Miscellaneous documents
Reference: D/X 1647 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Kay-Mitcheson family of Easington Lane
Covering Dates: 1890s-1950s
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- Miscellaneous documents
- Records of the Kay-Mitcheson Families (Ref: D/X 1647/1-2)
- Photographs of Kay and Mitcheson Families (Ref: D/X 1647/3 - 1647/22)
- Photographs of groups of unidentified people (Ref: D/X 1647/23-42)
- Photographs of unidentified men (Ref: D/X 1647/43 - 1647/56)
- Photographs of unidentified women (Ref: D/X 1647/57-1647 /59)
- Photographs of unidentified children (Ref: D/X 1647/60 - 1647/64)
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Records given:20 March 2008 Acc: 7132
Catalogue Contents
Records of the Kay-Mitcheson Families (Ref: D/X 1647/1-2)
William Kay was born in Sunderland, c. 1856. He worked as a butcher from the age of 11 and lived much of his life in Easington Lane. He married Mary and they had 12 sons and a daughter. He was very much involved with Easington Central Methodist Church working the choir and Sunday School.
One of his sons, Matthew Kay, married Margaret Mitcheson and they had a son, William Mitcheson Kay, born in 1911. 'Bill' Kay, as he was known, worked in the grocery trade before serving with the Royal Corps of Signals during World War II. After the war, he returned briefly to the grocery trade before training as a psychiatric nurse and working at Bronham Hospital, near Bedford, where he met his wife, Dorothy. He continued working at Bronham Hospital until his retirement.
Copies of documents of William Kay, including a short copy of his birth certificate, a card showing campaign medals awarded and army release book, 12 January 1912 - 19 May 1946
(2 papers, colour)
Ref: D/X 1647/2Cutting from the Durham County Advertiser , paying tribute to William Kay and describing his life, including a photograph, 18 January 1935
(1 paper)
Photographs of Kay and Mitcheson Families (Ref: D/X 1647/3 - 1647/22)Ref: D/X 1647/3Postcard with photograph of granddad W.M. Kay and grandmother Kay, n.d. [1890s]
(1 photograph, 8.5 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/4Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly Stanley Kay], taken by A. & G. Taylor, Sunderland and South Shields, n.d. [1890s]
(1 photograph, 10.8 cm. x 16.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/5Photograph of an unidentified middle-aged woman [possibly Annie Mitcheson], taken by T.P. Cummings, 4 Clarence Terrace, Norton Road, Stockton, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 16.2 cm. x 10.5 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/X 1647/6Photograph of an unidentified man [probably Matthew Kay], taken by Alan Humphreys, 39 Tatham Street, Sunderland, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 12.2 cm. x 17.6 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/X 1647/7Photograph of Annie Mitcheson, endorsed 'Aunt Annie' on the reverse, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/8Photograph of an unidentified woman [possibly Lizzie Mitcheson], taken by James Fairclough of Manor House Studio, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 10.5 cm. x 16.2 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/9Photograph of a gathered family, taken by Manor House Studio, Crook, n.d. [1900s]
Back row, middle left: Jenny Fletcher
Front row, middle right: George Mitcheson
(1 photograph, 16.8 cm. x 10.8 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/10Photograph of George Mitcheson, taken by J. Fairclough of Manor House Studio, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 10.8 cm. x 16.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/11Photograph of two unidentified women [the woman on the left is probably Jenny Fletcher], taken by J. Fairclough, Manor House Studio, Crook, n.d. [1890s]
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 20 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/X 1647/12Photograph of wedding guests at the Kay marriage, taken by Manor House Studio, Crook, 1910
Back row, left to right: Harry Fletcher, Jenny Fletcher, Granddad W.M. Kay, Grandmother Kay, minister, Gran Mitcheson, Sally Kay, Geo. Mitcheson, Annie Mitcheson, Stanley Kay ?
