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Mary Ann Read 1823–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jul 1823

Birth Location: City of London, London, England

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: London, England

Father: Richard Cranch

Mother: Mary Gowland

Spouse(s): Joseph Gray

Children(s): Juliette Gray, Alfred Gray, Annie Gray, Theodore Gray, Henry Gray, Mary Gray, Florence Gray, Edward Gray, Frederic Gray, Ellen Gray

Mary Ann Read was born in 1823 in City of London, London, England, the child of Richard Cranch And Mary Maria Payne Gowland. In 1851, Mary Ann Read resided in Greenwich, Greenwich, Kent, England. Mary Ann Read married Joseph Wace Gray, and had children including Alfred H Gray, Annie Gray, Edward Harold Gray, Ellen Emma Gray, Florence Greenwich Gray, Frederic William Gray, Henry Ewbank Gray, Juliette Alice Gray, Mary Ann Gray, Theodore Wace Gray. Mary Ann Read passed away in 1897 in London, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann Read was born in 1823 in City of London, London, England, the child of Richard Cranch And Mary Maria Payne Gowland.
  • In 1851, Mary Ann Read resided in Greenwich, Greenwich, Kent, England.
  • Mary Ann Read married Joseph Wace Gray, and had children including Alfred H Gray, Annie Gray, Edward Harold Gray, Ellen Emma Gray, Florence Greenwich Gray, Frederic William Gray, Henry Ewbank Gray, Juliette Alice Gray, Mary Ann Gray, Theodore Wace Gray.
  • Mary Ann Read passed away in 1897 in London, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Read's Ancestors

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Mary Read
1823–1897
Birth Place: City of London, London, England
Parents
Richard Cranch
1779–1840
Totnes, Devon, England
Mary (Maria Payne) Gowland
1797–1861
St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Richard Cranch
1743–1817
Totnes, Devon, England
Elizabeth Jackson
1745–1848
Devon
Joshua Payne
1774–1815
England
Mary (Marriah) Flintoff
1768–1812
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cranch
1711–1784
Susanna Tucker
1711–1786
George Payne
1747–1802
Elizabeth Vardy
1749–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cranch
1682–1738
Elizabeth Chappell
1687–1767
George Payne
1718–1775
Jane Rice-2
1726–1764
Aaron Vardy
1720–1783
Mary Lambert
1725–1785

Mary Read's Descendants

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Mary (Ann) Read (03 Jul 1823–1897) m. Joseph (Wace) Gray (18 Oct 1821–14 Dec 1892)
  1. 1. Juliette (Alice) Gray 1856–1948
  2. 2. Alfred (H) Gray 1855–
  3. 3. Annie Gray 1850–1937
  4. 4. Theodore (Wace) Gray 1855–
  5. 5. Henry (Ewbank) Gray 1851–1911
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Gray 1848–1889
  7. 7. Florence (Greenwich) Gray 1853–1930
  8. 8. Edward (Harold) Gray 1866–1951 m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Roussie 1890–1981 m. Louisa (Martha) Lewis 1865–1921 m. Catherine (Petronella) Steenken 1906–1977
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gray 1923–
    2. 2. Mary (Dorothy) Gray 1922–2016
  9. 9. Frederic (William) Gray 1855–1923
  10. 10. Ellen (Emma) Gray 1852–1932

Mary Read's Timeline

7 Records

1821
23 Feb 1821
Birth of Mary Ann Read in Plaistow, Essex, England
Plaistow, Essex, England
1823
03 Jul 1823
Birth of Mary Ann Read in City of London, London, England
City of London, London, England
1851
1851
Age 28
Mary Ann Read resided here in Greenwich, Greenwich, Kent, England
Greenwich, Greenwich, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 38
Mary Ann Read resided here in St Stephen, Westminster St John the Evangelist, Middlesex, England
St Stephen, Westminster St John the Evangelist, Middlesex, England
1871
1871
Age 48
Mary Ann Read resided here in Holy Trinity, Kent, England
Holy Trinity, Kent, England
1897
1897
Age 74
Death of Mary Ann Read in London, England
London, England
1898
25 Oct 1898
Age 75
Death of Mary Ann Read in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1821
    Event Place: Plaistow, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jul 1823
    Event Place: City of London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Greenwich, Greenwich, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1587; Folio: 318; Page: 17; GSU roll: 174824

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Stephen, Westminster St John the Evangelist, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 49; Folio: 75; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542563

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1898
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: London, England

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