M’Kay, John

Education

Student United College 1849-1850 Log. 1850-1851 Ethics.

Birth/childhood

Born 1825 son of [ ] Mackay, weaver, St Andrews. Perhaps baptised 27.3.1825 son of John McKie, St Andrews and Magdalene Paterson.

Career

Also at Edinburgh University 1848-1849 and Horton College.

Started life as a weaver then became a mason in which trade he worked at Madras College, St Andrews and New College, Edinburgh.

Baptist missionary India 1855-May 1857 (killed at Delhi). [Missionary]

Death

[Killed at Delhi May 1857.]

Sources

  • J. Culross, The missionary martyr of Delhi, 1860
  • St Andrews Gazette 9.12.1882 p2 col 7