Kelsey (surname)
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Kelsey is an English surname and originated from an Old English place name in Lincolnshire
, England. The place name derived from words meaning "Ceol's island." (Mills 1991). In modern times Kelsey has also become a given name for boys and girls in English-speaking countries. Kelsey comes from 'island of the ships' in Irish and Scots, and 'a dweller on the island, by the water' from Norwegianhttp://www.yeahbaby.com/meaning-name-etymology.php?name=Kelsey.
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Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. The place name derived from words meaning "Ceol's island." (Mills 1991). In modern times Kelsey has also become a given name for boys and girls in English-speaking countries. Kelsey comes from 'island of the ships' in Irish and Scots, and 'a dweller on the island, by the water' from Norwegianhttp://www.yeahbaby.com/meaning-name-etymology.php?name=Kelsey.
Kelsey may refer to:
In acting:
- Linda KelseyLinda KelseyLinda Kelsey is an American television actress.Kelsey's professional career began with stage appearances in her home of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her good looks and striking mane of red hair winning her success that ultimately landed her in Los Angeles in 1972, with appearances in small roles...
, American television actress - Ian KelseyIan KelseyIan Kelsey is a British television actor.Kelsey was born in York, Yorkshire, England, to parents Julie and John . He also has an older brother named David. He trained at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre York and graduated at the Guildford School of Acting...
, British television actor
In sport:
- Jack KelseyJack KelseyAlfred John "Jack" Kelsey was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.- Early career :...
, Welsh football goalkeeper - Lloyd KelseyLloyd KelseyLloyd Albert Kelsey was an American tug of war competitor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he finished fourth with the American team in the Olympic tug of war contest.-External links:*...
, American tug-of-war competitor
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- Andrew Kelsey, California pioneer, brother of Benjamin and Samuel Kelsey. Participant in the Bear Flag Revolt, killed by in a Pomo revolt against his mistreatment of them on his rancho near Kelseyville, CaliforniaKelseyville, CaliforniaKelseyville is a census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States. Kelseyville is located southeast of Lakeport, at an elevation of 1384 feet...
. Retaliation for his death resulted in the Bloody Island MassacreBloody Island MassacreThe Bloody Island Massacre occurred on an island called in the Pomo language, Bo-no-po-ti or Badon-napo-ti , at the north end of Clear Lake, Lake County, California on May 15, 1850. It was a place where the Pomo had traditionally gathered for ceremonies...
. - Benjamin KelseyBenjamin KelseyBenjamin or Ben Kelsey was an early American pioneer of California with his brothers Andy and Sam Kelsey. He was a founder, often with one or more of his brothers, of several settlements in California....
, California pioneer, husband of Nancy KelseyNancy KelseyNancy Roberts Kelsey was the first white woman to visit Utah, and she was the first to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains, arriving in California on November 25, 1841.With those words Nancy Kelsey began a journey across country no white woman had ever made...
. Participant in the Bear Flag Revolt, suspected member of the Mason Henry GangMason Henry GangMason Henry Gang 1864-1865, a bandit gang that posed as Confederate partisan rangers but acted as outlaws, committing robberies, thefts and murders in the southern San Joaquin Valley, Santa Cruz County, Monterey County, Santa Clara County, and in counties of Southern California.- Mason and Henry as...
. - Benjamin S. KelseyBenjamin S. KelseyBenjamin Scovill "Ben" Kelsey was an American aeronautical engineer and test pilot who brought success in World War II to the United States Army Air Forces by initiating the manufacture of innovative fighter aircraft designs, and by working to quickly increase American fighter production to meet...
, American Air Force test pilot and aeronautical engineer - Frances Oldham KelseyFrances Oldham KelseyFrances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey, Ph.D., M.D., is a pharmacologist, most famous as the reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the drug's safety. Her concerns proved to be justified when it was proven that...
, naturalized American pharmacologist - Henry KelseyHenry KelseyHenry Kelsey , aka the Boy Kelsey, was an English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company. Kelsey was born and married in East Greenwich, south-east of central London...
, English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company - Hugh KelseyHugh KelseyHugh Walter Kelsey was a bridge player and writer. He won the Gold Cup, the most prestigious British competition, twice, in 1969 and 1980. He represented Scotland twelve times in the Camrose Trophy, played between the constituent countries of the British Isles...
, Scottish bridge player and writer (1926-1995) - John Kelsey (cryptanalyst)John Kelsey (cryptanalyst)John Kelsey is a cryptographer currently working at NIST. His research interests include cryptanalysis and design of symmetric cryptography primitives , analysis and design of cryptographic protocols, cryptographic random number generation, electronic voting, side-channel attacks on cryptography...
, cryptographer currently working at NIST - Nancy KelseyNancy KelseyNancy Roberts Kelsey was the first white woman to visit Utah, and she was the first to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains, arriving in California on November 25, 1841.With those words Nancy Kelsey began a journey across country no white woman had ever made...
, California pioneer, wife of Benjamin Kelsey, the first white American woman to walk into California, called the Betsy Ross of California for sewing the Bear Flag. - Samuel Kelsey, California pioneer, brother of Andrew and Benjamin Kelsey. Participant in the Bear Flag Revolt,suspected secessionist leader in San BernardinoSan BernardinoSan Bernardino, California is a large city in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California.San Bernardino may also refer to:-Landforms:*San Bernardino , a torrent that flows through the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola...
during the American Civil War. - Thomas KelseyThomas KelseyThomas Kelsey rose from obscurity as a "London tradesman" to become an important figure in the government of Oliver Cromwell.Kelsey enlisted in the New Model Army and fought on the side of Parliament during the English Civil War, displaying a zeal that led him to become a Major-General in 1645. He...
, important figure in the government of Oliver Cromwell - William H. KelseyWilliam H. KelseyWilliam Henry Kelsey was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Smyrna, New York, Kelsey attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Geneseo, New York....
, U.S. Congressman (1855-1859)