William
Cochrane
McKay
Born in Portanachy, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of George McKay
and Ellen (Understory) McKay
Brother of
Elizebeth McKay, Robert McKay, Hugh McKay, James Allan McKay, Foster McKay, Justice McKay, George McKay Jnr, Jane McKay and Jane McKay
Husband of
Annie R (Smart) McKay
— married
1874 in Cookstown, Tyrone Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Hugh Malcolm Gracey McKay, Caroline (McKay) Dyson, Herbert McKay, William E. McKay, James Greer McKay, Margaret (McKay) Fergus, Ann McKay and Ernest Laurence McKay
Died
at about age 61
in Leeds, West Yorkshire England
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2016
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Biography
William was born in 1839.
He was the son of Ellen UNDERSTORY and George McKAY and a twin to James Allan.
He married Annie SMART and they had nine children of whom eight lived to become adults.[1]
Three sons served in WW1.
In 1901, aged 61 y.o., William Cochrane McKAY passed away in Leeds, England.[2]
Sources
- Baptism information kindly provided by Scott McKAY. Obtained from diligent research by him from Microfilm at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland on 2nd July 2014.
- ↑ Irish Marriage registered Q1 1874 Cookstown Vol 16 pg 625
- ↑ English Death registration Q2 1901 Leeds Vol 9b pg 332, age 61 y.o.
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