John H McKay Album

Conclusion of letter to the editor of the Colonial Standard from Populi dated 20 October 1885; notice in The Morning Herald, 1 December 1886 regarding Pictou Custom House being decorated in honor of marriage of John H McKay and Bessie McLeod; Colonial Standard, 30 November 1886 re marriage and Customs House decorations; death of Clarence Perrin in Belmont, NS; The Pictou News, 3 December 1886, marriage notice for John and Bessie; in praise of parlor furniture built by George McLaren bought by John H McKay; article and illustration re the "Samson" locomotive; The Morning Chronicle, 22 November 1888 re Pictou Academy attracting students from all over Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, praising Principal A H McKay.

John H McKay was born in Plainfield, Pictou County to John and Barbara McLean McKay. He was the principal of River John schools and the Collector of Inland Revenue, Pictou. He married Bessie McLeod of River John. John H McKay was killed in the line of duty in Port Hood, Inverness County, 1890.

Bessie McLeod was born in River John to Ebenezer and Elizabeth McLeod.