Life History
| approx. 1826 | Born in Lancashire.1 | 
| 19th Sep 1854 | Married Frances Rebecca Holford CALROW in Preston.12,13 From the Liverpool Mercury :- | 
| 25th Jul 1855 | Birth of daughter Margaret Eleanor Hargreaves KAY in Blackburn.1,8 | 
| 29th Nov 1857 | Birth of daughter Alice Hargreaves KAY in Haslingden, Accrington.9,10 | 
| 1st Aug 1860 | Witness at wedding in Wakefield, Sandal Magna, St Helens.2 Of Victoria Mary Luis Fernandes & Richard Dugdale Kay | 
| 7th Apr 1861 | Occupation Attorney & Solicitor.3 | 
| 7th Apr 1861 | Recorded in census in Otley.3 | 
| between Apr 1871 and Jun 1871 | Birth of son John Hargreaves KAY in Haslingden.11 | 
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Occupation Solicitor & Landowner.1 | 
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Recorded in census in Blackburn, Mellor (Sykes Holt, Balderstone).1 Visitor - Lucy Eleanor Calrow "niece" | 
| 9th Feb 1874 | Research Note.4 Burial record for Richard Luis Kay gives Sykes Holt as his abode. | 
| 28th Nov 1875 | |
| 3rd Dec 1875 | Buried in Blackburn, Balderstone, Church of St Leonard.7 1) Abode - Sykes Holt, Balderstone | 
| 10th Mar 1876 | Probate in Lancashire.6 late of Blackburn and of Sykes Holt in Balderstone | 
Sources
- 1. Census 1871 Blackburn RG10/4170, F83, P5 (John Hargreaves Kay)
- 2. Marriage Certificate - Victoria Mary Luis Fernandes, Richard Dugdale Kay
              - Victoria Mary Luis Fernandes, 1 August 1860, Marriage Certificate, Wakefield
 
- 3. Census 1861 Otley RG9/3213, F84, P5 (John Hargreaves Kay)
- 4. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project - Burials - Richard Luis Kay
- 5. BMD Death Index - John Hargreaves Kay
              - 1875, Q4, John Hargreaves Kay, Blackburn, 8c, 239
 
- 6. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration - 1876 - John Hargreaves Kay
- 7. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project - Burials - John Hargreaves Kay
- 8. Preston Guardian - Births (Margaret Eleanor Hargreaves Kay)
              - Preston Guardian (Preston, England), Saturday, July 28, 1855; Issue 2239
 
- 9. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 - Alice Hargreaves Kay
- 10. 1857, Q4, Alice Hargreaves Kay, Haslingden, 8e, 125
              - BMD Birth Index
 
- 11. 1871, Q2, John Hargreaves Kay, Haslingden, 8e, 145
              - BMD Birth Index
 
- 12. 1854, Q3, John Hargreaves Kay, Preston, 8e, 623
              - BMD Marriage Index
 
- 13. Liverpool Mercury - Marriages - John Hargreaves Kay & Calrow
              - Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), Tuesday, September 26, 1854; Issue 2623
 
