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James Ashman Ray 1934 – 2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1934

Birth Location: Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England

Death Date: 26 Aug 2014

Death Location: Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England

Father: Philip Ray

Mother: Isabella Ashman

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In 1934, James Ashman Ray entered the world in Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England, born to Philip Ray and Isabella Ashman. In 2010, James Ashman Ray resided in Hilton Lodge, Derby Road, Hilton, Derbyshire, Engl. James Ashman Ray passed away in 2014 in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1934, James Ashman Ray entered the world in Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England, born to Philip Ray and Isabella Ashman.
  • In 2010, James Ashman Ray resided in Hilton Lodge, Derby Road, Hilton, Derbyshire, Engl.
  • James Ashman Ray passed away in 2014 in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1934 – 2014
Birth Place: Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
Parents
Philip Ray
1907 – 1983
Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
Isabella Ashman
1910 – 1998
Sunniside, Durham, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Walter (Walter)) Ray
1862 –
Pensnett, Worcestershire, England
Margret (Ann) Brown
1864 –
Lumley, Durham, England
James Ashman
1872 – 1947
Midsummer Norton, Somerset, England
Elizabeth House
1873 – 1967
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ashman
1842 – 1895
Susannah Holden
1846 –
Joseph House
1842 – 1921
Margarat Avery
1847 – 1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John House
1808 –
Ann
1809 –
Joseph Avery
1821 – 1898
Elizabeth Smith
1823 – 1889

James Ray's Timeline

3 Records

1934
8 Apr 1934
Birth of James Ashman Ray in Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
2010
2010
Age 76
James Ashman Ray resided here in Hilton Lodge, Derby Road, Hilton, Derbyshire, England
Hilton Lodge, Derby Road, Hilton, Derbyshire, England
2014
26 Aug 2014
Age 80
Death of James Ashman Ray in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 10a, Page 795
    [2] England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes
    [3] UK, Electoral Registers, 2003-2010

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2010
    Event Place: Hilton Lodge, Derby Road, Hilton, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers, 2003-2010

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 2014
    Event Place: Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes

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