Front row, left to right: Lizzie Mitcheson, Ernest Kay, Tennyson Kay, Matthew Kay, Margaret Kay, Herbert Kay, Minnie Mitcheson
(1 photograph, 32 cm. x 30 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/X 1647/13Photograph of Matthew and Margaret Kay on their wedding day, endorsed 'Mr. and Mrs. Kay', n.d. [1910]
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/14Duplicate of D/X 1647/12, endorsed 'with best wishes from Matt and Maggie', n.d. [1910]
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/15Photograph of Mrs. M. [Margaret] Kay with a small infant on her knee, taken by Ronald's Studio, Sunderland, n.d. [1910s]
(1 photograph, 30 cm. x 38 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/X 1647/16Copy of D/X 1647/14, endorsed '5 months old when this was taken',
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 13.8 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/17Photograph of an unidentified man [possibly Matthew Kay] taken by G. Vont, 39 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, n.d. [1910s]
(1 photograph, 10.5 cm. x 16.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/18Postcard with photograph of an unidentified man [possibly Ernest Kay], taken by Electric Studios, 263 High Street, Sunderland, n.d. [1910s]
(1 postcard, 8.5 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/19Photograph of William and Mary Kay, n.d. [1910s]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/20Photograph of an unidentified woman [probably Margaret Kay], n.d. [1910s]
(1 photograph, 8.7 cm. x 13.9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/21Photograph of an unidentified elderly man [probably W.M. Kay], n.d. [1920s]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/22Postcard with photograph of Matthew Kay and an unidentified man playing cricket, n.d. [1920s]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)
Photographs of groups of unidentified people (Ref: D/X 1647/23-42)Ref: D/X 1647/23Photograph of a family gathering involving ten unidentified family members, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 12.5 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/24Photograph of two unidentified men holding umbrellas, and an unidentified woman, n.d. [1920s]
(1 postcard, 8.5 cm. x 13.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/25Photograph of an unidentified man and woman, n.d. [1920s]
(1 photograph, 5.8 cm. x 8.3 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/26Photograph of two unidentified men standing in front of W. Kay butcher's shop, n.d. [ c.1930]
(1 postcard, 13.7 cm. x 8.7 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/27Photograph of five wedding guests, including three unidentified men and two unidentified women, taken by James Riddell, 573-575 Chillingham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 13.5 cm. x 8.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/28Photograph of two unidentified men in army uniforms and two unidentified females in front of military radio equipment, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 8.8 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/29Photograph of 5 unidentified men in army uniforms and one unidentified Egyptian man, standing in front of the Sphinx, endorsed 'Cairo', with date, 6 August 1944
(1 photograph, 18 cm. x 12.2 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/30Photograph of two unidentified men standing by a wall, the man on the left is wearing Navy uniform, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 8.4 cm. x 5.9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/31Photograph of 3 unidentified elderly women and an elderly man, endorsed with date 2 August 1954
(1 photograph, 6.1 cm. x 6.3 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/32Photograph of two unidentified women and one unidentified man holding puppies, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 6.4 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/33Photograph of two unidentified men and an unidentified elderly woman sitting on a park bench, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 6.3 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/34Photograph of two unidentified women and one unidentified man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 8.5 cm. x 6.2 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/35Photograph of an unidentified elderly couple sitting on either side of a decorated cake, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6.7 cm. x 5.4 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/36Photograph of two unidentified elderly women with an unidentified small child, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/37Photograph of an unidentified man and woman with a fairground and pier in the background, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/38Photograph of an unidentified elderly woman and man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6.3 cm. x 8.9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/39Photograph of two unidentified men, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 8.6 cm. x 5.6 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/40Photograph of two unidentified men sitting on a park bench, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 8.9 cm. x 6.2 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/41Photograph of 3 unidentified men, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6.3 cm. x 8.7 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/42Photograph of two unidentified men at an allotment, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6.3 cm. x 8.8 cm., black and white)
Photographs of unidentified men (Ref: D/X 1647/43 - 1647/56)Ref: D/X 1647/43Photograph of an unidentified man with a dog, endorsed 'Glenridding, Ullswater', with date, 22 August 1933
(1 photograph, 7.8 cm. x 11 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/44Photograph of an unidentified man standing next to bicycles and in front of a 'Scotland' sign, endorsed 'Carter Bar' and giving date, 19 August 1934
(1 photograph, 6.3 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/45Photograph of an unidentified man with landscape in the background, endorsed '"Yours Truly" overlooking Windermere', with date, August 1935
(1 photograph, 13.8 cm. x 8.7 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/46Photograph of an unidentified man in overseas army dress, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/47Photograph of an unidentified man, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 8.3 cm. x 13.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/48Photograph of an unidentified man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 5.9 cm. x 8.4 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/49Photograph of an unidentified man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6.3 cm. x 8.7 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/50Photograph of an unidentified man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6.4 cm. x 8.9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/51Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on a wall with the seaside in the background, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 6.4 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/52Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on a deckchair on the beach, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6.3 cm. x 8.8 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/53Photograph of an unidentified man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 5.6 cm. x 8 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/54Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a butcher's apron, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 8.5 cm. x 11.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/55Photograph of an unidentified young man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 8.4 cm. x 6 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/56Photograph of an unidentified man, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph, 6 cm. x 8.3 cm., black and white)
Photographs of unidentified women (Ref: D/X 1647/57-1647 /59)Ref: D/X 1647/57Photograph of an unidentified woman, taken by James Fairclough, Manor House Studio, Crook, n.d. [1890s]
(1 photograph, 10.3 cm. x 16 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/58Photograph of an unidentified young woman, taken by James Fairclough of Manor House Studio, Crook, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 6.2 cm. x 10.4 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/59Photograph of an unidentified woman, n.d. [mid 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 5.8 cm. x 8.4 cm., black and white)
Photographs of unidentified children (Ref: D/X 1647/60 - 1647/64)Ref: D/X 1647/60Postcard photograph of an unidentified small girl with a cow, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 postcard, 13.5 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/61Postcard photograph of an unidentified small girl, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 8.5 cm. x 13.5 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/62Photograph of an unidentified small boy, taken by Taylor's, Holmeside, Sunderland, endorsed '1852' on reverse [type and condition of photograph means this is unlikely to be the date], n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 16.5 cm., black and white, card mounted)
Ref: D/X 1647/63Postcard photograph of an unidentified small child, n.d. [1900s]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)
Ref: D/X 1647/64Postcard photograph of two unidentified boys, n.d., [1950s]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 13.5 cm., black and white)
