Railroader, liveryman.
Born in Oxford County, Ontario on 3 April 1850, son of Donald McKay, he worked on the family farm before joining the Wolseley Expedition, coming to the Red River Settlement, and receiving his discharge there in March 1871. He returned to Ontario in the fall of 1871 on account of illness and spent the next seven years in railroad work. He returned to Manitoba in 1878 and continued with railroading. He moved to Brandon in 1890 and engaged in the livery business. In 1874, he married Mary Houston (1852-1937) of Ontario and they had a son, Donald Houston McKay (1876-1948). The family later moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia where he died on 17 November 1924.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Death registrations [Hector McKay, Mary McKay, Donald Houston McKay], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Chilliwack Progress, 19 November 1924, page 4.
Obituary [Mary Hueston McKay], Chilliwack Progress, 10 March 1937, page 5.
Obituary [Donald Hueston McKay], Vancouver Sun, 15 December 1948, page 38.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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