Samuel Viney Kay (1870 - 1946)

Born 11 Jun 1870 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Died 25 Jun 1946 at age 76 in Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1870. He was the son of George Kay and Olive Sutcliffe ^[1]

He married Alice Woodley in 1893^[2]

Samuel relocated to Carterton possibly around 1893 if this is him below:

WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES, VOLUME XV, ISSUE 4724, 18 MAY 1894 A young man named Samuel Kay, in the employ of Messrs Skey and Co., Carterton, got his thumb smashed in some machinery yesterday.

Although electoral rolls place him in Geraldine in 1896:

New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 Samuel Viney Kay 1896 Geraldine Canterbury

Wairarapa Age, 5 December 1919 A pretty wedding was solemnised at the residence of the bride's parents, Carterton, on Wednesday last, when Olive Martha, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs S. Kay, was married to John, third son of Mr. W. Corlett. of Parkvale. The bride who was given away by her father, was charmingly attired in crepe de chine, trimmed with a silk fringe and tassels, and wore a Silk Egyptian veil (a gift from the bride's brother while on active service) and orange blossoms. She also carried a bouquet of narcissi, lilies, and maidenhair fern. Miss Dorothy Edlin, cousin of the bridegroom, was chief bridesmaid and was dressed in a frock of silk, fringed, with black hat lightened with pink. She carried a bouquet of narcissi and maidenhair fern. The chief bridesmaid was supported by the Misses Laura and Malva Kay sisters of the bride, who wore white silk dresses with hats to match, and carried horse shoes trimmed with ribbon and flowers. Mr W. J. Kay, brother of the bride, was best man, and Mr P. Henneker, of Wellington (cousin of the bride) was groomsman. The Rev, J. Ward was the officiating minister. [1]

Samuel died in 1946 aged 76 ^[3]

He is buried in the Clareville Cemetery, Carterton, New Zealand ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870/31700 Kay Samuel Vinie Olive George
2. ↑ 1893/2535 Alice Woodley Samuel Viney Kay
3. ↑ 1946/31208 Kay Samuel Viney 76Y
4. ↑ BillionGraves Index Name Samuel Viney Kay Event Type Burial Event Place Clareville, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand Cemetery Clareville Cemetery Latitude -40.99775 Longitude 175.54611 Death Date 25 Jun 1946 Affiliate Create Date 3/15/2015 19:50 Affiliate Image Identifier 13107907 "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1B-CGDD : 24 June 2015), Samuel Viney Kay, died 25 Jun 1946; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Clareville Cemetery, Clareville, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand.