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| Name | McKAY / MacKAY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 92nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1337 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th August 1839 / 18 years / Aberdeen Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 7 months West Indies – 2 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 20 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19 September1860 / Perth Barracks Scotland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dundee Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Dundee 1865 Tilbury 1865-1867 Western Australia 1867 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Tongue Kirkpickle Sutherland Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Name unknown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register 26 February 1867 page 2 John McKay to SA |
| Departure from Western Australia | 11 February 1867 per Emily Smith |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possibly 1882 age 61 registration New Zealand 308 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica 1851 Corfu Ionian Islands 1851 Carlow Ireland Mentioned in Surgeon’s Log Friday 7th July 1865 as having negligently performed his duty whilst on sentry in main hatchway. Grog stopped for 7 days. In the 1861 Census for Scotland a John McKay age 40, a railway labourer, born Tongue was a lodger at the Victoria Model Lodging House for Males at 97 Overgate Dundee. He said he was a married man. He was in an asylum in NZ from December 1875 until his death in 1881 aged 61. See WO22/278-WO22/292 |