William Dray (1711 - bef. 1715)

Born 1711 in St Margaret at Cliffe, Kent, England

Died before 1715 before age 4 in St Margaret at Cliffe, Kent, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Name: William Dray

Gender: Male

Christening Date: 17 Jun 1711

Christening Place: St. Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

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Father's Name: Thomas Dray

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Mother's Name: Parnell

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I07777-8

System Origin: England-EASy

GS Film number: 1737004

Reference ID: Item 4

Citing this Record:

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NT2L-HD7 : accessed 01 Dec 2014), Thomas Dray in entry for William Dray, 17 Jun 1711; citing Kent, England, reference Item 4; FHL microfilm 1737004.

The information on his mother's burial (below) implies that he died before Feb 1715: Find A Grave: Memorial #114273690

Parnell Cayle Dray

Birth: unknown

Death: Feb., 1715

North side

113. On the fly leaf of the first Register Book is this Note: Copy of inscription from fragments of a flag stone found in the Tower of the church and said to have been removed from the north side of the nave when the church was repewed:

Here lieth ye Body……. / ye wife of Thomas DRA……/ Issue by him fiv…… / daughters viz …….. Tho…… / Parnell and Cayle …….. / but left only surviving…….. / Parnell, Cayle and Catharine./ She died February ye 2 1715 and in / ye 34 year of / her age.

The fragments of the stone were put together and laid down in the churchyard between the two buttresses at the east end of the north aisle September 22, 1870. (HJL). Henry Parker, Rector. By reference to this Register under date 1715 it will be found "Mrs Parnell wife of Mr Thomas DRAY was buried February 9 1715/6 (HP)". (Register 1703/4 February 10. Thomas Dray batchelor and Parnell Cayle spinster married by licence.)

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St Mary The Virgin Churchyard

Chislet

City of Canterbury

Kent, England

Created by: Roanna Dolan Griffin

Record added: Jul 23, 2013

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