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James Grey m Mary Keating 1848 Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, Ireland

FBitter6469 — 2012-05-18 17:35:35Z

Looking for information on the family of James Grey and Mary Keating. They were married in Enniscorthy 8 Sep 1848 and had 7 children: William, Peter, John, Anne, Thomas, Matthew, and Lawrence. Peter came to America in 1858 and is my great grandfather. The Grey family lived at Carley's Bridge outside Enniscorthy.

Family of Liza GREY (m Simon HERALD) of Kentucky, USA 19C

AmBaj61 — 2012-04-15 12:56:38Z

Does anyone know know about Liza Grey married Samuel Herald

Re: Edmund Grey/Ann Taylor

gjennife — 2012-04-15 12:55:55Z

Hi Karen

I know this message was a long time ago, but I am also trying to trace this part of my family tree. Did you ever have any luck in getting further information. Any info you have found would be appreciated.

Regards Jennie

Edmund GREY born 1849 Newcastle -upon-tyne, England

2012-04-15 12:55:35Z

Please; if anyone has any links to Edmund Grey born 1849 Newcastle -upon-tyne England, mother Ann Taylor. Ann died shortly after Edmunds birth and he travelled to Australia aboard the "Ganges" with his aunt Mary Grey and the Howe family. I am at a dead end regarding his father's name. Listed as John Grey on his birth and baptism, but John was dead before Edmund was supposedly concieved!! Any help would be much appreciated.

Re: Celia MARTIN m (1) ? BROGDON, m(2) Frank GREY - NC and SC, USA 19C

Fiona_Bathgate — 2012-03-03 16:05:08Z

Thanks!

The putting of surnames in CAPS allows family historians to distinguish between first names, surnames and places - especially when they can be interchangeable.

Re: Celia MARTIN m (1) ? BROGDON, m(2) Frank GREY - NC and SC, USA 19C

tarabrown40 — 2012-03-03 16:01:04Z

Sorry but I am not a regular at this. Celia's maiden name was MARTIN. But she married a BROGDON the first time and had one child. Then married a Frank Grey and had several.

Re: Celia MARTIN m (1) ? BROGDON, m(2) Frank GREY - NC and SC, USA 19C

Fiona_Bathgate — 2012-03-03 16:00:36Z

Sorry, but could you clarify your message -

Are you after information on Celia GREY who married Frank GREY. And where does Martin come in?

It would help if you used the genealogical convention of putting surnames in CAPS

Thanks

Celia MARTIN m (1) ? BROGDON, m(2) Frank GREY - NC and SC, USA 19C

coastalchanticleers — 2012-03-03 15:58:57Z

I am trying to find any information on Celia/Sealy/Cealy Martin Brogdon Gray/Grey. If anyone has any information it would be appreciated. I have that she was in the North Carolina area in the early 1800's then walked over to South Carolina and later married a Frank Grey/Gray and moved back over to North Carolina.

GREY James W - Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX.USA

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2012-03-01 19:09:24Z

GREY James W - Vietnam Wall section 4E

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 225,469 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

William or Olive Grey - India c1945

rluscombe157 — 2012-02-19 23:35:27Z

Hi,

I am looking for any references to either a William or Olive Grey who would have been in India (possibly in Bangalore area) around 1945. Thanks.

Rob

William J. Grey of Arlington, VA, USA 1944

drbrownlee — 2011-10-04 13:41:56Z

William is pictured as an Army flight cadet in the yearbook of the 44-E Class at Hicks Field in Fort Worth, Texas. I'm not kin but thought this might help someone researching the family.

Miriam GREY b Ireland 1906 > Canada abt 1926

dgdreamer — 2011-08-30 22:07:46Z

Hi,

I am trying to find out as much information as I can on my great-grandmothers family. Her name was Miriam Grey, and she was born March 1, 1906 in Ireland. She had an Aunt "Minnie" that she used to talk about my great-grandmothers mother passed away when she was about 6 years old (so about 1912) My great-grandmother immigrated to Canada from Ireland about 1926.

Thank you in advance for any help, :)

Re: Ernest GREY m Florence PLIMMER 1901 Aston, Warwickshire, UK

timmyrimmer — 2011-07-24 23:15:29Z

Hello - thanks for posting!
I am trying to help my distant elderly cousin (via snail mail) complete his missing marriages (1837-1911) from a one name study of PLIMMER he started in the 1970s.
As he helped me (by giving me a tree dating back to a marriage in 1734) I am trying to help him, via the internet, to find missing marriages from his list.
There are too many certificates to purchase at this moment in time, so I hope I find some kind souls on my marriage hunt.
Many thanks,
Ian.
;-)

Re: Ernest GREY m Florence PLIMMER 1901 Aston, Warwickshire, UK

Fiona_Bathgate — 2011-07-24 13:49:04Z

The easiest way would be to buy the cert (cost £9.25) from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

From the Index you have no idea where the marriage took place and it would be a mammoth taks for someone to go to the archives to search all the registers for the district.

