John Kaye (1783 - 1853)

Biography

John Kaye is Notable.

John Kaye, an English churchman, served as both the Bishop of Bristol and Lincoln during his career.

Early Life

John Kaye, the only son of linen draper, Abraham Kaye, and Susan Bracken, was born in Angel Street, Hammersmith. ^[1]

Marriage and children

John married Eliza Mortlock (1781–1853) on the 18th of July 1815 in Great Abington, Cambridge, England.^[2][3] They had children

1. Eliza Kaye (1817–1899) ​​^[3]
2. Susan Kaye 1819–Deceased ^[3]
3. William Frederic John Kaye (1822–1913) ^[3]
4. Frances Maria Kaye (1827–1860) ^[3]

Career

Kaye became the Bishop of Bristol in 1820 while continuing the academic work he'd started in 1814 with Cambridge University. ^{[1] [4]} In 1827, having been elected the Bishop of Lincoln, Kaye stopped his academic work and improved the diocese's procedures. ^[4]

Death and Burial

He died on 18 February 1853 and was buried in Lincoln Cathedral.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Varley, E.A. Kaye, John (1783–1853)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
2. ↑ England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983 , database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:732T-842M : 2 February 2021), John Kaye, 18 Jul 1815; citing Marriage, Great Abington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Hrvatskog Drzavnog Arhiva (Croatia State Archives), Zagreb.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Wikipedia: John_Kaye_(bishop)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Manuscripts and Special Collections. "John Kaye (1783-1853; Bishop of Lincoln)." University of Nottingham. Accessed 19 Mar 2020.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q6242547