John McKAY m Janet CAMPBELL 28 OCt 1831, WICK.....

[bevheke]

Hello from the newest member,

I am looking for ANY information on my grt grandfather JOHN McKAY son of James McKAY (b where ? abt 18?? ) and Janet CAMPBELL (b 8 Aug 1808 Reay, Sutherland) dau of John Campbell and Margaret McKay m 28 Jun 1789 in Reay Sutherland. John McKAY married Hellen CARLE on 10 Dec 1875 at 4 Braeheads, Fraserburgh John died on 21 July 1889 at Braeheads.

Any information would be truly appreciated.

Thanks in advance from Bev
in New Zealand

[AndrewP]

Hi Bev,

Welcome to TalkingScot.

The only child of James Mackay and Janet Campbell that I can find on the online IGI is

JANE MACKAY: Christening: 06 JAN 1833 Watten, Caithness, Scotland

There is a good chance that she is the sister of your John Mackay. As it looks like John was not recorded on the IGI and hence probably not in the OPRs, then I think you need to be looking at the censuses (especially 1841, 1851, 1861). Your problem is that until they come online indexed (should be during 2005 or 2006) it would be difficult to track them down without knowing for sure where they were.

All the best,

Andrew Paterson