Born in County Meath, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Jane (Fletcher) Gray
— married
12 Oct 1873 in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
James Laurence Gray
Died
at age 73
in Brompton, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
This page has been accessed 19 times.
Biography
Y-DNA testing of a direct male line descendant has verified a family story of a name change from Reilly to Gray, apparently following desertion from the British military during the Maori wars in NZ. As a result, it is not certain that his first name was James. His arrival in South Australia in 1876 with his wife and two eldest children is documented under the name James Gray.
Sources
- Family records written in a book by his wife Elizabeth Fletcher give this date and place of birth - this information may be accurate as DNA matches all have origins in nearby areas of Cavan and Meath. BDM certificates held by family.
Is Unknown your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Unknown by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Unknown:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Unknown by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Unknown:
-
~6.25%
Marilyn Gray
:
AncestryDNA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Unknown is 37 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 36 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 27 degrees from Maggie Beer, 52 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 37 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 41 degrees from Michael Chow, 35 degrees from Ree Drummond, 29 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 39 degrees from Matty Matheson, 40 degrees from Martha Stewart, 45 degrees from Danny Trejo and 44 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.