Jessie Mackay
- Born: 17 May 1899, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
- Marriage (1): David Blanc-Byrne on 9 Dec 1919 in The Manse Of Nigg, Aberdeen
- Died: 11 Oct 1956, Lewisham Hospital, Petersham Australia at age 57
- Buried: Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
 General Notes:
Aunty Jessie came out from Scotland when I was young (about 10) and we went to see the family for the first time at the house they moved into as soon as they arrived in Australia. Eleanor and David made us laugh with their accents. They were 11
years old.
The house they lived in was on Parramatta Rd Granville on the Parramatta side of the Granville Cinema. Her sister (my paternal grandmother), lived the same distance on the other side of the cinema, but on the other side of the road
Aunty Jessie died of breast cancer when i was in my teens
The last time i saw Eleanor was 11 Nov 1964 before my husband Paul died (21 Feb 1965). I am going to try to find her through the internet
David died in S.A in the early seventies.
The inscription reads: "In loving memory of a dear wife & Mother, Jessie. Died 11th October 1956 aged 57 years. Beloved wife of David Byrne. Also David Byrne born 1939 died 1975 - beloved twin brother of Eleanor. Rest in peace." Gravesite is at
Rookwood cemetery,denomination Prebyterian, section 5G, grave # 0000843
Jessie married David Blanc-Byrne, son of Andrew Hay Leith Byrne and Jane Blanc, on 9 Dec 1919 in The Manse Of Nigg, Aberdeen. (David Blanc-Byrne was born on 7 Oct 1897 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland and died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.)
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