McKinlay, Angus

Angus & Margaret McKinlay
Georgetown Municipal Cemetery

Angus was born in Killean Argyll Scotland on September 20, 1847 to Archibald McKinlay and Isabella Stalker.  He had four siblings:

Donald,  1849-1929
Catharine, 1851-1932
Charles, 1853 -
Archibald, 1855-1889

He was a stone mason in Scotland and was recruited by the Ontario Government to help build the Ontario Parliament Buildings.  He settled in Georgetown Ontario where the stone quarry was located.  Apparently, they cut the stone, numbered the piece and sent it to the site of the Parliament Buildings in downtown Toronto.  Angus died on April 25, 1894 at the age of 46.  His death was believed to be from a lung disease, perhaps silicosis, from the dust of cutting stones.  He married Margaret McKinlay (same last name) on January 11, 1876.  At the time of his death, they had 6 young children.  Alexander Nicoll McKinlay was the youngest child and was 3 years old at the time.  Angus is buried with his wife, Margaret in the Georgetown Municipal Cemetery.

Angus and Margaret had 6 children.

Isabella Lyla  1877-1953

Margaret Edna 1881-1956

Archibald Franklin 1883-1918

James Murray 1886-1960

Barbara Jessie 1889-1974

Alexander Nicoll  1891-1958

Angus had four siblings:
Donald - September 3, 1848 - February 2, 1929
Catherine - October 8, 1851 - February 9, 1932
Charles - October 8, 1853 -
Archibald - November 6, 1855 - July 14, 1889

Obituary:  The Acton Free Press
McKinlay - In Georgetown on Wednesday April 25th,
Angus McKinlay, aged 46 years, 7 months.