Janet Murray & James Mackay

JAMES   MACKAY    married    JANET MURRAY

[7/4/1824-18/8/1884]                 [24/8/1820-27/12/1898]

James Mackay was born in Thurso, Caithness on 7th April 1824, son of Donald Mackay, shepherd, and Janet Shearer.

Janet (Jessie) was born 24th August 1820 at Rhemusaig, Rogart, daughter of William Murray, miller, and Catherine Grant.

In 1850 James, a coachman from St. Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, and Janet, a servant at Lairg Inn, married in Lairg on 23 November (OPR).

They moved to Renton, Dumbartonshire, where they were resident at Carman Road, having firstly spent some time in Edinburgh where their daughter was born. 

In 1861 James, a labourer, Janet and daughter, Janet were living in Main Street, Cardross. 32 year old labourer, James Sutherland, who was born in Rogart was lodging with them.

In 1871 James, a clerk, Janet and daughter Jessie were living at Millburn House, Cardross.

In 1881 the family were living at Market Street, Mackie's Lane, Cardross, Dunbartonshire. James was a commercial clerk and gas collector. Living with them was 13 year old scholar, Elizabeth Sutherland, born Brora. She is Janet's youngest sister, Catherine's, child.

In 1884 James, clerk in a bleachfield, married to Janet Murray, died on 18th August at Market Street, Renton aged 62 years (DC). His brother, Hugh Mackay, Kippenross, Dunblane, signed his death certificate.

In 1898 Janet Murray, widow of James Mackay, Clerk at Printfield, died at Carman Road, Renton, the same address they moved into when they first married on 27th December 1898 (DC). 

They had a daughter:

JANET MACKAY (Jessie) born 9 September 1856, Edinburgh (BC) – 1871 census at home, yarn dye maker - 1881 census at home, dressmaker – in 1886 on 13th July married William Cumming - (MC) - William Cumming was born at Culmaily, Golspie, son of Alexander Cumming and Catherine Murray . 

William was a commercial clerk in Glasgow at that time while Jessie was a dressmaker living at her parents’ home in Carman Road, Renton.

In 1914 Jessie died at York Drive, Glasgow (DC).

They had the following children:

JAMES M. CUMMING born circa 1887 Glasgow – 1901 census at home, scholar 

ALEXANDER CUMMING born circa 1889 Glasgow – 1901 census at home, scholar

GEORGE CULMAILY CUMMING born 1891 [married Joan Mair Mitchell] – 1901 census at home, scholar – educated at Whitehill School, Glasgow, gained M.A. degree at Glasgow University 1912 then studied at Glasgow United Free church College, served with the Headquarters Staff, YMCA in Scotland and Italy (1914-1921), was inducted minister of the Church of Scotland at Darvel in 1921 later being called to Erskine Church, Glasgow – he and Joan had two children William (c1930-1992) a lawyer and Lizzie who was for many years nursing sister in the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow – signed father’s death certificate in 1947 – living in Clarkston Road, Glasgow at that time

WILLIAM CULMAILY CUMMING born 1895 [died circa 1970] – 1901 census at home, scholar – Minister of the Church of Scotland, firstly in Glasgow and latterly chaplain to Victoria and Western Infirmary, Glasgow 

JANET M. CUMMING born circa 1899 Glasgow

2) Sometime after Jessie’s death in 1914 William married again to Elizabeth Kay Thomson. 

William, a retired mercantile clerk, died at Crieff Cottage Hospital in 1947. His usual residence was Comrie.  Elizabeth was still alive.

updated 16/3/2016