Researching Andrew Kay
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15559 people with the Kay surname? In that year Kay was ranked number 249 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Andrew means "Manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Andrew Kay on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Andrew Kay in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Andrew Kay and the Kay Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kay Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kay family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Andrew Kay at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Andrew Kay using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Andrew Kay.
Research the Kay surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kay Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 16664 people with the Kay surname in the UK? Kay is now ranked number 330 for popularity in the UK. |
Kay Family History Databases
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Kay Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Kay surname in the USA? Kay is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kay Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Andrew Kay. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Andrew Kay
Andrew Kay
Andrew F. Kay (January 22, 1919 – August 28, 2014) was a businessman and innovator. He was President and CEO of Kaypro, a personal computer company, which at one time was the world's fourth largest manufacturer of computers, and the largest in the world in sales of portable computers.
Kay, a 1940 graduate of MIT, started his career with Bendix followed by two years at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1952, Kay founded Non-Linear Systems, a manufacturer of digital instrumentation. NLS developed a reputation for providing rugged durability in critical applications for everything from submarines to spacecraft. At NLS he invented the digital voltmeter, in 1954.
Kaypro began selling computers in the early 1980s. In 1985, it had more than $120 million in revenues, dwarfing what had been its parent, NLS. But the company's success was relatively short-lived; in 1990 it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and it was liquidated in 1992.
In the late 1990s, Kay founded Kay Computers, which similarly manufactured and sold personal computers. The company lasted for less than ten years.
Kay later was a Senior Business Advisor to Accelerated Composites, LLC.
He co-founded the Rotary Club of Del Mar, California.
Source: Andrew Kay, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kay
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