Born in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel McKay
and Jean (Cram) McKay
Sister of
John McKay
Wife of
William Hamilton
— married
7 Jul 1862 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mother of
Jane (Hamilton) McEachern
Died
at about age 60
in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Biography
Grace McKay was born in Gorbals Lanarkshire in 1824. She was the daughter of Daniel McKay and his wife Jean Cram [1]
In 1841 Grace was living with her Aunt Fanny, her brother John and her cousins.
1841 Census
Address: 76 Carrick Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Householder | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born |
| MCKAY Fanny | F | 45 | Victualler | Outside Census County (1841) |
| MCKAY Grace | F | 15 | Lanarkshire | |
| MCKAY Mary | F | 15 | Lanarkshire | |
| MCKAY Margt F 14 | Lanarkshire | |||
| MCKAY Eleonora | F | 7 | Lanarkshire | |
| MCKAY John | M | 8 | Lanarkshire | |
| MACFEE Fergus (Mrs) | F | 35 | Independent | Outside Census County (1841) |
1861 Census
Address: Newhall Street, Calton, Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Householder | Role | Status | Sex | Age | Birth year | Occupation | Birth place |
| Fanny McKay | Head | Unmarried | Female | 62 | 1799 | Seamstress | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Grace McKay | Niece | Unmarried | Female | 30 | 1831 | Printfield worker | Kingarth, Buteshire |
Grace married William Hamilton in the Roman Catholic Church in Saltcoats, Galloway Ayrshire on July 7th 1862.
1871 Census
Address: Bigwell, 1, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland
| Householder | Role | Status | Sex | Age | Birth year | Occupation | Birth place |
| Grace Hamilton | Head | Widow | Female | 34 | 1837 | Field worker | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| William Hamilton | Son | - | Male | 9 | 1862 | - | West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Jane Hamilton | Daughter | - | Female | 7 | 1864 | - | West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Grace died in 1884[3]
Research Notes
Jean Cram could be the sister of Bell Cram who married Archibald McKay, Grace’s Uncle.
Sources
- ↑ Scotland’s People OPR Baptisms MCKAY GRACE DANIEL MCKAY/JEAN CRAM FR748 (FR748) F 26/12/1824 644/2 40 105 Gorbals
- ↑ Piece: SCT1841/644 Place: Glasgow -Lanarkshire Enumeration District: 4 Civil Parish: Glasgow Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Brownfield Folio: 249 Page: 15
- ↑ Scotland’s People Stat Records Deaths HAMILTON GRACE 60 CRAM 1884 646/3 453 Partick MCKAY GRACE 60 CRAM 1884 646/3 453 Partick
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Grace by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Grace:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Grace by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Grace:
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~0.78%
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