Also - if the marriage took place in the Register Office or in a Church where the minister was not an authorised person then the registers will be at the Register Office and not easily accesible to the public

Ernest GREY m Florence PLIMMER 1901 Aston, Warwickshire, UK

timmyrimmer — 2011-07-24 13:42:03Z

Looking for the marriage certificate details of Florence Hyde PLIMMER to Ernest Stretton GREY or GRAY from March quarter 1901, Aston - any help most welcome, thank you!

Sir Edmund Knyett

MargaretBlissett — 2011-07-16 21:03:01Z

Hello,

I see that you are researching Sir Edmund Knyett. He married Jane Bourchier.

John Bouchier was Baron Berners.

Are you a direct decendant of the above people?

May be able to help you.

Margaret Blissett - blissett1@supanet.com

Alice GREY b England abt 1428 m Sir John KNYVETT

2011-07-16 21:02:26Z

I need info on Alice. This is what I got so far: Alice b: abt. 1428 m:Sir John (William) Knyvett/Knevit. He was a royal night for the Queen of England. He died at sea in a battle.

The had children one being (sir) Edmund Kynvett. He m: Eleanor Tyrell. They had children but not sure if their daughter was named Anna Bavchier Knyvett? b: btw. 1494-1509. Anna is a decendent my line follows. I am stuck!!

Thanks for any help!!!

Gloria

Re: Direct Descendents of Lady Jane GREY

deathdealer667 — 2011-06-26 21:09:07Z

Lady Jane Grey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lady Jane Grey

The Streatham Portrait, discovered at the beginning of the 21st century and believed to be a copy of a contemporary portrait of Lady Jane Grey.[1]
Queen of England and Queen of Ireland (disputed) (more...)
Reign 10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553
(9 days)
Predecessor Edward VI
Successor Mary I
Spouse Lord Guilford Dudley
Father Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Mother Lady Frances Brandon
Born 1536/1537
Died 12 February 1554 (aged 16–17)
Tower of London, London
Burial St Peter ad Vincula, London
Signature
Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as The Nine Days' Queen,[2] was an English noblewoman who was de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553 and was subsequently executed. A great-granddaughter of Henry VII by his younger daughter Mary, Jane was a first-cousin-once-removed of Edward VI. In May 1553 Jane was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, a younger son of Edward's chief minister, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. When the 15-year-old King lay dying in June 1553, he nominated Jane as successor to the Crown in his will, thus subverting the claims of his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth under the Third Succession Act. During her short reign, Jane resided in the Tower of London. She became a prisoner there when the Privy Council decided to change sides and proclaim Mary as queen on 19 July 1553. She was convicted for high treason in November 1553, though her life was initially spared. Wyatt's rebellion in January and February 1554 against Queen Mary's plans of a Spanish match led to Jane's and her husband's execution.

Lady Jane Grey had an excellent humanist education and a reputation as one of the most learned women of her day.[3] A committed Protestant, she was posthumously regarded as not only a political victim but also a martyr.

Contents [hide]
1 Early life and education
2 Contracts for marriage
3 Claim to the throne and accession
4 Trial and execution
5 Legacy
6 Ancestry
7 References
8 Bibliography
9 Further reading
10 External links
[edit]Early life and education

Lady Jane Grey was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and his wife, Lady Frances Brandon. The traditional view is that she was born at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire in October 1537, while more recent research indicates that she was born somewhat earlier, possibly in London, in late 1536 or in the spring of 1537.[4][5] Lady Frances was the daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France, the younger sister of Henry VIII, and was thus the first cousin of Edward VI. Jane was Edward's first cousin, once removed. Jane had two younger sisters, Lady Catherine Grey and Lady Mary Grey; through their mother, the three sisters were great-granddaughters of Henry VII and grandnieces of Henry VIII. Jane could claim descent twice from 15th-century royal consort Elizabeth Woodville: paternally through Woodville's first husband, Sir John Grey of Groby, and maternally through her second husband King Edward IV. Jane received a comprehensive education, and studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew as well as contemporary languages. Through the teachings of her tutors, she became a committed Protestant.

Lady Jane Grey, engraving by Magdalena van de Passe and Willem van de Passe, published 1620, based on a painting in the collection of Lord Hastings.
Even by the relatively harsh standards of the 16th century, Jane's mother was a domineering woman who held her under a strict regime.[6] Jane, who preferred book studies to hunting parties,[3] felt that nothing she could do would please her parents. To the visiting scholar Roger Ascham, who found her reading Plato, she said:

"For when I am in the presence of either Father or Mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else, I must do it as it were in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly as God made the world; or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yes presently sometimes with pinches, nips and bobs and other ways ... that I think myself in hell."[7]

In 1546 Jane was sent to live in the household of Queen Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII. At this time, if not earlier, Jane became acquainted with her royal cousins, Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth.

[edit]Contracts for marriage

After Henry VIII died, Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley. Catherine died not long after the birth of her only child, Mary Seymour, in late 1548, leaving the young Jane once again bereft of a maternal figure. Jane acted as chief mourner at Catherine's funeral. Jane returned to her parents after Catherine Parr's death, yet Seymour showed continued interest in her, and she was again in his household for about two months when he was arrested at the end of 1548.[8] Seymour's brother, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, who ruled as Lord Protector, felt threatened by Thomas' popularity with the young King Edward. Thomas Seymour was charged, among other things, with proposing Jane as a royal bride.[9]

In the course of Thomas Seymour's following attainder and execution, Jane's father was lucky to stay largely out of trouble. After his fourth interrogation by the Privy Council, he proposed his daughter Jane as a bride for the Protector's eldest son, Lord Hertford.[10] Nothing came of this, however, and Jane's next engagement, in the spring of 1553, was to Lord Guilford Dudley, a younger son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland.[11] Her prospective father-in-law was then the most powerful man in the country.[12] According to tradition, Jane stated her preference for a single life, but her mother made her submit to the arrangement. On 21 May 1553, the couple were married at Durham House[13] in a triple wedding, in which Jane's sister Catherine was matched with the heir of the Earl of Pembroke, Lord Herbert; and another Catherine, Lord Guilford's sister, with Henry Hastings, the Earl of Huntingdon's heir.[11]

[edit]Claim to the throne and accession

See also: Third Succession Act

"My devise for the Succession" by Edward VI. The draft will was the basis for the letters patent which declared Lady Jane Grey successor to the Crown.[14] Edward's autograph shows his alteration of his text, from "L Janes heires masles" to "L Jane and her heires masles".[15]
According to cognatic primogeniture, the Suffolks—the Brandons and, later, the Greys—comprised the junior branch of the heirs of Henry VII. The Third Succession Act restored Mary and Elizabeth to the line of succession, although the law regarded them as illegitimate. Furthermore, this Act authorised Henry VIII to alter the succession by his will. Henry's will reinforced the succession of his three children, and then declared that, should none of his three children leave heirs, the throne would pass to heirs of his younger sister, Mary Tudor, who included Jane. Henry's will excluded the descendants of his elder sister Margaret Tudor, owing in part to Henry's desire to keep the English throne out of the hands of the Scots monarchs, and in part to a previous Act of Parliament of 1431 that barred foreign-born persons, including royalty, from inheriting property in England.

When the 15-year-old Edward VI lay dying in the early summer of 1553, his Catholic half-sister Mary was still the heiress presumptive to the throne. However, Edward, in a draft will composed earlier in 1553, had first restricted the succession to (non-existent) male descendants of Frances Brandon and her daughters, before he named his Protestant cousin Jane Grey as his successor on his deathbed,[16] perhaps under the persuasion of Northumberland. This may have contravened customary testatory law because Edward had not reached the legal testatory age of 21. More importantly, many contemporary legal theorists believed the monarch could not contravene an act of Parliament, even in matters of the succession; Jane's claim to the throne therefore remained weak. Other historians believed that the king could basically rule through divine right. Henry VII had, after all, seized the throne from Richard III on the battlefield.

Edward VI personally supervised the copying of his will which was finally issued as letters patent on 21 June and signed by 102 notables, among them the whole Privy Council, peers, bishops, judges, and London aldermen.[17] Edward also announced to have his "declaration" passed in parliament in September, and the necessary writs were prepared.[18] The King died on 6 July 1553. Four days later, Lady Jane was proclaimed Queen of England after she had taken up secure residence in the Tower of London, where English monarchs customarily resided from the time of accession until coronation. Jane refused to name her husband Dudley as king by letters patent and deferred to Parliament. She offered to make him Duke of Clarence instead.

