Brief Life History of William
When William Kay was born on 11 April 1810, in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Kay, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Mercer, was 30. He married Mary Twinberrow Wattis on 10 February 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. He immigrated to Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1862. He died on 25 March 1875, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- William Kay, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Kay, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Marriage Records to Mary Twinberrow Wattis
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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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William Kay (11 April 1810 – 25 March 1875)
William Kay was born in/near Chaigley, Lancashire, England, on 11 April 1810. He was christened in the Church of England in nearby Waddington Parish, Yorkshire, on 6 May 1810. His christening entry si …
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