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James "Jim" Ray 1803 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Nov 1803

Birth Location: Wheatsheaf, Red Street, Talk, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 17 Mar 1875

Death Location: Talke Pits, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Father: James Ray

Mother: Hannah Coleclough\Colclough

Spouse(s): Mary Johnson

Children(s): Mary Wood

According to available records, James "Jim" Ray (Memoires) (Coal Miner) was born in 1803 in Wheatsheaf, Red Street, Talk, Staffordshire, England, the child of James Wray\Reay\ Ray and Hannah Ray nee Coleclough\Colclough. Following those early years, James "Jim" Ray (Memoires) (Coal Miner) married Mary Ray nee Johnson, and their family grew to include Mary Wood. In the later years of life, James "Jim" Ray (Memoires) (Coal Miner) died in 1875 in Talke Pits, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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Parents

James Ray
1765 – 1814
Birth Location: Talke, Staffordshire, England, Europe
JR
Hannah Coleclough\Colclough
1775 – 1850
Birth Location: Talke o the hill, Audley, Staffordshire
HC

Spouses(s)

Mary Johnson
1805 – 1868
Birth Location: Audley, St James The Great, Staffordshire, England
MJ

Children(s)

Mary Wood
1836 –
Birth Location: Audley, Staffordshire, England
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 07 Nov 1803
    Event Place: Wheatsheaf, Red Street, Talk, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Talke Pits, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
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