The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin George Gray
Birth28 Dec 1829, Tunstall, Suffolk, England
Baptism30 May 1830, Tunstall, Suffolk, England
Death4 Nov 1894, Battersea, Surrey, England
Burial10 Nov 1894, Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth, Surrey, England
OccupationBricklayer
Misc. Notes
Name from marriage record of son, George William Gray, found in June 2020.

Initial of “G” for second given name, estimated year of birth, place of birth, name of wife and children, occupation, found in June 2020 from 1861 England Census for Parish of Lambeth St Mary:
Benjamin G Gray, Head, Mar, age 33, Bricklayer, Born Dunstall, Suffolk, England [circa 1828]
Elizabeth Gray, Wife, Mar, age 29, Born Eyke, Suffolk, England [circa 1832]
Frederick C, Son, age 9, Scholar, Born Eyke, Suffolk, England [circa 1852]
Alice E Gray, Dau, age 6, Scholar, Born Westminster, Middlesex, England [circa 1855]
George W Gray, Son, age 4, Scholar, Born Lambeth, Surrey, England [circa 1587] [6 Aug 1856]? [“W” for William]?
Jane M Gray, Dau, age 2, Born Lambeth, Surrey, England [circa 1859] [18 Aug 1858]? [“M” for Maria]?
John J Gray, age 4 months, Born Lambeth, Surrey, England [circa 1860] [17 Nov 1860]? [“J” for James]?

1871 England Census for Civil Parish of Battersea, Ecclesiastical Parish of St Georges found in June 2020:
Benjamin Gray
, Head, Mar age 43, Bricklayer, Born Tunstall Suffolk England [circa 1828]
Elizabeth Gray, Wife, Mar, age 39, Born Eyke, Suffolk, England [circa 1832]
Frederick, Son, age 19, Bricklayer, Born Eyke, Suffolk, England [circa 1852]
Alice Gray, Dau, age 16, Mantle Maker, Born Westminster, Middlesex, England [circa 1855]
George Gray, Son, age 14, Errand Buy[?], Born Lambeth, Surrey, England [circa 1887]
Jane Gray, Dau, age 12, Scholar, Born Lambeth, Surrey, England [circa 1859]
John Gray, age 10, Born Lambeth, Surrey, England [circa 1861]
William Gray, Son, age 7, Scholar, Born Lambeth, Surrey, England [circa 1864]
Ann Gray, Dau, age 5, Scholar, Born Battersea, Surrey, England [circa 1866]
James Gray, Son, age 2, Born Battersea, Surrey, England [circa 1869]

Second given name found in june 2020 from Baptism record for son, George William Gray:
12 October 1856, George William Gray, son of Benjamin George and Elizabeth Gray, 63 Vauxhall Wells, Bricklayer

Date of birth, date and place of baptism, name of father and mother, found in June 2020 from Baptism record for Tunstall, Suffolk, England:
Name: Benjamin George Gray
Gender: Male
Christening Age: 0
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1829
Christening Date: 30 May 1830
Christening Place: Tunstall, Suffolk, England
Father: James Gray
Mother: Peggy Pells

Approximate month/year of marriage from Marriage record found in June 2020 for October, November and December 1850 for Plomesgate, Suffolk:
Gray, Benjamin, Plomesgate, Volume 12, Page 733
Spink, Elizabeth, Plomesgate, Volume 12, Page 733

Date and place of death from Probate Calendar for 1894 found in June 2020:
Gray, Benjamin George of 18 Haines Street Battersea-park-road Surrey died 4 November 1894. Probate London 4 December to Elizabeth Gray widow. Effects £182 11s 10d.

Date and place of burial from Norwood Cemetery in Norwood Road, Lambeth found in June 2020:
Benjamin George Gray, 18 Haines Street Battersea, 10 November 1894, age 66 yrs
Spouses
Birth1831, Eyke, Suffolk, England
Deathca Nov 1916, Wandsworth, London, England
MotherSarah
MarriageNov 1850, Plomesgate, Suffolk, England
ChildrenGeorge William (1856-)
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