Person DS/UK/3253 Kay; William Porden (1809-1897); architect, surveyor, engineer and public servant Kay William Porden 1809-1897 architect, surveyor, engineer and public servant Male Born 20 Apr 1809; died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 29 Apr 1897

As the nephew of Sir John Franklin through his first wife Eleanor Anne (nee Porden) he was invited to Van Diemen's Land, where Franklin was then Lieutenant-Governor, arriving in Hobart on 20 May 1842; he was appointed to a number of different posts, including Director of Public Works and Colonial Architect from June 1842 to Dec 1858, and left Tasmania on 3 Feb 1860 to return to England for the remainder of his life; he had earlier been given leave to return to England from March 1853 to Nov 1854 owing to failing eyesight. He was one of the 8 children of Joseph Kay and his wife Sarah Henrietta (nee Porden): he followed his father's trade of architect, which was also that of his grandfather William Porden; he married Clara Ann Elwall on 3 Apr 1845 at St John's, New Town, Tasmania; they had one daughter Virginia Porden (born 19 Dec 1849). Australian Dictionary of Biography online International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 15/08/2019 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 27/05/2020 889d068c-1457-441f-876e-a2e8a4cad104