William
Simpson
Wray
Born in Settrington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Wray
and Sarah (Simpson) Wray
Brother of
Ann Elizabeth Wray, Richard Wray, George Wray, Sarah Wray, Betsy (Wray) Longbotham, Ellen Wray, Susan (Wray) Hornsey, Henry Wray and John Simpson Wray
Husband of
Sarah (Brough) Wray
— married
7 Oct 1893 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Died
at about age 71
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2020
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Biography
William is the son of William Wray and his wife Sarah Simpson
1861 census aged 3, with parents.
1871 census aged 12, with widowed mother.
1881 census aged 23, unmarried, joiner, boarder with the Catley family at 3 North Eastern Crescent, York St Mary, Yorks.
1891 census aged 33, joiner & cabinet maker, a boarder with Ellen Godfrey at 13 Mona Street, Liverpool, Lancs.
1901 census aged 42, joiner building trade. living at 63 Uxbridge Street, West Derby, Lancs, with wife and four children. Birthplace given as Grimston.
1911 census aged 53, joiner, living at 63 Uxbridge Street, Edge Hill, West Derby, Lancs, with wife and four children.
Sources
- Birth registered Malton 2Q 1858.
Marriage registered Liverpool 4Q 1893. Married at Liverpool St Silas. William Simpson Wray aged 36, bachelor, joiner, of 65 Elizabeth Street; father William Wray (deceased), farmer. Sarah Brough aged 25, spinster, of 18 Sun Street; father Peter Brough, boot maker. Witnesses were James Williams and Emma Williams.
Death registered Liverpool 2Q 1929, aged 71.
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