Born in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Gray
and Charlotte (Parsons) Gray
Sister of
Elizabeth Gray, Mary Gray, Harry Gray, Fanny Gray, Emma Jane (Gray) Young and Louisa (Gray) Burt
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Parents' Marriage
- Husband James Gray.
- Child: Elizabeth Gray.
- Child: Mary Gray.
- Child: Harry Gray.
- Child: Fanny Gray.
- Child: Emma Jane Gray.
- Child: Louisa Gray.
- Child: Ethel Bessie Gray.
Parents' Marriage 7 NOV 1853. Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England. 7th November 1853. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Barford St Martin in the County of Wiltshire between James Gray, 26, bachelor, journeyman mason, living in Barford St Martin, (no father's name given) and Charlotte Parsons, 23, spinster, living in Burcombe, father John Parsons (deceased), carpenter. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns by me Edmund Carr, assistant Curate. Witnesses: Nicholas Parsons, Martha Plowman. [1]
Baptism: Ethel, daughter of James Gray & Charlotte Gray, was baptised on 14 January 1872 in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England.[2]
Census:
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Charlotte Gray | Head | Widowed | F | 51 | Shopkeeper | Burcombe |
| Harry Gray | Son | M | 20 | Stone Mason | Burcombe | |
| Emma Gray | Daughter | F | 15 | Daughter At Home | Burcombe | |
| Louisa Gray | Daughter | F | 12 | Scholar | Burcombe | |
| Ethel B. Gray | Daughter | F | 9 | Scholar | Burcombe |
In the 1891 census Ethel (age 19) was the servant of William Allee in Crawley, Crawley, Hampshire, England.[4]
Marriage Ethel's marriage to Alfred Henry Hounsom was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1896 in the Reading district.[5]
In the 1901 census Ethel (age 29) was the boarder of Samuel Varney in Brighton, Sussex, England.[6]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John Lord Atkinson | Head | Widowed | M | 66 | Lord Of Appeal In Ordinary | Louth, Louth, Ireland |
| Alfred Henry Warenson | Servant | Married | M | 46 | Butler Valet Domestic | Ham |
| Ethel Bessie Hornsom | Servant | Married | F | 39 | Cook Housekeeper Domestic | Combe, Wiltshire, England |
| Edith Stoneham | Servant | Single | F | 25 | Housemaid Domestic | London, United Kingdom |
Ethel's death (age 79) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1951 in the Wandsworth district.[8]
Sources
- ↑ marriages page 30 no 60. Barford St Martin, Wiltshire
- ↑
Baptism:
"Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922"
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1258/4
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61188 #1644583 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Gray baptism on 14 Jan 1872, daughter of James Gray & Charlotte Gray, in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England. - ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2075; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341501; ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Ancestry uk Record 7572 #23270446 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel B Gray (9) daughter, Scholar, in household of Charlotte Gray (51) in Burcombe in Wilton registration district in Wiltshire, England. Born in Burcombe. - ↑
1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 935; Folio: 55; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096045
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #13788204 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Gray (19) servant in household of William Allee (79) in Crawley, Crawley in Winchester registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 2c; Page: 675
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8913 #11506029 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Gray marriage registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1896 in Reading. - ↑
1901 Census:
"1901 England Census"
Class: RG13; Piece: 933; Folio: 62; Page: 27; ED, institution, or vessel: 37; Household schedule number: 212
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #6450748 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Honnson (29) boarder in household of Samuel Varney (49) in Brighton registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England. - ↑
1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 2; ED, institution, or vessel: 20; Piece: 107
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #888366 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Hornsom (39), married servant, Cook Housekeeper Domestic, in household of John Lord Atkinson (66) at 39 (4) Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London S W, Kensington, London, England. Born in Combe, Wiltshire, England. - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5d; Page: 635
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #33326359 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel B Hounsom death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1951 in Wandsworth (age 79).
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