Born in Sunderland, Durham, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lawrence Gray
and Eleanor (Jackson) Gray
Wife of
Patrick Kerss
— married
22 Jul 1766 in Sunderland, Durham, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Eleson Kerss, Peter Kerss, James Kerss, John Kerss, Lawrence Kerss, Eleanor Kerss and William Kerss
Died about
at about age 82
in Sunderland, Durham, England
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2014
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Biography
Margaret (Gray) Kerss was born in County Durham, England.
Margaret (Gray) Kerss was born on 26 Aug 1742 in Sunderland, Durham, England, daughter of Lawrence Gray (~1695 - ) and Eleanor (Jackson) Gray (1695 - 1771).[1] Her occupation was 'home duties'.
Her siblings were:
- William Gray (1731 - 1735)
- Ann Gray (1733 - 1752)
- Lawrence Gray (1735 - 1783)
- Thomas Gray (1737 - ~1800)
- Lancelot Gray (1739 - 1748)
Margaret married Patrick Kerss (~1739 - ) on 22 Jul 1766 in Sunderland.[2] Their children were:
- Eleson Kerss (1767 - )
- Peter Kerss (1769 - 1810)
- James Kerss (1772 - )
- John Kerss (1775 - 1779)
- Lawrence Kerss (1777 - 1779)
- Eleanor Kerss (1779 - 1786)
- William Kerss (1783 - 1867).
Margaret died about 1825 in Sunderland aged ~82.
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[3]
Sources
- ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Name: Margaret Gray
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 29 Aug 1742
Christening Place: SUNDERLAND, DURHAM, ENGLAND
Father's Name: Lawrence Gray
Mother's Name: Eleanor
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00280-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 91114, 91115, 91116
Citing this Record:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3X1-1GX : 30 December 2014), Lawrence Gray in entry for Margaret Gray, 29 Aug 1742; citing SUNDERLAND,DURHAM,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 91,114, 91,115, 91,116. - ↑ Source: Page: FHL microfilm 91114, 91116. Data: Text: "England Marriages, 15381973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLZB-2FM : accessed 24 Aug 2014), Lourance Gray and Eleanor Jackson, 16 Nov 1729; citing Sunderland, Durham, England, reference ; Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
- ↑ Gray-8270 was created by Norm Gray through the import of gray_families.GED on Oct 16, 2014.
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