Official letter of Lady Jane Grey signing herself as "Jane the Quene"
A Genoese merchant, Baptista Spinola, who witnessed Jane's stately procession by water from Syon House to the Tower, describes her in these words, "This Jane is very short and thin, but prettily shaped and graceful. She has small features, and a well-made nose, the mouth flexible and the lips red. The eyebrows are arched and darker than her hair which is nearly red. Her eyes are sparkling, and reddish brown in colour."[19] He also noticed her freckled skin, and sharp, white teeth. On the day of her procession she wore a green velvet gown stamped in gold.[19]

Northumberland faced a number of key tasks to consolidate his power after Edward's death. Most importantly, he had to isolate and, ideally, capture Lady Mary to prevent her from gathering support. As soon as Mary was sure of King Edward's demise, she left her residence at Hunsdon and set out to East Anglia, where she began to rally her supporters. Northumberland set out from London with troops on 14 July; in his absence the Privy Council switched their allegiance from Jane to Mary, and proclaimed her queen in London on 19 July among great jubilation of the populace. Jane and her husband were imprisoned in the Gentleman Gaoler's apartments at the Tower of London. The new queen entered London in a triumphal procession on 3 August, and the Duke of Northumberland was executed on 22 August 1553. In September, Parliament declared Mary the rightful queen and denounced and revoked Jane's proclamation as that of a usurper.

[edit]Trial and execution

Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley were both charged with high treason, together with two of Dudley's brothers.[20] Their trial, by a special commission, took place on 13 November 1553,[20] at the Guildhall in the City of London.[2] The commission was chaired by Sir Thomas White, Lord Mayor of London,[2][21] and included Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby[22] and John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath.[23] The two principal defendants were found guilty and sentenced to death.[20] Jane's sentence was that she "be burned alive (the traditional English punishment for treason committed by women) on Tower Hill or beheaded as the Queen pleases."[2] However, the imperial ambassador reported to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, that her life was to be spared.[20]

The Protestant rebellion of Thomas Wyatt the younger in late January 1554 sealed Jane's fate, although she had nothing to do with it directly. Wyatt's rebellion started as a popular revolt, precipitated by planned marriage of Mary to the future Philip II of Spain. Jane's father (the Duke of Suffolk) and other nobles joined the rebellion. Charles V and his ambassadors pressed Mary to execute Jane to put an end to any future focus for unrest. Five days after Wyatt's arrest, Jane and Guilford were executed.

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, by the French painter Paul Delaroche, 1833
On the morning of 12 February 1554, the authorities took Guilford from his rooms at the Tower of London to the public execution place at Tower Hill and there had him beheaded. A horse and cart brought his remains back to the Tower of London, past the rooms where Jane remained as a prisoner. Jane was then taken out to Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, and beheaded in private. With few exceptions, only royalty were offered the privilege of a private execution; Jane's execution was conducted in private on the orders of Queen Mary, as a gesture of respect for her cousin.

According to the account of her execution given in the anonymous Chronicle of Queen Jane and of Two Years of Queen Mary, which formed the basis for Raphael Holinshed's depiction, Jane gave a speech upon ascending the scaffold:[24]

Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. The fact, indeed, against the Queen's highness was unlawful, and the consenting thereunto by me: but touching the procurement and desire thereof by me or on my behalf, I do wash my hands thereof in innocency, before God, and the face of you, good Christian people, this day.

She then recited Psalm 51 (Have mercy upon me, O God) in English,[24] and handed her gloves and handkerchief to her maid. John Feckenham, a Catholic chaplain sent by Mary who had failed to convert Jane, stayed with her during the execution. The executioner asked her forgiveness, and she gave it.[24] She pleaded the axeman, "I pray you dispatch me quickly." Referring to her head, she asked, "Will you take it off before I lay me down?" and the axeman answered, "No, madam." She then blindfolded herself. Jane had resolved to go to her death with dignity, but once blindfolded, failing to find the block with her hands, began to panic and cried, "What shall I do? Where is it?"[24] An unknown hand, possibly Sir Thomas Brydges', then helped her find her way and retain her dignity at the end. With her head on the block, Jane spoke the last words of Jesus as recounted by Luke: "Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit!"[24] She was then beheaded.

Jane and Guilford are buried in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula on the north side of Tower Green. Jane's father, Duke of Suffolk, was executed a week after Jane, on 19 February 1554. Her mother, the Duchess of Suffolk, married her Master of the Horse and chamberlain, Adrian Stokes in March 1555 (not as often said, three weeks after the execution of the Duke of Suffolk).[25] She was fully pardoned by Mary and allowed to live at Court with her two surviving daughters. She died in 1559.

