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Parents of Christy Hume ,nee McKay

Parents of Christy Hume ,nee McKay

Posted: 14 Jul 2015 10:22AM GMT
Classification: Biography
My great grandfather, born Baddeck, Cape Breton 1835, was John Calvin Hume. His mother, my great, great grandmother was Christy Hume,nee McKay. I am searching for her parents and any family. Her father was recorded as Donald McKay by the Linn County, Oregon biography of her son Peter Hume, written I believe circa 1922, but I can find no evidence of this, or that he was 'mad' Donald McKay, as is recorded by so many tree owners, all unsubstantiated. It appears from the lack of a baptism record in Stornoway - no record could be located by their historical society - she was not born there. If anyone has any proof of her Scottish birthplace or parentage, would love to hear as not one of the trees on Ancestry have a birth record which corresponds to her Census records. Christy left Pugwash Nova Scotia settling in Thurston, Washington state, USA in 1876, where she is on the Census records until April 1881. No doubt she died there and not in Nova Scotia, nearly 6000 kms away! I feel as my great grandfather John Calvin Hume was Christy's eldest son, it is likely he was named after Christy's father and Donald is incorrect, although there was a son Donald also. Her daughter Maggie's middle name was Monroe so I imagine her mother's maiden name was Munro also.

If anyone has any idea of her McKay family would love to hear.
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