Researching Edward 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 Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Kay on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Kay and the Kay Family History
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| 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
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Some Famous People called Edward Kay
Edward Ebenezer Kay
Sir Edward Ebenezer Kay (2 July 1822 – 16 March 1897) was a British jurist. He was an English High Court judge (Chancery Division) from 1881 to 1890, and a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1890, when he was made a Privy Councillor, until his retirement in January 1897.
He was born in Meadowcroft near Rochdale and grew up in Bury (both nowadays part of Greater Manchester) and was the brother of Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baronet and of Joseph Kay. Their father Robert Kay of Rochdale was a follower of the Nonconformist Lancashire Congregational Union and served as its treasurer until 1817.He was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1839 and received a B.A. in 1844 and an M.A. in 1847. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1844, called to the bar in 1847. He became an authorised reporter at the Court of Chancery and was the author of "Kay's Reports" and part of "Kay and Johnson's Reports" during the period from 1853 to 1858. He became QC in 1866.
In 1850 he married his wife Mary Valence French, the daughter of William French who was Master of Jesus College from 1820 to 1849.
In 1883 he was living at Thorpe Abbotts in Brockdish, South Norfolk.
His wife died in 1889 or 1890 and he founded the Lady Kay Scholarship in her memory, open to students at Jesus College, Cambridge who have the intention of seeking Holy Orders in the Church of England.
Source: Edward Ebenezer Kay, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kay
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