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Jane Clay 1759–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Hodnet, Shropshire

Death Date: 26 Mar 1840

Death Location: Drayton In Hales, Shropshire, England

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Spouse(s): John Ray

Children(s): George Ray, John Ray

In 1759, Jane Clay entered the world in Hodnet, Shropshire, born to John Clay And Ann Parks. Jane Clay married John Ray, and had children including George Ray, John Ray. Jane Clay passed away in 1840 in Drayton In Hales, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1759, Jane Clay entered the world in Hodnet, Shropshire, born to John Clay And Ann Parks.
  • Jane Clay married John Ray, and had children including George Ray, John Ray.
  • Jane Clay passed away in 1840 in Drayton In Hales, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

John Ray
1753–1805
Birth Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
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Children(s)

George Ray
1783–
Birth Location: –
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John Ray
1795–1863
Birth Location: London, England
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Jane Clay's Ancestors

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Jane Clay
1759–1840
Birth Place: Hodnet, Shropshire
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Jane Clay's Descendants

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Jane Clay (1759–26 Mar 1840) m. John Ray (Nov 1753–19 Jun 1805)
  1. 1. George Ray 1783–
  2. 2. John Ray 1795–1863 m. Susannah Bradbury 1799–1866
    1. 1. Mary-Ann Ray 1825–1906 m. John Downes 1820–1864 m. James Yates 1812–
      1. 1. Susannah (Marie) Downes 1854–1901 m. John (Francis) Phillips 1853–1907
        1. 1. Bridget Phillips 1879–1879
        2. 2. Michael (Joseph Anthony Phillips) Sr. 1896–1976 m. Alice 1898–1975
        3. 3. James (Joseph) Phillips 1875–1928 m. Margeret Metzman 1892–1935 m. Mary (A "Minnie") Mckenna 1872–1915
        4. 4. Annie (Augusta) Phillips 1877–1949 m. Michael (Patrick) Cunningham 1875–1908
        5. 5. Mary (Agnes) Phillips 1880–1949 m. Richard (F.) Randall 1897– m. Peter (Edward) Marx 1881–1924
        6. 6. Eliza (Helen "Lizzie") Phillips 1882–1980 m. James (Joseph Rafferty) Jr 1884–1937
        7. 7. John (Francis Patrick) Phillips 1884–1949 m. Sarah (Alice) Brackney 1884–1941
        8. 8. Winifred (Lydia) Phillips 1886–1928 m. Henry Higgins 1883–1955
        9. 9. Thomas Phillips 1888–1910
        10. 10. Susan (Anne) Phillips 1891–1898
        11. 11. Theresa (Bertha) Hanley 1893–1957 m. Joseph (F.) Hanley 1892–1963
      2. 2. Jane Downes 1843–1881 m. John Mather 1841–1919
        1. 1. William Mather 1871–
        2. 2. James Mather 1870–
        3. 3. James Downes 1877–
        4. 4. Mary Mather 1881–1968 m. Ernest Wilde, 1881–
        5. 5. John Mather 1865–
      3. 3. John Downes 1849–1901
      4. 4. Lydia Downes 1847–1884
        1. 1. Ellen Downes 1883–
      5. 5. Ellen Downes 1861–1924 m. Joseph Hampson 1871–1928 m. Henry Bennett 1861–1906
        1. 1. Frank Bennett 1884–
        2. 2. Henry Bennett 1886–
        3. 3. Arthur Bennett 1888–
        4. 4. Thomas Bennett 1894–
        5. 5. Amy Bennett 1898–
        6. 6. Annie Bennett 1900–
        7. 7. Albert Bennett 1890–
      6. 6. Thomas Downes 1858–1919 m. Emma Faulkner 1863–1911
      7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Downes 1852–1931 m. William Welsby 1851–1903
        1. 1. Annie Welsby 1877–
        2. 2. Elizabeth (E) Welsby 1881–
        3. 3. Henry Welsby 1894–
        4. 4. William Welsby 1895–
        5. 5. Rose Welsby 1890–
      8. 8. William Downs 1856–1938 m. Martha Jones 1865–
        1. 1. Charles Downs 1878–
        2. 2. John Downs 1879–
        3. 3. Joseph (F) Downs 1902–1969 m. Elizabeth Downs 1914–
        4. 4. Arthur Downs 1891–
        5. 5. Thomas Downs 1897–
      9. 9. Betsy Downes 1859–
      10. 10. Benjamin Downes 1856–1933
      11. 11. Richard Downes 1851–1921
      12. 12. Fanny Downes 1877–1883
    2. 2. Frances ("Fanny") Ray 1827–1880 m. William Jones 1831–
      1. 1. William (Charles) Jones 1853–1942 m. Mary OBryan 1860–1929 m. Elizabeth (Eastwood) Archer 1849–1882 m. Ellen Logan 1871–1957
        1. 1. Alfred Jones 1874–1919
        2. 2. Joseph (J.) Jones 1878–1918
        3. 3. Charles (M.) Jones 1885–1907
        4. 4. Elizabeth (F) Jones 1888–
        5. 5. William (J) Reed 1891–1943
        6. 6. Margaret (J (Jefferies)) Reed 1895–1989
        7. 7. Robert (J) Reed 1893–1959
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann (Toth)) Reed 1904–1988
      2. 2. Sarah (A) Jones 1848–
    3. 3. John Ray 1823–
    4. 4. Henry Ray 1834–1914 m. Eliza Hitchen 1835–
      1. 1. Harriet Ray 1860–1932
    5. 5. Thomas Ray 1833–1834 m. Elizabeth Randles 1725–
    6. 6. Susannah Ray 1838–
    7. 7. Hannah Ray 1835–
    8. 8. Uriah Ray 1841–1843
    9. 9. Sarah Ray 1830–1849

Jane Clay's Timeline

5 Records

1752
9 Nov 1752
Jane Clay was baptized in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
1759
1759
Birth of Jane Clay in Hodnet, Shropshire
Hodnet, Shropshire
1762
11 Mar 1762
Age 3
Jane Clay was baptized in Salop, England
Salop, England
1840
Jan 1840
Age 81
Death of Jane Clay in Market Drayton, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Market Drayton, Shropshire, United Kingdom
1840
26 Mar 1840
Age 81
Burial of Jane Clay in Drayton In Hales, Shropshire, England
Drayton In Hales, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Hodnet, Shropshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1752
    Event Place: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1762
    Event Place: Salop, England
    Record Source: Worcestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1600-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1840
    Event Place: Market Drayton, Shropshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1840
    Event Place: Drayton In Hales, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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