James was born around 1806 in Ireland [1], but moved to Cumberland, England by the end of the 1820s, where he had a family.
Marriage and children: He married Sarah Haughan on 10th November 1827 at St Kentigern's (St Mungo's) church, Bromfield, Cumberland [2] [3]; it was the first marriage for both [4]. They had five children baptised in Bromfield: Margaret, baptised 13th July 1828; Jane, baptised on 25th December 1829; John, baptised 16th October 1831; "William McKay", baptised 25th December 1833; and "James Mc Kay", baptised 9th April 1837 [5]. The baptism records all record James' profession as "Mason" or "Stone Mason"; and the first four give the family's residence as Crookdake (a distributed hamlet near Wigton) while the last places them at Lowrow (midway between Crookdake - of which it might be a part - and Bromfield).
1841 census: Living in New Houses, Bolton, Wigton, Cumberland [6].
Name | Age | Occupation | Cumberland-born |
---|---|---|---|
James McKay | 35 | Builder | Ireland |
Sarah do | 40 | Y | |
Margaret do | 13 | Y | |
Jane do | 11 | Y | |
James do | 4 | Y | |
Ann Reed | 13 | F S | Y |
1851 census: He was apparently working (as a builder and railway contractor) away from his wife and youngest children, who were recorded in Wellington Terrace, Berwick Upon Tweed [7]. (James has not yet been found in England, Wales or Scotland, despite searches on FamilySearch, Ancestry and FindMyPast.)
Death: It appears he died on 7th February 1858, with probate being granted exactly four months later, and Sarah McKay being a linked person [8]. Another probate record records his residence town as Cardew, which is close to Dalston [7]. Note:
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