[edit]Legacy

Main article: Cultural depictions of Lady Jane Grey
"The traitor-heroine of the Reformation", as historian Albert Pollard called her,[26] was merely 16 or 17 years old at the time of her execution. During and in the aftermath of the Marian persecutions, Jane became viewed as a Protestant martyr for centuries, featuring prominently in the several editions of the Book of Martyrs by John Foxe. The tale of Lady Jane grew to legendary proportions in popular culture, producing a flood of romantic biographies, novels, plays, paintings, and films, one of which was the 1986 production Lady Jane, starring Helena Bonham Carter.

[edit]Ancestry

[show]Ancestors of Lady Jane Grey
[edit]References

^ Higgins, Charlotte (2006-01-16). "Is this the true face of Lady Jane?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
^ a b c d "Factsheet: Lady Jane Grey, Nine Days Queen" (PDF). Tower of London. Historic Royal Palaces. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
^ a b Ascham 1863, p. 213
^ Ives 2009, pp. 36, 299
^ de Lisle 2008, pp. 5–8
^ Waller 2006, p. 44
^ Waller 2006, p. 45
^ Ives 2009, pp. 45–47
^ Ives 2009, pp. 47–49
^ Ives 2009, pp. 47
^ a b Loades 1996, pp. 238–239
^ Loades 1996, p. 179
^ Plowden 1998, p. 151
^ Ives 2009, p. 137
^ Alford 2002, pp. 171–172
^ Anonymous (1997) [1850]. "Will of Edward VI". In Nichols, John Gough. Chronicle of Queen Jane and of Two Years of Queen Mary. The Camden Society; Marilee Hanson..
^ Ives 2009, pp. 145, 165–166
^ Dale Hoak: "Edward VI (1537–1553)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, online edn. Jan 2008, Retrieved 2010-04-04 (subscription required)
^ a b Plowden 1998, p. 155
^ a b c d Plowden, Alison (2004-09-23). "Grey, Lady Jane (1534–1554), noblewoman and claimant to the English throne". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198613628.
^ Shepard, Alexandra (2004-09-23). "White, Sir Thomas (1495?–1567), founder of St John's College, Oxford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198613628.
^ Knafla, Louis A. (2004-09-23). "Stanley, Edward, third earl of Derby (1509–1572), magnate". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198613628.
^ Lundy, Darryl (2009-11-19). "John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
^ a b c d e Anonymous (1997) [1850], "1554, The Execution of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley", in Nichols, John Gough, Chronicle of Queen Jane and of Two Years of Queen Mary, The Camden Society; Marilee Hanson
^ Ives 2009, p. 38
^ Pollard, Albert J. (1911). The History of England. London: Longmans, Green. p. 111.
[edit]Bibliography

Alford, Stephen (2002), Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521039710
Roger Ascham. The Scholemaster (London: Bell and Daldy, 1863).
de Lisle, Leanda (2008). The Sisters who would be Queen - the Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey. London: Harper Press. ISBN 978-0-00-721906-3.
Ives, Eric (2009). Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery. Malden MA; Oxford UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-9413-6.
Loades, David (1996), John Dudley Duke of Northumberland 1504–1553, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 0198201931
Plowden, Alison (1998). The House of Tudor. Stroud: Sutton.
Waller, Maureen (2006). Sovereign Ladies: Sex, Sacrifice and Power: The Six Reigning Queens of England (First St. Martin's Griffin ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-33801-5.
Weir, Alison. Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII.
[edit]Further reading

Bradford, Karleen. The Nine Days Queen.
Chapman, Hester W. Lady Jane Grey (Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1962).
Cook, Faith (2005). The Nine Day Queen of England. Evangelical Press. ISBN 978-0-85234-613-6.
Plowden, Alison (1985). Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen.
[edit]External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lady Jane Grey
Marie, Sonja. "The Lady Jane Grey Internet Museum". Tudor History Web Ring. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
Edwards, J. Stephan (2007-2009). "Annotated Secondary Source Bibliography". Some Grey Matter. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
Lambert, Jane (2003). "Lady Jane Grey". Jane Lambert. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
de Lisle, Leanda; Edwards, J. Stephan (2001-2009). "Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide". Tamise. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
Works by or about Lady Jane Grey in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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James GREY or GRAY b abt 1862 in Southwick, Co. Durham, England

joan_darcy — 2011-05-27 17:43:46Z

HELP yes it is a shout, I am desperate!! I am trying to find a James Grey/Gray born circa 1862 in Southwick Co. Durham, England. The family keep changing the spelling which does not help and I have been unable to track down his parents, he is in the 1881 census living with his aunt and uncle Mary and Robert, to make life more complicated Mary's maiden name was Grey so I have no idea who is his actual relation out of the two of them. Living with them is Mary's brother William but he never married and therefore I assume that James is not his son. In the 1911 census there is a James Grey who is married to a Barbara ? but again I have been unable to track down members of his family (they have 5 children listed) any help would be most appreciated. regards Joan D'Arcy

