Margaret McKay

1834 - 1925  (90 years)

• Name	Margaret McKay
  Born	3 Dec 1834	, New York State, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	, New Jersey   [1]
  Name	Margaret Murdoch
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	servant
  	Lived with Benjamin Bemis and his wife Christian McKay
  Residence	1853	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-152980
  Died	21 Feb 1925  [4]
  Buried	Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I152980	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Donald McKay,   b. 28 Aug 1804, Little Ferrie, , Sutherland, Scotland ,   d. 7 May 1887  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret Petrie,   b. 28 Oct 1803, , Morayshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Feb 1865  (Age 61 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1830	Speymouth, Moray, Scotland   [6]
  Family ID	F7930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hugh Murdoch,   b. 1828, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Nov 1853	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. William Murdoch,   b. 4 Aug 1854, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1916, Belwood, Nichol Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. James Murdoch,   b. 13 Nov 1856, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1930, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Alexander Murdoch,   b. 9 Oct 1859, Georgetown, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1932, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F38330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 67. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 95. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 47. [S417] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Presbyterian CC#4597 Internet Link. Margaret McKay/ Wife Of/ Hugh Murdoch/ Born Dec. 3rd, 1834/ Died Feb. 21st, 1925/ ~/ William Murdoch/ Born Aug. 2nd, 1854/ Died Jan. 5th, 1916/ -/ James Murdoch/ Born Nov. 13th, 1856/ Died Nov. 9th, 1930/ Murdoch [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 16 Nov 1853. MURDOCH, Hugh married 3 Nov 1853 to Margaret McKAY By Rev R Torrance, United Presbyterian Church, Guelph. Hugh, a baker, of Elora; Margaret, of Woolwich Twp. [S95] Church Records - Scotland, Moray, Speymouth.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Dec 1834 - , New York State, USA Birth - - , New Jersey Occupation - servant - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1853 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Nov 1853 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth