Robert George McKay (1877 - 1958)

Born 16 Jun 1877 in East Nissouri Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Cuthill Scott — married 26 Jun 1912 in Cromarty, Perth, Ontario

Died 2 Dec 1958 at age 81 in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Robert, born in 1877, was the son of Donald McKenzie McKay and Jean Angus. After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1903, he became a Presbyterian minister. He married Elizabeth Cuthill Scott on 26 Jun 1912 at Perth, Ontario, Canada He died in 1958. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/177436798/robert_g-mckay: accessed February 26, 2024), memorial page for Rev Robert G. McKay (16 Jun 1877–2 Dec 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #177436798, citing Staffa Cemetery, Staffa, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Andrea Ballantyne (contributor 49445488).

"'Birth"' Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913 Name Robert George McKay Gender Male Birth Date 16 Jun 1877 Birth Place Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Father Donald M McKay Mother Jennie Angus

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• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM8V-W84 : 16 July 2017), Robert George Mckay, 16 Jun 1877; citing Birth, East Nissouri, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,217.

"'Marriage"' Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 Name Robert George McKay Age 35 Birth Date abt 1877 Marriage Date 26 Jun 1912 Marriage Place Perth, Ontario, Canada Spouse Elizabeth Cuthill Scott Father Donald McKenzie McKay Mother Jean Angus

• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWLB-9L8 : 3 August 2016), Robert George Mckay, Nissouri East, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148162.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8D-MHQ : 11 March 2018), Margaret Russell Laing in entry for Robert George Mckay and Elizabeth Cuthill Scott, 26 Jun 1912; citing registration , Cromarty, Perth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,906,761.

"'Residence"' 1891 Census of Canada Name Robert George McKay Gender Male Marital Status Single Age 14 Birth Year abt 1877 Birth Place Ontario Residence Date 1891 Residence Place Nissouri East, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Relation to Head Son Religion Free Church Can Read Y Can Write Y French Canadian No Father Donald McKay Father's Birth Place Ontario Mother Jannet McKay Mother's Birth Place Ontario Division Number 1 Enumeration District 104 Page number 38 Neighbors View others on page Household membersName Age Donald McKay 40 Jannet McKay 38 Robert George McKay 14 Donald Alex McKay 11 William John McKay 7 Grace Ellen McKay 4 Jenet A McKay 10/12

1921 Census of Canada Name Robert G McKay Gender Male Racial or Tribal Origin Scotch (Scotish) Nationality Canada Marital Status Married Age 44 Birth Year abt 1877 Birth Place Ontario Residence Date 1 Jun 1921 House Number 167 Parish Hughes St Residence Street or Township Hughes St Residence City, Town or Village Town of Dresden Residence District Lambton East Residence Province or Territory Ontario Residence Country Canada Relation to Head of House Head Spouse's Name Bessie McKay Father Birth Place Ontario Mother Birth Place Ontario Can Speak English? Yes Can Speak French? No Religion Presbyterian Can Read? Yes Can Write? Yes Months at School B1.61 Occupation Minister Employment Type 2 Wage Earner Nature of Work Pri B Income 1600 Out of Work? No Duration of Unemployment 0 Duration of Unemployment (Illness) 0 Municipality South Ward Enumeration District 95 Sub-District Dresden (Town) Sub-District Number 68 Home Owned or Rented F Monthly Rental 01 Class of House Single House Materials of Construction Brick Number of Rooms 6 Enumerator L. C. Truesdale Neighbors View others on page Line Number 9 Family Number 178 Household membersName Age Robert G McKay 44 Bessie McKay 32

"'Death'" Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name Rev Robert G. McKay Gender Male Birth Date 16 Jun 1877 Birth Place Kintore, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Death Date 2 Dec 1958 Death Place Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Cemetery Staffa Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Staffa, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Has Bio? N Spouse Elizabeth Cuthill McKay https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177436798/robert-g.-mckay