What's New?

24 Jul 2023:

My father, David Wallace Macky B.1.d.1.A, head of the family, RIP March 12, 2023
Per Ali Tocker B.2.a.4.C, news of her sister Catherine's passing on July 11, 2023 in Australia.

22 Oct 2022:

Jillian Dwyer is researching Australian-born artist Constance Lillian Macky née Jenkins, wife of artist Eric Spencer Macky [B.3.a] — see the New Research page, you might be able to help

6 Nov 2021:

Updated the C.4.d.3.A branch per Bill MACKY

20 Sep 2021:

Added 1864 auction listing for the Rev. John Macky's farm Carnshanagh (thanks to Robin Moran and Wanda Hopkins)

12 Aug 2021:

Updated the C.2.a.4 branch per Sarah LAKE

2 May 2021:

Updated the B.4.f.6 branch per Liz MUNDAY
Added Ali TOCKER's new grandkid Georgia Hamilton HERBERT [B.2.a.4.C.2.b]
Added Richard & Helen MACLAURIN's [D.7.c.1.C] two new children Rose Clare MACLAURIN and Emily Anne MACLAURIN

7 Jan 2020:

The booklet that Wanda Hopkins prepared for the 300th anniversary of the Fahan Presbyterian Church, The Macky Ministeries, has been replaced by another booklet, Heeding the Call, a joint effort by Wanda and Robin Moran.

4 Jan 2020:

News of the birth of Owen Haoshiang MESSENGER [B.3.a.1.B.2.a], first child of Bradley & Judy Messenger

28 Dec 2019:

News of the marriage of Connor David Wallace MACKY [B.1.d.1.A.1.c] to Kayden Lee CARPENTER in 2019

11 Oct 2019:

News from Robert Haldimann of the passing of his mother; R.I.P. Miriam Lindsay HALDIMANN née WILTON [B.2.e.1].

12 Sep 2019:

Robin Moran of the Fahan Presbyterian Church identified another Macky grave at Drumhaggart Cemetery and photographed and transcribed it in the gallery.

5 Aug 2019:

Updated genealogy tables per Therese MANNING née RENOUF [D.3.d.1.A], adding her marriage info and three children, plus her sister Fleur FERGUSON née RENOUF's [D.3.d.1.B] marriage info and son.
To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Fahan Presbyterian church, Wanda Hopkins [see New Research] put together several pieces for the committee to include in their celebrations earlier this year [2019]:
- The Macky Ministries
- Their Spiritual Home — The Cochran Family of Upper Fahan & Buncrana (1719 - 1911)
  - Part 1
  - Part 2

18 Jun 2019:

Finished transcribing The Journal of Reverend John Macky

4 Dec 2018:

Joe Macky [C.2.a.3.B] provided a scan of his undamaged '69 family reunion group photo. Thank you Joe!

29 Oct 2018:

Updated genealogy tables per Meipara Te Ao Kapurangi POATA [C.2.a.4.B.4], adding her new daughter Eva-Ruth Hopine-i-te-rangi HAYWARD

1 Oct 2018:

Updated genealogy tables per Ali TOCKER [B.2.a.4.C], adding Max Alexander HERBERT [B.2.a.4.C.2.a].

3 Sep 2018:

Added my uncle Peter Wallace Macky's bibliography to his page [B.1.d.1.B], and here as follows:
- Violence: right or wrong?, Word Books, 1973, BookFinder
- The Bible in Dialogue With Modern Man, Word Books, 1976, ISBN 9780876808283
- The Pursuit of the Divine Snowman, Word Books, 1977, ISBN 9780876804841
- The Centrality of Metaphors to Biblical Thought: A Method for Interpreting the Bible, Edwin Mellen Press, 1990, ISBN 9780889466197
- Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament, Peter Lang Publishing, 1997, ISBN 9780820427713
- St. Paul's Cosmic War Myth: A Military Version of the Gospel, Peter Lang Publishing, 1998, ISBN 9780820438290

13 Aug 2018:

Updated genealogy tables per Alan BENNETT [C.2.h.2.D]; see Deltas.

