Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Kay was born about 1744, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Kaye, was 28 and her mother, Mrs. John Kay, was 27. She married Thomas Driver on 24 April 1764, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters.
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- Martha Kaye, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha in entry for Betty Driver, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Kay - Individual or family possessions: birth: about 1744; Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from northern Middle English ka, kae, kay ‘jackdaw’, from Old Norse ká or Old English cā. See also Daw .
English: nickname from Middle English cai, kay, kei ‘left-handed, clumsy’.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English kai(e), kei(e) ‘key’, applied to a maker of keys (compare Kear ), or alluding to the office of keeper or bearer of keys, but clear evidence for this is wanting.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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