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Ethel Wray 1891–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1891

Birth Location: Eccles, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 28 Feb 1974

Death Location: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Father: John Wray

Mother: Phoebe Brown

Spouse(s): James Richardson

Children(s): James Richardson, Jack Richardson

Ethel Wray was born in 1891 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, the child of John Wray And Phoebe Brown. In 1939, Ethel Wray resided in Lancashire, England. Ethel Wray married James Wilson Richardson, and had children including Jack Richardson, James Richardson. Ethel Wray passed away in 1974 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Ethel Wray was born in 1891 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, the child of John Wray And Phoebe Brown.
  • In 1939, Ethel Wray resided in Lancashire, England.
  • Ethel Wray married James Wilson Richardson, and had children including Jack Richardson, James Richardson.
  • Ethel Wray passed away in 1974 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Ethel Wray's Ancestors

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Ethel Wray
1891–1974
Birth Place: Eccles, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Wray
1860–
Salford, Lancashire, England
Phoebe Brown
1863–1945
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Samuel Wray
1838–1878
Salford, Lancashire, England
Sarah Wilkinson
1841–1874
Pendlebury, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Wilkinson
1815–1864
Hannah Linney
1815–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Linney
1784–1863
Elizabeth Pollitt
1784–1850

Ethel Wray's Descendants

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Ethel Wray (14 May 1891–28 Feb 1974) m. James (Wilson) Richardson (17 Mar 1888–Dec 1960)
  1. 1. James Richardson 1920–1997 m. Hilda Ward 1920–1986
  2. 2. Jack Richardson 1924–

Ethel Wray's Timeline

3 Records

1891
14 May 1891
Birth of Ethel Wray in Eccles, Lancashire, England
Eccles, Lancashire, England
1939
1939
Age 48
Ethel Wray resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1974
28 Feb 1974
Age 83
Death of Ethel Wray in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1891
    Event Place: Eccles, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1974
    Event Place: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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