Gray; William (1751-1845); Solicitor

• Gray; William (1751-1845); Solicitor

William Gray (1) was born in 1751, the son of a Hull customs officer. He married Faith Hopwood in Oct 1777. They had three children - Jonathan (b. 1779), Margaret (b. 1782) and William (2) (b. 1785). Gray died in 1845. His son Jonathan Gray and his wife Mary had two children - Margaret (b.1808) and William (3). Jonathan died in 1837. William Gray (3) had a son named Edwin (b. 1847). William died in 1880. Edwin died in 1929.
See Also - Gray; family

William Gray (1) was a solicitor in York. The firm of Gray's Solicitors dates back to 1695 and still exists today. William's sons William (2) and Jonathan, and his grandson, William (3) and great-grandson, Edwin, followed him into the legal profession working for the family firm.
In 1788, he bought the Treasurer's House by the Minister and divided it into two halves, taking one half as his own residence. The property became known as 'Gray's Court' and generations of the family lived there until 1945.

William Gray (1) was born in 1751, the son of a Hull customs officer. He married Faith Hopwood in Oct 1777. They had three children - Jonathan (b. 1779), Margaret (b. 1782) and William (2) (b. 1785). Gray died in 1845. His son Jonathan Gray and his wife Mary had two children - Margaret (b.1808) and William (3). Jonathan died in 1837. William Gray (3) had a son named Edwin (b. 1847). William died in 1880. Edwin died in 1929.

International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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Word Document accompanying Accs 0005 and 0006
CALM accession entry for Acc 0006.
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www.yorkcemetery.org.uk/genealogy
www.grayssolicitors.co.uk
Jonathan Gray and Church Music in York 1770-1840 by Nicholas Temperley. (Borthwick Papers, Issue 51. University of York, Borthwick Institute For Archives) Google Books.