Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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McKay, Murdock , Farmer, Scott's Gap. Mr McKay was born in Ross-shire, Scotland, in 1868. He was brought to the colony as an infant, by his parents, was educated at Wild Bush and Gummies Bush, and was brought up to farming in the Riverton district. In 1895, Mr McKay took up 168 acres of freehold at Scott's Gap. The property was then only partially improved, but has since been brought into a state of good cultivation. Mr McKay served as a volunteer in the Riverton Rifles for ten years, and has been for some years on the Scott's Gap school committee. He is secretary of the Scott's Gap hall committee, and of the local branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. Mr McKay was married, in 1895, to a daughter of Mr John McInerney, a very old Invercargill resident, and has two sons and one daughter.