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Thomas Gay 1851–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt Dec 1851

Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

Death Date: abt Mar 1929

Death Location: Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England

Father: Thomas Gay

Mother: Ann Gould

Spouse(s): Selina Flower

Children(s): Thomas Gay, Samuel Gay, Isabella Gay, Florence Gay, Edward Gay

The story of Thomas Gay began in 1851 in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England. Thomas Gay married Selina Susannah Flower, and had children including Edward Gay, Florence H Gay, Isabella Emma Gay, Samuel Gay, Thomas Gay. Thomas Gay passed away in 1929 in Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Gay began in 1851 in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England.
  • Thomas Gay married Selina Susannah Flower, and had children including Edward Gay, Florence H Gay, Isabella Emma Gay, Samuel Gay, Thomas Gay.
  • Thomas Gay passed away in 1929 in Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gay
1808–1877
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
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Ann Gould
1810–1865
Birth Location: Paulton, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Selina Flower
1858–1909
Birth Location: Radstock, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Gay
1881–1941
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
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Samuel Gay
1879–1978
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
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Isabella Gay
1888–1958
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
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Florence Gay
1884–1929
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
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Edward Gay
1893–1953
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
EG

Thomas Gay's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Gay
1851–1929
Birth Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Gay
1808–1877
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Ann Gould
1810–1865
Paulton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Gay
1781–1866
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Hester Green
1777–1839
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Edward Gould
1780–1865
Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England
Christian Carter
1783–1863
Paulton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1756–1822
Rachel Carpenter
1755–1841
Thomas Green
1754–1835
Betty Pearce
1754–1828
James Gold
1746–
Sarah Tanner
1758–1800
William Carter
1758–1799
Mary GREGORY
1763–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1729–1816
Elizabeth Abbott
1730–1809
Simon Carpenter
1739–1786
Elizabeth Besley
1735–1805
Richard Green
1726–1804
Mary Green
1725–
Thomas Pearce
1732–1759
Mary Pearce
1732–1784
James Gould
1726–
Mary Hogg
1726–
James Tanner
1734–1822
James Carter
1744–1814
Anne Maggs
1747–1831
James GREGORY
1719–1790
Sarah Powell
1723–1783

Thomas Gay's Descendants

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Thomas Gay (abt Dec 1851–abt Mar 1929) m. Selina (Susannah) Flower (Apr 1858–6 Nov 1909)
  1. 1. Thomas Gay 1881–1941 m. Florence Lily 1890–1963
    1. 1. Selina (C J) Gay 1916–1992 m. Bronislaw Siek 1924–2017
    2. 2. Dennis (Arthur) Gay 1925–1962
  2. 2. Samuel Gay 1879–1978 m. Florence Kate 1878–1961
    1. 1. Gay 1908–1945 m. Harper 1910–
      1. 1. Raymond (S) Gay 1940–2011
  3. 3. Isabella (Emma) Gay 1888–1958 m. John (Valentine) Sage 1887–1958
    1. 1. Isabell (Rosamund) Sage 1925–1960
    2. 2. Edgar (John) Sage 1919–2000 m. Megan Owen 1921–2000
  4. 4. Florence (H) Gay 1884–1929
  5. 5. Edward Gay 1893–1953 m. Evelyn (Annie) Chivers 1899–1986

Thomas Gay's Timeline

33 Records

1851
Dec 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
Dec qtr 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1851
abt Dec 1851
Birth of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1852
11 Jan 1852
Age 1
Thomas Gay was baptized in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 10
Thomas Gay resided here in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 10
Thomas Gay resided here in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1871
1871
Age 20
Thomas Gay resided here in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1891
1891
Age 40
Thomas Gay resided here in St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1901
1901
Age 50
Thomas Gay resided here in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 60
Thomas Gay resided here in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1921
1921
Age 70
Thomas Gay was employed in -
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1929
March 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
Mar qtr 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1929
abt Mar 1929
Age 78
Death of Thomas Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1927; Folio: 28; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6097037
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 790
    [4] 1901 England Census
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [7] Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations
    [8] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [9] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [10] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2332; Folio: 71; Page: 11.
    [11] 1911 England Census
    [12] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1927; Folio 28; Page 12; GSU roll: 6097037.
    [13] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2428; Folio: 79; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341584
    [14] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850.
    [15] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850
    [16] Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\P\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\MSN2114
    [17] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2472; Folio: 28; Page: 47; GSU roll: 835192.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1921 Census of England & Wales - Findmypast, Archive series: RG 15; Entry no: 2; Archive: The National Archives; Schedule number: 247; HouseHoldID: 1144800496; Record set: 1921 Census Of England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2428; Folio: 79; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341584
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850
    [3] Class: RG13; Piece: 2332; Folio: 71; Page: 11
    [4] Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\\\\\\\\P\\\\\\\\MSN2114
    [5] The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2472; Folio: 28; Page: 47; GSU roll: 835192

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2428; Folio: 79; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341584
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850
    [3] Class: RG13; Piece: 2332; Folio: 71; Page: 11
    [4] Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\\\\\\\\P\\\\\\\\MSN2114
    [5] The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2472; Folio: 28; Page: 47; GSU roll: 835192

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec qtr 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2428; Folio: 79; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341584
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850
    [3] Class: RG13; Piece: 2332; Folio: 71; Page: 11
    [4] Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\\\\\\\\P\\\\\\\\MSN2114
    [5] The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2472; Folio: 28; Page: 47; GSU roll: 835192

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt Dec 1851
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\\P\\MSN21/8

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850.
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850
    [3] Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1680; Folio: 16; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542850

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2472; Folio: 28; Page: 47; GSU roll: 835192.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jul 1878
    Event Place: Clutton, Somerset
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1927; Folio: 28; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6097037
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1927; Folio 28; Page 12; GSU roll: 6097037.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census
    [2] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2332; Folio: 71; Page: 11.

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: -
    Record Source: 1921 Census of England & Wales - Findmypast, Archive series: RG 15; Entry no: 2; Archive: The National Archives; Schedule number: 247; HouseHoldID: 1144800496; Record set: 1921 Census Of England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Clutton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1921 Census of England & Wales - Findmypast, Archive series: RG 15; Entry no: 2; Archive: The National Archives; Schedule number: 247; HouseHoldID: 1144800496; Record set: 1921 Census Of England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 790
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 790

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 790

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar qtr 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 790

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt Mar 1929
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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