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Curley
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Hi
Looking for information on John McKay,Inspector of Police,1850-1870
This information comes from New Zealand,where his daughter Margaret travelled on the "helenslee" from Scotland and arrived in Otago in Sept 1868.She married James Burnett from Ireland in 1871 and had a family of 10, She died in 1900 and on her dearh certificate Inverness was mentioned and the above details of John her father. Not sure if father emigrated to New Zealand or not.Any pointers to the family would be appreciated.
Curley
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Burnettof Magherafelt,Portadown,U.S.A,New Zealand
Henry of Cookstown,U.S.A,Australia.
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MonicaLesl
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Hi Curley
This is the only entry I am seeing on the census transcript that I am looking at. From the 1851 Census:
John MacKay 45, Inspector Of Police (ft Wm), b. Latheron Caithness
Catharine McInnes 16, b. Latheron Caithness
Catharine MacKay 14, b. Kilmalie, Inverness
William MacKay 10, Kilmalie, Inverness
Jessy MacKay 28, servant, b. Latheron
Address: 18 Low Street, Fort William Inverness-shire
This looks like the same family in 1841:
John MacKay 30, Inspector Of Police, b. Scotland
Betsy MacKay 25, b. Scotland
Catherine MacKay 3, b. Scotland
Sarah Cameron 15, female servant
Address: Church Square, Kilmallie, Inverness-shire
I'll have a look in the 1861 census to see if Margaret was born after the date of the 1851 census. What birth year do you have for her and any idea on mother's name from her MC or DC?
Monica 
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire.
Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll.
Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire.
Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan.
McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland.
Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland.
..........and lots of Spanish name interests........
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MonicaLesl
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Not seeing any trace of Margaret to this family  I think this is John McKay with his occupation mis transcribed in 1861:
John McKay 54, Tapector Pollier, b. Latheron
Mary McKay 11, daughter b. Oban
Martin McKay 2, grandson
M McLeod 23, servant, b. Glenelg
Donald Ateilson 24, boarer, Quie Constable
Address: 4 Beamont Cort, Portree Inverness-shire
Where is the source coming from for John McKay's police record 1850-70?
Monica
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire.
Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll.
Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire.
Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan.
McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland.
Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland.
..........and lots of Spanish name interests........
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Curley
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Hi Monicalesl
Thanks for your interest in my posting.
Margaret,s marriage certificate gives her age as 21 married 1871,therefore born 1850 approx.Death cert at 1 Dec 1900 gives age as 53,possibly birth as 1847. Service dates for father is on a guide on my part as to the period of interest. No mention of mother anywhere.
Thanks again Curley
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Burnettof Magherafelt,Portadown,U.S.A,New Zealand
Henry of Cookstown,U.S.A,Australia.
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Curley
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Hi Lookers
Would it be possible that John McKay would have become a policeman in later life and possibly was only an inspector around 1900, the date of Margaret,s death. Any records of police to look up for Scotland around the end of the century?. I know that Margaret travelled to New Zealand on her own (according to Ships list)
Thanks again Curley
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Burnettof Magherafelt,Portadown,U.S.A,New Zealand
Henry of Cookstown,U.S.A,Australia.
Brown,McIntyre,Foster,McKnight
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