The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
McKay, Hugh
McKay, Hugh
, Farmer, Allday Bay, Kakanui. Mr. McKay was born in Caithnessshire, Scotland, in 1831, brought up to agricultural pursuits, and came to Port Chalmers
in 1863, by the ship “Sir William Eyre.” After working five years and a half at Saddle Hill, Mr. McKay settled in the Otepopo district, where he purchased his section in Allday Bay. The property which he farms consists of fifty-two acres of freehold land. Mr. McKay was for over five years a member of the local road board, and he also acted on the Kakanui school committee for a number of years. Since 1879 he has been connected with the Kakanui Presbyterian Church, and has held office as one of the managers. He was married on the 15th of August, 1862, to a daughter of the late Mr. Donald Alder, of Caithness-shire, Scotland.
Mr. H. McKay