Samuel Gray (abt. 1821 - 1900)

Born about 1821 in Purton, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Selwood) Gray — married 1856 in District of Westminster, England

Descendants

Died Aug 1900 at about age 79 in Purton, Wiltshire, England

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Biography

Samuel Gray and James Gray were baptised on 18 Mar 1821 at Purton, Wiltshire, sons of Samuel, a Sawyer, and Hannah.^[1]

Samuel Gray married Jane Selwood in Q2 1856 in the District of Westminster.^[2]

Children:

• [uncertain] Mary Ann Selwood (baptised on 12 Oct 1851 at Purton, Wiltshire, daughter of Jane Selwood, single woman)^[3][4]
• Samuel Gray (born 1856)^[5]
• Hannah Stroud Gray (born 1860)^[6]
• Catherine Gray (born 1863)^[7]
• Fanny Gray (baptised on 26 Nov 1865 at Purton, Wiltshire, daughter of Samuel, Labourer, and Jane)^[8]
• James Gray (born about 1869)^[9]
• Frank Gray (born 1871)^[10]
• Maud Gray (born 1877)^[11]

Samuel Gray was buried on 14 Aug 1900 at Purton, Wiltshire, with a given age of 81.^[12]

Census Records

1871: Samuel Gray resident at Purton, Wiltshire, age 50, Labourer, born Purton, married to Jane.^[13]

1881: Samuel Gray resident at Purton, Wiltshire, age 62, Farmer, born Purton, married to Jane.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Purton Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
2. ↑ Gray, Samuel and Selwood, Jane. Q2 1856 District of Westminster 1a 461 FreeBMD.
3. ↑ Purton Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JX-BM2 : 3 March 2021), Mary A Gray in household of Samuel Gray Junr, Purton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ Birth: Gray, Samuel. Son of Gray/Sellwood. Q4 1856 District of Cricklade 05A 28. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
6. ↑ Birth: Gray, Hannah. Daughter of Gray/Selwood. Q3 1860 District of Cricklade 05A 24. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
7. ↑ Birth: Gray, Catherine. Daughter of Gray/Sellwood. Q2 1863 District of Cricklade 05A 34. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
8. ↑ Purton Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
9. ↑ Birth: Gray, James. Son of Gray/Selwood. Q1 1869 District of Cricklade 05A 31. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
10. ↑ Birth: Gray, Frank. Son of Gray/Sellwood. Q2 1871 District of Cricklade 05A 31. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
11. ↑ Birth: Gray, Maud. Daughter of Gray/Sellwood. Q4 1877 District of Cricklade 05A 43. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
12. ↑ Purton Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
13. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNT-TBV : 25 June 2022), Samuel Gray, 1871.
14. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-VW28 : 12 December 2017), Samuel Gray, Purton, Wiltshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 27, Piece/Folio 2024/43, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,638.

• Census: 1841 Purton; 1851 Purton; 1861 Purton; 1881 Purton; 1891 Purton.