• 30 Mar 1851 census: age 18, son of Alexander McKay at Sangomore, Durness, SUT. 3
• 3 Apr 1881 census: age 47, farmer crofter and blacksmith, head of household at crofter's house, Durness, SUT. 4
• 5 Apr 1891 census: age 57, blacksmith and crofter, head of household at Sangomore, Durness, SUT. 5
• 31 Mar 1901 census: age 68, crofter and blacksmith, head of household at Sangomore, Durness, SUT. 6
Robert married Christina MUNRO [2488] [MRIN: 774], daughter of Hugh MUNRO [2466] and Robertina SUTHERLAND [2467], on 11 Feb 1876 in Tongue, SUT.1 (Christina MUNRO [2488] was born on 29 Jul 1851 in Scullomie, Tongue 7 and died on 1 May 1925 in Sangomore, Durness, SUT 8.)
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Tongue Marriages 1876 056/04 (Christina Munro, Coldbackie). married 11 February 1876 Tongue Free Church. ROBERT MACKAY 36 bachelor Durness father Alexander Mackay mason decd. mother Hughina Mackay ms McLeod. CHRISTINA MUNRO 24 single Coldbacky. father Hugh Munro merchant. mother Robertina Munro ms Sutherland. Witnesses Kenneth Morrison, Hugh Mackay.
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1851 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Vol.48 Durness (Sangomore), enumeration district (ED) 4, page 2, schedule no. 7; Alexander Mckay 51 M head, mason, Durness Hughina Mckay 45 M wife, Durness Robert Mckay 18 U son, Durness Isabella Mckay 16 daughter, Durness Williamina Mckay 13 daughter, Durness
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1881 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 48 Durness, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 1, schedule no. 7, household of Robert Mackay, crofter (a crofter's house, Durness); Robert Mackay 47 M head, crofter and blacksmith, Durness Christina Mackay 29 wife, Tongue Sutherland Robina Mackay 4 daughter, Durness Alexander Mackay 3 son, Durness Hugh Mackay 1 son, Durness
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1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 48 Durness, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 13, schedule no. 58, household of Robert Mackay crofter (Sangomore); Robert MacKay 57 M head, blacksmith and crofter, Durness Christina MacKay 37 M wife, Tongue Sutherland Robina MacKay 14 son, scholar, Durness Alexander MacKay 13 son, scholar, Durness Hugh MacKay 11 son, scholar, Durness Hughina MacKay 9 daughter, scholar, Durness Andrew MacKay 7 son, scholar, Durness Williamina MacKay 5 daughter, scholar, Durness Alexander F MacKay 2 son, Durness Robert MacKay 4Wks son, Durness
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1901 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 48 Durness, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 2, schedule no. 9, household of Robert Mackay (Sangomore); Robert Mackay 58 M head, crofter and blacksmith, Durness Christina Mackay 49 M wife, Tongue Sutherland Alexander Mackay 12 son, scholar, Durness Robert Mackay 10 son, scholar, Durness Isabella Mackay 3 daughter, Durness
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Tongue Free Church Baptismal Book 1843-1877 (NAS CH3/449 no.3).
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Durness Deaths 1925 048/02 (Christina Munro). CHRISTINA MUNRO died May 01 1925 at Sangomore, Durness informant Alexander Mackay, son, Polkelly, Cobbinshaw, Lanarkshire. (information from Karen Sutherland-Pahia.)
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