immigration year: 1886; o. Stationary Engineer, Power House earning $2100/yr

Marian McKay (wife) - 42 (1889) b. Newfoundland; parents b. Newfoundland; Immigration year: 1903

Stewart McKay (son) - 22 (1909) b. Ontario; o. Grain sampler earning $700/yr (unemployed 32 weeks 32 weeks)

Donald McKay (son) - 19 (1912) b. Ontario; o. Construction labourer $600/yr (unemployed)

Annie McKay (daughter) - 17 (1914) b. Ontario

Patricia McKay (daughter) - 15 (1916) b. Ontario

Douglas McKay (son) - 13 (1918) b. Ontario

Marian McKay (daughter) - 11 (1920) b. Ontario

Notes

According to a 1957 letter written by Patricia (McKay) McLennan to her parents while travelling in Scotland, she recounted family history conversations she had with her half-uncle Angus MacKay (find additional written accounts by Patricia of the Scottish MacKays on Angus' page):

"Dad's ancestors originally came from Sutherland (county or province) northern Scotland which was known as 'the land of the Mackays.' Angus doesn't know why they moved to Lewis or how long ago it was. He thinks that Murdoch (his & dad's grandfather) was thrown out of his croft at Galson and moved to Bragar - few miles from Stornaway (which is Dad's home town). Unfortunately, Angus' father died when he was 4 yrs old and by the time he became interested in the history of the family it was too late because his mother was too old to remember details. He says next time he's in Bragar he intends to look into it further (tho' he hasn't been there in 10 years.) He used to visit there more often when he was in Uist. Now he has no reason. Incidentally, he put up a nice stone for his father and mother. (Did you ever get a picture of it?) He says there are still people on Lewis who remember Dad and ask about him - that they will be interested to know I was in Skye."

"Isaac Campbell of Bragar always used to ask about Dad. He was at the Lakehead when Dad was a boy. Angus' mother often used to tell him what a 'nice wee laddie' Dad was. He thinks she told him that Dad wore a little red tammy when he left for Canada. I wonder if Dad remembers."

"Angus is not clear on Dad's generation of the family - and of course I know next to nothing myself - except for Mary and Uncle Norman. I always understood Dad was a twin. Angus thinks his brother was a little older and died after an accident when he was 7 or 8 (drowning or pneumonia?)"

Murdoch, Dad's grandfather was married to Peggy Matheson (Uig - Lewis). She was known in Bragar as "Peggy the Egyptian", because she was born in Egypt. Her father was one of the Scottish warriors of his time (reading som "istory" while there), seems to me the Scots were always fighting between themselves, or if that became tiresome, with the Turks or Egyptians just for a change of locality, and new faces. Anyway, this time the Matheson clan were fighting the Egyptians, and in those days the wives 'followed' their husbands to the wars. That's how come our great grandmother was born in Egypt. Her father was killed in that war and her mother returned to Lewis. When grandfather Angus was a young boy he was known as 'Angus the Egyptian'. I always imagined Grandfather Angus was a big man, but apparently he was small and slight, except for his chest and shoulders. He was known as a 'great fighter'. Black hair and eyes"." - Patricia McLennan

Burial

Burial:

Date: ABT SEP 1985

Place: St. James Anglican

Note: At burial listed as Patricia Rawson, not Patricia McKay

Note: Patricia McKay (1915-1985) (Source: ancestry.ca

Newspaper Clippings

Patricia Elizabeth McKay to Harold Keith McLennan on June 3, 1940, published on June 3, 1940 (with photo), pg. 6, Port Arthur Daily News and Port Arthur News-Chronicle^[6]

McLennen, Keith (Mrs), In photo exhibit, published on February 22, 1941 (with photo), pg. 8, Port Arthur Daily News and Port Arthur News-Chronicle^[7]

Sources

• WikiTree profile McKay-435 created through the import of Danford MacKay Family(2).ged on Feb 3, 2012 by Graeme MacKay. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Graeme and others.

1. ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 269; Record Group: Rg 80-2
2. ↑ The Port Arthur Daily News and Port Arthur News-Chronicle 1915 - 1942; Marriages, 3 Jun 1940 p.6 pic
3. ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages; Reference Number: 80-05-0-2808
4. ↑ 1921 Census, Enumeration district 26, Page 18, Digital number 19 of 21 of Sub-District 26 (Third Ward) ancestry.ca
5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27290; Census Place: Port Arthur (045), Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 29
6. ↑ Index of News, Photos and Social Notices as published in The Port Arthur Daily News and Port Arthur News-Chronicle 1915 - 1942
7. ↑ Index of News, Photos and Social Notices as published in The Port Arthur Daily News and Port Arthur News-Chronicle 1915 - 1942