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James Kay 1599–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: after 1653

Death Location: Woodsom, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Kay

Mother: Dorothy Maltrever

Spouse(s): Jane Holt

Children(s): James Kay

James Kay was born in 1599 in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Kay And Dorothy Maltrever. James Kay married Jane Holt, and had children including James Kay. James Kay passed away in 1653 in Woodsom, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Kay was born in 1599 in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Kay And Dorothy Maltrever.
  • James Kay married Jane Holt, and had children including James Kay.
  • James Kay passed away in 1653 in Woodsom, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Kay's Ancestors

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James Kay
1599–1653
Birth Place: Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Kay
1577–1653
Bury, Huntingdonshire, England
Dorothy Maltrever
1576–
Woodsom, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Arthur Kay
1540–1617
Bury, Huntingdonshire, England
Beatrice Wentworth
1494–1582
Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Kay
1500–1563
Elizabeth Bunny
1503–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kay's Descendants

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James Kay (1599–after 1653) m. Jane Holt (1607–1660)
  1. 1. James Kay 1634–1687 m. Sarah Iveson 1634–1677 m. Grace Meece 1640–
    1. 1. James Kay 1662–1698 m. Mary Pannell 1662–1713
      1. 1. James Kay 1694–1742 m. Mary Steward 1695–1765
        1. 1. Robert Kay 1725–1807 m. Pricilla (Elizabeth) Strother 1735–1808

James Kay's Timeline

2 Records

1599
1599
Birth of James Kay in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1653
after 1653
Age 54
Death of James Kay in Woodsom, Yorkshire, England
Woodsom, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1653
    Event Place: Woodsom, Yorkshire, England

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