• Born: Abt 1805
• Marriage (1): MOSLEY, Sarah about 1841 in Dublin, Ireland
• Marriage (2): WILLIAMS, Sarah
• Died: 28 Mar 1872, Dublin, Ireland aged about 67 ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• Education: Dublin, Ireland. ²

• Residence, 1839, Dublin, Ireland. ³ Dublin City Directory 1839 McCAY, William, esq., 66 Fleet Street Street information Fleet Street, adjoins Temple Bar, Parish of Saint Andrew (1 to 21 and 59 to 79) Kildare Street, adjoins Nassau Street, Parish of Saint Anne (see 1850 Directory)
Fleet Street, Parish of St Andrew, Ord sheet 21

• Business, 1839, Dublin, Ireland. ³ 1839 Directory - Attorneys McCAY, Henry, solicitor, 17 up. Dorset Street and Strabane, Q C E DOONER, John, solicitor, 13 Lower Ormond Quay and Cork, Q C E Codes for Courts in which they practiced Q = Queen's Bench, C = Common Pleas, E = Exchequor.

• Occupation: Solicitor.

• Education, Abt 1841, Dublin, Ireland. ² Michaelmas Term 1841
Apprentices to Attorneys: affidavit John Wood, friend

• Business, 1850, Dublin, Ireland. ⁴ Shaw's 1850 Dublin Directory Attorney's : McCAY, William, 2 Kildare Street Kildare St : 5, DOONER and McCAY, solicitors (140) Kildare St : 5, McCAY, William, solicitors Kildare St : 5, GUINNESS, R S, DARLEY and Co., land agents Names : McCAY, William, 5 Kildare Street

• Business: solicitor, 29 Oct 1850, Dublin, Ireland. ⁵ Solicitor having the Carriage of the Sale, 14 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental of the lands of Abbeville, situate in the Barony of Coolock, and Whitehouse Farm and Waxfield, now called Batchelor Hall, situate in the Barony of Newcastle and the County of Dublin.

• Business: solicitor, 29 Oct 1850, Dublin, Ireland. ⁶ Solicitor having the Carriage of the Sale, 14 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental of the lands of Abbeville, situate in the Barony of Coolock, and Whitehouse Farm and Waxfield, now called Batchelor Hall, situate in the Barony of Newcastle and the County of Dublin.

• Business: solicitor, 5 Nov 1852, Dublin, Ireland. ⁷ Solicitor for the Petitioners, having the Carriage of the Sale, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental and particulars of the demesne and lands of Macmine, Killerea, and King's Island, situate in the Barony of Shilmalier, West - held in fee simple, and of the lands of Garranstackle, situate in the Barony of Bantry - held in fee simple and of he Lands of Knocknagross, situate in the Barony of Bantry - held on lease for 999 years, and of the lands of Killalligan, North, situate in the Barony of Scarawalsh, held by lease for lives renewable for ever, all situate in the County of Wexford.

• Business: solicitor, 19 Nov 1852, Dublin, Ireland. ⁸ Solicitor having the Carriage of the Sale, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental, maps and particulars of valuable fee simple estates, situated in the County of the Town of Galway, the County of Galway, and the County of Mayo, to be sold by auction.

• Business, 1854, Dublin, Ireland. ⁹ Possible entry in Griffiths Valuations, City of Dublin, South Dublin Union, South City Electoral Division, 1854. Trinity Ward, Parish St Mark, South City 30 Westland Row, William M McCAY, Immediate Lessee - Walter DOOLIN, House, office and yard. Ord Sheet 22
Kildare Street in Parish of St Anne, Ord sheets 21,22,27

• Business: solicitor, 25 Jan 1855, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁰ Solicitor having the Carriage of the Sale, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental, maps and particulars of the fee-simple estate in the lands of Newcastle, Colemanstown, Athgoe, Athoe Old Farm, Athgoe Hill Farm, Steelstown, Rathcoole, and Rathcoole Commons, situate in the Barony of Newcastle, and County of Dublin.

• Business: solicitor, 13 Dec 1855, Dublin, Ireland. ¹¹ Solicitor having the Carriage of the Sale, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental, maps and particulars of the fee-simple estate in part of the lands of Rathcoole, called Carrigeen, Tootenhill, and Rathcreedan; part of the lands of Rathcoole; and part of the lands of Colemanstown, called Steelstown; situate in the Barony of Newcastle, and the County of Dublin.

