Person:John Hay (5)

John Hay

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m. 19 Feb 1873

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Name	John Hay
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	Abt 1844	City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Alt Birth^[2]	1 Jul 1844	City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Alt Birth^[3]	2 Apr 1845	City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Marriage	19 Feb 1873	Register Office, Portsea Island (district) , Southampton co, Englandto Lavinia Adlington Hardy
Death`^?`	1 Nov 1905	Detroit, Wayne County, MI, USA
Burial`^?`		Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, United StatesWoodlawn cem (lot 165, sec. 16), 19975 Woodward Ave

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.

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