Farmer, lumberman.
Born at Shakespeare, Ontario on 10 October 1879, son of Alexander Hay and Catherine Thompson, he came to Manitoba with his family in 1881. He attended school until the age of 18 then worked on the farms of various family members until taking up his own farm near Foxwarren, in 1900. He gave up farming in May 1912 and moved into Foxwarren where he took over operation of a lumber business established by his father-in-law. He retired in 1965 and moved to Winnipeg to live with his grandson.
On 12 July 1906, he married Bertha Lizzie Murphy (1886-1946, daughter of Isaac Murphy and Mary J. Shields) at Foxwarren. They had two daughters: Irene Irene Hay (1907-1961, wife of Robert James Hume) and Muriel Rosa Hay (1911-?). He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
He died in Winnipeg on 26 October 1976 and was buried in the Foxwarren Cemetery.
Marriage registration [James Ridd Hay, Bertha L Murphy], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Irene Isabel Hay, Muriel Rosa Hay], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Obituary [Bertha Lizzie Murphy Hay], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 September 1946, page 15.
“James K. Hay interred at Foxwarren,” Birtle Eye-Witness, 3 November 1976, page 2.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 May 2024
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