Lt. Col. George MacKay, Col, of Handa & Bighouse

THE BIGHOUSE BRANCH OF MACKAYS.

Colonel George Mackay of Bighouse, by his wife Louisa Campbell, had nine sons and twelve daughters ;

* 1st, Son Hugh, merchant in Antigua, married Bliss Wykes, but died without issue;

• 2nd, Major Colin Campbell Mackay now of Bighouse, who married Marjory, daughter and co-heiress of Patrick Cruikshanks of Stracathro in Forfarshire : issue four sons and two daughters ; 3d, Robert, who died in Antigua unmarried ;
• 4th, Captain Donald of the 70th regiment, married Miss Innes of Aberdeen: issue two sons and two daughters;
• 5th, Rupert, who died in Jamaica unmarried;
• 6th, Charles Ross Mackay, R.N. first lieutenant on board the Frolic sloop of war, killed in an engagement on the American coast;
• 7th, Captain Honyman McQueen Mackay, of the 90th regiment of foot :
• 8th, Robert, who died in Antigua unmarried the other son died in infancy.
• The eldest daughter, Janet, now Lady Dufis, married Sir Benjamin Dunbar of Hempriggs, bart now Lord Duffus :
• 2nd Jane, married Captain George Sackvillc Sutherland of Uppat: issue six sons and four daughters;
• 3d Alesanderina married Gabriel Reid of Gordonbush : issue two sons and six daughters, the ldest married William Ross, Esq.;
• 4th, Johana, married the late James Sinclair of Forss : issue four sons and five daughters; the eldest son, James, now of Forss, married his cousin Miss Wymess;
• 5th, Eneasina, married John Fearn, Esq. London : issue one daughter ;
• 6th, Georgina Ann Sutherland, married Lieutenant-colonel McNiel : issue two sons ;
• 7th, Harriet Marian, married Harrv Shaw of Three Rivers, St Vincent: issue three sons and two daughters;
• 8th Margaret Carr, married Captain Matthew Poplewell, R.N. : issue four sons and two daughters;
• 9th, Duncan Forbes, married Captain Pearse, R.N. : issue one .son and two daughters ;
• 10th, Louisa, died unmarried ; and the
• other two daughters died in infancy.

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George Mackay of Bighouse1

M, #233513, b. 29 June 1736, d. 1798

Last Edited=29 Mar 2012

Lt.-Col. George Mackay 2

    George Mackay of Bighouse was born on 29 June 1736.2  He was the son of Robert Mackay.2 

He married Louisa Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell and Janet Mackay, on 11 June 1768.2

He died in 1798.2

He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Reay Fencibles.3 He lived at Bighouse, Sutherland, Scotland.4

Child of George Mackay of Bighouse

• 1.Jean Mackay+2 d. 1858

Child of George Mackay of Bighouse and Louisa Campbell

• 1.Janet Mackay+4 b. c 1768, d. 15 Mar 1857

Citations

• 1.[S37] Volume 1, page 1204. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• 2.[S1438] Sir William Arbuthnot, "re: Arbuthnot and Duff Families," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 29 August 2005 to 19 October 2010. Hereinafter cited as "re: Arbuthnot and Duff Families."
• 3.[S37] See. [S37]
• 4.[S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 109. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage

http://www.thepeerage.com/p23352.htm#i233513

http://www.kittybrewster.com/ancestry/mackay.htm

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III. George Mackay of Handa, afterwards of Bighouse, had a company in the Duke of Gordon's North Fencibles in 1778, became lieut.-col. of the Reay Fencibles, and d. at Scotstoun in 1798. He m. Louisa Campbell, who d. 1834, portioner of Bighouse, and purchased from the other portioners the remainder of the estate. They had

 issue twenty-one children :—

* i. Hugh, m. Miss Wykes, and d. without issue at Antigua, 1818.

