William Kay^[1]

Cal 1798 - 1870  (~ 71 years)

• Name	William Kay
  Born	CALC 21 Jun 1798	Ochiltree, , Ayr, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Free Church
  Land - Directory	1864	North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 33, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-49149
  Died	21 Mar 1870	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  	Cause: General Paralysis 22 days
  Buried	23 Mar 1870	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 7]
  Person ID	I49149	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Downie,   b. 1799, , Scotland ,   d. 4 May 1877, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Alexander Kay,   b. 1836, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 64 years)   2. Hugh Kay,   b. 1838, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)   3. Adam Kay,   b. 1844, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John K. Rose,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F15183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, In North Dumfries, at one o'clock, P.M. on Monday, 21st inst., William Kay, Farmer. Aged 71 Years and 9 Months. Funeral Will take place on Wednesday, 23rd inst., at 2 o'clock, p.m., to the Burying Ground 1 mile east of Ayr. North Dumfries, 22nd March, 1870. Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Alexander Kay Born: Galt Age: 50 Father: William Kay Mother: Mary Born: abt 1836 Spouse: Margaret Wilson Age: 33 born: Scotand Father: James Wilson Mother: Janet Wilson married 30 Sep 1886 married: Waterloo [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "funeral card of William Kay," 22 Mar 1870. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 13. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memory of/ William Kay/ died/ 21st March 1870/ [Rest Buried In Cement] [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 23 Mar 1870. Kay, Wm. died 21 Mar 1870 A farmer in North Dumfries, aged 74 years and 8 months. Father of James and Hugh Kay, Galt. The funeral was on March 23, 1870 to the burial ground one mile east of Ayr. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memory of/ William Kay/ died/ 21st March 1870 [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 33. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: William Kay Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1796 Birth Place: Olchiltree, Scotland Age at Death: 74 Death Date: 21 Mar 1870 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 21 Jun 1798 - Ochiltree, , Ayr, Scotland Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 33, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: General Paralysis 22 days - 21 Mar 1870 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Mar 1870 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth