Have you thought that perhaps the surname has been wrongly transcribed, after all the correct pronunciation is Macky to rhyme with black sky. My mother was Helen Crawford Hendry, her sister Jean Harvey Hendry. This was after their grandmother's maiden names. I am Robert Hendry Horton the Hendry from my mother's maiden name. I was never very conscious of my uncles having middle names. Although the Scots have a habit of handing down Christian names. I have two other cousins named Robert. Protestant Irish in my limited experience are given to using the middle name as the normal name to address some one with. Hence John Watson Smythe is known as Watson. Having said that, there appears no evidence to suggest that there is a surfeit of Archibalds in the family line, which would be the only sane reason for reason using the second Christian name. Bob and Laurel Horton, St. Peters Cooks river History Group. On 13/12/2006, at 11:28 AM, Mary Cunningham wrote: > Hi all > > Did he have a middle name..............he may have gone under that > name > instead of Archibald. You would have to look at a Scottish Naming > Patterns > website to see what it might have been though. Is there a nickname for > Archibald? > I bet it was the most beautiful headstone he had ever made. > > Mary > > > aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Judyabeggs@aol.com > Sent: Tuesday, 12 December 2006 4:45 PM > To: AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ANS] STONEMASON > > Hi List. > Is there any Directories in Sydney and for what years. > I have a Archibald Mckay who was a Stonemason in Sydney. I have him > in the > Sands Directoey 1875. His youngest son was born 1886 and married 1906. > His mother gave consent to the marriage as he was aged 20. His > father was > deceased. > I cannot find the death of Archibald McKay.His wife Margaret died > 1919 and > the first > Thomas died 1876 are at Rookwood Cemetery. I have searched > everystate and > cant find him. > He was born 1834 Inverness Scotland to Duncan & Christian McKay. > Any suggestions on which certificate i could get, that would help > me in > finding his death. Archibald erected the headstone at Rookwood when > his son > was > burried in 1876. > Thankyou Judy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.16/582 - Release Date: > 11/12/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.17/583 - Release Date: > 12/12/2006 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW- > SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >