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Philip Ray 1907 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1907

Birth Location: Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England

Death Date: Oct 1983

Death Location: Registered Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: Thomas Ray

Mother: Margret Brown

Spouse(s): Isabella Ashman

Children(s): Alfred Ray, James Ray, Phyllis Ray, Geoffrey Ray

The story of Philip Ray began in 1907 in Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England, with parents Thomas Walter (Walter) Ray and Margret Ann Brown. As an adult, Philip Ray wed Isabella Ashman. Their household included Alfred Ray, James Ashman Ray, Phyllis Ray and Geoffrey Ray. Philip Ray's life came to an end in 1983 in Registered Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Parents

Thomas Ray
1862 –
Birth Location: Pensnett, Worcestershire, England
TR
Margret Brown
1864 –
Birth Location: Lumley, Durham, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Isabella Ashman
1910 – 1998
Birth Location: Sunniside, Durham, England
IA

Children(s)

Alfred Ray
1931 – 2016
Birth Location: Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
AR
James Ray
1934 – 2014
Birth Location: Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
JR
Phyllis Ray
1940 –
Birth Location: Registered Durham N, Durham, England
PR
Geoffrey Ray
1944 – 2018
Birth Location: Registered Durham N, Durham, England
GR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Registered Chester le Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, 1939 England and Wales Register, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2; Page: 1868

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Cocken Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Oct 1983
    Event Place: Registered Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2; Page: 1868
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