Major Donald Paley Mackay

1884 - 1917  (33 years)

• Name	Donald Paley Mackay
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	20 Sep 1884	51 Holgate Terrace, York, , Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  	First name(s)      Donald Paley Last name      Mackay Birth registration year      1884 Registration quarter      4 Mother's maiden name      Paley District      York County      Yorkshire Country      England Volume      9D Page      26 Record set      England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Births Collections from      United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)      Donald Polly Last name      Mackay Birth year      1884 Birth date      20 Sep 1884 Baptism year      1884 Baptism date      19 Oct 1884 Baptism place      York, St Clement Clementhorpe Denomination      Anglican Father's first name(s)      Donald Sween Father's last name      - Mother's first name(s)      Alice County      Yorkshire (Ainsty & City of York) Country      England Archive      Borthwick Institute for Archives Archive reference      B-PR-Y-CLEM-1 Page      82 Record set      Yorkshire Baptisms Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      England, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		I80337 - Birth & Baptism Donald Paley Mackay 20091884-19101884 I80337 - Birth & Baptism Donald Paley Mackay 20091884-19101884
  Christening	19 Oct 1884	St Clement, Clementhorpe, York, , Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s)      Donald Polly Last name      Mackay Birth year      1884 Birth date      20 Sep 1884 Baptism year      1884 Baptism date      19 Oct 1884 Baptism place      York, St Clement Clementhorpe Denomination      Anglican Father's first name(s)      Donald Sween Father's last name      - Mother's first name(s)      Alice County      Yorkshire (Ainsty & City of York) Country      England Archive      Borthwick Institute for Archives Archive reference      B-PR-Y-CLEM-1 Page      82 Record set      Yorkshire Baptisms Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      England, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		I80337 - Birth & Baptism Donald Paley Mackay 20091884-19101884 I80337 - Birth & Baptism Donald Paley Mackay 20091884-19101884
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Mount Villas, Dringhouses, York, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	Alice      Mackay      Wife      Married      Female      34      1857      York, Yorkshire, England      - Elsie H      Mackay      Daughter      Single      Female      9      1882      York, Yorkshire, England      - Donald P      Mackay      Son      -      Male      6      1885      York, Yorkshire, England      - Mary M      Mackay      Daughter      -      Female      4      1887      York, Yorkshire, England      - Alexandra H      Mackay      Son      -      Male      1      1890      York, Yorkshire, England      - Kenneth      Mackay      Son      -      Male      0      1891      York, Yorkshire, England      - Mary      Maloney      Servant      Single      Female      26      1865      York, Yorkshire, England      Cook Domestic Elizabeth      Lambert      Servant      Single      Female      23      1868      West Witton, Yorkshire, England      Nurse Domestic      Mary      Buck      Servant      Single      Female      18      1873      Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England      Housemaid Domestic Francis      Saxton      Servant      Single      Female      15      1876      Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England      Nurse Domestic
  Memorial	Dringhouses, York, , Yorkshire, England
  	First name(s)      D P Last name      Mackay Conflict      World War 1 Year      1914-18 Memorial place      York Memorial county      Yorkshire Memorial country      England Memorial location      North Yorkshire, York, Dringhouses, Tadcaster Road, St Edward's Church YO24 1QG Memorial description      WW1 and WW2 Cross Inscription      In proud and loving memory of the men of Dringhouses who laid down their lives for God and Country in the Great War 1914-1918 [names]. 1939-45 [names]. Lest We Forget. Information      From Dringhouses. WW1 casualty. Notes      There are 9 photos relating to this Memorial. Year range      1914-1918 Event notes      WW1 Memorial reference      30797 Names on memorial      35 Record set      Military Service Memorial Collection Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      Medal rolls and honours Collections from      United Kingdom, England © UK Mark Herber
  Military	9 Oct 1917
  	First name(s)      Donald Paley Last name      Mackay Sex      Male Age      33 Birth year      1884 Event year      1917 Event date      09 Oct 1917 Death and burial details      Age: 33 Date: 1917-10-09 Town of death: Passchendaele, Flanders Circumstance: Killed in Action Primary service (IWM reference)      Service: Army (British) Rank: Major Primary service as stated on memorial      Service: Army (British) Rank: Major Unit: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own) Memorial      Maj D P Mackay (WMR 30889) Bishopthorpe North Yorkshire Place      Yorkshire County      Yorkshire Country      England Source website      View the source website War      First World War (1914-1918) Record set      War Memorials Register Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, England © IWM (WMR-33525-816254