Rodney C GREY Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX, USA

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-05-20 13:19:02Z

GREY Rodney C - Vietnam Wall section 6W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 221,235 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: Direct Descendents of Lady Jane GREY

dansan91 — 2011-05-14 15:55:43Z

Hello I would be interested in any info about Lady Jane Grey who was apparently connected to my line? Tamburini (Australia) -Dove-Bentley-Findlay-Scott

Robert GREY b 1831 Craster Northumberland, England

alliswelltree — 2011-03-15 11:12:16Z

Robert Grey born 1831 was my great grandfather x3. he had wife Christian 1847.I believe he had a brother Thomas. children,Robert,Elizabeth,James,Henry.Edwin. James was my great great grandfather he married Alice Blackett in 1895.my great grandfather was their son John Blackett Grey born 1897 he had sister Elizabeth. Robert lived seahouses rd in 1971 census craster. James Grey lived jolly fishermans arms craster 1881 census where he was inn keeper he had son robert who was a cooper.My great grandfather John Grey was chauffeur to sir john fitzgerald which i think is the pub connection he lalived benwell newcastle 1901 census Sutton Blackett was James Greys brother in law he also lived with them.

Thomas Grey b abt 1827 Craster, Northumberland, England

rebwilson — 2011-03-15 11:11:31Z

i am looking for infomation on thomas grey born about 1827 craster northumberland he married esther and they had 4 children
william
thomas
john
robert

any info would be great

Re: Thomas Grey abt 1827 Craster Northumberland

rubystree — 2011-03-14 17:56:17Z

my old family tree with all the old information on is alliswelltree but i cant remember the details i used for this account its so long ago.

Re: Thomas Grey abt 1827 Craster Northumberland

rubystree — 2011-03-14 17:55:04Z

my grandmother was alice catherine grey,her mother was robertina b grey (nee musgrove) and her father was john grey. i believe the family you are talking about are related im just trying to figure it out. I think johns father was robert and he had the fishermans arms in craster. im struggling to put the pieces together.

Re: John Gray (b. 1689, also b. 1602, 1585) son? to Ralph Grey

djbthompson — 2010-11-01 16:40:43Z

Seems somewhat improbable. Greys were Grey with an E both before and after Ralph in Northumberland, which is a long way from Essex.

Emily Grey (Nuttall): Looking for info 19-20C Rugby, Warwickshire, UK

23653221 — 2010-09-15 18:35:09Z

Mother of Henry G Nuttall 1906 -1997

Emily lived in Rugby, Warwickshire under the name of Emily Nuttall around 1906

Emily is perhaps born in Liverpool, lived in Rugby and moved later to Sale, Cheshire.

Marriage License - Philadelphia PA , USA 1910 John GREY to Margaret LUEZ

SueAnnRobson — 2010-09-15 18:34:19Z

From the Philadelphia Inquirer dated 10 Feb 1910:

MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED
John W. GREY...Margaret A. Luez

Note: I am not related to the happy couple.

Re: Emily Grey (Nuttall): Looking for info

peggysullivan114 — 2010-07-25 13:32:41Z

Emily Gray b.1874 Liverpool married Stephen Nuttall b.1872 Burnley. Mar 1900 Toxteth Pk ref 8b 340

1911 census they had

Lydia Nuttall 9
Vera Nuttall 9
Stephen Nuttall 8
Harry Carr Nuttall 5

living Stretford Lancs

GREY Alfred H and Edna E Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. USA

t42MountOlivet — 2010-07-10 19:05:50Z

GREY Alfred H and Edna E

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 215,827 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

GREY Alfred H Jr 1923-1945 Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. USA

t42MountOlivet — 2010-07-10 19:05:29Z

GREY Alfred H Jr 1923-1945

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 215,827 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Thomas Grey? Illinois

mamabear09 — 2010-06-09 16:05:27Z

Yes, that is the right Opal. Notice on the census it lists Delia as Eva's daughter? She is really Opal's daughter.

