Esther Kay

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Kay was christened on 19 October 1828, in Bolton le Moors St Peter, Lancashire, England, her father, John Kay, was 23 and her mother, Alice Horrocks, was 34. She married James Gregson on 13 May 1872, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.

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James Gregson
1836–
Esther Kay
1828–
Marriage: 13 May 1872

Sources (3)

  • Esther Kay in household of John Kay, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Esther Kay in entry for James Gregson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Esther Kay, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"

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1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers

The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from northern Middle English ka, kae, kay ‘jackdaw’, from Old Norse or Old English . 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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