Lawrence
Gray
Born in Sunderland, Durham, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Gray
and Alice (Wilkinson) Gray
Husband of
Sarah (Scott) Gray
— married
1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Hannah Georgina (Wilson) Gray
— married
22 Jul 1884 in St Michael and All Angels Church, Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
Husband of
Grace (Wilkinson) Gray
— married
about 1898 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 55
in Sunderland, Durham, England
Profile last modified
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Biography
Lawrence was born in April 1852.[1]
At the time of the 1861 census, Lawrence was residing with his parents and siblings in Sunderland.[2]
He married Sarah Scott in the final quarter of 1873.[3]
Following his first wife passing away, he married Hannah Wilson in July 1884.[4] At the time of the 1891 census his second wife, Hannah, had passed away and Lawrence was residing with his parents-in-law and a number of boarders in High Street West.[5]
He married Grace Wilkinson (a.k.a. Carruthers) soon after.
Lawrence died in Sunderland in 1907.[6]
Baptism
- Baptism:
- Date: 26 DEC 1852
- Place: St Mary's, Hylton, Sunderland
Occupation
- Occupation: Marine Engineer
Sources
- ↑
England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. Name: Lawrence Gray Registration Year: 1852 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Sunderland Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 285 - ↑
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861.1861 England Census. Name: Lawrence Gray Age: 8 Estimated Birth Year: 1853 Relation: Son Father's Name: John Gray Mother's Name: Alice Gray Gender: Male Where born: Hylton, Durham, England Civil parish: Sunderland Town: Sunderland County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Sunderland Sub-registration district: West Sunderland ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbours: View others on page Household schedule number: 174 Piece: 3779 Folio: 51 Page number: 30 Household Members Age Relationship John Gray 43 Head Alice Gray 40 Wife John Gray 19 Son Jane Gray 16 Daughter Alice Gray 10 Daughter Lawrence Gray 8 Son Margaret A Gray 4 Daughter - ↑
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DGS-R2N : 13 December 2014), Sarah Scott, 1873; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1873, quarter 4, vol. 10A, p. 1091, Sunderland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. Name Sarah Scott Event Type Marriage Event Place Sunderland, Durham, England Registration District Sunderland County Durham Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year 1873 Volume 10A Page 1091 Affiliate Line Number 128 Spouse Name Lawrence Gray Witness William Allen Witness Martha Brown Citing this Record - ↑
England Marriages 1538–1973. Name: Hannah Georgina Wilson Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Age: 24 Birth Date: 1860 Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1884 Marriage Place: Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, England Father: John Blenkin Wilson Spouse: Lawrence Gray FHL Film Number: 1514551 Reference ID: it 1, p 122, no 244 - ↑ England and Wales Census, 1891.
Name: Lawrence Gray
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1891
County: Durham
Parish: Bishop Wearmouth
Ecclesiastical Parish: ST MICHAELS
Registration District: Sunderland
Residence Note: High Street West
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Widower
Occupation: Sea Going Engineer
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
Birthplace: County Durham, England
Page Number: 6
Line Number: 10
Registration Number: RG12
Piece/Folio: 4133/ 61
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Thomas Wilson Head M 58 County Durham, England Hannah Wilson Wife F 64 County Durham, England Fred Johnson Boarder M 27 County Durham, England Mary L Johnson Boarder F 17 County Durham, England Louisa F Johnson Boarder F 0 County Durham, England Robert Hart Boarder M 14 County Durham, England James Foster Boarder M 21 Cumberland, England William Rodd Boarder M 22 Yorkshire, England Elizabeth Leybourne Servant F 18 County Durham, England Lawrence Gray Boarder M 39 County Durham, England Citing this Record:
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WVGG-V2M : 12 December 2017), Lawrence Gray in household of Thomas Wilson, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. - ↑
FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England.England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915. Name: Lawrence Gray Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Death Registration Place: Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom Death Date: Dec 1907 Inferred Death Place: Durham, United Kingdom Volume: 10a Page: 464
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