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David Bowers Lay 1826–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 01, 1826

Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: Oct 1887

Death Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Father: James Bowers

Mother: Maria Lay

Spouse(s): Mary Parsons

Children(s): Joseph Lee

In 1826, David Bowers Lay entered the world in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, born to James Bowers And Maria Lay. David Bowers Lay married Mary Ann Parsons, and had children including Joseph Lee. David Bowers Lay passed away in 1887 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1826, David Bowers Lay entered the world in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, born to James Bowers And Maria Lay.
  • David Bowers Lay married Mary Ann Parsons, and had children including Joseph Lee.
  • David Bowers Lay passed away in 1887 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bowers
1811–1856
Birth Location: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
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Maria Lay
1806–1889
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
ML

Spouses(s)

Mary Parsons
1830–1895
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
MP

Children(s)

Joseph Lee
1853–
Birth Location: Netherton Dudley Worcestershire England
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David Lay's Ancestors

Self
David Lay
1826–1887
Birth Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
James Bowers
1811–1856
Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
Maria Lay
1806–1889
Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joseph (Sansom) Bowers
1754–1823
St. Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Haldren
1783–1857
Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Lay) I
1776–1872
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Sarah (Maria Silles) Turner
1781–
Dudley, Worcester, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Turner
1747–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Lay's Descendants

1.
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David (Bowers) Lay (Jun 01, 1826–Oct 1887) m. Mary (Ann) Parsons (abt 1830–Oct 1895)
  1. 1. Joseph Lee 1853– m. Rhoda (Ann) Dingley 1848–1923
    1. 1. George (Henry) Lee 1888–1962 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Guest 1889–1978
      1. 1. Dorothy Lee 1911–2004 m. William (Stanley) Thomas 1914–1997
        1. 1. Glenda Thomas 1947–2022
      2. 2. Elsie Lee 1909–1999 m. Alfred (W) Fenney 1906–
      3. 3. Annie Lee 1889–
      4. 4. Harold (W) Lee 1925–1933
      5. 5. Charles Lee 1894–
      6. 6. George Lee 1915–1980
      7. 7. Jack Lee 1913–2003

David Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1826
Jun 01, 1826
Birth of David Bowers Lay in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
1887
Oct 1887
Age 61
Death of David Bowers Lay in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 01, 1826
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1887
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
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