Bessie (King) Grayer (1886 - 1972)

Born 10 Apr 1886 in Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Kemish Grayer — married before 1912 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 6 Dec 1972 at age 86 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

When Bessie King was born on April 10, 1886, in Downton, Wiltshire, England, her father, Abner, was 40, and her mother, Charlotte, was 38. She married Caleb Kemish Grayer in October 1912 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. She died on December 6, 1972, in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, at the age of 86.

Bessie was born in 1886. She was the daughter of Abner King and Charlotte Mussell. She passed away in 1972.

Sources

BIRTH

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XPN-KX3 : 1 October 2014), Bessie King, 1886; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Alderbury, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

CENSUS

England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VHD-NW2 : Sat Mar 09 03:45:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Frederick King and Lydia King, 1891.

England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSK9-2VT : 21 May 2019), Bessie King in household of Abner King, Redlynch, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Downton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X72R-Y11 : 21 July 2019), Bessie King in household of Abner King, Redlynch, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

MARRIAGE

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26HV-J3H : 13 December 2014), Caleb K Grayer and null, 1912; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1912, quarter 4, vol. 5A, p. 481, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

DEATH

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 Name Bessie Grayer Death Age 86 Birth Date 10 Apr 1886 Registration Date Oct 1972 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district Bournemouth Inferred County Hampshire Volume 6b Page 391 http://www.Ancestry.ca

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 Name Bessie Grayer Death Date 6 Dec 1972 Death Place Southbourne Bournemouth Probate Date 18 Jan 1973 Probate Registry Winchester http://www.Ancestry.ca