• ii. Robert, d. unmarried at Antigua, 1793.
• Hi. Colin of Bighouse, of whom follows.
• iv. Major Donald of the 70th Foot, d. at New Ross,
• v. Charles Eoss Mackay, d. of wounds received on board H.M. Frolic,
• 18 Oct., 1 8 1 "2, in an engagement with the American sloop Wasp.
• His sword was sent to his mother, along with a piece of plate
• subscribed by the merchants of Bristol.
• in. Major Honeyman Macqueen Mackay of the 90th Foot, d. at Bath
• unmarried, 1875. He served with the 68th in the expedition to
• Walcheren in 1809, and was present at the capture of Flushing.
• He served in the Peninsula 1811-14, fought at Salamanca, the
• Retreat from Burgos, Vittoria (where he was wounded on the
• head), Pyrenees, Neville, and Orthes.
• vii. Eobert, d. umarried at Antigua, 1816.
• viii. A son, d. young.
• ix. Janet (who d. 15 March, 1857), m. Sir Benjamin Duff Dunbar of
• Hempriggs, near Wick, with issue.
• x. Elizabeth, d. young.
• xi. Jean, m. George Sackville Sutherland of Uppat, and d. at Inverness in 1858, with issue : James, m. G. M. Mackenzie ; George,m. Elizabeth Walker ; Ewen, m. Elizabeth Mackenzie ; Duncan,m. Lucy Hawkshaw ; Hugh ; Eobert, m. G. dimming; Charles; Elizabeth ; Louisa, m. J. Gibson ; and Jane, m. John Wilson, M.D.
• xii. Alexandrina, m. Gabriel Eeed of Gordonbush, and d. at Kilcolumkill in 1834, issue nine:—Louisa, m. Eev. Dr. George Mackay, Clyne, afterwards Free Hi^h, Inverness ; Mary, m. Captain Munro, brother of Munro of Allan ; Georgina, m. Dr Eoss of the 7th Dragoons; Aeneasina, m. Hugh Houston, banker, Golspie;
• Dorothy, m., first, Mr Hood and, secondly, Eev. John Murray, Brora; Hughina, m. Mr. Duncan; Ellerington, m. Jane Houston and had an only child Mary Thomasina, who m. T. E. Buckley of Rossal, Invernessshire, issue four (Ellerington ; Guy Charles; Elizabeth ; and Eveline) ; Robert; and John.
• xiii. Joanna (who d. 7 Oct., 1827), m. James Sinclair of Forss, Reay, issue ten :— James, m. Jessie Wemyss ; George, m. Francis A. Boasman ; Captain William of the 13th Light Infantry ; Robert, d. young ; Hugh, d. in Australia ; Jean ; Aeneasina, m. Win. Stevenson, with issue ; Louisa, m. Hector Macneil ; Elizabeth; and Janet.
• xiv. Louisa Campbell Mackay, d. unmarried, 1815.
• xv. Aeneasina, m. John Fearn, an Indian planter, with issue:— Aeneasina, d. unmarried at Edinburgh, 1877.
• xvi. Georgina, m. Lieut.-Col. Donald Macneil of the 91st Highlanders, son of Macneil of Colonsay, issue four :—General Donald of the Royal Artillery, d. at Edinburgh without surviving issue, 1891 Alexr. and George, twins, without issue , and Georgina, d. in Jamaica, without issue.
• xvii. Hariet Marion, m. Harry Hackshaw, a West Indian planter, and d. in 1877 in her 92nd year, the last survivor of this large family, issue eight :— Harry, d. in 1848; Robert James, m. with issue; Thomas, drowned in 1848; Lucy, m., first, D. F. Sutherland and, secondly, Sir John Hall, knighted for medical service
• performed during the Crimean War; Lydia Jane; Hariet Marion, m. W. H. Nicol ; and Georgina Lydia.
• xviii. Henrietta, d. unmarried.
• xix. Margaret Carr, who d. in 1850, m. Captain Popplewell, R.N., issue seven :—Admiral George, unmarried ; Thomas, d. leaving issue; Mathew, m. his cousin Geraldine Mackay, with issue; Crawford Kerr, m. Miss Bishop, with issue ; Honeyman Charles,d. 1852; Louisa Campbell, second wife of Robert J. Hackshaw, no issue ; Sarah Elizabeth, m. Rev. Wm. Boys Johnstone, with issue ; and Margaret Carr, d. unmarried.
• xx. Duncan Forbes, m. Captain Pearce, R.N., issue three : — Lieut.-Col. Joseph Pearse of the H.E.I.C, d. at Madras, 1860; Lucy, m. Mr. Warner of Ardier, Ayr, with issue; and Anne d. unmarried.
• xxi. A child d. in infancy

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THE BOOK OF MACKAY BY ANGUS MACKAY, M.A. (St. Andrews University) Minister at Westerdale, Caithness EDINBURGH : NORMAN MACLEOD, -25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE CANADA : EDWARD MACKAY, ST. PETER'S MANSE, MADOC, ONT. M DCCCC VI

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THE SANDWOOD BRANCH OF MACKAYS.

George of Handa married Louisa Campbell, co-heiress of Bighouse : issue nine sons and twelve daughters, who are particularly described in the Bighouse branch.

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