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Offline jennyk

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Born in Grays, but where is Grays?
« on: Friday 28 October 05 20:01 BST (UK) »
Cannot find Grays in Registration Districts. Is Grays Thurrock the same place? Which area would a birth be registered in plse? jenny
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Re: Born in Grays, but where is Grays?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 28 October 05 20:20 BST (UK) »
Hi Jenny,

Here's the explanation:

"Grays Thurrock – A History  by Brian Evans
The book traces the development of Thurrock  and the former villages  of Tilbury and Grays etc which have now merged into the town of  Grays Thurrock - a major port and the new lowest crossing of the Thames with its tunnels and bridge which carry the M25 traffic between Essex and Kent. "

and according to Genuki, Grays came under the Orsett registration district.

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Allan
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Re: Born in Grays, but where is Grays?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 29 October 05 08:46 BST (UK) »
Thanks Alan, now I know what I am looking for and where!
jenny
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Offline loo

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Re: Born in Grays, but where is Grays?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 30 October 05 00:58 BST (UK) »
If that turns out not to be correct, there is also the parish of Trinity-Gray's (meaning Gray's Inn) in London.
ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot; NB; Westminstr Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea
BRAKE - Nailsea
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CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
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HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN, Peter/Adam - Germany
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LATTIMER, MAXWELL - Ldn lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot borders
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Re: Born in Grays, but where is Grays?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 30 October 05 03:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
It could also be Rotherfield Greys,near Henley, which, to distinguish it from Rotherfield Peppard,  is known simply as Greys by all and sundry locally.
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Vicki
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Re: Born in Grays, but where is Grays?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 30 October 05 08:34 GMT (UK) »
 :-\ And I thought it was going to be so simple. Should have guessed that nothing ever is!
Thanks everyone. Jenny
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Re: Born in Grays, but where is Grays?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 28 September 06 16:46 BST (UK) »
Its Grays (Thurrock) registration district is indeed Orsett.

Jeff
MARTIN (Obviously) particularly Ashen and environs, Grays, Vange/Basildon
GIBBONS Stoke (Suffolk)
UNDERWOOD Tilbury Green nr Ashen not the one nr Grays
SEALEY/SEELEY Brockley (Suffolk)
LENNARD Bexhill/Hastings
BURT Swanage
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