Robert
Gilhespy
Kay
Born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Cuthbert Kay
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lilian Elizabeth (Sirnis) Kay
— married
21 Aug 1935 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2024
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Biography
Robert Kay was born in England in 1901.[1] Robert Gilhespie Kay, born July 16, 1901, was baptized at Holy Trinity Church, North Shields August 7, 1901, his parents being William, a tailor, and Mary Jane, of 52 Seymour Street, North Shields.[2]
In the 1911 census Robert (age 9), School, was the son of William Kay in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Kay | Head | Widowed | M | 53 | Labour Gas Works | Tynemouth |
| Robert Kay | Son | M | 9 | School | North Shields | |
| Jessie Gibson | Servant | F | 18 | House Keeper | Newcastle, Northumberland |
Robert Gilhespy Kay, aged 16 and born July 16, 1901 in North Shields, Northumberland, England appears in the UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 with a service date of December 27th and a service number 158509. His father William is listed as next of kin.[6]
William Kay of 11 West Percy-road, North Shields passed away December 28, 1925. Probate was granted January 25 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Robert Gilhespy Kay, labourer. Effects were £569 7s. 10d.[7]
Robert G. Kay, aged 27, single, and born in Tynemouth, England, appears on a passenger list for the ship Adania arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from Liverpool, England on March 24, 1929.[8]
In 1931 Robert Gilhespy Kay, employed as a coal mine fireman, was enumerated in a bunkhouse with a group of miners at Foothills Collieries, Foothills, Alberta. His immigration year was recorded as 1929 and his religion as Church of England.[9]
Robert Gillespie Kay and Lily Elizabeth Sirnis were married in the Office of the Registrar in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on August 21, 1935. Both were then residing in Foothills, Alberta. His occupation was mechanic and she was a teacher. He gave his parents names as William Kay and Mary Huddleston.[10] [11]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FZL-3SF : 1 October 2014), Robert Gilhespy Kay, 1901; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Transcript at Local Studies Centre, North Shields, England supplied by Eileen Langdale.
- ↑ Robert Gilhesp Kay in the Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1970
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #185544761: accessed 31 January 2024), memorial page for Robert Gilhespy Kay (unknown–21 Aug 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 185544761, citing Westlawn Memorial Gardens, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by Darel (contributor 49184779).
- ↑
1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: XWMN-Z22 (accessed 16 February 2024)
Robert Kay (9) son, School, in household of William Kay (53) in Tynemouth registration district in Northumberland, England. Born in North Shields. - ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: AIR 79 Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.
- ↑ Robert G Kay in the Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1931", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:65L8-B299 : Sun Jan 07 20:05:32 UTC 2024), Entry for John Jones and Robert Brand, June 1, 1931.
- ↑ Marriage of Robert Gillespie Kay and Lily Elizabeth Sirnis (1935 record #730), Provincial Archives of Alberta, issued 8 February 2024.
- ↑ Marriage of Robert G. Kay and Lily E. Sirnis (1935), Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944 Ancestry.
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