Alexander McKay and Helen McWilliam - Tom Paterson Genealogy

	ALEXANDER MCKAY Fisherman	m. 2nd. 16 Sep 1860 Macduff	HELEN McWILLIAM
	b. 17 Nov 1827, Gamrie, Banff d. 9 Jul 1896, age 66, Stane St, Macduff		b.1835, Aberdeen City d. 23 Jan 1890, age 54, 1 Carny St Macduff
		m. 1st. 13 Mar 1855 Gilly-Mill St, Macduff	Helen Thomson
			d. 18 Nov 1855, age 26 of typhoid fever, Carmellite Street , Macduff
		liason 1848 Macduff	Williamina (Mina) Fraser b. 1833, Aberlour, Banff
Parents	JOHN McKAY MARGARET MAIR	Father Mother	JOHN McWILLIAM ISABELLA WILSON	Parents

In 1851 at the time of his first marriage Alexander was recorded as a Seaman, age 27, 6 Carny Street, usual residence the ship "Blossom" of Banff.

In 1881 the family are at 10 Manners St, Macduff with Alexander, Helen, John, Isabella, James. In 1891 at 12 Manners St. with Isabella and James. James testified to his father's death in 1896. In 1861 Helen McKay is at 17 Mariners St, Macduff with her 4 year old illegitimate son, William Morrison, and her 13 year old step-daughter Margaret McKay. I wasn't sure if this was Alexander's daughter or his sister as the 1851 census has a Margaret aged 3 as a daughter of the head of family, John. It was possible he took over care of his sister when their parents died. However on Margaret's marriage certificate she states that her father was Alexander and her mother Mina Fraser.

I know from Aunt Nan that there are relations that went to the States - Duff McKay, William McKay. There are also Thompson cousins on this side somewhere and also connections with the Salvation Army.

	Child	Marriage	Spouse	Spouse's Parents

Child of Alexander McKay and Williamina (Mina) Fraser:
1	Margaret (Maggie) McKay ,	m. 7 Oct 1870 Seatown, Portsoy	William Slater	John S(c)later Margaret Hay
	b. 20 Aug 1848,age 79, Boharm, Banffshire d. 19 Apr 1927. Schoolhendry Street, Portsoy

Child of William Morrison, farm servant and Helen McWilliam:
1	William Morrison,	m. 26 Dec 1879 7 Carny St, Macduff	Ann (Annie) Henderson	Frederick Dunbar Henderson Jessie Ewen
	b. 9 Sep, 1856, Upperthird, Auchterless, Aberdeen		b. 29 Aug 1861, Banff d. 25 Jul 1943, Banff

Children of Alexander McKay and Helen McWilliam* :*
1	HELEN	m	WILLIAM PATERSON	WILLIAM HOSSACK ANN PATERSON Parents
my ggrandmother	b.20 Jan 1863, Manner St., Macduff d. 1 Feb 1924, aged 64, Grangemouth	Children	b. 1855, Lowshore, Banff d. 20 Feb 1930, age 74, 107 Dundas St. Grangemouth

2	Alexander	m. 23 Oct 1891 Low Shore, Macduff	Eliza Jane Lyall	JamesLyall Elizabeth West
	b.27 Oct 1865, Carny St., Macduff d. 1908 at sea on the ship "Norseman"		b. 1870, Maggieknockater, Banffshire d, 1 Nov 1946, Low Shore, Macduff

3	John
	b. 17 May1869, Carny St., Macduff d. 25 Apr 1881 , age 11, of Pthisis, 10 Manner Street, Macduff

4	Isabella	m. 4 Sep 1897	John McKay, fisherman	John McKay Jane Mckay
	b. 7 Apr 1872, Carny St., Macduff I visted Aunt Isa in Macduff when I was a child. d. 1965 aged 93	4 High Shore, Macduff	son Duff McKay born 16 Nov 1901, Carny Street, Macduff

5	James Cameron	m.	Joan McGregor
	b. 10 Apr 1876, Carny St., Macduff 1911, living 73 Nicholson Street, Sculcoats, Yorkshire		b. 1881, Aberdeen

Tom Paterson (last updated 3 Nov 2019)

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