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Reginald Ernest Gray

M, #2026, b. about 1889
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FatherCharles Ernest Gray (b. 15 November 1861)
MotherKate Rowland (b. 15 October 1861, d. 1908)
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Reginald Ernest Gray was born about 1889 at St Luke's Church in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.1 Reginald and Elizabeth were married on 25 June 1912 in St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England.
Reginald Ernest Gray served in the military with the 4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment (MSM Award) during World War One. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. He was christened on 22 January 1889 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO. He lived in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO, in 1891.1 He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 22 January 1919.

Child with Elizabeth MacKinnon (b. about 1889)

DaughterJoan Gray
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S261] 1891 Census of England, Class: RG12; Piece: 1280; Folio: 132; Page: 26; GSU roll: 6096390

Marjory Rowland Gray

F, #2028, b. 7 January 1890, d. 1968
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FatherCharles Ernest Gray (b. 15 November 1861)
MotherKate Rowland (b. 15 October 1861, d. 1908)
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Marjory Rowland Gray was born on 7 January 1890 in Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.1 She died in 1968 at age ~78 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.2
Marjory Rowland Gray lived in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO, in 1891.1
  • 1890
    Birth
    7 January 1890 | Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1968~78
    Death
    1968 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 2
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S261] 1891 Census of England, Class: RG12; Piece: 1280; Folio: 132; Page: 26; GSU roll: 6096390
  2. [S219] Jill Gray and Leonard Durne, , ; supplied by Aran Brown, [, 2014

Elizabeth MacKinnon

F, #2029, b. about 1889
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Elizabeth MacKinnon was born about 1889. Reginald and Elizabeth were married on 25 June 1912 in St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England.

Child with Reginald Ernest Gray (b. about 1889)

DaughterJoan Gray
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Kenneth Markwell Abott Gray

M, #2030, b. about 1902
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FatherCharles Ernest Gray (b. 15 November 1861)
MotherKate Rowland (b. 15 October 1861, d. 1908)
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Kenneth Markwell Abott Gray was born about 1902 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.

Child with Peggy

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  • 1902
    Birth
    About 1902 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Mary Mercy Hird1

F, #2031, b. about 1874, d. 30 January 1937
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Mary Mercy Hird was born about 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, EnglandO.1 Charles and Mary were married between 1 April 1910 and 30 June 1910 in Yorkshire, EnglandO. She died on 30 January 1937 at age ~63 in Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO.
Mary Mercy Hird lived in Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO, in 1921.1
  • 1874
    Birth
    About 1874 | Bradford, Yorkshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1910
    Marriage | Charles Ernest Gray
    Between 1 April 1910 and 30 June 1910 | Yorkshire, EnglandO
    Charles Ernest Gray
    Birth: on 15 November 1861 | Mortlake, Surrey, EnglandO
  • 1937~63
    Death
    30 January 1937 | Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO
Last Edited 8 January 2025

Citations

  1. [S1468] 1921 Census of England, Norfolk, Hunstanton, RG15/9833, RD 234 RS 2 ED 1, 2, 3; Book: 09833, Charles Ernest Gray houshold; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 8 Jan 2025); The National Archive of the UK.

Douglas Victor Gray

M, #2032, b. 26 January 1892, d. between 1 January 1977 and 31 March 1977
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FatherCharles Ernest Gray (b. 15 November 1861)
MotherKate Rowland (b. 15 October 1861, d. 1908)
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Douglas Victor Gray was born on 26 January 1892 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.1 Douglas and Violet were married in 1922 in Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO. He died between 1 January 1977 and 31 March 1977 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.
Douglas Victor Gray lived in Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO, in 1921.1

Children with Violet Francis Edith Jarvis (b. 14 April 1901, d. 2 February 1955)

DaughterValerie Jean Gray (b. 14 January 1929, d. 12 April 1968)
DaughterDaphne Jill Gray+ (b. 6 February 1931)
  • 1892
    Birth
    26 January 1892 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 1922~30
    Marriage | Violet Francis Edith Jarvis
    1922 | Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO
    Violet Francis Edith Jarvis
    Age: ~21
    Birth: on 14 April 1901 | Capel-Le-Ferne, Kent, EnglandO
    Death: on 2 February 1955 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
  • 1977
    Death
    Between 1 January 1977 and 31 March 1977 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
Last Edited 8 January 2025

Citations

  1. [S1468] 1921 Census of England, Norfolk, Hunstanton, RG15/9833, RD 234 RS 2 ED 1, 2, 3; Book: 09833, Charles Ernest Gray houshold; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 8 Jan 2025); The National Archive of the UK.

