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William Wray 1555–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 13 August 1617

Death Location: Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England

Father: Christopher Wray

Mother: Lady Girlington

Spouse(s): Frances Drury

Children(s): Christopher Wray

William Wray was born in 1555 in Glentworth, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Christopher Wray And Lady Anne Girlington. William Wray married Frances Drury, and had children including Christopher Wray. William Wray passed away in 1617 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William Wray was born in 1555 in Glentworth, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Christopher Wray And Lady Anne Girlington.
  • William Wray married Frances Drury, and had children including Christopher Wray.
  • William Wray passed away in 1617 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England.

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William Wray's Ancestors

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William Wray
1555–1617
Birth Place: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Christopher Wray
1524–1592
Bedale, Yorkshire, , England
Lady (Anne) Girlington
1535–1592
Normanby, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas (Girlington) II
1514–1564
Of Walworth, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wray's Descendants

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William Wray (1555–13 August 1617) m. Frances Drury (8 Jun 1576–1642)
  1. 1. Christopher Wray 1602–1646 m. Albinia Wray –1660
    1. 1. Frances ((Soeur d'une Ancêtre)) Wray 1617–1679 m. Sir (Henry the Younger Vane (1622 Executed for High Treason in Tower of) London) 1613–1662
      1. 1. Frances Vane 1660–1712 m. John Grubb 1652–1708
        1. 1. Charity Grubb 1687–1761 m. Richard Beeson 1684–1777
      2. 2. Christopher (VANE 1st Baron) Barnard 1653–1723
      3. 3. Thomas Vane –1673

William Wray's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Wray in Glentworth, Lincolnshire, England
Glentworth, Lincolnshire, England
1617
13 August 1617
Age 62
Death of William Wray in Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England
Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1617
    Event Place: Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England

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