This page relates to our mothers side of the family with the Mackenzie's in bold relating directly to us.
Our Grandmother = 4th Generation, Her Father = 3rd Generation and so on.
There are a few gaps, which I hope to fill, when information becomes available to me.

The abbreviations are as follows:
(b)Born, (c)Christened, (m)Married, (d)Deceased, (bu)Buried

3rd Generation

• Christopher MacKenzie: ....... Our Great Grandfather
  (b) 15 October, 1836. Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
  (m) 1 October, 1867
  (d) 17 February, 1915. Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
  (bu) Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, Ontario
  
• Katherine (Kate) WEBB:
  (b) 27 August, 1849. Nova Scotia, Canada
  (d) 4 August, 1927. Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
  (bu) Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, Ontario
  
  In the 1881 Petrolia Westminster Census it says that Christopher was a Merchant then in the 1901 Census an Oil Operator. Their son Francis (Frank) was a C. Traveler, son Reginald was a Lawyer and Edward Christopher was a student.
  And on Christopher's Death details it said he was a Police Magistrate

  Christopher and Kate had 6 children
  

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2nd Generation

• Rev. David MacKenzie: ....... Our Great Great Grandfather
  (b) 31 December, 1798. Reay, Caithness, Scotland
  (m) 1830. Scotland
  (d) 5 May, 1860. Westminster Twp, Middlesex Cnty, Ont
  (bu) Christ Anglican Church, Glanworth
  
• Annie DODD:
  (b) 1809/10. Nothumberland, England
  (d) 22 April, 1894. Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

  David was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, 1817-21; app. schoolmaster of Reay in 1821; pres, by George 1V. 24th April, and ord. 20th August 1829. Minister of Kinlochbervie, SUT. Deposed 19th Sept. 1833 for contumacy, and emigrated to America. He received a call to St Thomas's Church, Presb. of York, Canada. They settled in Middlesex County, Ontario (near the city of London)

  David and Ann had 10 children

1. David
   (b) about 1831. Scotland
   
2. Mary Anne
   (b) about 1832
   (m) John B Dickson
   
3. John
   (b) 27 October, 1834. Middlesex County
   (m) Jessie Primrose Dunlop. 2 June, 1870. Petrolia
   (d) 22 August, 1899. Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
   (John died of Typhoid Fever)
   
4. Christopher MacKenzie
   (b) 15 October, 1836. Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
   (d) 17 February, 1915. Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
   
5. Hughina Barbara
   (b) 4 November, 1838. Ontario, Canada
   (m) Julius Nelson Ansley about 1860. Petrolia
   (d) 7 September, 1883
   
6. Elizabeth
   (b) about 1840. Middlesex County, Ontario. Canada
   (m) Samuel Martin Fraser
   
7. William
   (b) 21 November, 1845. Ontario
   (m) Margaret Paterson about 1869
   (d) about 1936. Toronto, Ontario, Canada ......Travelling salesman
   
8. Gilbert
   (b) 8 October, 1847. Ontario, Canada ......Salesman for a Glasgow firm
   (m) Louisa
   
9. Jane
   (b) about 1848
   (m) Rev. Mark Turnbull. Rector of St George's Church. Gooderich
10. George Mackay
    (b) 19 November, 1853. Middlesex County
    (d) 10 December, 1860. Middlesex County

    In 1833 Rev. David Mackenzie and his family left Scotland, coming to Ontario and locating at St.Thomas, where he built the first Presbyterian Church in that city, of which he was the pastor for a few years. From St. Thomas he removed to Woodstock and erected there the first Presbyterian Church in the city, continuing as its pastor four years. His was the first brick residence built at Woodstock. At the close of his pastorate at that place, finding his health impaired, by the advice of his physician he settled on his farm at Westminster, and there his useful life closed. He was acknowledged to be one of the best educated men of his day and spoke both English and Gaelic fluently. Politically he was a Reformer, and a subscriber, from its first issue, of the Globe, the leading Reform paper of Ontario.
    
    Christopher enjoyed the educational advantages afforded by the public schools of Woodstock. On reaching his majority he engaged in farming at West minster for twenty years, during which time he cleared up a fine farm, planted shade and orchard trees, and erected comfortable and appropriate buildings. His residence and farm were among the finest in the county. This property he sold in 1871, and then settled at Petrolia, when the town was almost wholly in the east end. Here he engaged in general merchandising, in which he continued for nineteen years, in the meantime becoming interested in the oil business.
    
    It was in the 1860's, that he and his brothers John and William moved from Middlesex to Petrolia, Ontario, where they set up a dry goods business. (Mackenzie & Bros.)
    
    Since 1890, when he disposed of his mercantile business, he has been engaged as an oil producer. This business he entered in 1872. by the purchase of one acre of land, which was in the woods and covered with water, paying for the same the sum of $1,030. Here he put down his first well in 1872. It proved a fine one, producing 100 barrels per day. He is now the operator of seventy-two wells, all under his personal supervision. His lumber business he disposed of to James and John Kerr. On Oct. 1. 1867, Mr. Mackenzie married Miss Catherine W. Webb, whose parents, Richard and Elizabeth (Sawyer)Webb, came to Ontario in 1833, and settled in the County of Middlesex, where she was born.
    

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1st Generation

• John MacKenzie: ....... Our Great Great Great Grandfather
  (b) about 1760. Scotland
  (m) about 1795. Scotland
  (d) 4 April, 1833. Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland
  
• Barbara MACKAY:
  (b) about 1765. Scotland
  (d) 26 June, 1849. Strathy, Sutherland, Scotland

  NB. Both John MacKenzie and Barbara Mackay are candidates for our family tree but, there are too many John MacKenzies in Scotland to be able to sort out who belongs to who.
  Barbara MacKay I think is about right - hopefully.

  John and Barbara had 5 children

1. Hugh
   (c) 9 January, 1787. Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
   
2. Jean
   (b) 20 January, 1798. Reay, Caithness, Scotland
3. David
   (c) 31 December, 1798. Reay, Caithness, Scotland
   (d) 5 March, 1860. Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
4. John
   (c) 29 March, 1807. Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
   
5. Murdoch
   (c) 6 November, 1814. Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland

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• George MacKenzie: ....... Our 4 x Great Grandfather
  (No information available yet about George)