Isabella Emily Wray (1865 - 1904)

Born 1865 in County Down, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 8 Mar 1904 at about age 39 in Knock, County Down, Ireland

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Biography

Isabella was born in 1865, probably in County Down, Ireland. She was the daughter of William Wray and Eliza Alexander.

Isabella died of influenza and bronchopneumonia on 8 March 1904 at her aunt Martha Todd Alexander's house in the Knock area of Belfast. Both her parents were already dead. Isabella never married. She is buried in Belfast City Cemetery with her mother and her uncle John Alexander. In her will she left her estate to her aunt Meta.

Research Note

Several Ancestry members have shared Isabella's death certificate and family memorabilia online.

Sources

• "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTFD-LYM : 10 March 2018), DEATHS entry for Isabella Emily Wray; citing Belfast, Apr - Jun 1904, vol. 1, p. 319, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,602.

• Unclassified: "Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1858-1965"
  Ancestry Record 70726 #600559 (accessed 14 September 2022)
  Name: Emily Isabella Wray; Death Date: 8 Mar 1904; Death Place: Northern Ireland; Record Date: 22 Apr 1904; Record Place: Belfast, Northern Ireland; URL: https://apps.proni.gov.uk/WillsCalendar_IE/WillsSearch.aspx.

• Unclassified: "Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925"
  Linen Hall Library; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 2193 #1283329 (accessed 14 September 2022)
  Name: Isabella Emily Wray; Gender: Female; Notice Type: Death; Death Date: 8 Mar 1904; Death Place: Westthorpe, Knock, County Down; Father: William J Wray; Publication Date: 9 Mar 1904.

• Burial: "Web: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Burial Indexes, 1869-2011"
  Belfast City Council; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Burial Indexes: https://dof.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialsearch/burialSearch.aspx
  Ancestry Record 70881 #74681 (accessed 13 September 2022)
  Isabella Emily Wray burial (died on 8 Mar 1904 at age 39) on 11 Mar 1904 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W321-6BN2 : 6 August 2020), Isabella Emily Wray, ; Burial, Belfast, , County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Belfast City Cemetery; citing record ID 199053594, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5X-9RL : 13 March 2018), Emily Isabella Wray, 08 Mar 1904; citing 00534, 005014913, Principal Probate Registry, Dublin; 100,999.