Seeking a John McKAY born in Lairg, SUT. According to the 1851 census. . His age on census was 46 years old. I checked Parish #53 [Lairg]. John born ... plenty of John but not many to choose from after the naming pattern had sorted them out. My John named his 1st son Walter and 2nd son Alexander. Alexander died in infancy and the next son born 2 years later was again named Alexander. I'm inclined to think that perhaps Walter was his grandfather and the name of his father was Alexander. The only Alexander showing up for a John was on 23rd May 1797.....looks as though I'm a couple years out ... Is there anybody who could make head or tail out of the above .... I just can't make it happen. What I need is someone to claim the above as 'theirs'! [ideally]. Please feel free to suggest or correct ..... anything that might help.