George Gunn Mackay "Colin" [2505] (Abt 1820-1908)

Isabella Munro [2508] (Abt 1825-1894)

William Gunn Mackay [2518] (1853-)

Eliza Grant [7548] (Abt 1857-After 1911)

John Edward Mackay [10706] (Abt 1886-After 1901)

 

Family Links John Edward Mackay [10706] Born: Abt 1886, Assynt, Sutherland Died: After 31 Mar 1901, Canada   Events • 5 Apr 1891 census: age 3, son of William Mackay at Schoolhouse, Lochinver, SUT. 1 • 31 Mar 1901 census: age 13, pupil at Donaldson's School, Edinburgh, MLN. 2 • John Edward Mackay [10706] emigrated to Canada with his father and older sister, Elizabeth about 1901. 3

1 1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 49/2 Kinlochbervie, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 1, schedule no. 1, household of William Mackay (Schoolhouse, Lochinver);
William MacKay 36 M schoolmaster, Tongue Sutherland
Eliza MacKay 34 M wife, Glenrinnes, Banff
Elizabeth G MacKay 8 daughter, Assynt Sutherland
Caroline M MacKay 6 daughter, Assynt
Henrietta R MacKay 5 daughter, Assynt
John E MacKay 3 son, Assynt
William G MacKay 8months son, Assynt
Sydney Corbitt 20

2 1901 census of Scotland, Midlothian, Volume 685/1 Edinburgh West Coates, enumeration district (ED) Donaldson's Hospital, page 3, schedule no. 1, (Donaldson's School for the Deaf);
John Edward Mackay 13 pupil, Assynt Sutherland

3 Janet Huddie 2009-09-01 and following to Mary Young re William Gunn Mackay.
I was excited to find a newspaper article, on the internet, concerning letters William Gunn MacKay wrote to the families of four drowned fishermen. William and his wife separated in the early 1900's. William emigrated to Canada with his eldest daughter, Elizabeth, and eldest son, John Edward. Eliza Grant brought her four other children south and settled in Newcastle upon Tyne.