• He worked as a general labourer and fisherman (1851).
• 3 Mar 1851 census: age 37, general labourer and fisherman, married son of Hugh Mackay at Scullomie, Tongue. 5
• 7 Apr 1861 census: age 48, ag.labourer, head of household at Scullomie, Tongue. 6
• 1863: John Mackay "Roy" [251] took over the crofting tenancy at Scullomie, Tongue. 4
• 2 Apr 1871 census: age 58, widower, tenant at Scullomie, Tongue. 7
• 3 Apr 1881 census: age 67, road contractor, head of household at Scullomie, Tongue. 8
• 5 Apr 1891 census: age 78, crofter, head of household at Scullomie, Tongue. 9
John married Margaret Mackay [252], daughter of John Mackay [3749] and Amelia Munro [3750], on 28 Jan 1842 in Farr, SUT.1 (Margaret Mackay [252] was born in 1821 in Tongue, SUT and died on 24 Apr 1865 in Scullomie, Tongue 10.)
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Tongue Deaths 1898 056/39 image (John Mackay, Scullomie). JOHN MACKAY, 7 October 1898. 85 crofter, Skullomie, Tongue. Widower. Spouse. Margaret Mackay. Father Hugh Mackay crofter decd. Mother Janet Mackay ms Mackay decd. Old age, atrophy of bladder. Informant Andrew Mackay son present.
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Tongue Grave 033 Hugh Mackay, Scullomie. Sacred to the memory of HUGH McKAY, late tenant, Scullomey who departed this life 7th January 1859 aged 75 years. Also his son JOHN McKAY who died at Scullomey 7th October 1898 aged 85 years. Also his grandson ANDREW McKAY, crofter and parish clerk, who died at Scullomey 7th May 1934 aged 75 years.
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1851 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue - Scullomie, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 10, schedule no. 37, household of Hugh Mackay; Hugh Mckay 60 M farmer of 5 acres, Tongue Agnes Mckay 65 M wife, Tongue John Mckay 37 M son, general labourer and fisher, Tongue Margret Mckay 30 M daughter-in-law, Tongue John Mckay 6 grandson, Tongue Alexr Mckay 4 grandson, Tongue Hugh Mckay 2 grandson, Tongue
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1861 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 12, schedule no. 42, household of John Mackay (Scullomie); John McKay 48 head, ag.labourer, Tongue Margt McKay 40 wife, Tongue John McKay 16 son, ag.lab., Tongue Alex McKay 14 son, scholar, Tongue Hugh McKay 11 son, scholar, Tongue Jennet McKay 9 daughter, scholar, Tongue Amelia McKay 7 daughter, scholar, Tongue George McKay 4 son, Tongue Andrew McKay 1 son, Tongue
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1871 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 9, schedule no. 44, household of John Mackay, tenant (Scullomie); John Mackay 58 head, widower, Tongue Alexander Mackay 23 son, labourer, Tongue Hugh Mackay 20 son, labourer, Tongue Janet Mackay 17 daughter, gen.servant, Tongue Emily Mackay 15 daughter, gen.servant, Tongue George Mackay 13 son, scholar, Tongue Andrew Mackay 10 son, scholar, Tongue
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1881 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 11, schedule no. 40, household of John Mackay (Scullomie); John Mackay 67 road contractor, Tongue Amelia Mackay 26 daughter, housekeeper, Tongue Andrew Mackay 21 son, general servant, Tongue George Mcdonald 14 servant, Tongue
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1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 10, schedule no. 39, household of John Mackay (Scullomie); John Mackay 78 W head, crofter, Tongue Amelia Mackay 35 U daughter, crofter's daughter, Tongue Andrew Mackay 31 U son, crofter's son, Tongue
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Tongue Deaths 1865 056/08 (Margaret Mackay, Scullomie). Margaret MacKAY, married; Apr 24 1865 at Scullomy; Female; 44; Father John MacKAY, tenant, deceased; Mother Amelia MUNRO, deceased; phthysis 12 months; John MacKAY, husband.
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