Records of Thomas Mckay on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Mckay and the Mckay Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mckay Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Mckay family tree.

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Mckay Family Tree Databases

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Some Famous People called Thomas Mckay

Thomas McKay (Canadian politician)

Thomas McKay (January 8, 1839 – January 13, 1912) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of William McKay, who emigrated from Sutherland, Scotland, McKay was educated in Pictou. In 1868, he married Jessie Blair. A merchant, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Colchester in the 1874 general election. Unseated on petition in November 1874, he was re-elected and again in 1878. He resigned in June 1881 and was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald on December 24, 1881 representing the senatorial division of Truro, Nova Scotia. A Liberal-Conservative, he served for 37 years until his death in 1912 in Truro.

Source: Thomas McKay (Canadian politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Thomas McKay (Northwest Territories politician)

200px|rightThomas McKay (July 4, 1849 – 1924) was a Metis farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the first mayor of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories from 1891 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1905.

McKay was the brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative Party of Canada. A Protestant Métis or Anglo-Metis individual, McKay was involved in the 1885 North-West Rebellion on the side of the federal government. He was one of the first 40 men to volunteer to help Major Crozier of the North-West Mounted Police. He served as an envoy to negotiate with Métis at Duck Lake. He also operated as a scout, relaying messages between Major Crozier and Colonel Irving. His brother James McKay served with C Company of the Winnipeg Rifles during the 1885 Rebellion.

Source: Thomas McKay (Northwest Territories politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Mckay

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