Person:John Hay (5)

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John HAY
b.? 1 Jul 1844 or ?2 Apr 1845 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Name John HAY
Gender Male
Birth? ? 1 Jul 1844 or ?2 Apr 1845 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage 19 Feb 1873 Register Office, Portsea Island (district) , Southampton co, Englandto Lavinia Adlington Hardy
Death? 1 Nov 1905 Detroit, Wayne County, MI, USAStatus: Dead
Burial? Woodlawn cem (lot 165, sec. 16), 19975 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI, USA
Reference Number? 22
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re John's birthdate...family legend say 1 Jul 1884, death rec lists 2 Apr 1845.

At time of death res was 320 Melbourne, Ward 5, Detroit, Wayne co, MI, USA.  Marriage registration #2b-622 (first quarter/Jan-Mar) in British  Index.   

As per 1881 census index: Scotland lists John's occupation as "Painter-Royal Navy".

Death rec cause of death:  Apoplexy & Chronic Lead Poisoning.  

At time of marriage (1873) was 29 yrs old, bachelor, Petty Officer Royal Navy, on duty H.M. Ship Pembroke.


Entire family (including Amelia BIRD, Lavinia's mother, came to Detroit, MI cir 1903.

John's 1901 occupation was postman.


References
  1.   General Register Office, England.