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George Jay 1872–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1872

Birth Location: Keynsham, Somerset, England

Death Date: March 1956

Death Location: Greenbank Cemetery, Eastville, Bristol, England

Father: Richard Jay

Mother: Emma Grimstead

Spouse(s): Mary May

Children(s): Sylvia Jay, Olwen Jay, Mary Jay, George Jay, Albert Jay, Charles Jay, Hilda Jay, Phyllis Jay

The story of George Jay began in 1872 in Keynsham, Somerset, England. In 1881, George Jay resided in Fairfield Terrace, Keynsham, Somerset, England. George Jay married Mary May, and had children including Albert Edward Jay, Charles Stanley Jay, George William Jay, Hilda Jay, Mary Louisa Jay, Olwen Madeline Lilian Jay, Phyllis Rhoda Jay, Sylvia Zilby Harberton Jay. George Jay passed away in 1956 in Greenbank Cemetery, Eastville, Bristol, England.

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Biography

  • The story of George Jay began in 1872 in Keynsham, Somerset, England.
  • In 1881, George Jay resided in Fairfield Terrace, Keynsham, Somerset, England.
  • George Jay married Mary May, and had children including Albert Edward Jay, Charles Stanley Jay, George William Jay, Hilda Jay, Mary Louisa Jay, Olwen Madeline Lilian Jay, Phyllis Rhoda Jay, Sylvia Zilby Harberton Jay.
  • George Jay passed away in 1956 in Greenbank Cemetery, Eastville, Bristol, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Jay's Ancestors

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George Jay
1872–1956
Birth Place: Keynsham, Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Jay
1839–1916
Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
Emma Grimstead
1852–1939
Burnett, Somerset, England
Grandparents
James Joy
1785–1867
Cleannetts, Herefordshire, England
Ellen Gibbins
1786–1866
Much Aimarker, Herefordshire, England
Robert Grimstead
1815–1884
Compton Dando, Somerset, England
Sarah Windmill
1813–
Pensford, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Jay's Descendants

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George Jay (3 March 1872–March 1956) m. Mary May (abt 1876–)
  1. 1. Sylvia (Zilby Harberton) Jay 1899–1900
  2. 2. Olwen (Madeline Lilian) Jay 1918–2001 m. Leonard (James) Haile 1914–
  3. 3. Mary (Louisa) Jay 1895–1981 m. Walter (Ernest) Hancock 1891–1952 m. George (Stanley) Whiting 1891–1961
    1. 1. Arthur (D) Hancock 1925–
    2. 2. Doreen (G) Hancock 1922–
    3. 3. Ermyntrude (May) Hancock 1916–
    4. 4. Ernest (Albert) Hancock 1919–2001 m. Winifred (Violet) Skinner 1914–2002
  4. 4. George (William) Jay 1896–1971 m. Lily (Elizabeth) Walton 1897–1983
    1. 1. Gwendoline (L) Jay 1922–
    2. 2. Kenneth (Ronald G) Jay 1926–1979
  5. 5. Albert (Edward) Jay 1898–1916
  6. 6. Charles (Stanley) Jay 1905–1976 m. Clarissa (May) Hibbert 1915–
  7. 7. Hilda Jay 1907– m. Leslie (Hamilton William James) Broome 1901–1944
  8. 8. Phyllis (Rhoda) Jay 1909–1990 m. Jack (Norman Croydon) Brittan 1908–1980
    1. 1. Keith (Croydon) Brittan 1932–1991

George Jay's Timeline

11 Records

1872
3 March 1872
Birth of George Jay in Keynsham, Somerset, England
Keynsham, Somerset, England
1872
30 June 1872
George Jay was baptized in Keynsham, Somerset, England
Keynsham, Somerset, England
1881
1881
Age 9
George Jay resided here in Fairfield Terrace, Keynsham, Somerset, England
Fairfield Terrace, Keynsham, Somerset, England
1891
1891
Age 19
George Jay resided here in 3 Ross Court, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3 Ross Court, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1901
1901
Age 29
George Jay resided here in 60 Eugene Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
60 Eugene Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1911
1911
Age 39
George Jay resided here in 6 Mary Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset, England
6 Mary Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset, England
1921
1921
Age 49
George Jay resided here in 54 Ambra Vale East, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
54 Ambra Vale East, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1939
1939
Age 67
George Jay resided here in Brambles, Stoke Lane, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Brambles, Stoke Lane, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1956
18 March 1956
Age 84
Death of George Jay in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1956
March 1956
Age 84
Burial of George Jay in Greenbank Cemetery, Eastville, Bristol, England
Greenbank Cemetery, Eastville, Bristol, England
1956
27 April 1956
Age 84
George Jay - Probate in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1872
    Event Place: Keynsham, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 14921; Schedule Number: 286
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1964; Folio: 113; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6097074
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2449; Folio: 60; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341589
    [4] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2373; Folio: 77; Page: 20
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [8] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1015130J
    [9] Bristol, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: PSt.gbR2D
    [10] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1511606, RD 319 RS 1 ED 19; Book: 11606

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 June 1872
    Event Place: Keynsham, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\keyn218

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Fairfield Terrace, Keynsham, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2449; Folio: 60; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341589

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: 3 Ross Court, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1964; Folio: 113; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6097074

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: 60 Eugene Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2373; Folio: 77; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 6 Mary Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 14921; Schedule Number: 286

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: 54 Ambra Vale East, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1511606, RD 319 RS 1 ED 19; Book: 11606

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Brambles, Stoke Lane, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5130J

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1956
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: March 1956
    Event Place: Greenbank Cemetery, Eastville, Bristol, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 April 1956
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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