Alexander
McKay
Born about in Ross and Cromarty , Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Angus McKay
and Jessie McAndie
Brother of
Andrew McKay, Jessie (McKay) Lowndes, Catherine (McKay) Jasper, Mary Ann MacKay and Wilhelmena (McKay) Bennett
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 84
in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Dec 2017
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Biography
Alexander was born in Ross and Cromarty Scotland about 1858. He was the son of Angus McKay and Jessie McAndie. [1]
Parents, Angus and Jessie, emigrated to Australia on the "Royal Standard" in 1865 with their children.[2]
He died in Perth Western Australia in 1942.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1861 Census @Newfield, Logie Easter, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Household Members Relation-ship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Angus McKay Head Married Male 29 1832 Ploughman Fearn, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Jessie McKay Wife Married Female 27 1834 - Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Andrew McKay Son - Male 3 1858 - Ross & Cromarty, Scotland Alexander McKay Son - Male 1 1860 - Ross & Cromarty, Scotland - ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: MCKAY - Ship: ROYAL STANDARD - Date Arrived: 1865 to 1866
Family name Given name Age Year arrived Month Ship Captain MCKAY ANGUS 30 1865 DEC ROYAL STANDARD WHINERAY EDWARD MCKAY JESSIE 30 1865 DEC ROYAL STANDARD WHINERAY EDWARD MCKAY MARGT 19 1865 DEC ROYAL STANDARD WHINERAY EDWARD MCKAY ANDREW 6 1865 DEC ROYAL STANDARD WHINERAY EDWARD MCKAY ALEXR 4 1865 DEC ROYAL STANDARD WHINERAY EDWARD MCKAY JESSIE 2 1865 DEC ROYAL STANDARD WHINERAY EDWARD MCKAY CATH I 1865 DEC ROYAL STANDARD WHINERAY EDWARD - ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11998053
- The death occurred at Perth of Mr. Alexander McKay, in his 84th year. He was well known in the earlier settlement of Mitiamo district, and was the only brother of Mr. Andrew McKay, Pine Grove.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~1.56%
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