Ephraim Kaye

  General Notes:

Went to Australia, sailed on S.S.Rangitata 5 July 1911
Joan (Kirk Bramwith) says emigrated abt 1920.
10/6/09 1911 census has an Ephraim Kaye in Pontefract born 1884 aged 27, Gertrude is 26, Jack is 5. Found marriage with correct spelling of his name and Gertrude is on FreeBMD as TRAVISS
10/7/09 found birth on FreeBMD

  Research Notes:

5/30/11. Early residence in Sydney mentioned in:
www.manly.nsw.gov.au/DownloadDocument.ashx?DocumentID=1867
They sailed on RANGATIRA II http://www.nzmaritime.co.nz/r4.htm

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1901 Census Methley, Kaye: Ephraim Kay son single aged 17 joiner (wood) born Methley, 31 Mar 1901, Talbots Yard, Methely, Yorks. ⁶⁰¹

• 1911 Census Methely Kaye Ephraim: Ephraim Kaye head mar aged 27 Joiner born Methley, 2 Apr 1911, Church Lane, Methley, Yorks. ⁶⁰²

• Emigrate to Australia: Ships Manifest Rangatira, 5 Jul 1911, London. ⁶⁰³ Counter ticket # 303. Steam ship company: Shaw Savill & Albion Ltd.
Page 8 of manifest. Travelling class 3. Destination Sydney
According to http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchhits_nocopy.aspx?table=Index%20to%20Vessels%20Arrived,%201837%20-%201925&id=49&frm=1&query=[Ship%20Name]:rangatira;Year:1911
They arrived Aug 19th

Ephraim married Gertrude Travis, daughter of Charles Travis and Elizabeth Smith, in Dec 1905 in Holbeck, Yorkshire. (Gertrude Travis was born on 12 Sep 1884 in Mosbro, Yorks, England.)