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Charles Houghton Best Gay 1868–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1868

Birth Location: Launceston Tasmania Australia

Death Date: 02 jul 1906

Death Location: East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: Thomas Gay

Mother: Sarah Houghton

Spouse(s): Maria Thompson

Children(s): Albert Gay, Horace Gay, ERNEST GAY, Ruby Gay

The story of Charles Houghton Best Gay began in 1868 in Launceston Tasmania Australia. Charles Houghton Best Gay married Maria Jane Thompson, and had children including Albert Houghton Snowy Gay, Ernest Harry Maxwell Gay, Horace Percival Gay, Ruby Ethel Gay. Charles Houghton Best Gay passed away in 1906 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Houghton Best Gay began in 1868 in Launceston Tasmania Australia.
  • Charles Houghton Best Gay married Maria Jane Thompson, and had children including Albert Houghton Snowy Gay, Ernest Harry Maxwell Gay, Horace Percival Gay, Ruby Ethel Gay.
  • Charles Houghton Best Gay passed away in 1906 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gay
1847–1901
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Austrailia
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Sarah Houghton
1847–1878
Birth Location: Longford Tasmania Australia
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Spouses(s)

Maria Thompson
1870–1954
Birth Location: White Hills, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

Albert Gay
1906–1996
Birth Location: Richmond, Victoria, Oz
AG
Horace Gay
1901–1969
Birth Location: Nth Melbourne, Victoria
HG
ERNEST GAY
1894–1901
Birth Location: Hotham, Victoria
EG
Ruby Gay
1897–1982
Birth Location: Carlton, Victoria, Australia
RG

Charles Gay's Ancestors

Self
Charles Gay
1868–1906
Birth Place: Launceston Tasmania Australia
Parents
Thomas William Best Gay
1847–1901
Hobart, Tasmania, Austrailia
Sarah (Ann Louise) Houghton
1847–1878
Longford Tasmania Australia
Grandparents
Captain (Thomas Walter) Gay
1811–1865
Crail, Fife, Scotland
Bridget Bourke
1815–1847
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Gay's Descendants

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Charles (Houghton Best) Gay (09 Jun 1868–02 jul 1906) m. Maria (Jane) Thompson (09 Jul 1870–27 May 1954)
  1. 1. Albert (Houghton (Snowy)) Gay 1906–1996
  2. 2. Horace (Percival) Gay 1901–1969
  3. 3. ERNEST (HARRY MAXWELL) GAY 1894–1901
  4. 4. Ruby (Ethel) Gay 1897–1982

Charles Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1868
09 Jun 1868
Birth of Charles Houghton Best Gay in Launceston Tasmania Australia
Launceston Tasmania Australia
1906
02 jul 1906
Age 38
Death of Charles Houghton Best Gay in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1868
    Event Place: Launceston Tasmania Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 jul 1906
    Event Place: East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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