9 Aug 2018:

News of the passing of Jocelyn Birrell BENNETT née MACKY [C.2.h.2] from her son Alan:

BENNETT
Joselyn Birrell

Of Sutton Bridge for 60 years and a pround New Zealander.

Passed away peacefully at Nene Lodge Retirement Home on 13th July 2018,
aged 92 years, to be with her beloved late husband Tony.

Always in our hearts and prayers Mum.
Your loving children Carolyn, Richard, John and Alan.

Mum's wish is for a quiet family funeral only thank you.

Donations, if desired, to the RAF Benevolent Fund
c/o FE Walton & Son, 38 Market Place, Long Sutton. PE12 9JF
01406 363264

20 Jul 2018:

More Journal entries, transcribed by Wanda Hopkins

19 Jul 2018:

Added new/improved photos courtesy of Wanda Hopkins:
Joe Cochrane
Ann Alexander née Cochrane
John Cowan Cochrane
Catherine Cochrane née Macky

Old (Blue Book) New

17 Jul 2018:

Various updates courtesy of Wanda Hopkins:

Improved image of Elizabeth Macky née Lindsay (John Macky b.1785's wife) from Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-68533		Painting of Chrislaghmore, 1898

Old (Blue Book)	New

Added New Research page, starting with Wanda: she seems to be the only one actively doing Macky/Cochrane research.

30 Nov 2017:

Added to the Gallery, courtesy of John Hopkins: photos of the Fahan Presbyterian Church, the original Cochrane farmhouse at Chrislaughmore, a Griffith's Valuation map showing the location of Cochrane lease in Chrislaughmore, and the old Presbyterian church at Buncrana (which is now a library).

21 Nov 2017:

Added photo and bio of Joseph Cochrane Macky [C.2]
Added photo and bio of Neil Lloyd (Polly) Macky [C.4.d]

18 Nov 2017:

Updates per Donna Messenger née Macky:
- Marriage of Bradley Spencer MESSENGER [B.3.a.1.B.2] to Judy Shin-Chern WANG on 12 August 2017
- R.I.P. Philip Christian HERCUS [B.3.d.1.A], 3 Sep 2017

15 Nov 2017:

Added Mary MacLean Macky's Memories, transcribed by Naomi Rogers.

12 Nov 2017:

Donna Messenger née Macky scanned old family photos (mainly of the B3 branch); I've added them to each person's page who is pictured. Also included is a photo of D. Dill Macky, whose connection is currently unknown. Donna says "There is a Dill connection from Ireland & his name is on the back of the photo." Anyone know who this is?

5 July 2017:

Robin Moran (Fahan Presbyterian Church), provided photos and transcriptions of James Macky's and Anne Mackey's gravestones at Drumhaggart Cemetery. James is buried with his daughters Elizabeth and Dorcas; all three died in 1842 (the Londonderry Sentinel reported smallbox for the girls).

James Macky Elizabeth Macky Dorcas Macky	Anne Macky

"Sacred to the Memory of JAMES MACKY of Ballinagallagh who departed this life the 11^th day of March 1842 aged 84 years and of his daughter ELIZABETH who departed this life 9^th day of Nov. 1842 aged 28 years And also her sister DORCAS who departed this life the 12^th day of Nov. 1842 aged 32 years	"Here lieth the body of Anne daughter of John Mackey of Gallaugh who died 6^th Sept 1834 aged 37 years"

25 Apr 2017:

News from Delwyn May PATON née GOULD, wife of Graeme Leonard PATON [E.2.f.5.D], of their three children Michael Peter PATON, Daniel Graeme PATON, and Cameron Jack PATON.

6 Sep 2016:

News from Ali TOCKER [B.2.a.4.C] about the passing of her mother, Margaret Grace MACKAY née MACKY [B.2.a.4] on 20 July 2016. A memorial service is being held 17 September.

10 Jul 2016:

Just got back from a small Macky reunion at Lake Tahoe, where I collected a few updates (particularly, added Cameron Wallace Macky's two kids).

