See also

Jeremiah Gray (1793-1869?)

Individual Events and Attributes

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1793, Register Entry for Baptism of Jeremiah Gray

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1841, 1841 Census for Household of Jeremiah Gray in Semley, Wiltshire

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1851, 1851 Census for Household of Jeremiah Gray in Semley, Wiltshire

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1869, Register Entry for Burial of Jeremiah Gray

  • Birth:

  • Mar 1793

  • Semley, Wiltshire2

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  • As children were normally baptised within a few week of birth it is assumed that he was born in March.

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Apr 1793 (age 0)

  • St Leonard's Parish Church2

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  • Address: Semley, Wiltshire

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1806 to 1867 (age 12-74)

  • agricultural labourer; Semley, Wiltshire1

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  • The 1841, 1851 and 1861 Censuses record him as being an agricultural labourer. He probably started working at the age of 12 and continued until just before his death.

  • Parent:

  • 23 Mar 1817 (age 23-24)

  • Baptism of daughter Arabella

  • Daughter's marriage:

  • 3 Nov 1839 (age 46)

  • Marriage of daughter Arabella to James Maidment

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 48)

  • Semley, Wiltshire3

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  • Address: a cottage

    The household consisted of Jeremiah, his mother Sealey, and his children Eliza (age 20), William (age 18), George (age 16) and Alford (age 14).

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 58)

  • Semley, Wiltshire4

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  • Address: a cottage

    The household consisted of Jeremiah who is now a widower, his daughter-in-law Mary who is a widow, her daughter Sarah (age 2) and Elizabeth Sanger a lodger. They had the cottage to themselves but the size is unknown.

  • Census (living with son and daughter-in-law):

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 68)

  • 1861 Census - living with son and daughter-in-law

  • Death:

  • 10 Mar 1869 (est) (age 75)

  • Semley, Wiltshire5 6

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  • The date is based on his burial date. The quarter and year are confirmed by hia death registration.

  • Burial:

  • 15 Mar 1869 (age 75)

  • St Leonard's Churchyard5

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  • Address: Semley, Wiltshire

    Who was present is not known.

Marriage

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1815, Register Entry for Marriage of Jeremiah Gray and Sarah Dodge

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah Dodge ( -bef1841)

  • Children:

  • Arabella Gray (1817-1885)

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  • William Gray (1823- )

  • Marriage:

  • 25 Sep 1815 (age 22)

  • St Laurence Parish Church7

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  • Address: Semley, Wiltshire

    The relationship of the witnesses to the couple is not known. The register says that the marriage took place with the parents' consent However Jeremiah was 23 at the time so the entry must refer to Sarah. It is assumed that the parents were at the service but who else (apart from the witnesses) is not known.

Sources

1.

Parish Register for Marriage of James Maidment and Ararbella Gray, St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire, 3 November 1839, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.

2.

Parish Register for Baptism of Jeremiah Gray, St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire, 14 April 1793, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.

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1841 England, Wales & Scotland census, a cottage, Semley, Wiltshire, HO107/1170, Book 7, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 517, head of household: Jeremiah Gray, National Archives.

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1851 England, Wales & Scotland census, a cottage, Semley, Wiltshire, head of household: Jeremiah Gray, National Archives.

5.

Parish Register for Burial of Jeremiah Gray, St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire, 15 March 1869, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.

6.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, Jeremiah Gray, Q1 1869, Tisbury, Vol. 5a, Page 158, General Register Office.

7.

Parish Register for Marriage of Jeremiah Gray and Sarah Dodge, St Laurence, Semley, Wiltshire, 25 September 1815, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.