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Joseph Wray

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Wray was born in 1849 in Foston on the Wolds, nr Driffield.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Mariner, boatman, coalman, lighterman
    • Baptism: 4 Jul 1849, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Notes:

    Before his son Charles was born in 1878, Joseph appears to have fathered twins by a daughter of Richard Whitaker, with whom Richard Whitaker Wray is living as grandson in the 1891 census.

    Joseph married Elizabeth Mann on 9 Aug 1870 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Fawcett Mann and Mary Matilda Webster) was born in May 1851 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1880 in Knottingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Frederick Candy Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1872 in Knottingley.
    2. 3. Joseph Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug 1872 in Knottingley.
    3. 4. Leah Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1874 in Knottingley.
    4. 5. Annie Whitaker Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1877 in Knottingley; died about Nov 1877 in Knottingley.
    5. 6. Richard Whitaker Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1877 in Knottingley.
    6. 7. Charles Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1878 in Knottingley.

    Joseph married Sarah Ann Nelthorpe on 22 Sep 1880 in Holy Trinity, Hull. Sarah (daughter of John Nelthorpe) was born in 1859 in Knottingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. John Nelthorpe Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1881 in Knottingley.
    2. 9. Ralph Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Nov 1882 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1970 in Hull.
    3. 10. Elizabeth Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1885 in Sculcoates, Hull.
    4. 11. Robert Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1886 in Hull.
    5. 12. Sarah Ann Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1888 in Driffield.
    6. 13. William Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1891 in Driffield.
    7. 14. Harold Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1893 in Driffield.
    8. 15. Herbert Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1895 in Driffield.
    9. 16. Tom Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1897 in Driffield.
    10. 17. Hampshire Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1899 in Driffield; died about Nov 1899 in Driffield.
    11. 18. Harriet Isabella Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1901 in Sculcoates, Hull.
    12. 19. William Herbert Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1905 in Sculcoates, Hull.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederick Candy Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 3 Jan 1872 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Mariner, keelman
    • Baptism: 13 Jan 1872, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Notes:

    GRO birth registration in Q1 1872, but probably born in late 1871 as brother Joseph's birth registered in Q4 1872.
    A second baptism was recorded at Christ Church, East Knottingley, with siblings Leah and Joseph on Sept 15, 1875.

    Frederick married Rose Autherson on 16 Feb 1897 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Rose (daughter of Thomas Autherson) was born on 10 Feb 1874 in Driffield. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Kathleen Muriel Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1898 in Knottingley.

  2. 3.  Joseph Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 29 Aug 1872 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, lighterman
    • Baptism: 15 Sep 1875, Christ Church, East Knottingley

    Notes:

    Birth registered in 1872 Q4 but birth year given as 1875 in 1939 census.

    Joseph married Maria Garnett on 9 Oct 1899 in Goole. Maria (daughter of Henry Garnett and Arabella Fowler) was born on 23 Apr 1878 in Goole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Allison Olga Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1901 in Hull.
    2. 22. Ruth Arabella Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904 in Hull.
    3. 23. Clifford Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Hull.
    4. 24. Leonard Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1912 in Hull.

  3. 4.  Leah Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Feb 1874 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 15 Sep 1875, Christ Church, East Knottingley

    Leah married Charles Hampshire on 11 Oct 1898 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Charles was born in 1873 in Knottingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Annie Whitaker Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 17 Mar 1877 in Knottingley; died about Nov 1877 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Mar 1877, Christ Church, East Knottingley


  5. 6.  Richard Whitaker Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 17 Mar 1877 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Mar 1877, Christ Church, East Knottingley

    Notes:

    Baptised with twin Annie, parents named as Joseph and Elizabeth Wray, but GRO birth registration gives mother's maiden name as Whitaker rather than Mann. Richard, age 4, is in the 1881 census as grandson of Mary M(atilda) Mann, his father's mother-in-law whose husband Richard Mann is in several records as Whitaker (his mother's married name) - including the 1891 census when Richard Wray, age 15, is listed as his grandson.

