Gray Family Southill (Stanford/Broom etc)

[Prince-Ashton]

My wife's Grandmother was Mary Jane ALBERY (nee GRAY), born Stanford 26 Jul 1882. her perents were Joseph and Fanny (nee Wright)

We have quite a lot of information on the Gray family back to Daniel Gray born about 1790, and a good deal of the various branches from that date.

We would be pleased to share information and firm up some of our queries, as well as finding relatives currently living.

[bedfordshire boy]

Joseph's younger sister Hannah was my gg grandmother, and although I'm bemused by your Daniel born c 1790 who I don't have in my tree,  I do  have a couple of earlier Daniels.

What are your queries - I'm happy to share what I have

David

[Prince-Ashton]

Thanks for the contact. It seems I may have mistyped the date for Daniel Gray! He was the father of John Gray b.1765.

The attached Acrobat file should give what we know about the Gray family of Southill down to Mary Jane's generation.

Just for interest, my father was Charles PATRICK, vicar of Southill from 1952 to 1960.  Me marrying into the descendants of the Gray family was a big coincidence!

We would be grateful for any additional information you have.

[bedfordshire boy]

Thanks for the attachment which I'll go through in the morning.

There was a thread I was involved in a couple of years ago on Daniel Gray at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,146056.0.html

More tomorrow

Regards

David

[bedfordshire boy]

I attach a file which I hope you can open - I've never attached a file on Rootschat before! I haven't got much detail on the later Grays as my interest really ceased with Hannah born 1838. Let me know if you disagree with anything - some of the earlier Grays are a bit speculative.

On your descendancy chart I disagree with only one date - that of the John Gray born 1765 - it was his wife Ann who was buried 22 Sep 1812. John was alive and kicking in 1841 with his second wife, and he was buried on 2 Jan 1843 at Southill.

Regards

David

[Vixen60]

I also have a Gray connection.  Joseph Gray born 1775 married Mary Careless and had several children, one of whom was Eliza who married John Dunham in Haynes.  Does this ring any bells
Regards

[bedfordshire boy]

I have a Joseph Gray born Southill 1775 in my tree, son of Daniel & Mary (see the file I attached to my last message).  I hadn't connected him with the one who married in Wilshamstead though. Does Wilshamstead parish register state that he was of the parish of Southill do you know?

Are these the Joseph and Mary who were living in Cardington in 1841?

Regards

David

[Prince-Ashton]

We had Joseph b.3 Dec 1775 (Southill) in our tree, but got the wife mary Careless from Vixen 60 in this Forum. She will probably know if these are the ones from the Cardington census.

[johnP-bedford]

Does Wilshamstead parish register state that he was of the parish of Southill do you know?

No David it doesn't - there is no further detail other than that he was a bachelor & she was a spinster

There is a burial of Daniel Gray, famer on 2 Nov 1811, with a note saying his will was proved at the Archdeanery Court & is held in the Beds Archives.

& Dan Gray was churchwarden in 1792 & 1795 - 1798.

regards John