Robert Mackay & Elizabeth Mackenzie

ROBERT MACKAY
[9/11/1829-17/1/1906]
married
ELIZABETH MACKENZIE
[1826-7/2/1893]
Robert was born in Ardchue, Rogart, son of John Mackay and Ann Macdonald.
Elizabeth (Betsy) was born at Ardchue, Rogart, daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie and Mary Jenny and granddaughter of Colin Mackenzie and Barbara Gordon.
Robert Mackay was a labourer up until at least 1855. When Angus was born in 1863 in Lairg, he was described as a grass keeper. In 1881 Robert was at Lochside, Lairg, (Terryside). Elizabeth was not at home on census day. Elizabeth died at Lochside, Shiness, in 1893. Robert died at Lochside in 1906. Robert and Elizabeth are buried in Lairg.
They had the following children:
JOHN MACKAY born 29 November 1852 Ardachu, Rogart (FCR) – alive in 1855 according to brother Kenneth’s birth certificate
KENNETH MACKAY born 21 January 1855 Ardachu, Rogart (BC) - may be the Kenneth Mackay shown living in Edinburgh where he was a bachelor and a joiner, correct age and birth place
female child MACKAY born 21 September 1856 Terryside, Lairg (IGI) [died 30th September 1856 Terryside, Lairg aged 9 days – buried in churchyard of Lairg as certified by Robert Sutherland, undertaker] (DC)
GEORGE MACKAY born 2 November 1857 Lairg (IGI)
MARY HELEN MACKAY born 14 November 1859 Lairg (IGI) [died 8 January 1938]
ANN MACKAY born 10 October 1861 Lairg (IGI) [died 6 March 1934 – buried with parents] – 1871 census with uncle Angus Mackenzie at Ardchue, Rogart – 1881 census with father
ANGUS MACKAY born 4 December 1863 Lairg (IGI) [died 6 November 1883 Lochside, Shiness – buried with parents] – 1881 census with father
male child MACKAY born 9 February 1866 Lairg (DC) [died aged 15 minutes at Terryside, Lairg]