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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 He styaed at the Observatory until 1853 (when Admiralty funding was withdrawn), after which he went to Victoria and held various Victorian public service posts.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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