Violet Francis Edith Jarvis

F, #2033, b. 14 April 1901, d. 2 February 1955
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Violet Francis Edith Jarvis was born on 14 April 1901 in Capel-Le-Ferne, Kent, EnglandO. Douglas and Violet were married in 1922 in Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO. She died on 2 February 1955 at age 53 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.1
The cause of death of Violet on 2 February 1955 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO, was breast cancer.

Children with Douglas Victor Gray (b. 26 January 1892, d. between 1 January 1977 and 31 March 1977)

DaughterValerie Jean Gray (b. 14 January 1929, d. 12 April 1968)
DaughterDaphne Jill Gray+ (b. 6 February 1931)
  • 1901
    Birth
    14 April 1901 | Capel-Le-Ferne, Kent, EnglandO
  • 1922~21
    Marriage | Douglas Victor Gray
    1922 | Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO
    Douglas Victor Gray
    Age: ~30
    Birth: on 26 January 1892 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Death: between 1 January 1977 and 31 March 1977 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
  • 195553
    Death
    2 February 1955 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 14 June 2022

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  1. [S219] Jill Gray and Leonard Durne, , ; supplied by Aran Brown, [, 2014

Daphne Jill Gray

F, #2034, b. 6 February 1931
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FatherDouglas Victor Gray (b. 26 January 1892, d. between 1 January 1977 and 31 March 1977)
MotherViolet Francis Edith Jarvis (b. 14 April 1901, d. 2 February 1955)
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Daphne Jill Gray was born on 6 February 1931 in Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO.1 Leonard and Daphne were married on 26 September 1953 at St. Marys Church in Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO.1

Child with Leonard Philip Durne (b. 3 November 1929, d. April 2002)

SonLiving+
  • 1931
    Birth
    6 February 1931 | Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 195322
    Marriage | Leonard Philip Durne
    26 September 1953 | Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO
    Leonard Philip Durne
    Age: 23
    Birth: on 3 November 1929 | Hammersmith, Middlesex, EnglandO
    Death: in April 2002 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S219] Jill Gray and Leonard Durne, , ; supplied by Aran Brown, [, 2014

Leonard Philip Durne

M, #2035, b. 3 November 1929, d. April 2002
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Leonard Philip Durne was born on 3 November 1929 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, EnglandO. Leonard and Daphne were married on 26 September 1953 at St. Marys Church in Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO.1 He died in April 2002 at age 72 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.1
Leonard was an architect. The cause of death of Leonard in April 2002 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO, was liver cancer.

Child with Daphne Jill Gray (b. 6 February 1931)

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  • 1929
    Birth
    3 November 1929 | Hammersmith, Middlesex, EnglandO
  • 195323
    Marriage | Daphne Jill Gray
    26 September 1953 | Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, EnglandO
    Daphne Jill Gray
    Age: 22
    Birth: on 6 February 1931 | Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 200272
    Death
    April 2002 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 14 June 2022

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  1. [S219] Jill Gray and Leonard Durne, , ; supplied by Aran Brown, [, 2014

