George Gray (1894 - 1967)

Born 23 Nov 1894 in East Norton , Billesdon, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Neva Elizabeth (Tetlow) Gray — married 22 Aug 1931 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Died 9 Sep 1967 at age 72 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Born 23 NOV 1894. Registration GRAY, GEORGE mother SIDDONS GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in BILLESDON Volume 07A Page 23. East Norton , Billesdon, Leicestershire, England. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Baptism: 23 DEC 1894. GEORGE Gray son of John and Lucy Miriam Gray. All Saints, East Norton, Billesdon, Leicestershire, England. ^[4]

Marriage 22 AUG 1931.To Neva Elizabeth Tetlow. Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ^{[5] [6]}

22 Aug 1931 Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada by Licence. George Gray Bachelor, age 36, a Service Station Operator, resident of Sidney B.C. born East Norton, England son of John Gray and Miriam Gray (formerly Siddons). Neva Elizabeth Tetlow Spinster, age 30 a Stenographer resident of of Cadboro Bay, Victoria B.C., born in Russia, daughter of Harry Tetlow and Jean Tetlow (formerly Armstrong). Witnesses Charles Gordon Stuart and Jane Gordon Stuart of Cadboro Bay, Victoria B.C.

The story of their courtship is: At no time did his (i.e George Graydetermination shine more brightly than when he met a young girl Neva Stewart of Cadboro Bay. So enthralled was he with this young woman that he courted her for ten years - each weekend sailing sailing a handmde cedar rowboat from Steveston on the mainland, to her home in Cadboro Bay on the southern tip of Vancouver Island (in later years after the pair were wed, Gray gave up his life as a fisherman because his new bride objected to the amount of time a fisherman spent away from his family.

The Gray family evidently knew her as Neva Stewart, but her maiden name is entered as Neva Elizabeth Tetlow in the marriage and death records. However the witnesses at the wedding were Charles and Jane Gordon Stuart, so it is possible that they adopted or fostered Neva who regarded herself as a Stewart.

Died 9 SEP 1967. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ^[7] 09 Sep 1967 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. George Gray age 72 born 23 Nov 1894, East Norton Leistershire, England. Father John Gray, mother Miriam Gray formerly Siddons husband of Neva Elizabeth Stuart (gray).

Buried AFT 9 SEP 1967. George Gray born 3 Nov 1894 East Norton, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England DEATH 9 Sep 1967 (aged 72). Royal Oak Burial Park Cemetery Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.. ^[8] MEMORIAL ID 146746335.

Census UK 1901.

• 31 MAR 1901. Age 6 and the son of the head of the household John Gray. Private House, East Norton , Billesdon, Leicestershire, England. ^[3]
• 2 APR 1911. Age 16 and the son of the head of the household John Gray. East Norton, Billesdon, Leicestershire, England. ^[9]

Occupation:

• 2 APR 1911. Assisting At Home. East Norton, Billesdon, Leicestershire, England. ^[9]

Emigration: *ABT 1920. ^[10]

Comox District Free Press - ROWBOAT ROMANCE. George Gray had an unpretentious air about him ever since ha was a teenager growing up on a horse farm in England. His demeanor did not change when he moved to Steveston B.C. and became a marine engineer and a fisherman. At the time Gray was six feet tall, had red hair and wore wire-rimmed glasses. He tried hard to be Canadian, fitting in to the community in the early 1920's and striving to enunciate "like a Canadian". Steveston, British Columbia, Canada.

Travel

• 27 AUG 1935. Southampton ^[11]

Note: George Gray age 40, Married, FARMING. Departure 27 Aug 1935 from Southampton. Destination Montreal, Quebec, Canasda. Aboard the ship Ausonia of the CUNARD WHITE STAR LIMITED. Accompanied by Neva (his wife) and daughter Valerie. Montreal, Quebec, Canasda.

Name: George Gray. ^[12]

Marriage Husband @I20232@. Wife @I15208@. Marriage 22 AUG 1931. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Map: Latitude: N48.4286. Longitude: W123.3658. ^{[13] [14]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S110 GRAY, GEORGE mother SIDDONS GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in BILLESDON Volume 07A Page 23 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ Source: #S2 Volume: 7A; Page: 23; Record set: England & Wales births 1837-2006; Subcategory: Births & baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/B/1894/4/AZ/000226/361
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: #S4 Archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 2955; Folio: 8; Page: 7; HouseHoldID: 3843132; Record set: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1901/0018281779&source=GBC/1901/0018281778
4. ↑ Source: #S136 Baptisms of the Gray Family at All Saints East Norton http://enheritage.btck.co.uk/TheGrayFamily/Churchregisters
5. ↑ Source: #S139 British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDS-Z76 : 6 April 2020), Jean Armstrong in household of George Gray and Neva Elizabeth Tetlow, 22 Aug 1931; citing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13761, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,557. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDS-Z7X
6. ↑ Source: #S23 Comox District Free Press - ROWBOAT ROMANCE Newspaper Article in the possession of Sue Womack
7. ↑ Source: #S138 British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY9-5L1 : 8 November 2017), George Gray, 1967. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY9-5L1
8. ↑ Source: #S137 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 May 2020), memorial page for George Gray (23 Nov 1894–9 Sep 1967), Find a Grave Memorial no. 146746335, citing Royal Oak Burial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by No Worries (contributor 48464485) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146746335/george-gray
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Source: #S6 Archive reference: RG14; Piece number: 18954; HouseHoldID: 189540211; Record set: 1911 Census for England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom; http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/18954/0211/4&source=GBC/1911/RG14/18954/0211/1
10. ↑ Source: #S23 Comox District Free Press - ROWBOAT ROMANCE Newspaper Article in the possession of Sue Womack
11. ↑ Source: #S61 Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960 George Gray 1935 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA/BT27/1436000005/00234
12. ↑ Source: S1168
13. ↑ Source: S1168
14. ↑ Source: S1168

• Source: S1168 Ancestry.com British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;