 McCay 's paternal grandparents , farmers Donald and Christiana McKay , immigrated from Scotland to Upper Canada in the mid @-@ 1830s . McCay 's father , Robert McKay ( 1840 – March 21 , 1915 ) was born in Woodstock , Upper Canada , the third of six children . McCay 's maternal grandparents , Peter and Mary Murray , were also Scottish immigrants , and settled as farmers in East Zorra in Upper Canada . Their daughter Janet was the third of nine children . 
