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William McKay (abt. 1832 - 1848)

William McKay
Born about in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Irelandmap
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Died at about age 15 in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Irelandmap
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Biography

William McKay was born at Kilrea, county Londonderry about 1832, the son of Marshall McKay, Esq., and Mary Ann Crawford, his wife. He was baptised in the parish church of St. Patrick (Church of Ireland) on 24th September 1832.[1] [2]
William died of pulmonary consumption on 22nd March 1848. He was about fifteen years of age. The Coleraine Chronicle noticed the death:
At Kilrea, on the 22d inst., of pulmonary consumption, in the 15th [sic] year of his age, William, third son of Marshall M'Kay, Esq., of Kilrea. [3]
His body was buried in St. Patrick's churchyard, Kilrea.[1] [4]

Research notes

  • Estimated date of birth:—approximated by date of baptism.[1] [2]
  • This profile is part of a longer-term project, conducted by Kilpatrick-1128, to catalogue the various McKay families in the parishes of Kilrea and Tamlaght O'Crilly, county Londonderry. (2022-07-17)

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Church of Ireland. Parish Church of Kilrea, county Londonderry. Transcripts of baptisms 1829-61, marriages 1829-48, and burials 1829-62 by Zara Mettam, 1967. Copy on FHL film no. 908817; online at FamilySearch Int'l. (accessed 2022-05-12).
  2. 2.0 2.1 O'Keeffe, Pauline, Barbara Braswell, Derek Torrens et al, compilers. Kilrea Parish Church Records [St. Patrick's, Church of Ireland]. Transcripts hosted online by Richard Torrens at Bann Valley Genealogy: Kilrea Parish Church Records – Baptisms (accessed 2022-05-12).
  3. Coleraine Chronicle, 25 March 1848 (pg. 2). Death notice for William McKay, aged fourteen [sic] years, son of Marshall McKay of Kilrea. Digital image online at FindMyPast.co.uk per The British Library Board (transcript by Alison Kilpatrick, 2022-06-09).
  4. Braswell, Barbara, compiler. Kilrea Parish Church: St. Patrick's – Burial Register, 1829–1863. Transcripts made in 2008. Hosted online by Richard Torrens at Bann Valley Genealogy: Kilrea Parish Church – St Patricks - Burial Register 1829-1863 (accessed 2022-05-12).




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