Margaret "Maggie" McKay

1862 - 1942  (80 years)

• Name	Margaret "Maggie" McKay  [1]
  Nickname	Maggie
  Christening	1862	Darling Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Birth	19 Jun 1862	Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Maggie McKay
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204056214
  _FGRAVE	204056214
  _FSFTID	L72V-VPC
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L72V-VPC
  Death	5 Sep 1942	Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	1942, Thursday September 10, The Almonte Gazette front page Mrs James Schoular There passed to rest at her home on Farm Street, on Saturday last, a highly respected resident of the town in the person of Mrs James Schoular, after an illness of more than two years. Mrs Schoular was the former Miss Margaret McKay and was born in Lanark Township in 1862, a daughter of the late William McKay and his wife Ann Pretty, descendants of pioneers of that district. In June 1890, she married James Schoular and they resided in Arnprior for a time, coming to Almonte, 26 years ago. Mr Schoular died two years later. Surviving are three daughters and three sons, Mrs Harry Cameron of Arnprior; Miss Elizabeth Schoular of the teaching staff of the Almonte Public School; Miss Della Schoular of Almonte; William Schoular, C.P.R., Smiths Falls; James Schoular, of St Hyacinthe, Que; Alex Schoular of Almonte, and three sisters and four brothers, Mrs Duncan Hamilton of Carleton Place; Mrs William Dunlop, Union Hall; Mrs Peter McDougall of Blakeney; Alex McKay, Middleville; Daniel and George McKay, Arnprior, and Nelson McKay, Almonte. Mrs Schoular was a valued member of Bethany United Church and also a member of the Women's Missionary Society. The funeral was held on Monday, Sept 7, from her late residence and was largely attended by relatives and friends. Rev W.J. Scott, pastor of Bethany United Church officiated. The pallbearers were Messrs W.W. Watchorn, Martin Maxwell, E.H. Farnham, John Miller, John McDonald and Howard Giles. Among the beautiful floral tributes were wreaths from the weaving department of the Rosamond Woolen Co Limited; Tweed department of Penman's Limited, St Hyacinthe, Que; Mississippi Lodge No 147 A.F. & A.M., and the teaching staff of Almonte Public School. Interment was in the Auld Kirk Cemetery.
  Burial	7 Sep 1942	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I15598	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	22 May 2023

  
  

  Father	William McKay,   b. 13 Feb 1837, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 25 Apr 1909, Halls Mills, Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Annie Pretty,   b. 5 May 1840, Darling Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 18 Oct 1915, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1860	Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F5378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Schoular,   b. 15 May 1863, Darling Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 13 Sep 1918, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1890	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William John "Bill" Schoular,   b. 29 Mar 1891, Darling Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 29 Oct 1950, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 59 years)   2. Schoular,   b. 23 Dec 1892, Darling Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 25 Dec 1892, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   3. Mary Agnes Schoular,   b. 14 Jan 1894, Tatlock, Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Apr 1982, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   4. Elizabeth Ann Schoular,   b. 2 Dec 1895, Tatlock, Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Jan 1985, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)   5. Della May Schoular,   b. 30 May 1898, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Feb 1998, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 99 years)   6. Alexander Schoular,   b. 11 Jan 1901, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 1980, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States (Age 79 years)   7. James Lester Schoular,   b. 31 Mar 1903, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Dec 1982, St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jun 1862 - Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West Marriage - 19 Jun 1890 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 5 Sep 1942 - Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 7 Sep 1942 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Mrs James Schoular," 10 Sep 1942, p. front. (Reliability: 3).