Valerie Jean Gray

F, #2036, b. 14 January 1929, d. 12 April 1968
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FatherDouglas Victor Gray (b. 26 January 1892, d. between 1 January 1977 and 31 March 1977)
MotherViolet Francis Edith Jarvis (b. 14 April 1901, d. 2 February 1955)
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Valerie Jean Gray was born on 14 January 1929 in Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO. Thomas and Valerie were married on 1 August 1947 in Ballymoney, Donegal, IrelandO.1 She died on 12 April 1968 at age 39.1
A member of the Adelphi Players, Macclesfield. Valerie was an actress.1
  • 1929
    Birth
    14 January 1929 | Docking, Norfolk, EnglandO
  • 194718
    Marriage | Thomas Noel Jellis
    1 August 1947 | Ballymoney, Donegal, IrelandO
    Thomas Noel Jellis
    Age: 30
    Birth: on 26 December 1916
    Death: on 3 May 2008
    Citation: 1
  • 196839
    Death
    12 April 1968
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 23 May 2024

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  1. [S219] Jill Gray and Leonard Durne, , ; supplied by Aran Brown, [, 2014

Ada Hodgson

F, #2037, b. about 1878
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Ada Hodgson was born about 1878. Archibald and Ada were married on 12 January 1904 at St. Augustine's Church in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaO.

Children with Archibald Gray (b. 8 November 1875, d. 11 September 1962)

SonDouglas Gray
SonJohn Willard Gray+ (b. about 1905, d. 1971)
DaughterNorah Esme Mary Gray+ (b. about 1909, d. 13 January 2000)
  • 1878
    Birth
    About 1878
  • 1904~26
    Marriage | Archibald Gray
    12 January 1904 | Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaO
    Archibald Gray
    Age: 28
    Birth: on 8 November 1875 | Mortlake, Surrey, EnglandO
    Death: on 11 September 1962 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Norah Esme Mary Gray

F, #2039, b. about 1909, d. 13 January 2000
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FatherArchibald Gray (b. 8 November 1875, d. 11 September 1962)
MotherAda Hodgson (b. about 1878)
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Norah Esme Mary Gray was born about 1909. She died on 13 January 2000 at age ~91.1

Children with Gerald Edgar Brown (d. 21 January 2000)

SonLiving
SonLiving
  • 1909
    Birth
    About 1909
  • 2000~91
    Death
    13 January 2000
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

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  1. [S692] Ancestry.com, South Africa, Estates Death Index, 1999-2014 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;, n.d), Master of the High Court (South Africa). Indices to Deceased Estates. Republic of South Africa.

Joan Boutell

F, #2045
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Stanley and Joan were married between 1 October 1936 and 31 December 1936 in Glamorgan, WalesO.

Child with Stanley Ignatius Willard Gray (b. 16 November 1896, d. 17 November 1951)

SonLiving
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Amy E. Traylen

F, #2047
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Stanley and Amy were married between 1 October 1922 and 31 December 1922 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.

Children with Stanley Ignatius Willard Gray (b. 16 November 1896, d. 17 November 1951)

DaughterSheila Diane Rowland Gray+ (b. 16 October 1923)
SonDesmond Charles Gray+ (b. 24 June 1926, d. 15 June 1982)
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Sheila Diane Rowland Gray

F, #2048, b. 16 October 1923
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FatherStanley Ignatius Willard Gray (b. 16 November 1896, d. 17 November 1951)
MotherAmy E. Traylen
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Sheila Diane Rowland Gray was born on 16 October 1923 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.1

Children with Living

SonLiving
SonLiving+
  • 1923
    Birth
    16 October 1923 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 19 October 2025

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  1. [S219] Jill Gray and Leonard Durne, , ; supplied by Aran Brown, [, 2014

Desmond Charles Gray

M, #2050, b. 24 June 1926, d. 15 June 1982
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FatherStanley Ignatius Willard Gray (b. 16 November 1896, d. 17 November 1951)
MotherAmy E. Traylen
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Desmond Charles Gray was born on 24 June 1926 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO.1 He died on 15 June 1982 at age 55.1

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DaughterLiving+
SonLiving+
  • 1926
    Birth
    24 June 1926 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandO
    Citation: 1
  • 198255
    Death
    15 June 1982
    Citation: 1
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Citations

  1. [S219] Jill Gray and Leonard Durne, , ; supplied by Aran Brown, [, 2014
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