Sarah Catherine Mckay was born on 15 May 1932, in Drumachose, Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with William James Thompson. She died on 21 January 2007, in her hometown, at the age of 74.
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’. Etymologically, this is the same name as McKee , McGee , McCoy , and McHugh .
History: This is the surname of several Irish and Scottish families, including Clan Mackay, a Highland clan traditionally associated with Sutherland in the far northwest of Scotland.
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