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Elizabeth (Betsy) MCKAY (1869 - 1926)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
James Patterson McKay DAWKINS (1901 - 1959)	Elizabeth (Betsy) MCKAY (1869 - 1926) + William Henry DAWKINS (1868 - 1962)	James Paterson MCKAY (1832 - 1893)	George MCKAY
			Isabella MACLEAN
		Margaret CAMPBELL (1830 - 1921)

b. 1869 at Illabarook, Victoria, Australia

m. 1887 William Henry DAWKINS (1868 - 1962) at Illabarook, Victoria, Australia

d. 1926 at Cape Clear, Victoria, Australia aged 57

Near Relatives of Elizabeth (Betsy) MCKAY (1869 - 1926)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	George MCKAY
Grandmother	Isabella MACLEAN
Father in Law	William Henry DAWKINS	1835	Dorking, Surrey, England	1898	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	63
Mother in Law	Mary Ann CONSIDINE	1837	Cragbrien, Co. Clare, Ireland	1918	Malvern, Victoria, Australia	81
Father	James Paterson MCKAY	abt 1832	Tongue, Sutherlandshire, Scotland	1893	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	61
Mother	Margaret CAMPBELL	abt 1830		1921	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	91
Self	Elizabeth (Betsy) MCKAY	1869	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	1926	Cape Clear, Victoria, Australia	57
Husband	William Henry DAWKINS	1868	Rokewood, Victoria, Australia	1962	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	94
Son	James Patterson McKay DAWKINS	1901	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	1959	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	58
Daughter in Law	Mary (Molly) Winifred WILSON	1907	Prahan, Victoria, Australia	1969	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia	62
Granddaughter	Winifred Mary Elizabeth DAWKINS	28 Jul 1926	Oakleigh, Monash City, Victoria,, Australia	19 Mar 2006		79

Events in Elizabeth (Betsy) MCKAY (1869 - 1926)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1869		Elizabeth (Betsy) MCKAY was born	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	Note 1
1887	18	Married William Henry DAWKINS (aged 19)	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	Note 2
1893	24	Death of father James Paterson MCKAY (aged 61)	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52, 60
1901	32	Birth of son James Patterson McKay DAWKINS	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1921	52	Death of mother Margaret CAMPBELL (aged 91)	Illabarook, Victoria, Australia	Headstone
1926	57	Elizabeth (Betsy) MCKAY died	Cape Clear, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52, 60

Note 1: Ancestry tree - direct descendant

Note 2: Ancestry tree - direct descendant

Note 3: Headstone Jas Paterson McKay in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Jas Paterson McKay Death Age: 61 Birth Date: abt 1832 Death Date: Abt 1893 Death Place: Camperdown, Victoria Registration Date: 1893 Registration Place: Australia Father: Geo Mother: Isabella Maclean Registration Number: 13376 Camperdown Chronicle 19 Oct 1893 Death McKay— At Camperdown, on the 17th inst., James Patterson McKay of Ulabarook, and late of Sutherlandshire Scotland, aged 61 years. A colonist of 4o years.

Note 4: Jas Patterson McKay Dawkins in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Jas Patterson McKay Dawkins Birth Date: Abt 1901 Birth Place: Illabarook, Victoria Registration Year: 1901 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Wm Hy Dawkins Mother: Elizth Mckay Registration Number: 11972

Note 5: Ancestry tree - direct descendant Elizth Dawkins in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Elizth Dawkins Death Age: 57 Birth Date: abt 1869 Death Date: Abt 1926 Death Place: Cape Clear, Victoria Registration Date: 1926 Registration Place: Australia Father: Jas Patterson Mackay Mother: Margt Campbell Registration Number: 8811 The Argus (Melbourne) 6th July 1926 DAWKINS.-On the 4th July, at Illabarook, Eliza- beth, the dearly beloved wife of William Henry Dawkins, and loving mother of Mary Isobel, James Patterson McKay, Margaret Campbell, William Henry, Ida, Harriet, Elizabeth, and Isaac John, aged 57 years.

Personal Notes:

Ancestry tree - direct descendant

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Elizth Dawkins in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Elizth Dawkins Death Age: 57 Birth Date: abt 1869 Death Date: Abt 1926 Death Place: Cape Clear, Victoria Registration Date: 1926 Registration Place: Australia Father: Jas Patterson Mackay Mother: Margt Campbell Registration Number: 8811

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 6th July 1926 DAWKINS.-On the 4th July, at Illabarook, Eliza- beth, the dearly beloved wife of William Henry Dawkins, and loving mother of Mary Isobel, James Patterson McKay, Margaret Campbell, William Henry, Ida, Harriet, Elizabeth, and Isaac John, aged 57 years.

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