Lawrence Coates Gray (1884 - 1968)

Born 23 Dec 1884 in Sunderland, Durham, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Adelaide Pinkney (Taylor) Gray — married 16 Mar 1913 in St Pauls Church, Hendon, Durham, England

Died 1 Feb 1968 at age 83 in Sunderland, Durham, England

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Biography

Lawrence Coates Gray was born on 23 Dec 1884 in Sunderland, Durham, England, son of Thomas Gray (1849 - 1913) and Mary Polly (Coates) Gray (1851 - 1945). His occupation was 'marine engineer'.

His siblings were:

1. William Young Gray (1875 - ~1966)
2. Rebecca (Gray) Scott (1876 - ~1976)
3. Anne Gray (1878 - ~1970)
4. Mary Gray (1880 - ~1969)
5. Thomas Coates Gray (1882 - 1942)
6. Samual Gray (1884 - 1884)
7. Scott Coates Gray (1886 - 1980)
8. John Gray (1887 - ~1887)
9. Elizabeth Irwin (Gray) MacDonald (1890 - 1989)
10. Edwin Albert Douglas Gray (1892 - 1973)

At the time of the 1901 census, Lawrence was living with his parents and siblings in Mainsforth Terrace West, Sunderland.^[1]

Lawrence married Mary Adelaide Pinkney Taylor (1893 - 1972) on 16 Mar 1913 in St Pauls Church, Hendon, Durham.^[2]

Lawrence died on 1 Feb 1968 in Sunderland aged 79.^[3]

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[4]

Occupation

Occupation: Marine Engineer

Sources

1. ↑

   England and Wales Census, 1901.
   Name	Lawrence Gray
   Sex	Male
   Age	17
   Event Date	31 Mar 1901
   Event Place	Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
   Event Place (Original)	Sunderland, Durham, England
   Sub-District	South Bishop Wearmouth
   Registration District	Sunderland
   Birth Year (Estimated)	1884
   Birthplace	Sunderland, Durham
   Occupation	APP SHIP'S BLACKSMITH
   Relationship to Head of Household	Son
   Event Type	Census
   Event Place Note	Mainsforth Terrace West
   Page Number	41
   Piece/Folio	139
   Schedule Type	278
   Lawrence Gray's Parents and Siblings
   Thomas Gray
   Father
   M
   51
   Sunderland, Durham
   Mary Gray
   Mother
   F
   49
   Sunderland, Durham
   Ann C Gray
   Sister
   F
   22
   Sunderland, Durham
   Thomas C Gray
   Brother
   M
   18
   Sunderland, Durham
   Mary I Gray
   Sister
   F
   20
   Sunderland, Durham
   Scott Gray
   Brother
   M
   14
   Sunderland, Durham
   Elizabeth I Gray
   Sister
   F
   10
   Sunderland, Durham
   Edwin A Gray
   Brother
   M
   8
   Sunderland, Durham
   Other People on This Record
   John D Coates (Nephew)
   M
   5
   Sunderland, Durham

   "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSCC-QT8 : 21 May 2019), Lawrence Gray in household of Thomas Gray, Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing South Bishop Wearmouth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

2. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005.
   Name: Mary A P Taylor
   Event Type: Marriage
   Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
   Registration Year: 1913
   Registration District: Sunderland
   County: Durham
   Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
   Spouse Name (available after 1911): Gray
   Volume: 10A
   Page: 979
   Line Number: 28
   Citing this Record:
   "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26ZY-PKW : 13 December 2014), Mary A P Taylor and null, 1913; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1913, quarter 1, vol. 10A, p. 979, Sunderland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229175537/lawrence-gray
4. ↑ Gray-8324 was created by Norm Gray through the import of gray_families.GED on Oct 16, 2014.