3 Sep 2015:

News from Maywenn Leila DIALLO-HALDIMANN [B.2.e.1.A.1] about the birth of her daughter, Aïssatou Jade DIALLO [B.2.e.1.A.1.a].

21 Aug 2015:

Notice about the Darlimurla Letters Project, a kickstarter by Trish Macky [C.2.a.7.C] which has been funded and will be going ahead.

18 Mar 2015:

News of the marriage of Domenic Joseph Boero [B.3.a.2.A.1] in 2014

1 Jan 2015:

Early Macky genealogy from the Red Book
Gravestone photos from St Johns Presbyterian Church in Papatoetoe, NZ, taken by DWM while at the 1994 family reunion: shown are John Macky (the root), Rev. John Macky [B], Samuel Cochrane Macky [B.1], Catherine C. Thomson (wife of John Macky [B.2]), Joseph James Macky [B.3], and Samuel Henry Macky [B.1.d].

31 Dec 2014:

From the Red Book: Better portraits of John Macky and his children:
- John Macky
Painting of the Duke of Portland

29 Nov 2014:

Added table of New Zealand University graduates from Wendy Leahy's Shadows of Time.

21 Dec 2013:

Updated genealogy tables per Robert Hugh Macky [C.2.a.3.C] and Alexandra Stevenson [D.1.b.2.A.1] (see Deltas)

7 Apr 2013:

Updated genealogy tables per Donna Messenger née MACKY: (see Deltas)

20 Nov 2012:

Updated genealogy tables per Shannon Maree BRITTEN née NARRIER (see Deltas)
Switched date formats from American-style MM/DD/YYYY to the unambiguous DD MMM YYY, e.g. for the first of April, "4/1/1944" is now "1 Apr 1944".

5 Nov 2012:

Jennifer Douglas has been doing more genealogy research, and found the following regarding Sarah Rebecca MACKY's [B.6] sister, Sarah Campbell:
Hello I did a little more research as I saw your entry regards Sister Sarah Campbell's death in 1855. I knew that Sarah Cochrane had married Francis McElwaine who died 1837. So I search[ed] Sarah Campbell and have found her death 8 January 1855 (so fits Rev Macky's jouranl entry) and her marriage (using Sarah McElwaine) to John Campbell: familysearch.org and irelandoldnews.com. I always wondered how my Henry met a girl from Coleraine, Derry and now it makes sense.

6 Jan 2012:

Update to genealogy tables per Alice Lake-Hammond and the sad news of Mary Sherlock's passing (see Deltas)

5 Oct 2011:

Update to genealogy tables per Ali Tocker (see Deltas)

5 Aug 2011:

Updates to genealogy tables per Anna Helen Kominik (see Deltas)

1 Oct 2010:

Updates to genealogy tables per Graham Stuart Macky (see Deltas)

8 Jul 2010:

Updates to genealogy tables per Catherine Mary Johnston (see Deltas)

21 Jun 2010:

The Journal of Reverend John Macky, including his voyage to New Zealand commencing April 10, 1854 — transcribed by Donna Messenger née Macky [B.3.a.1.B].

17 Feb 2010:

Updates to genealogy tables per Gillian Clare Maclaurin (see Deltas)

1 Dec 2009:

Updates to genealogy tables per Sarah Kirtene Macky (see Deltas)

20 Oct 2009:

Updates to genealogy tables per Helen Margaret Macky (see Deltas)

2 Jun 2009:

Updates to genealogy tables per Gordon Edward Maclaurin (see Deltas)

4 May 2009:

Updates to genealogy tables per Robert Haldimann (see Deltas)

25 Mar 2009:

Updates to genealogy tables per Donna Messenger (see Deltas)

15 Feb 2009:

Tables are now program-generated by this little awk program; the first version of the tables were coded by hand.
Added the 1994 Reunion group photo (small, large) to the gallery. Does anyone know who holds the negative to this? A scan of the negative would be much higher quality.