Alexander "Alister" Mackay [2663] (Abt 1806-1872)

Isabella Mackay [2664] (Abt 1810-1906)

Hector Munro [412] (1813-1884)

Johan Sutherland [413] (1818-1901)

John Mackay "Cordach" [2483] (1848-1915)

Emily Munro [2482] (1854-1938)

Robertina Mackay [3716] (1879-1954)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: James Sweeney [6311] Emily Sweeney [11021] Ena Sweeney [11022] Robertina Mackay [3716] Born: 15 Aug 1879, Coldbackie, Tongue 2 Marriage: James Sweeney [6311] on 16 Oct 1908 in Glasgow 1 Died: 1954 3   Events • 3 Apr 1881 census: age 1, grand-daughter of Isabella Mackay at Coldbackie, Tongue. 4 • 5 Apr 1891 census: age 11, daughter of John Mackay at Coldbackie, Tongue. 5 • 31 Mar 1901: not found in Scottish census. Robertina married James Sweeney [6311], son of James Sweeney [6312] and Christina Bruce [6313], on 16 Oct 1908 in Glasgow.1 (James Sweeney [6311] was born in 1880 in Cadder, Kirkintilloch, DNB, Scotland and died after 1908.)

1 Glasgow Blythswood Marriages 1908 644-?/1240 (Robina Mackay from Tongue).
16 October 1908 at Alexandria Hotel, Glasgow, rites UF Church; JAMES SWEENEY, bachelor, 29, marine engineer, on board ss "Clan Macintyre" Glasgow; James Sweeney, sergeant of police; Christina Bruce; ROBINA MACKAY, spinster, 29; 10 Charlotte Square, Glasgow; John Mackay, general merchant; Emily Munro; Jessie Sweeney, Hector McKay.

2 Tongue Births 1879 056/30 image (Robertina Mackay).
ROBERTINA MACKAY; 15th Aug. 1879, Coldbacky Tongue; F; John Mackay, crofter and fisherman; Emily Mackay ms Munro; October 1878 Thurso; inf. Hector Munro grandfather.

3 Ian Hector Mackay (descendant of Hector Mackay) in emails to Mary Young.

4 1881 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 4, schedule no. 16, household of Isabella Mackay (Coldbackie);
Isabella Mackay 70 head, farmer's widow, Tongue
John Mackay 30 son, farm labourer, Tongue
Emily M Mackay 26 daughter-in-law, Tongue
Robertina Mackay 1 grand-daughter, Tongue

5 1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 5, page 4, schedule no. 16, household of John Mackay (Coldbackie);
John MacKay 41 M head, fisherman, Tongue
Emilie MacKay 34 M wife, Tongue
Robertina MacKay 11 daughter, Tongue
Alexander MacKay 9 son, Tongue
Hector MacKay 7 son, Tongue
Catherine MacKay 5 daughter, Tongue
Hugh MacKay 3 son, Tongue
Robert MacKay 2 Month son, Tongue
Dora MacKay 50 U sister, general servant, Tongue
Isabella MacKay 80 W mother, annuitant, Tongue