KISBY/EE INDEX
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KISBY/EE INDEX
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KISBY'S OF NOTE
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Paul Kysbye/Gisby, Chancellor of Oxford University |
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Paul Kysbye died February 1594/5. Click HERE to see a transcript of the inventory of his worldly possessions.
In the early 1500's [Paul Gisby] was a Choirboy at Westminster and then went to Oxford, All Souls, where he took a BA by the
time he was 16 years old, then went on to take more degrees and finally to become the head of the whole University,
as Chancellor (which I think was denoted by the Roman title Procular in those times). I had traced reference to a
stone memorial in All Souls College and wrote to the Bodleian Library seeking more information...
His background was described as "Pleb" and his parents names were not given... |
William KYSBIE, Mayor of Abingdon, England
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Twice mayor of the prosperous market town of Abingdon, Berkshire, England, 1581-2 and 1587-88.
William was a vintner of the Cosener's Inn. He was also Governor of Christ's Hospital, Abingdon (c.1579-88),
and Master 1587-88. William's most notable decree (in 1582) was that "Twentie powndes" be paid
for every mayor "servinge one Hole yere" in office - from which he may have personally benefitted!
William Kysbie died in April 1588. |
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KISBEE, James (1734-1819)
James Kisbee was a servant of the Duchess of Montagu who in her will left him £40 per year for life -
this enabled him to become a Gentleman. James was a personal friend of the C18th black writer Ignatius Sancho (who was butler to the Duchess)
and is mentioned in the book "Letters of Ignatius Sancho, an African" edited by Victor Caretta (1998).
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Robert KISBEY, Burgess, Vicar and Hospital Governor
Robert Kisbey was born c.1559, son of William Kysbie. He was a graduate of Oxford University and became one of the principle Burgesses
of the market town of Abingdon, Berkshire, England. He also became Vicar of St Helen's Church and Governor of Christ's Hospital. He
left Abingdon with his family in 1624.
Possibly the brother of Paul Kysbye, and may have left Abingdon for America, to evangelicise Indians in the Delaware area. He possibly died en route! (Thankyou Roger Caseby for that last bit) |
KISBY, Henry (Iowa settler)
Early settler of Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa. Henry may have been a convert to the Church of Latter Day Saints(LDS) and on his way to the LDS in Utah, before stopping in Glenwood.
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Kisby, Henry, farmer, P.O. Glenwood; was born March 12, 1818, in Lincolnshire, England. His early youth was passed in the common school of his native land, and in the occupation, incident to a farmer boy's life. He came to the United States in the year 1847, and first settled in the state of Wisconsin. In the spring of 1856 he located on his present farm of fifty acres, and although he is not a large land holder, what he has is free from debt... p. 680 Glenwood Township |
Samuel Kisby was probably a waggoner on the Great North Road in Cambridgeshire, England. This route was a major artery
for trade and the waggoners were the C18th equivalent of truck-drivers. Samuel took advantage of the busy route, renting
a plot and setting up (circa 1770) a wayside stopping point for waggoners to sleep and refresh themselves. It became known as
"Kisby's Hut". With the help of his wife Sara, the business expanded and a public house of the same name still exists on the spot today!
Samuel died in 1797, 13 years after his wife. They had two daughters, Rebekah and Sara.
Viking settlement in Lincolnshire, England (those pesky Vikings, they got everywhere!). Alleged to be the fount of all Kisbys, certainly the English speaking ones.
For more information see my SURNAME ORIGINS page.
Small village not far from the Danish border and overlooking the Baltic coast of Germany's northernmost state. Apparently the origin of the Danish surname Kiesby, Kiesbye or even Kisby!
(Thankyou Peter Kisby for mentioning this one)
According to New Zealand historian John Hall-Jones the bay was surveyed by
Captain John Lort Stokes in 1851. The Captain was known to name places after naval officers
and nautical terms. He may have met Thomas Kisbee RN (see above) and possibly named the bay after
him.
(Info provided by Judith Kisbee)
Named after pioneer Richard Claude Kisbey. Apparently Kisbey made its mark as a watering point for locomotives on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. A couple of years after the railroad reached Kisbey, it was officially promoted from a hamlet to a village, on 1 May 1907.
What's more, Kisbey has its own webpages (See my Links Page).
KISBY, Samuel (C18th entrepreneur)
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KEISBY, Hamlet of
KIESBY, Village ofPOPULATION: 230 LOCATION: NORTHERN GERMANY
KISBEE BAY, Preservation Bay, New Zealand
KISBEY, Village ofPOPULATION: 209 LOCATION: SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
Small though it may be, Kisbey has its very own museum!
Kisby's Cottage lies at one end of Kisby's Lane, which leads, neatly, to Kisby's Farm.
The fictional rabbits of Richard Adams' Watership Down have made the surrounding area famous. |
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Public House north of Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, England. Still going strong after 230 years. |
Convenience Store, owned by a George Kisby, that lies on the County Line between the Washington and Clay Counties of Kansas, USA.
Apparently also the venue for a display of local historical photographs. In December 1999 a local man, Mitchell Hagen, bought a
Kansas Lottery ticket from Kisby's Pit Stop and won $10,000.00!! |
Fabrication de produit de parfumerie
en France... unfortunately nobody knows
where the name originated from. The current Laboratoires Kisby were created in the 1960's. However, an elderly cousin of mine can remember
using a 'Kisby's Dry Shampoo' (Product of France) in the 1940's. |
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DEREK KISBY TROPHY
Derek Kisby died of cancer in the prime of his career as a successful Midget Grand Prix driver. Since 1977 Derek Kisby's
family have presented the Derek Kisby Memorial Trophy to the winner of a Midget race at the Spedeworth Track, Great Yarmouth.
Pictured (right) is the 2001 trophy held by Derek's son Paul.
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'KISBIE RING'
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1notable /'nohtebl/ adj
1. worthy of note; remarkable
2. distinguished, prominent
2notable n
1. a prominent person
2. pl, often cap a group of people summoned esp formerly in France, when it was a monarchy, to act as a deliberate body.
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