Margaret (Wheeler) Cray (1826 - 1894)

Born 15 Oct 1826 in Shorwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Doudney Cray — married 2 May 1848 in Shorwell, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Died 2 Aug 1894 at age 67 in New Zealand [uncertain]

Biography

Margaret was born in 1826 in England. She is the daughter of James Wheeler and Priscilla. She was christened on 17 Apr 1827 in Shorwell. She was married to Charles Doudney Cray on 2 May 1848 in Shorwell on the Isle of Wight, England. She passed away in 1894.

Census

• 1841 England Census: Name: Margaret Wheeler; Event Place: Shorwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; Residence Note: Woolverton Farm; Gender: Female; Age: 15; Birth Year (Estimated): 1822-1826; Birthplace: Hampshire; Registration District: The Isle Of Wight; Parish: Shorwell; County: Hampshire

James Wheeler, Sr M 60 Hampshire

Priscilla Wheeler F 55 Hampshire

James Wheeler, Jr M 30 Hampshire

Elizabeth Wheeler F 40 Hampshire

Frank Wheeler M 15 Hampshire

Margaret Wheeler F 15 Hampshire

Mary Coster F 20 Hampshire

Charlotte James F 15 Hampshire

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9KM-P5Q : 10 February 2018, Priscilla in entry for Margaret Wheeler, ); citing item 21 p 42, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,470,891.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKXS-B8K : 10 February 2018), Charles Doudney Cray and Margaret Wheeler, 02 May 1848; citing Shorwell, Hampshire, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,470,891.
• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79D-LBL : 24 May 2019), Margaret Wheeler in household of James Wheeler, Sr, Shorwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-5B91 : 27 November 2017), Margaret Cray, 1894; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1894/3718, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGQL-W7FF
• Engand, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1680-1892, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLY4-DZJL
• England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSPN-TD7