• He worked as a road contractor, labourer, fisherman, crofter. 4
• 30 Mar 1851 census: age 30, road contractor and repairer, married son of William Mackay at Clashaidy, Tongue, SUT. 5
• 7 Apr 1861 census: age 41, road contractor, head of household at Clashaidy, Tongue, SUT. 6
• 2 Apr 1871 census: age 51, fisherman, head of household at Clashaidy, Tongue, SUT. 7
• 3 Apr 1881 census: age 61, crofter and labourer, head of household at Clashaidy, Tongue, SUT. 8
• 5 Apr 1891 census: age 71, crofter and labourer, head of household at Clashaidy, Tongue, SUT. 9
• 31 Mar 1901 census: age 80, crofter, head of household at Clashaidy, Tongue, SUT. 10
George married Isabella Munro [2508], daughter of Alexander Munro [2493] and Caroline Macintosh [2494], on 3 Jan 1851 in Tongue, SUT.1 (Isabella Munro [2508] was born about 1825 in Modsary, Tongue, SUT 4 and died on 26 Nov 1894 in Clashaidy, Tongue, SUT 24.)
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Skerray Grave 053 Marion Mackay Clashaidy. Erected in loving memory of MERRION MACKAY Clashaidy who died 29th January 1902 aged 69 years. Also her parents WILLIAM MACKAY aged 78 years. [23 March 1867] And JESSIE GUNN aged 62 years. [14 May 1855] And their son GEORGE G. MACKAY died July 1908 aged 88 years. His wife ISA MUNRO died Dec. 1894 aged 68 years. Also GEORGE G. MACKAY drowned April 1904 aged 8 years.
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Tongue Deaths 1908 056/22 (George Gunn Mackay, Clashaidy). GEORGE GUNN MACKAY age 89 crofter, widower of Isabella Munro died 22 July 1908 at Clashaidy parents: William Mackay decd; Jessie Mackay ms Gunn decd. cause: senile aesthenia informant Geordie Mackay, son-in-law.
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Tongue Deaths 1894 056/27 (Isabella Mackay, Clashaidy). ISABELLA MACKAY age 68 married to George Gunn Mackay road contractor died 26 November 1894 at Clashaidy [Skerray] parents Alex Munro crofter decd; Caroline Munro ms McIntosh decd. cause: unknown, no regular attendant informant: George G. Mackay widower
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1851 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 13, page 7, schedule no. 2, household of William Mackay, farmer of 2 acres (Clashaidy); William Mckay 52 head, farmer of 2¼ acres and road surfacer, Tongue Jessie Mackay56 wife, Tongue George Mackay 30 son, road contractor and repairer, Tongue Isabella Mackay 26 daughter-in-law, Tongue Marrion Mackay 19 daughter, farmer's daughter, Tongue Colin Mackay 17 son, labourer, Tongue Hector Mackay 24 son, teacher, Tongue John Mackay 15 son, scholar, Tongue Elipet Rome 7 grand-daughter, Tongue
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1861 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 10, household of George Mackay (Clashaidy); George Mackay 41 married, road contractor, Tongue Isabella Mackay 37 wife, Tongue Alexr Mackay 9 son, Tongue William Mackay 7 son, Tongue Robert Mackay 5 son, Tongue Caroline Mackay 9months, daughter, Tongue
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1871 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 8, schedule no. 39, household of George Mackay (Clashaidy); George Mckay 51 married, fisherman, Tongue Isabella Mckay 46 wife, Tongue Robert Mckay 15 son, Tongue Jessie Mckay 13 daughter, Tongue Johan Mckay 8 daughter, Tongue Donald Mckay 5 son, Tongue
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1881 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 9, schedule no. 36, household of George Mackay, crofter (Clashaidy); George Mackay 61 crofter and labourer, Tongue Isabella Mackay 56 wife, Tongue Alexander Mackay 28 son, fisherman RNR, Tongue Joan Mackay 17 daughter, Tongue Donald Mackay 15 son, Tongue
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1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 8, schedule no. 38, household of George G. Mackay (Clashaidy); George MacKay 71 crofter and labourer, Tongue Isabella M MacKay 66 wife, Tongue Alexander MacKay 39 M son, fisherman and RNReserve, Tongue Sarah M MacKay 25 daughter-in-law, Tongue Isabella MacKay 2 grand-daughter, Tongue Robert MacKay 7months, grandson, Tongue
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1901 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 9, schedule no. 49, household of George G. Mackay (Clashaidy); George G Mackay 80 head, crofter, Tongue Alexander Mackay 49 son, road contractor, Tongue Marion Mackay 39 daughter-in-law, Tongue Isabella Mackay 12 grandchild Robert Mackay 10 grandchild George G Mackay 5 grandchild Donald M Mackay 5 grandchild Alexander M Mackay 2 grandchild John R Mackay 2 grandchild Andrew C M Mackay 9months grandchild
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