Re: Thomas Grey? Illinois

mebateman1 — 2010-06-09 12:53:13Z

1920 IL Williamson Co Carterville
Bolinger J H head 32 mar IL unk unk coal miner
bolinger Eva wife 31 mar IL AL AL
Bolinger Ewell son 8 IL IL IL
Bolinger Opal dau 6 IL IL IL
Bolinger J D son 4 IL IL IL

1930 IL Franklin Co Cave tsp Dist15 p15 of 23
Bollinger James head 41 married att 22 IL IL IL
Bollinger Eva wife 40 married at 21 IL IL IL
Bollinger Ewell son 18 iL IL IL
Bollinger Opal dau 17 IL ILIL
Bollinger J D son 14 IL IL IL
Bollinger Ima Jean dau 12 IL IL IL
Bollinger Mildred dau 8 IL IL IL
Bollinger Dellia dau 1 9/12 IL IL IL

Re: Thomas Grey? Illinois

mamabear09 — 2010-06-09 12:52:53Z

That's not my Opal, but it could be Thomas. Opal was born 27 February 1913 in Williamson County, IL. Delia (Later named Betty) was born 29 January, 1929, in Marion County, IL. My Grandmother was Opal. She had Delia when she was 15 years old, and unmarried. She never revealed many details about the father of Delia. Delia was also raised by her mother for whatever reasons. We have recently got in contact with Delia/Betty's family and asked them if they knew who her father was and we were given the name Thomas Gray. The rest is a big mystery I'm trying to put together. Thank you for your reply, hopefully this is a clue to Thomas.

Thomas Grey? b abt 1905 Illinois USA

mamabear09 — 2010-06-08 09:21:50Z

I know this is going to be long shot, but here goes!
I am looking for a Thomas Grey that lived in the Franklin County area of Illinois around 1929. He was the father of my Aunt. Her name was Delia and later got changed to Betty. Her mother was Opal Bolinger. I really have no other information other than he was born maybe about 1905? My grandmother was only 15 when she had the baby and was unmarried so the details are sketchy. Can anyone help me?

Re: Thomas Grey? Illinois

mebateman1 — 2010-06-08 02:07:04Z

Is this your Opal?
1930 IL Marion Co Salem
Bolinger Lee head 45 married at 25 PA
Bolinger Maude wife 44 married at 24 ILBolinger Margaret dau 18 IL
Bolinger Opal dau 14 ILBolinger Kenneth son 12 IL
Bolinger Clara dau 10 IL
Bolinger Victor son 6 IL
Bolinger Elwin? son 3 IL
no one else in household

1930
I can't find him in this census. I hope this is the one you are searching for.

1920 IL Franklin Co Frankfort
Gray Will Chead 54 mar KY KY KY farmer
Gray Alice wife 49 mar IL TN IL
Gray Cecil son 18 IL
Gray Raymond son 16 IL
Gray Mora dau 15 IL
Gray Delmer son 8 IL
Gray Thomas son 21 IL KY IL
Gray Anna dauinlaw 18 IL
Reed Rose orphant boy 16 IL

1910 IL Franklin Co Cave tsp
Gray Wm C head 44 married once 21 KY KY KY
Gray Alice wife 31 married once 21yrs 8 born 7 living IL TN TN
Gray Elmer son 20 IL
Gray Forest son 15 IL
Gray Thomas W son 12 IL
Gray Cecil son 9 IL
Gray Raymond son 6 IL
Gray Mora dau 6 IL

Social Security Death index
Thomas W Gray b. 3 Aug 1898 d. 26 Oct 1987
residence IL Franklin Co West Frankfort

When and where was Opal born? When and where was Delia born?
This is not my family. I hope this is helpful.

Barbara Grey (b. 1700) Ayrshire, Scotland

snuffles77 — 2010-06-02 16:45:37Z

I'm trying to find the parents of Barbara Grey born 1700 in Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Robert Craig who was also born in 1700 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had a daughter named Jean Craig born in 1723 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Re: any other direct decindents of lady jane grey

grannie441 — 2010-05-11 22:10:50Z

Please contact me. Related to the Woodvilles. Lady Jane had no direct decendants. Henry Grey b 1618 in England. Died abt 1645 in CT. Wife was Lydia Frost.

Re: Lady Jane Grey

blackk_1 — 2010-05-11 22:10:04Z

Good afternoon! This message is intended for Mr. Yeats, however, I may end up sending it to the wrong party as I am quite new at this message forum business. I apologize for any confusion.

You mention you are a Grey descendant. Were your people from the north or south of England? My great-grandmother, Catherine Grey, was born in Greenwich. My great-grandfather was born in an area of London called Hampstead. That is all I know. At present, I am attempting to research the English side of my family. Any knowledge would be appreciated.

