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Record #8346
Name :
: Iris KAY (1910 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1910

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Rotherham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn Dec Qtr of 1903, Walter Kay married Fanny Earnshaw in Barnsley, Yorkshire

birth of Iris Kay was registered in Jan Qtr of 1910 in Rotherham

In 1911, Walter Kay, 32, wife Fanny, 29, and children Louie, 4, Ernest Clifford, 3, Iris, 1, in Barnsley, Yorkshire

On September 28 1921, Iris Kay, 11, born Barnsley, arrived in Canada on SS Minnedosa, destined to Mrs Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, next of kin was her mother - Mrs Walter Kay, 15 Alliance Road, Stairport? nr Barnsley, Yorks

a photo of Iris Kay with 2 friends was printed in the May 1927 edition of Dr Barnardo's Ups and Downs

On November 24 1928, Iris Kay, 18, born Barnsley, Yorkshire, daughter of Walter Kay and Francis Earnshaw, married Norman Cowper, 20, born Sheffield, England, in Fairbank Twp, York, Ontario

In 1929 or earlier, Iris Kay married Norman Cooper

According to Barnardos Ups and Downs Ups and Downs Volume XXX11 Toronto - 5 Dec, 1930

Iris Kay now Mrs N Cowper - a son

a photo was printed in April 1931 edition of Ups and Downs of Iris Kay now Mrs N Cowper with her young son 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-04 12:56:37 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-13 13:48:59 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  11 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12873 KAY, Albert1912ENG,     Apr 1928 : Montnairn CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22280 KAY, Albert1889ENG,     May 1903 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11199 KAY, Andrew1892SCT,     May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3863 KAY, Henry1870ENG,     May 1885 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
8346 KAY, Iris1910ENG, YKS, Rotherham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13235 KAY, Mary E1877ENG,     Jun 1885 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
22572 KAY, Mary Ellen1884ENG,    , Durham City 1884 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
3950 KAY, Robert1880 Apr 1894 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers LesleyW2015  
21237 KAY, Thomas Henry1897 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
18923 KAY, William1889ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
12318 KAYE, Frederick1931ENG,     Aug 1938 : Strathaird AUS Christian Brothers