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| Parents | Husband | Wife |
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| NAME | William McKay | Catherine Danks |
| BORN | 5 November 1874340,351,2973,2988,2989 | 1877348,349,350,351 |
| PLACE | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | Govan, Lanark, Scotland |
| DIED | 21 January 1952353 | unknown |
| PLACE | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
| FATHER | William Heron (A) | Edward Danks |
| MOTHER | Margaret Drysdale (A) | Catherine Crow |
| BIRTH MOTHER | Sophia McKay | |
| MARRIAGE | 30 August 1905 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland341 | |
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Family History
William was illegitimately born William Herron McKay in the household of William Herron and Margaret Drysdale where his birth mother, Sophia McKay, was a domestic servant. Sophia was related to William's wife Margaret through her grandmother Helen Drysdale who was sister of David Drysdale, Margaret Drysdale's father.
While no mention is made of the father, it is interesting to note that William and Margaret's oldest living son David could be a candidate. After marriage in 1879, his children are named in accordance with the Scottish naming pattern but the name William, which under the naming pattern, would have been the eldest boy, is curiously absent
Children and descendants of William and Catherine are found under his adopted name