Mackays in Surrey

[fergy100]

I am interested to find ancestors of George Mackay (1871-1941) born Coll nr Stornoway and died in Surrey, resident inn Redhill/Reigate married a Jordan and daughter Christina married a Leonard Goldsmith?
donnie mackay
inverness

[lizdb]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat.

Did he marry in Surrey? Marriage cert hopefully will give fathers name.

But otherwise, if he was born in Scotland, you would be best looking for his birth there (I believe the site to use is Scotlandspeople) to find his parents as first step back. 
For proper advise on Scotland research, probably best if a Mod moves this to a Scottish Board, so those with appropiate knowledge see it.

[rosie99]

This could be the marriage
25 December 1896 -Parish Church, Reigate
George Mackay age 25 bach. -Soldier in the Royal Engineers father Peter Mackay occ Labourer
Sarah Jane Jordan age 21 spin.- father Frederick Jordan occ Labourer
wit W.Frederick Jordan & Anne(?) Jordan

[fergy100]

Yes thank you Rosie this is the one; I found the transcript of the marriage and he was recorded as a soldier in the Royal Palaces; his younger  brother Donald (my GGrandfather) was said to be in the Scots Guards which we have a photo of and probably followed his brother into the regiment, it makes sense as the old Guards depot was at Caterham in Surrey at this time. George was on the 1911 census and all the sons share a name with his father Peter, Grandfather Alexander and great Grandfather Kenneth who came from Isle of Lewis. George's daughter Christina appears to be named after George's younger sister who died at just five years old around 1885. Georges other brother moved to Canada and his grandson settled in Vancouver.

[Ladyhawk]

George was on the 1911 census and all the sons share a name with
his father Peter,
Grandfather Alexander and
great Grandfather Kenneth who came from Isle of Lewis.

his younger brother Donald (my GGrandfather) was said to be in the Scots Guards

George's daughter Christina appears to be named after George's younger sister who died at just five years old around 1885.

Georges other brother moved to Canada and his grandson settled in Vancouver.

What info. are you looking for you if you have the above?

1881 Manor Farm Grieve's House, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Peter   MacKay 1841   Farm Grieve   Uig G, Rossshire   
Catherine   1849      Pertskerry G, Sutherlandshire   
George   1872      Stornoway G, Rossshire   
Donald   1874      Stornoway G, Rossshire   
Alexander   1879      Stornoway G, Rossshire   

Donald ch. 1873 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7SM-D6D

1891 Peter, Catherine, Donald & Alexander MacKay living  Laxdale & Goathill Road, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

death  Canada 1924 Alexander MacKay
parents Peter Mackay & Catherine MacDonald
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J65X-RH4

George's son Harold was in the RN

Harold Peter Frederick Mackay
Service number   J20705
Birth date   26 Mar 1897 born Ore Sussex
Archive reference   ADM 188/688/20705
Record set   Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6872780

[rosie99]

Yes thank you Rosie this is the one; I found the transcript of the marriage and he was recorded as a soldier in the Royal Palaces

The Marriage Certificate says Royal Engineers 

[Tony Cook]

Hi My Grandfather was Harold Peter Frederick Mackay (b 26-3-1894). He was in the Royal Navy.  He married Ethel Russell and had three daughters, Christina (my mother), Lilian and one who died in childhood.  Christina (b 24-11-1920) married Ronald Harold George Cook (my father) (b 27-3-1918).  They had two offspring.  The rest of us are alive and contactable.  Any interest?

[fergy100]

Hi tony
Pleased to hear from you and that there was a reply to my post.
 I will write further when I can Access my laptop, I am on mobile at the moment. I live in inverness but there is still lots of family in stornoway where my earliest roots are.donnie

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[Tony Cook]

Hi Donnie,  I think you recent message may have been edited.  I have photograph albums of my grandfathers exploits on cruises to the far east between the wars and of his family (sisters, nieces and at a guess parents).  We are currently in West Lothian having travelled via Sussex, Northern Ireland).