22502: John Mackay
Iain Choinnich Chaluim
John (1874-1940s) was a son of Kenneth Mackay and Ann Maclean, 7 Calbost.
At Fraserburgh, in 1901, he married Margaret Mackenzie, 5 Cromore. John and Margaret settled at 7 Calbost and they had seven children.
John served in the First World War in the Royal Naval Reserve and is mentioned in Loyal Lewis: Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
He was a weaver, fisherman and and village merchant but due to the poor prospects in the herring fishing in the 1920s the family moved to 4 Macaulay Road, Stornoway. John worked as a warper with the small producer Maclennan, Bayhead, Stornoway.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- An Caoran
- Date Of Birth:
- 13 Jul 1874
- Date of Death:
- 1940s
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEP 2240
- Occupation:
- Merchant; Fisherman; Weaver; Royal Naval Reservist
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP