William Fee McKinney was born in Sentry Hill, Carnmoney, County Antrim. He farmed the family land. He was a member of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club and he col-lected fossils and stone axes, which he displayed at Sentry Hill. He compiled family histories of the people of Carnmoney and collected ballads and books of local poetry. He helped to found the Carnmoney Mutual Improvement Society in 1869. He was a keen photographer and six hundred photographic plates remain in his collection.

Born:	1832
Died:	1917