The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameGeorge William Gray
Birth1856, Lambeth, Surrey, England
Baptism12 Oct 1856, St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England
OccupationBricklayer
FatherBenjamin George Gray (1829-1894)
MotherElizabeth Spink (1831-ca1916)
Misc. Notes
Name, occupation of “Bricklayer”, from Marriage Certificate for son ‘Ernest Henry GRAY’ and ‘Frances Maud ANDREWS’ received from New Zealand BDM in June 2020.

Year of birth, date and place of marriage, name of father, from Marriage records found in June 2020:
Name: George William Gray
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1857
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1878
Marriage Place: St. Mary Battersea, Surrey, England
Father: Benjamin Gray
Spouse: Lydia Elizabeth Quickenden
FHL Film Number: 1041674
Reference ID: 1 4, P. 215, no. 429

Place of birth, names of children, found in June 2020 from 1881 England Census for Civil Parish of Battersea, Ecclesiastical Parish of St Georges:
George Gray
, Head, Mar, age 24, Bricklayer, Surrey Lambeth
Elizabeth Gray, Wife, Mar, age 21, Born London West Ham
Lilian Gray, Dau, age 2, Born Surrey Battersea
Benjamin Gray, Son, S, age 1, Born Surrey Battersea
[Ernest not born yet]

1891 England Census for Civil Parish of Battersea, Ecclesiastical Parish of St George, Parliamentary Division of Clapham found in June 2020:
George Gray
, Head, M, age 34, Bricklayer, Worker, Born Lambeth, Surrey, England
Eliz Gray, Wife, M, age 31, Born Westham
Lilian Gray, Dau, age 12, Scholar, Born Battersea, Surrey, England
Benjamin Gray, Son, S, age11, Scholar, Born Battersea, Surrey, England
Frederick Gray, Son S age 9 Scholar, Born Battersea, Surrey, England
Charlotte Gray, Dau, S, age 8 Scholar, Born Battersea, Surrey, England
Gertrude Gray, Dau, S, age 6, Scholar, Born Battersea, Surrey, England
George Gray, Son, age 4 , Scholar, Born Battersea, Surrey, England
[Ernest not listed - Perhaps not born yet]?

1901 England Census for Civil Parish of Battersea, Ecclesiastical Parish of St Georges, Municipal Borough of Battersea, Ward of Nine Elms, Parliamentary Division of Clapham found in June 2020:
George W Gray
, Head, M, age 44, Bricklayer, Worker, Born London Lambeth [circa 1857]
Elizabeth Gray, Wife, M, age 41, Born London West Ham [circa 1860]
Benjamin G Gray, Son, S, age 21, Tin Plate Worker, Worker, Born London Battersea [circa 1880]
Frederick C Gray, Son S age 19 Bricklayer Worker, Born London Battersea [circa 1882]
Charlotte F Gray, Dau, S, age 18 Tailoress, Worker, Born London Battersea [circa 1883]
Gertrude G Gray, Dau, S, age 16, Tailor Machinist, Worker, Born London Battersea [circa 1885]
George W Gray, Son, age 14 , Tobacconist’s Packer, Worker, Born London Battersea [circa 1887]
Ernest H Gray, Son, age 10, Born London Battersea [circa 1891]
Sidney B Gray, Son, age 3, Born London Battersea [circa 1898]

NOTE:
For the 1910 England Census, son “Ernest Henry Gray” was not listed but probably already in New Zealand? Ernest married in April 1912.

Date of baptism, second given name of father, found in june 2020 from Baptism record for the Parish of St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey:
12 October 1856, George William Grau, son of Benjamin George and Elizabeth Gray, 63 Vauxhall Wells, Bricklayer
Spouses
Birth1859, West Ham, East London, England
DeathMar 1928, London, England
Burial6 Mar 1928, Streatham Cemetery, Garratt Lane, Tooting, London
FatherThomas George Quickenden (1825-ca1903)
MotherCharlotte Brooker (ca1825-ca1882)
Marriage27 Jan 1878, St. Mary Battersea, Surrey, England
ChildrenLilian (ca1879-)
 Benjamin G (ca1880-)
 Frederick C (ca1882-)
 Charlotte F (ca1883-)
 Gertrude G (ca1885-)
 George W (ca1887-)
 Ernest Henry (1892-1959)
 Sidney B (ca1898-)
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