John Gray was born in Addingham, Yorkshire, England.
John was born in Addingham, Yorkshire, England, on May 14, 1863. His parents were (Unknown) Grey and Mary (Unknown). The Baptismal Register shows Grey for father, and Mary, "Widow", for mother. John was baptized on July 29, 1865, in Addingham, at Saint Peter.
John married Mary Ellen Brayshaw on April 24, 1886, in Addingham, at Saint Peter. According to the Parish Register, John was a twenty two year old bachelor and "Spinner" residing in Addingham. His father is not named. Mary Ellen is listed as a twenty one year old spinster (no profession) residing in Addingham. Her father is named as William Brayshaw, "Laborer". The witnesses were John Burke and Ann Brayshaw. John and Mary Ellen would have four children. (In the 1911 census, Mary Ellen declares she had four children but one had died).
No definitive record of John's death has been found.
Birth
May 14, 1863, Addingham, Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9A Page 53 Line Number 138.[1]
Baptism
July 29, 1865, Addingham, Yorkshire, England, Saint Peter.
West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910: Parish Register New Reference Number: BDP1/1/2/3.
Back Beck, Addingham, Yorkshire: Age 37. Occupation, "Silk Spinner". Residing with wife, Mary Ellen, and four children, ages fourteen to eight years old. "Step Father", Robert Cross also at residence.
England Census 1901: Class: RG13; Piece: 4034; Folio: 31; Page: 7.[5]
51 Southfield Terrace, Addingham, Yorkshire: Age 47. Occupation, "Silk Spinner" (Listers and Co.). Residing with wife, Mary Ellen, and two sons, William, twenty three, and John, nineteen. Both single and working.
England Census 1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 25810.[6]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:261X-N5K : 1 October 2014), John Gray, 1863; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Skipton, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D8B-XJY : 13 December 2014), John Gray, 1886; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1886, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 28, Skipton, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95L-8R9 : 8 April 2016), John Gray, Addingham, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Addingham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWNN-WY8 : 21 December 2018), John Gray, Addingham, Addingham Via Ilkley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; 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.
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