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Mary Pamela Ray (1825-1895)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • May 1825

  • Pill, Somerset2 3 4 5

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  • The 1841 Census which was nearest to the event gives a calculated year of birth of 1825. By assuming that she was born in May of that year the ages given in the 1851, 1881 and 1891 census are in agreement. All sources agree that she was born in Pill.

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Dec 1827 (age 2)

  • the Parish Church of St George, Easton-in-Gordano, Pill, Somerset6

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  • the Rev. Henry Mirehouse|| Her brither John Cray was baptised at the same service. As her parents names are recorded in the Baptismal Register it is assumed that they were present.

  • Census 1881:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 55)

  • 2 Hotwell Road, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire7

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  • The household consisted of Pamela, her sister Eliza Crocker (née Ray) who was widowed, Eliza's son Edmond, and two lodgers. In all there were 7 families totalling 33 people living at 2 Hotwell Road. It must have been a tenement block as the other properties on the same side were occupied by single families of around 4 people. Hotwell Road overlooked the docks. Modern maps show that the building (and all the other buildings in the road) has been demolished and replaced with modern structures.

  • Death:

  • 1895 (age 69-70)

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire8

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  • ||She appeared in the 1881 and 1891 Censuses living with her sister Eliza, however she did not appear in either the 1901 or 1911 census is. A search for the death of Pamela Ray between 1891 and 1901 did not produce any "hits", however the death of a Mary Pamela Ray was registered in the quarter ending March 1895. This solved of mystery of two of the daughters of John and Sarah Ray, Mary and Pamela, never appearing in the same census. From examination of the records it would appear that her mother preferred the name Mary whilst her father preferred the name Pamela and she continued to use Pamela after her parents died.

  • Death:

  • Jan 1895 (age 69)

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire8

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  • Her registered age was 64

Sources

1.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Mary Pamela Ray, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Bristol, Volume: 6a, Page: 29, (Period, Jan-Mar 1895). Surname RayGiven Names Mary Pamela. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

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1851 England Census for Pill, Somerset for Household of John Ray, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: Bedminster, Somerset, Folio: 616, Page: 7. Pamelia Ray daughter of John and Sarah Ray age 25 (i.e. born in 1822) in Pill, Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1946.

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1841 England Census in Pill, Somerset for Household of Sarah Ray, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Pill, Somerset, Folio: 40, Page: 34. Mary Ray age 16. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/956/5.

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1891 England Census for Household of Eliza Crocker in Clifton, Bristol, Census Type: 1891 England, Census Place: Clifton, Bristol, Folio: 107, Page: 20. Pamela Ray age 65 born in St George's, Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1966.

5.

1881 England Census for Household of Pamela Ray in Clifton, Bristol, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Clifton, Bristol, Folio: 49, Page: 1. Pamela Ray age 55born in Pill, Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2481.

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Register Entry for the Baptism of Mary Pamela Ray, Record Type: Baptism, Name Of Person: Mary Pamela Ray, Parish: Easton-in-Gordano, Somerset, (9 Dec 1827). CountySomersetPlaceEaston-in-Gordano, PillChurchSt GeorgeDenominationChurch of EnglandDate of Baptism9 Dec 1827ForenameMary PamelaFather's NameJohn RayMother's NameSarah RayAbodePillFather's OccupationMarinerPerformed byH. M. (Henry Mirehouse)Note: Mary's brother John Cray was baptised at the same service. Somerset Records Office. Call Number: D\P\e.in.g/2/1/9.

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1881 England Census for Household of Pamela Ray in Clifton, Bristol, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Clifton, Bristol, Folio: 49, Page: 1. Address: 2 Hotwell Road, Clifton, BristolId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born642Pamela RayHeadUnmar55TailoressPill, Somerset645Eliza CrockerSisterWidow36TailoressPill, Somerset688Edmond CrockerNephew3Clifton, BristolRichard OblergnBoarder20TailorLiskard, CornwallEdmond LesterBoarder14Errand boyNailsea, SomersetNotes:1Edmond was Eliza's son2In all there were 7 families totalling 33 people living at 2 Hotwell Road. It must have been a tenement block as the other properties on the same side were occupied by single families of around 4 people. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2481.

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CRI(E&W) for Death of Mary Pamela Ray, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Bristol, Volume: 6a, Page: 29, (Period, Jan-Mar 1895). Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1895Surname RayGiven Names Mary PamelaAge 64Registration District Bristol. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.