The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William McKay (± 1856-1917)

Personal data William McKay 

  • He was born about 1856.
  • Profession: in the year 1882 Ships Steward.
  • He died on November 24, 1917 in Buried at Sea.
    Name: William McKay Gender: Male Rank: Pte Record Type: Card Death Date: 24 Nov 1917 Service Number: 353121
    Corps, Regiment or Unit: 9th Highland Light Ifantry Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description: Other Ranks Died McKay D-McKechnie W
    Reference Number: 1/APW/4865
    Next of Kin:
    Name Relation to Soldier
    William McKay
    Catherine McKay Widow
  • This information was last updated on September 17, 2021.

Household of William McKay

He is married to Catherine Mary Thornton.

They got married on September 29, 1882 at West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire. England.

Name: Catherine Mary Thornton Year of Registration: 1882 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: West Derby County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 550

Name: Catherine Mary Thornton
Possible Partners: William Mckay... District: West Derby... County: Lancashire... Year: 1882... Quarter: Jul-Sep... Volume: 8b... Page: 0550...

Child(ren):

  2. Camilla Jessie McKay  1886-1940 


Notes about William McKay

Father was George McKay a Soldier (From Marriage Cert)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William McKay

William McKay
± 1856-1917

1882

Catherine Mary Thornton
1859-1925

James Thornton McKay
1883-1892
Camilla Jessie McKay
1886-1940

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Historical events

Day of marriage September 29, 1882

  • The temperature on September 29, 1882 was about 15.3 °C. There was 14 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
    • March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
    • May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
    • May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
    • August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
    • December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.

Day of death November 24, 1917

  • The temperature on November 24, 1917 was between 8.2 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
    • January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
    • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
    • March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
    • April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
    • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.


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