| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Kay |
| Forenames | Joseph Henry |
| Epithet | naval officer and scientist |
| Dates | 1814-1875 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| History | He joined the navy in 1827; he sailed as a lieutenant on H.M.S. Terror with Commander Crozier on the Antarctic expedition in 1839, but only got as far as Tasmania, where he was selected in 1840 to stay on to found and look after the Magnetic Observatory in Hobart. He styaed at the Observatory until 1853 (when Admiralty funding was withdrawn), after which he went to Victoria and held various Victorian public service posts. |
| Relationships | Second son of architect Joseph Kay and his wife Sarah Henrietta (nee Porden) |
| Key Events | Born in London 16 Nov 1814; died at South Yarra, Melbourne on 17 July 1785. |
| Source | Australian Dictionary of National Biography |
| Authorised Form of Name | Kay; Joseph Henry (1814-1875); naval officer and scientist |
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