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William Kay
| Age: | 47 |
| Died: | 5th Oct 1904 |
| Accident: | 5th Oct 1904 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1857 |
| Colliery: | Binchester |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Engineman at Washery |
| Notes: | caught between a belt-pulley and an adjacent brick wall, while the belt and pulley were in motion, causing fatal injuries |
| Buried: | Rock Road Cemetery, Spennymoor |
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1881 Census
Address: Woodside Lane, Escomb, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4915 / 83 / 11)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| KAY, William | 23 | Head | Mar | Fireman At Colliery | DUR: Evenwood | 1858 |
| KAY, Mary A. | 23 | Wife | Mar | Fireman Wife | DUR: Escomb | 1858 |
| KAY, Elizabeth J. | 3 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Woodside | 1878 | |
| KAY, George H. | 1 | Son | Unn | DUR: Woodside | 1880 |
1901 Census
Address: Whitworth, Co. Durham
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| KAY, William | 42 | Head | Mar | Colliery Engineman | DUR: Etherley | 1859 |
| KAY, Mary A. | 43 | Wife | Mar | DUR: South Church | 1858 | |
| KAY, George H. | 21 | Son | Unn | Iron Works Labourer | DUR: Witton Park | 1880 |
| KAY, John W. | 19 | Son | Unn | Colliery Labourer Below | DUR: Spennymoor | 1882 |
| KAY, Florence | 16 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Spennymoor | 1885 | |
| KAY, Annie | 14 | Dau | Dressmaker | DUR: Spennymoor | 1887 | |
| KAY, Ruth | 12 | Dau | DUR: Spennymoor | 1889 | ||
| KAY, Martha | 10 | Dau | DUR: Spennymoor | 1891 | ||
| KAY, Dora | 8 | Dau | DUR: Spennymoor | 1893 | ||
| KAY, Greta | 5 | Dau | DUR: Spennymoor | 1896 | ||
| KAY, Mary A. | 1 | Dau | DUR: Spennymoor | 1900 |
Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.
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Spennymoor — Rock Road Cemetery
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ252329
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Mary Ann KAY | |||
| William KAY | 5th Oct 1904 | 47 | 1857 |
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 51, Accident Number: 364 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-03513-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Merrington Lane Cemetery, Spennymoor
- Tombstone photograph (T-03418-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Glen Thomas Kay | 17 Jul 2009 |
William Kay was my great great grandfather, with John W Kay being my great grandfather. Making Thompson Kay my grandfather |
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| Linda Taylor | 30 Nov 2009 |
William was my great great grandfather, George Henry. was my great grandfather and his son William my grandfather |
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| anne maria cairns | 20 Feb 2010 |
william kay was my great grandfather. his daughter ruth kay was my grandmother. her daughter was mary talbot my mother |
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| anne marie cairns | 02 Apr 2020 |
william kay was my great grandfather. his daughter ruth kay was my grandmother. her daughter was mary talbot my mother |
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| Alison fahey | 26 Aug 2021 |
William Kay was my great great grandfather his daughter Ruth Kay was my great grandmother her daughter eleta Talbot was my grandmother |
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