    Richard married Mary Elizabeth Garnett on 2 Jul 1899 in St John the Baptist, Newington, Hull. Mary (daughter of Henry Garnett and Arabella Fowler) was born in 1880 in Goole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Harry Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900 in Goole.

  6. 7.  Charles Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about May 1878 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman
    • Baptism: 29 Apr 1879, Christ Church, East Knottingley

    Notes:

    Born and baptised as plain Charles, but Charles Coward Wray in marriage record and 1911 census.

    Charles married Maud Gray on 29 Mar 1901 in St Andrew, Drypool, Hull. Maud (daughter of Joseph Gray) was born in 1881 in Doncaster. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  John Nelthorpe Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Aug 1881 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    John married Ruth Garnett on 11 Jul 1904 in Goole. Ruth (daughter of Henry Garnett and Arabella Fowler) was born on 3 Jun 1885 in Goole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Charles Garnett Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905 in Sculcoates, Hull; died in 1905 in Sculcoates, Hull.
    2. 27. Florence Ruth Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1907 in Sculcoates, Hull.
    3. 28. Elsie Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1910 in Sculcoates, Hull.
    4. 29. Gladys Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Sculcoates, Hull.

  8. 9.  Ralph Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 28 Nov 1882 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1970 in Hull.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman, lighterman
    • Baptism: 17 Dec 1882, Christ Church, East Knottingley

    Ralph married Martha Brougham on 27 Jun 1908 in St Stephen, Hull. Martha (daughter of David John Brougham) was born in 1888 in Yorkshire; died before 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Sarah Jane Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Hull.
    2. 31. May Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1919 in Hull.

    Ralph married Lily Gibson about Feb 1934 in St Mark, Hull. Lily was born on 16 Oct 1887 in Hull. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Elizabeth Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Feb 1885 in Sculcoates, Hull.

  10. 11.  Robert Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Nov 1886 in Hull.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman, coal heaver

    Robert married Emily Fox on 25 Dec 1907 in Holy Trinity, Hull. Emily (daughter of Joseph Fox) was born in 1888 in Hull. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Joseph Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in Hull; died in 1910 in Hull.
    2. 33. Charles Robert Wray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Hull.

  11. 12.  Sarah Ann Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Nov 1888 in Driffield.

  12. 13.  William Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about May 1891 in Driffield.

  13. 14.  Harold Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Feb 1893 in Driffield.

  14. 15.  Herbert Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Aug 1895 in Driffield.

  15. 16.  Tom Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Aug 1897 in Driffield.

  16. 17.  Hampshire Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Aug 1899 in Driffield; died about Nov 1899 in Driffield.

  17. 18.  Harriet Isabella Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Feb 1901 in Sculcoates, Hull.

  18. 19.  William Herbert Wray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about Feb 1905 in Sculcoates, Hull.


Generation: 3

  1. 20.  Kathleen Muriel Wray Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frederick2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 30 Aug 1898 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 18 Sep 1898, Great Driffield


  2. 21.  Allison Olga Wray Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 10 Jul 1901 in Hull.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Plumber, transport motor driver


  3. 22.  Ruth Arabella Wray Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1904 in Hull.

  4. 23.  Clifford Wray Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1906 in Hull.

  5. 24.  Leonard Wray Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 17 Jan 1912 in Hull.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Motor driver


  6. 25.  Harry Wray Descendancy chart to this point (6.Richard2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1900 in Goole.

  7. 26.  Charles Garnett Wray Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1905 in Sculcoates, Hull; died in 1905 in Sculcoates, Hull.

  8. 27.  Florence Ruth Wray Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1907 in Sculcoates, Hull.

  9. 28.  Elsie Wray Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1910 in Sculcoates, Hull.

  10. 29.  Gladys Wray Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1911 in Sculcoates, Hull.

  11. 30.  Sarah Jane Wray Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1911 in Hull.

  12. 31.  May Wray Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 1 May 1919 in Hull.

  13. 32.  Joseph Wray Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1909 in Hull; died in 1910 in Hull.

  14. 33.  Charles Robert Wray Descendancy chart to this point (11.Robert2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1911 in Hull.



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