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James Robert Kay 1599–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1599

Birth Location: Birdhole farm, Bury, Lancastershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Jul 1661

Death Location: Bury, Lancashire, England

Father: John Kay

Mother: Dorothy Maltrever

Spouse(s): Jane Holt

Children(s): James Kay

The story of James Robert Kay began in 1599 in Birdhole farm, Bury, Lancastershire, England, United Kingdom. James Robert Kay married Jane Holt, and had children including James Kay. James Robert Kay passed away in 1661 in Bury, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Robert Kay began in 1599 in Birdhole farm, Bury, Lancastershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • James Robert Kay married Jane Holt, and had children including James Kay.
  • James Robert Kay passed away in 1661 in Bury, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kay
1574–1653
Birth Location: Bury, Huntingdonshire, England
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Dorothy Maltrever
1576–1654
Birth Location: Woodsom, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Holt
1607–1660
Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

James Kay
1634–1681
Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England
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James Kay's Ancestors

Self
James Kay
1599–1661
Birth Place: Birdhole farm, Bury, Lancastershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Kay
1574–1653
Bury, Huntingdonshire, England
Dorothy Maltrever
1576–1654
Woodsom, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kay's Descendants

1.
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James (Robert) Kay (12 Dec 1599–29 Jul 1661) m. Jane Holt (1607–1660)
  1. 1. James Kay 1634–1681 m. Sarah Iveson 1634–1677
    1. 1. James Key 1662–1698 m. Mary Pannell 1662–1716
      1. 1. Catherine (Kay) Key 1694–1728 m. William Bland 1682–1744
        1. 1. John Bland 1739–1795 m. Margaret Osborne 1730–1810

James Kay's Timeline

8 Records

1599
12 Dec 1599
Birth of James Robert Kay in Birdhole farm, Bury, Lancastershire, England, United Kingdom
Birdhole farm, Bury, Lancastershire, England, United Kingdom
1600
1600
Age 1
Birth of James Robert Kay in Bury, Lancashire, England
Bury, Lancashire, England
1600
07 Sep 1600
Age 1
James Robert Kay was baptized in Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
1600
26 Oct 1600
Age 1
James Robert Kay was baptized in Bury, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
Bury, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
1655
1655
Age 56
Death of James Robert Kay in Bury, Lancastershire, England
Bury, Lancastershire, England
1655
12 Apr 1655
Age 56
Burial of James Robert Kay in Bolton, Lancashire, England
Bolton, Lancashire, England
1661
1661
Age 62
Death of James Robert Kay in Great Lever, Lancashire, England
Great Lever, Lancashire, England
1661
29 Jul 1661
Age 62
Burial of James Robert Kay in Bury, Lancashire, England
Bury, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Bury, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1599
    Event Place: Birdhole farm, Bury, Lancastershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1600
    Event Place: Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1600
    Event Place: Bury, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Great Lever, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Bury, Lancastershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1655
    Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1661
    Event Place: Bury, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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