Researching Stan Lay
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2228 people with the Lay surname? In that year Lay was ranked number 1698 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Stan means "form of STANLEY, from a surname meaning rocky meadow" and is of English origin.
Records of Stan Lay on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stan Lay and the Lay Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2722 people with the Lay surname in the UK? Lay is now ranked number 1947 for popularity in the UK. |
Lay Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Lay surname in the USA? Lay is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Stan Lay
Stan Lay
Stanley Arthur Lay (27 July 1906 – 12 May 2003) was a New Zealand javelin thrower who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1930 British Empire Games, 1938 British Empire Games, and 1950 British Empire Games. In 1928, he finished seventh. At the British Empire Games he won a gold medal in 1930 and a silver in 1938, placing sixth in 1950.
Lay's best throw of 67.89 m was achieved in London on 7 July 1928 prior to the 1928 Olympics. Officials thought he had broken the world record, but they had overlooked Eino Penttilä's record throw of 69.88 the previous year. Lay's throw remained the Commonwealth record for 26 years.
Lay was a signwriter at Stratford, and could not afford the time off to go to the 1934 British Empire Games in London. At the 1950 Empire Games Lay took the oath on behalf of all competitors.
In the 1988 New Year Honours, Lay was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport. Two years later he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
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