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James Thomas Lay 1904–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1904

Birth Location: St Peters, Kent, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1972

Death Location: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England

Father: George Lay

Mother: Matilda Bowles

Spouse(s): Evelyn Matthews

Children(s):

The story of James Thomas Lay began in 1904 in St Peters, Kent, England. In 1911, James Thomas Lay resided in St Peter Intra, Kent, England. James Thomas Lay married Evelyn Emily Matthews. James Thomas Lay passed away in 1972 in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Lay began in 1904 in St Peters, Kent, England.
  • In 1911, James Thomas Lay resided in St Peter Intra, Kent, England.
  • James Thomas Lay married Evelyn Emily Matthews.
  • James Thomas Lay passed away in 1972 in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lay's Ancestors

Self
James Lay
1904–1972
Birth Place: St Peters, Kent, England
Parents
George Robert Lay
1870–
Ramsgate, Kent, England
Matilda Bowles
1872–
Ramsgate, Kent, England
Grandparents
George (Robert) Lay
1846–
Ramsgate, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Newing) Solly
1849–1910
Ramsgate, Kent, England
Henry Bowles
1848–1938
Elham, Kent
Matilda (Priscilla) Potter
1851–1929
Ramsgate, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lay
1816–1855
Martha Brown
1815–1899
Robert Solly
1814–1897
Sarah Forwood
1816–1890
Henry Bowles
1821–1892
Maria Betts
1824–1877
William Potter
1823–
Matilda Craycraft
1825–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Brown
1797–1873
Elizabeth Clark
1793–1871
Richard Bowles
1800–1843
Jane Upton
1800–1879
Henry Potter
1791–1862
Hart Inge
1792–
Richard Craycraft
1791–1859
Mary Morgan
1795–1853

James Lay's Timeline

6 Records

1904
27 Aug 1904
Birth of James Thomas Lay in St Peters, Kent, England
St Peters, Kent, England
1904
28 Sep 1904
James Thomas Lay was baptized in St. Paul's, Ramsgate, Kent, England
St. Paul's, Ramsgate, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 7
James Thomas Lay resided here in St Peter Intra, Kent, England
St Peter Intra, Kent, England
1921
1921
Age 17
James Thomas Lay resided here in Ramsgate, Kent, England
Ramsgate, Kent, England
1972
10 Oct 1972
Age 68
Death of James Thomas Lay in Brent, Greater London, England
Brent, Greater London, England
1972
18 Oct 1972
Age 68
Burial of James Thomas Lay in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
Kensington and Chelsea, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1904
    Event Place: St Peters, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1911 England Census
    [3] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 154466, ED 3, Sch 57; Book: 04466

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1904
    Event Place: St. Paul's, Ramsgate, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: St Peter Intra, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Ramsgate, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 154466, ED 3, Sch 57; Book: 04466

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1972
    Event Place: Brent, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1972
    Event Place: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
    Record Source: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

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