Sarah Durrant

1823 - 1903  (80 years)

• Name	Sarah Durrant
  Born	1823	, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sarah McKay
  Residence	1845	Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario   [2]
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-264730
  Died	2 Jan 1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I264730	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Durrant, Sr.,   b. 4 Apr 1791, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 29 Apr 1882  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Ade,   b. 5 Nov 1791, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 17 Dec 1876  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F7747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald McKay,   b. 1816, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Nov 1845	Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario   [2]
  Children	1. John Findlay McKay,   b. 20 Aug 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   2. Mary Ann McKay,   b. 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1925, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   3. Ion ?. McKay,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Donald McKay,   b. 15 Mar 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1921, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. William McKay,   b. 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Christina McKay,   b. CA 1860,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F231114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF MRS. SARAH McKAY The many friends of the relatives of Mrs. Sarah McKay, relict of the late Donald McKay, will regret to learn of her death, which took place on Friday evening, at the home of her son, Mr. J. F. McKay, Queen street. The deceased has been in poor health for the last few weeks, due to old age and she passed peacefully away in the hope of a bright rising again. She was a daughter or the late John and Mary Durrant, Waterloo Tp. and was born 78 years ago, in Suffolk County, England. She came to this country with her parents in 1831 and was married in 1845, to the late Donald McKay, who predeceased her two years ago. The deceased leaves a family of three sons and two daughters to mourn the loss of a loving mother, viz, J. F. McKay, of the Daily Telegraph staff; J. D. McKay, editor of the Newmarket Express; William McKay, of Rosebank, Manitoba; Mrs. McMillan, of Guelph and Christina, of San Francisco, Cal. The deceased was a respected member of the Methodist Church, for over 80 years. The funeral will take place from her son's, Mr. J. F. McKay's residence, Queen street, on Monday afternoon, at one o'clock, to the Winterbourne Methodist cemetery. The Chronicle-Telegraph 8 Jan 1903 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 7 Page 47. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. John Low, Wesleyan Methodist minister, Dumfries, pg 34. Donald McKay married Sarah Dorrest, both of Dumfries 7 Nov 1845, wit: Samuel Waite or Waste and William Baldwin [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 26935 (1903). Mrs Sarah MacKay Gender: Female Age: 78 Religion: Methodist Birth Date: abt 1825 Birth Place: Suffold, England Death Date: 2 Jan 1903 Death Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Pneumonia

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1823 - , Suffolk, England Residence - 1845 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Married - 7 Nov 1845 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jan 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth