John Munro MacKay was born on March 26, 1839, in Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland, his father, George Mackay and his mother, Ann Munro. He married Marion McLennan on November 2, 1883, in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. He died on March 11, 1914, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and was buried there. SOURCES
Born
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name John Mac Kay
Gender Male
Birth Date 26 Mar 1839
Baptism Date 30 Apr 1839
Baptism Place Rogart,Sutherland,Scotland
FHL Film Number 990575
Household Members
Name Age
John Mac Kay
Ann Munro
George Mac Kay
"'Marriage"' Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name John Mackay Marriage Date 2 Nov 1883 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Date 1883 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Spouse Marion McLennan Registration Number 000311 Page number 9000
"'Residence"'
1841 Scotland Census
Name John Mackay
Age 2
Estimated Birth Year abt 1839
Gender Male
Where born Sutherland, Scotland
Civil parish Rogart
County Sutherland
Address Couyphrose
Parish Number 55
Household membersName Age
George Mackay 37
Ann Mackay 30
Margaet Mackay 6
Christy Mackay 4
John Mackay 2
Betty Mcdonald 15
Marjory Ross 11
Merran Matheson 11
1851 Scotland Census Name John Mc Kay Age 12 Estimated Birth Year abt 1839 Relationship Son Father George Mc Kay Mother Ann Mc Kay Gender Male Where born Rogart, Sutherland Parish Number 96A Civil parish Dores County Inverness Address 1 Balnafoich Occupation Scholar ED 4 Page 9 Household schedule number 38 Line 15 Roll CSSCT1851_21 Household membersName Age George Mc Kay 42 Ann Mc Kay 37 Margaret Mc Kay 15 John Mc Kay 12 Hugh Mc Kay 6 Rainey Mc Kay 4 May Ross 20 Angus Mc Intosh 16 George Haldine 14
Austrialia 1853
Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923
Name John McKay
Nationality Scottish
Arrival Age 14
Birth Date abt 1839
Departure Place Liverpool
Arrival Date 18 Nov 1853
Arrival Place Melbourne, Australia
Ship Australia
Died
Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
11 MAR 1914.
Name: John Mackay
Death Date: 11 Mar 1914
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: George Mackay
Mother's name: Anne Munro
Registration Year: 1914
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B019100
Page Number: 15833
Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current Name John Munro Mackay Gender Male Birth Date 26 Mar 1839 Birth Place Rogart, Highland, Scotland Death Date 11 Mar 1914 Death Place Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia Cemetery Balmoral Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia Has Bio? Y Children Rainey Hugh Mackay https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138010943/john-munro-mackay
Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502) File @M105@
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