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William Carpenter Ray 1768–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1845

Death Location: Boreham, Essex, England

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Children(s): Elizabeth Ray, William Ray

In 1768, William Carpenter Ray entered the world in Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Ray And Arabella. William Carpenter Ray married Ann Rishton, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Ray, William Carpenter Rishton Ray. William Carpenter Ray passed away in 1845 in Boreham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1768, William Carpenter Ray entered the world in Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Ray And Arabella.
  • William Carpenter Ray married Ann Rishton, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Ray, William Carpenter Rishton Ray.
  • William Carpenter Ray passed away in 1845 in Boreham, Essex, England.

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William Ray
1768–1845
Birth Place: Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
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William Ray's Descendants

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William (Carpenter) Ray (1768–16 Jan 1845)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Ray 1811–1898 m. Joseph (Trigge) Schomberg 1805–1878
    1. 1. Reginald (Brodrick) Schomberg 1849–1932
    2. 2. Emily (Mary) Schomberg 1839–1913
    3. 3. Josephine (Ellen) Schomberg 1842–1914
    4. 4. Augusta (Frances) Schomberg 1843–1929
    5. 5. Julia Schomberg 1844–1855
    6. 6. Louisa (Brodrick) Schomberg 1846–1919
    7. 7. Laura Schomberg 1850–1945
    8. 8. Edmund (Clarke) Schomberg 1852–1934
    9. 9. Frederic (Spencer Schomberg) (Major) 1836–1899
    10. 10. Bathurst (Fortescue Schomberg) (Lt.) 1838–1860
    11. 11. Arthur (Brodrick) Schomberg 1845–1845
    12. 12. Arthur Schomberg 1847–1924
  2. 2. William (Carpenter Rishton) Ray –1866

William Ray's Timeline

4 Records

1768
1768
Birth of William Carpenter Ray in Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
1768
29 Mar 1768
William Carpenter Ray was baptized in Redland Green, Bristol, England
Redland Green, Bristol, England
1845
8 Jan 1845
Age 77
Death of William Carpenter Ray in Suffolk
Suffolk
1845
16 Jan 1845
Age 77
Burial of William Carpenter Ray in Boreham, Essex, England
Boreham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Essex Parish Registers
    [2] Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P.RGR1a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1768
    Event Place: Redland Green, Bristol, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P.RGR1a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Suffolk
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] England, Select Essex Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Boreham, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] England, Select Essex Parish Registers

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