This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/8353.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Births Sep 1921 McKay Peter C mother: Booth Chelmsford 4a 1223 Possibly his parents marriage: Marriages Jun 1921 McKay George J to: May Booth W. Ham 4a 675 Marriages Jun 1949 McKay Peter C to Yvonne E Osborne Surrey S.W. 5g 1773 Births Sep 1950 McKay Sally-Ann Osborne Surrey S.W. 5g 1061 There are a number of births in the same area - McKAY surname, various mother's names - also one marriage for a Peter H McKay 1950 to GANNON You can play around here for BDM's: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl Marriages Sep 1955 McKAY Peter C to Betty M EVANS Aldershot 6b 121 Name: Yvonne E McKay/or OSBORNE Spouse Surname: Frederick W Woodley Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1955 Registration district: Surrey South Western Inferred County: Surrey Volume Number: 5g Page Number: 1926 1963; Name: Peter Campbell McKay Gender: Male Electoral Year: 1963 State: Victoria District: Kooyong Subdistrict: Kew North With Margaret McKAY, a buyer, at 60 White Street. he was an Inspector ........................ Probably his mother's birth: Births Dec 1895 Booth May Chelmsford 4a 511 if so:1901 BOOTH, George W Head M 42 1859 Parcels Carman G E R Chelmsford, Essex BOOTH,Charlotte Wife F 43 1858 White Notley,Essex BOOTH, George W Son M 13 1888 Grocer's Cashier BOOTH, May Daughter F 5 1896 Chelmsford, CHAPMAN, Henry Boarder Single M 19 1882 Commercial Clerk Colchester, Essex Address: 2, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford at 4 Primrose Hill in 1911, and May is a draper's assistant This might be George J McKAY's birth: Births Jun 1890 McKay George Joseph Romford 4a 372 if so, he is an Able Seaman, Military Branch, in 1911 - born Warly Essex, and is onboard the ' Africa;, First Class Battleship, docked at H M Dockyard, Chatham Kent In 1901, George is with his parents, William Campbell McKAY, b 1858, St Georges in the east London, an attendant at a Lunatic Asylum, and Bridget b 1864 Tipperary Ireland, and a number of siblings. Address: Address: Great Warley Woodman Road Fredrick Terrace, Great Warley family still there in 1911- Bridget says married 29 years - last child born 1905- 9 altogether all still alive 1911 It appears May only had one son - your PCM- she may have re-married 1944 to Percy Moore ABBOTT.. Name: Percy Moore Abbott Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892 Age at enlistment: 22 Birth Parish: Peckham Document Year: 1914 Regimental Number: 1865 Regiment Name: 9th London Regiment Number of images: 18 Percy was a wholesale Drapers assistant aged 18 in 1911- same industry as May nee BOOTH and looking further, I found this: Marriages Sep 1944 MCKAY George J to Doris M Morris Chelmsford 4a 1611 They had at least 2 more children: Trevor R C & David M C McKAY Name: George J McKay Birth: abt 1891 Death: Mar 1954 - Chelmsford, Essex, England Name: George Joseph McKay Probate Date: 24 Jun 1954 Death Date: 17 Mar 1954 Death Place: Essex, England Registry: London, England probate to Doris May McKay, his widow- left just under 1200 quid- prev address: The Eagle Galleywood, Baddow Essex I checked the white pages...and found this...don't know who is going to do the honours to see if this is yours McKay P C (03) 9763 6049 5 Michelle Drv Scoresby VIC3179 JB Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.