  Death	9 Oct 1917	Passendale, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  	First name(s)      Donald Paley Last name      Mackay Sex      Male Age      33 Birth year      1884 Event year      1917 Event date      09 Oct 1917 Death and burial details      Age: 33 Date: 1917-10-09 Town of death: Passchendaele, Flanders Circumstance: Killed in Action Primary service (IWM reference)      Service: Army (British) Rank: Major Primary service as stated on memorial      Service: Army (British) Rank: Major Unit: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own) Memorial      Maj D P Mackay (WMR 30889) Bishopthorpe North Yorkshire Place      Yorkshire County      Yorkshire Country      England Source website      View the source website War      First World War (1914-1918) Record set      War Memorials Register Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, England © IWM (WMR-33525-816254 First name(s)      Donald Paley Last name      Mackay Death year      1917 Death date      09 Oct 1917 Probate year      1918 Probate date      24 Jan 1918 Probate registry      York Residence town      - County      Yorkshire Country      England Linked persons      Ruth Ursula Mackay Record set      England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from      United Kingdom, England © Findmypast
  Probate	24 Jan 1918	York, , Yorkshire, England
  	First name(s)      Donald Paley Last name      Mackay Death year      1917 Death date      09 Oct 1917 Probate year      1918 Probate date      24 Jan 1918 Probate registry      York Residence town      - County      Yorkshire Country      England Linked persons      Ruth Ursula Mackay Record set      England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from      United Kingdom, England © Findmypast
  Military	1914-1920
  	First name(s)      Donald Paley Last name      Mackay Year      1914-20 Service number      - Rank      Captain,Major Second rank      Major Regiment      West Yorkshire Regiment Second corps      West Yorkshire Regiment Service record      Rank: Captain, Corps: West Yorkshire Regiment Second service record      Rank: Major, Corps: West Yorkshire Regiment Image link      http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3829818 Country      Great Britain Medal type      British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920 Archive      The National Archives Series title      War Office: Service Medal And Award Rolls Index, First World War Series      WO 372 Archive reference      WO372/13 Archive reference description      Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards Record set      Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      Medal rolls and honours Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown The National Archives Transcriptions copyright The National Archives
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  Person ID	I80337	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Donald Sween Mackay,   b. Oct-Dec 1853, Skillington, , Lincolnshire, England d. Apr-Jun 1934, District York (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Alice Paley,   b. Est 1857, York, , Yorkshire, England d. Jan-Mar 1933, District York (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1881	St Clement, Clementhorpe, York, , Yorkshire, England   [4, 5]
  	First name(s)      Donald Sween Last name      Mackay Birth year      1854 Age      27 Residence      Nunthorpe Road Marriage year      1881 Marriage date      01 Jun 1881 Marriage place      York, St Clement, Clementhorpe Spouse's first name(s)      Alice Spouse's last name      Paley Spouse's age      24 Spouse's residence      14 South Parade Father's first name(s)      Sween Machonall Father's last name      Mackay Spouse's father's first name(s)      James Spouse's father's last name      Paley County      Yorkshire (Ainsty & City of York) Country      England Archive      Borthwick Institute for Archives Archive reference      PR-Y-CLEM-7 Event type      Marriages Event year range      1868-1886 Page      153 Record set      Yorkshire Marriages Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Parish Marriages Collections from      England, Great Britain First name(s)      Alice Last name      Paley Marriage quarter      2 Marriage year      1881 Registration month      - MarriageFinder™      Alice Paley married one of these people Donald Sween Mackay, Alfred West District      York District number      - County      Yorkshire Country      England Volume      9D Volume as transcribed      9D Page number      27 Record set      England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from      United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  		M28544 - Marriage Donald Sween Mackay & Alice Paley 01061881 M28544 - Marriage Donald Sween Mackay & Alice Paley 01061881 film 7569091, frame 00141
  Family ID	F28544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Ursula Cobb,   b. Oct 1883, Clifton, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Oct 1909	Felixkirk, , Yorkshire, England   [6, 7]
  	First name(s)      Donald Palez Last name      Mackay Birth year      1884 Age      25 Marital status      bachelor Occupation      Solicitor Residence      Dringhouses Marriage year      1909 Marriage date      12 Oct 1909 Marriage place      Felixkirk Spouse's first name(s)      Ruth Ursula Spouse's last name      Cobb Spouse's birth year      1883 Spouse's age      26 Spouse's marital status      spinster Spouse's residence      Feliskirk Father's first name(s)      Donald Sween Mackay Father's occupation      Solicitor Spouse's father's first name(s)      William Henry Cobb Spouse's father's occupation      Esquire Witness 1      W H Cobb Witness 2      Donald Mackay County      Yorkshire (North Riding) Country      England Archive      North Yorkshire County Record Office Archive reference      PR/FEL 1/16 Event type      Marriages Event year range      1837-1982 Page      131 Record set      Yorkshire Marriages Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Marriages Collections from      England, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		M28554 - Marriage Donald Paley Mackay & Ruth Ursula Cobb 12101909 M28554 - Marriage Donald Paley Mackay & Ruth Ursula Cobb 12101909
  Family ID	F28554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

  
  

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