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Donald McKay & Isabella Fraser

Married circa 1834 Petty Inverness Scotland

with children Duncan, Isabel, Janet, John, Catherine, Jamesina, Margaret & James

Duncan McKay married Jane Noble in 1861 and had children:

                        Duncan McKay,   Roderick McKay, Alexander Duncan McKay, James McKay (see Duncan McKay history page for information on Rod, Alex & James)
                        John McKay
                        Isabella Jemima McKay
                        Christina McKay
                        Jane McKay

Catherine McKay married Angus McBean in 16 December 1864

                        Donald Alexander McBean
                        Ann McBean
                        James McBain
                        John James Fraser McBain
                        Francis Duncan McBain
                        Isabella McBain
                        Catherine McBain

John McKay married Christine McDonald on 23 August 1872

Margaret Ann McKay married Roderick Matheson on 11 April 1873

Jamesina McKay born 1846 & died unmarried 0n 24 November 1869

Also Isabel, b 1837, Janet born 1839 & James - no information researched for these siblings

LINK TO DESCENDANTS OF DONALD & ISABELLA

Donald McKay was born to Duncan McKay & Catherine Matheson about 1810. Duncan was born at Contin & his brother, Kenneth, at Fodderty.

Donald’s parent’s names are listed on Donald’s death certificate stating that Duncan was a crofter of Glenmarskie, Contin.

In the 1851 census we find Duncan & Catherine at Upper Knockbain with son Kenneth 26 years and a maid servant, Ann Ross.

Isabella’s parents were John Fraser & Janet MacDonald. She was born on 30 April 1804 in Boleskine

The 1841 census of Inverness shows Donald & his wife Isabel, aged 30 living at East Newton Inverness with children Duncan 6, Isabel 4, Janet 2 and John 5 months

The 1851 Census of Ross & Cromarty shows Donald & Isabel aged 37 & 44 Crofter of 4 acres, born in Contin with children Duncan 16, Isabel 13 Jessie (Janet) 11, John 10 Catherine 7, Jamesina 4, and Martha (Margaret) 1.

Note that the slight discrepancy in ages between census is because in 1841 the age was rounded up or down to the nearest five years.