Lady Jane Grey

2010-05-11 22:09:48Z

Jane Grey had no direct descendants. Her sister Catherine might have. Look on www.hull.ac.uk for geneologies. My grandmother was a Grey. It was quite common in Northern Engalnd. It is originally a Norman French name. Lady Jane Grey's great-mother was Queen Elizabeth Woodville who was married to a Grey before Edward iv

Direct Descendents of Lady Jane GREY

2010-05-11 22:09:27Z

looking for other decendents of lady jane grey who was guess of england for 6 days

Re: any other direct decindents of lady jane grey

shulsopple1 — 2010-05-11 15:22:50Z

Lady Jane Grey had one son who was carried to safety before her death. She was kept as a prisoner in the Tower of London for about a year, during which time she watched most of her family, including husband, executed. She gave birth to a son and he was taken away. I do not know the dates off of the top of my head, I'm sorry. We visited the Tower of London and that was part of the history that they gave.

Grey of Washington,USA

Ssusan372 — 2010-03-10 20:57:45Z

I am looking for Janice Kathleen Grey, father Clarence J Grey, Andrew Ivan Grey. They resided in WA in the 1940's.
Janice married a Roland J Larsen in 1953.
Andrew would have been born in the mid 1940's?
Clarence wife Dorothy and their son David died 1951 of botulism poisoning.
Janice may be deceased.

Please contact
musicdoer@msn.com,
ssusan372@aol.com

John GREY Leadville, Colorado,USA late 19C

2010-03-10 20:56:36Z

My Grandfather was John Grey(Gray). He had a dughter named Alice (Born Denver, CO) and was an Episopalian Minister in Leadville, CO around 1880 to 1900 then moved to Avalon, CA. Alice Married Oliver Chester Clark

GREY in Washington,USA 20C

2010-03-10 20:54:35Z

My father and grandfather are from Washington State.
From what I know, they lived in the Bellingham area.
I know I have an Uncle named Carl and my grandfather's name was Clarence.
I also have/had two aunts named Doreen and Janice (deceased).
We may be related. Your comment about your relatives being tall may help.
I am 6' 8". Pretty tall by most standards. So was my uncle from what I remember of him.
My full name is Andrew Ivan Grey Jr. My father being Sr.
I hope this helps and that I have finally found a relative from that area. E-mail me at
jgrey@mccoys.com or jgrey2001@yahoo.com

Carl GREY of Spokane,WA,USA 20C

2010-03-10 20:53:36Z

i live in spokane and i have a grandfather named grey. his name carl grey and his brother name was charles. he has other brother but i dont know their names. also a sister noreen who are from texas and seattled in washington state. ithink most of them are deceased. my relative were fairly tall . see if tey are familiar

Clarence GREY of Bellingham, Washington,USA 20C

2010-03-10 20:52:45Z

My father is from Washington. He grew up in the bellingham area.
My grandfather's name was Clarence.
I am Andrew I. Grey Jr.
The only picture that I have of my grandfather is black and white also.
He sort of looks like Georgr Peppard the actor. He also loved boats.

Re: Parents of Jane GREY b 1762 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

lotty2011 — 2010-03-08 15:09:40Z

Hi Fiona thanks very much for the help. I found Jane and Williams marriage so was able to verify that one without a trip into town. They were married 3rd July 1780 at All Saints Church. I didnt find Janes baptism but I did find marriage for Georges father and mother. I now know that Thomas married Anne Brewster. The family did come from Embleton so that makes it easier to search. Thanks again

Re: Parents of Jane GREY b 1762 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

Fiona_Bathgate — 2010-03-07 22:48:36Z

Have you tried the new family search research labs site?

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?...

When you enter the site, do NOT search for ancestors but click on the blue link to 'browse our record collections', then click on the Europe area of the map. When you get to the 'search by collection page' click on the Durham Bishop's Transcripts.

You can't search this, but have to browse it like a microfilm. Select your parish, then church etc

If you look at the page for All saints Baptisms in December you will see that George was a tailor and that possible another daughter Anne was done on the same day.

Unfortunately, the records for your possible 'hits' for marriage are just before teh BT's on the site start

Do you have any idea when Jane married as by the 1800's the Bishop was a gift to genealogists adn put a lot of detail in the records

Parents of Jane GREY b 1762 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

lotty2011 — 2010-03-07 22:17:06Z

I am looking for any information on George Grey born about 1732 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland. He would have been married around 1760 because his daughter Jane was born 1762 newcastle. I have searched and searched and can't get a spouse for him as I have a choice of 3. Jane married William Boag a pattern maker (shoes) and lived in Amen Corner in the All Saints District of newcastle. Any help would be very gratefully appreciated thanks x