Looking for information about my great uncle,George Mackay, born 1880 in Skerray,Tongue,Sutherland,Scotland who I'm led to believe emigrated to Australia in early 1900's. His brother,James, had previously moved to Western Australia and served with the AIF in first world war and died in 1925 in Katanning District. I have no information about George other than family history has it that he named his farm(or home) after the area of Skerray where he was born and brought up. This name was AIRD.I am assuming that George would've settled in WA the same as his brother but have no proof of this. Any help in tracing his whereabouts,where he died(assuming he stayed in Australia) would be greatly appreciated. Would also like to find details of ship etc that James came over on. I live in Kincardineshire,Scotland Thankyou Fiona Names I am researching: Orkney - Spence,Hourston,Whitelaw/Whitelay, Brown,Louttit,Wylie,Banks,Laird,Angel,Drever,and various others, Caithness - Bain,Sinclair,Henderson,Gunn,Dunnetand various others, Sutherland - Mackay,Manson,Morrison,various others

Fiona, There is a death recorded in Karrakatta cemetery that may fit the age grouping:- http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KC00034628 GEORGE MACKAY KC00034628 /*Names are only recorded in capitals*/ /*See legend for application code details*/ *Aged (Years)* *Date of Death* *Suburb* 59 03/06/1970 AUGUSTA *Ashes Request* SCATTERED OVER ROSE GARDEN AT KARRAKATTA The KC00034628 is the application number for the burial and may contain names of the relative who made same. Augusta is a coutry town inWest Australia. *First Names* *Last Name* *Application Number* JAMES MACKAY KC00021229 /*Names are only recorded in capitals*/ /*See legend for application code details*/ *Aged (Years)* *Date of Death* *Suburb* 82 19/10/1963 NEDLANDS *Grave Location* KARRAKATTA CREMATORIUM ROSE GARDENS WP 0010 http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KC00021229 Karrakatta is ther main cemetery in Perth and you can search here:- http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php Births Deaths and Marriages to 1905 is here :- http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_323_201_0_43/http%3B/justicecontent.extranet.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx?uid=6872-2293-6659-4402 Marriages from 1905 to 1932 here:- http://www.openwindows.com/marriage/search.htm Good Luck Regards, Jeff Lysle Perth WA 5th Feb 2006 MackayFL@aol.com wrote: >Looking for information about my great uncle,George Mackay, born 1880 in >Skerray,Tongue,Sutherland,Scotland who I'm led to believe emigrated to Australia >in early 1900's. His brother,James, had previously moved to Western >Australia and served with the AIF in first world war and died in 1925 in Katanning >District. I have no information about George other than family history has it >that he named his farm(or home) after the area of Skerray where he was born >and brought up. This name was AIRD.I am assuming that George would've settled >in WA the same as his brother but have no proof of this. >Any help in tracing his whereabouts,where he died(assuming he stayed in >Australia) would be greatly appreciated. Would also like to find details of ship >etc that James came over on. >I live in Kincardineshire,Scotland >Thankyou >Fiona > > >Names I am researching: Orkney - Spence,Hourston,Whitelaw/Whitelay, >Brown,Louttit,Wylie,Banks,Laird,Angel,Drever,and various others, Caithness - >Bain,Sinclair,Henderson,Gunn,Dunnetand various others, Sutherland - >Mackay,Manson,Morrison,various others > > >==== AUS-WA Mailing List ==== > >Q: Why do WA's cyber-genies hang out at the Perth DPS & use DPS-CHAT-L ? >A: Check out: ' http://www.perthdps.com/dps-chat.htm ' > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >. > > >

Fiona, Bit more info maybe:- Aust War memorial Nominal Rolls for WW1 and WW2. Lots of Mackay's involved. http://www.awm.gov.au/database/133/index.asp http://www.awm.gov.au/database/133/page.asp?Folder=32&Page=98&Surname=mackay http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp#summary1 Regards, Jeff Lysle Perth WA 5th Feb 2006 MackayFL@aol.com wrote: >Looking for information about my great uncle,George Mackay, born 1880 in >Skerray,Tongue,Sutherland,Scotland who I'm led to believe emigrated to Australia >in early 1900's. His brother,James, had previously moved to Western >Australia and served with the AIF in first world war and died in 1925 in Katanning >District. I have no information about George other than family history has it >that he named his farm(or home) after the area of Skerray where he was born >and brought up. This name was AIRD.I am assuming that George would've settled >in WA the same as his brother but have no proof of this. >Any help in tracing his whereabouts,where he died(assuming he stayed in >Australia) would be greatly appreciated. Would also like to find details of ship >etc that James came over on. >I live in Kincardineshire,Scotland >Thankyou >Fiona > > >Names I am researching: Orkney - Spence,Hourston,Whitelaw/Whitelay, >Brown,Louttit,Wylie,Banks,Laird,Angel,Drever,and various others, Caithness - >Bain,Sinclair,Henderson,Gunn,Dunnetand various others, Sutherland - >Mackay,Manson,Morrison,various others > > >==== AUS-WA Mailing List ==== > >Q: Why do WA's cyber-genies hang out at the Perth DPS & use DPS-CHAT-L ? >A: Check out: ' http://www.perthdps.com/dps-chat.htm ' > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >. > > >