• Business: solicitor, 12 Jun 1856, Dublin, Ireland. ¹² Solicitor for the Petitioners, having the Carriage of the Sale, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental, maps and particulars of the fee-simple estate in part of the lands of Rathcoole, called Carrigeen, Tootenhill, and Rathcreedan; and part of the lands of Rathcoole; situate in the Barony of Newcastle, and the County of Dublin.

• Business: solicitor, 17 Jun 1856, Dublin, Ireland. ¹³ Solicitor for the Petitioner, having the Carriage of the Sale, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental, maps and particulars of the fee-simple estate in the lands of Ballyroan, situate in the Barony of Ballaghkeen, and County of Wexford.

• Business: solicitor, 21 Jun 1860, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁴ Solicitor having the Carriage of the Sale, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental, maps and particulars of the fee-simple estate in the lands of Ballyroan, situate in the Barony of Ballaghkeen, and County of Wexford.

• Residence: 25 Leeson Street lower, 1862, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁵ Entry: Wm Macartney M'Cay esq. 70/.
Between: Hatch street and Adelaide road / Fitzwilliam place

• Business: 30 Westland row, 1862, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁵ Entry: Wm Macartney M'Cay, solicitor, agent to the Liverpool and London Insurance Co. - res. 25 Leeson street, lower, 46/.
Between: Park mew and Lincoln place

• Business: solicitor, 26 Jun 1863, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁶ Solicitor having the Carriage of the proceedings, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental and particulars of the lands of Shanboolard, containing 283a. 1r. 14p., statute measure, held in fee-simple; and of a valuable Fishery, called the Dowis or Dowris Fishery, also held in fee-simple - both situate in the Barony of Ballynahinch, and County of Galway.

• Business: solicitor, 3 Nov 1863, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁷ Solicitor having the Carriage of the proceedings, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental and particulars of the lands of Glenturkmore, and part of Glenturkbeg, known as Glenturkmanion, containing 1910a. 3r. 17p., statute measure, held under Lease for Lives Renewable for Ever, dated the 8th October, 1717, situate in the Barony of Erris, and County of Mayo.

• Business: solicitor, 12 Jan 1864, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁸ Solicitor having the Carriage of the proceedings, 30 Westland-row, Dublin
Property: Rental and particulars of the lands of Glenturkmore, and part of Glenturkbeg, known as Glenturkmanion, containing 1910a. 3r. 17p., statute measure, held under Lease for Lives Renewable for Ever, dated the 8th October, 1717, situate in the Barony of Erris, and County of Mayo.

• Business: 30 Westland row, 1868, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁹ Entry: William M M'Cay, solicitor, agent to the Liverpool and London Insurance Co. - res. 25 Leeson street, lower

• Business: 30 Westland row, 1868, Dublin, Ireland. ²⁰ Entry: William M M'Cay, solicitor, agent to the Liverpool and London Insurance Co. - res. 25 Leeson street, lower

• Residence: 25 Leeson Street lower, 1868, Dublin, Ireland. ²¹ Entry: William M M'Cay, solicitor, agent to the Liverpool and London Insurance Co. - res. 25 Leeson street, lower

• Residence: 25 Leeson Street lower, 1868, Dublin, Ireland. ¹⁹ Entry: William M M'Cay, solicitor, agent to the Liverpool and London Insurance Co. - res. 25 Leeson street, lower

• Death, 28 Mar 1872, Dublin, Ireland. ²² Death certificate:
Name: William McCartney McCAY
Registration District: Dublin South
Age at death: 67 [estimated birth year 1805]
FamilySearch references
Film number: 101586
Volume: 7
Page number: 575
Digital folder number: 4200218
Image number: 00171
Source citation: "Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958", index
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Died at: 25 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin South
Age: 67
Male, married, solicitor
Informant: John Fenlon, person present at death, address - 25 Leeson Street

William married Sarah MOSLEY about 1841 in Dublin, Ireland. (Sarah MOSLEY was born est 1807 and died on 24 Dec 1858 in Somerville, Dundrum, Co Dublin, Ireland ²³.)

William next married Sarah WILLIAMS.