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Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1751-1845 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 files
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
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
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Gray (1) was born in 1751, the son of a Hull packer. He married Faith Hopwood in 1777. They had three children - Jonathan (b. 1779), Margaret (b. 1782), and William (2) (b.1785). William Gray (1) died in 1845.
His son, Jonathan Gray and his wife Mary had two children, Margaret (2) (b.1808) and William (2). Jonathan died in 1837. His son, William Gray (3) had a son, Edwin, born in 1847. Edwin died in 1929.
See Also - Gray; William (1751-1845); Solicitor
See Also - Grays solicitors
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters to and from William Gray Senior to William Gray Junior, Mary Gray, Johnathan Gray and his sister Elizabeth Gray. Letters cover a variety of personal subjects such as marriage, health, education and religion.
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Language of material
- English