Lavinia Rebecca (Kirkland) Kaye (abt. 1844 - aft. 1928)

Born about 17 Feb 1844 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Daughter of John William Kirkland and Elizabeth (Weeks) Kirkland

Wife of Alfred Kaye — married about 1860 in New Brunswick, Canada

Wife of George Frederick Jones — married 1919 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Leavinia^[1] Kirkland was born on February 17, between 1844 and 1849^[2] in Fredericton, New Brunswick.^[3] She was the daughter of John Kirkland and Elizabeth Weeks. She married Alfred Kaye, about 1860^[4] They lived in Waterville (Wakefield Parish), Carleton County, New Brunswick.

From Andrew McKnight: Leavinia is my mom's 2G grandmother, and sister to Charles Kirkland who likely perished on the Titanic. We've not found a death date for her but she was alive in 1917 as there is a picture of her, the oldest of five generations in her family in the photo along with her daughter Lizzie Kaye (Bagley), granddaughter Ruby Bagley (Britton), Ruby's daughter Violet (Dickinson) and her infant daughter Jean Dickinson (who married Donald Munro Green).

We have a substantial number of DNA matches with at least three of Leavinia's Kirkland-Weeks siblings.

Research Notes

• Some sources have her name as Leavinia Rebecca, but Rebecca Kirkland was married in 1854, so Lavinia and Rebecca are likely two separate people.
• 1861 Census shows her and Alfred Kaye listed as servants living with Arthur and Margaret McArthur of Wakefield, NB.
• No death record found

Sources

1. ↑ Many spelling variations seen
2. ↑ Late registration of birth, issued in 1929, gives birth date as February 17, 1849. 1901 Census says February 17, 1847. Other sources (1871 to 1911 censuses) range from 1844 to 1846. An earlier birth year seems more likely as her first child was born in 1861. As well, she had siblings born in 1847 and 1849
3. ↑ New Brunswick, Canada, Provincial Archives, Late Registration of Births, York County, Fredericton, 1849-K-2, Microfilm F18749 – Leavinia Kirkland (Certificate), 1849
4. ↑ Estimated, based on the birth of their first child in 1860

See also:

• "1871 Census of Canada" Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca: accessed 26 Sept 2015), New Brunswick, Carleton (180), Wakefield (C) Page 11 Family 41 – entry for Alford Kaye
• "1881 Census of Canada" Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca: accessed 26 Sept 2015), New Brunswick, Carleton (31), Wakefield (C-1) Page 10 Family 37 – entry for Alfred Raye
• "1891 Census of Canada" Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca: accessed 26 Sept 2015), New Brunswick, Carleton (12), Wakefield H-1, Page 14-15 Family 71 – Entry for Alfred Kay
• "1901 Census of Canada" Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca: accessed 26 Sept 2015), New Brunswick, Carleton (14), Wakefield H-2, Page 9 Family 99 – Entry for Alfred Kaye
• "1911 Census of Canada" Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca: accessed 26 Sept 2015), New Brunswick, Carleton (25), Wakefield (15), Page 5 Family 47 – Entry for Alfred Kaye
• George Jones and Leavenia Jones in 1921 Canada Census via Ancestry

• 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 Census of Canada

Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946 Ancestry Family Trees Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954 New Brunswick, Select Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007