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Sarah McKay (abt. 1842 - 1860)

Sarah McKay
Born about in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Irelandmap
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Died at about age 18 in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Irelandmap
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Biography

Sarah McKay was born at Kilrea about 1842. She was the daughter of Marshall McKay, Esq., and Mary Ann Crawford, his wife.[1] [2]
On 21st November 1860, Sarah died of "decline," aged eighteen years. The Belfast News-Letter noticed the death and funeral service:
November 21, of decline, Sarah, youngest and last surviving daughter of the late Marshal [sic] M'Kay, Esq., Kilrea, aged 18 years. Her remains will be removed for interment on Friday (to-morrow) at 2 p.m. [3]
Her 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. Belfast News-Letter, 22 November 1860. Death notice for Sarah McKay, age eighteen, daughter of the late Marshall McKay of Kilrea. Digital image online at ancestry.ca; transcript by Alison Kilpatrick, 2022-05-06.
  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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