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Edmond Sydney Ray (1848?-1877)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1848 (est)

  • Pill, Somerset4

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  • His year of birth is calculated from his age given in the 1851 Census which also gives his place of birth. His birth was not registered. However, at the time registration was optional and Vicars sometimes told their parishioners that it was unnecessary if the child was baptised.

  • Birth Reg1:

  • Sep 1848 (age 0)

  • Bedminster, Somerset2

  • Census (living with sister):

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 12-13)

  • 1861 Census. Living with sister

  • Death:

  • 1877 (age 28-29)

  • Portsea, Hampshire5

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  • ||The registration district of Portsea (Island) which includes Portsmouth was a surprise as the Rays were normally associated with Pill in Somerset or Bristol. However, if Edmund had been a seaman (which was quite likely as most men who were born in Pill were) he could have been taken ill or been involved in an accident and died ashore. The age of 28 given in his registration matches his calculated age of 29 sufficiently closely to confirm the correct entry has been found.

  • Death:

  • Jun 1877 (age 28-29)

  • Portsea, Hampshire5

  • Guest:

  • 28 Aug 1879 (age 30-31)

  • Guest at marriage of Henry James Wakefield and Eliza Emily Adams

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • Charlotte Ellen Gilmore (1856?-1917)

  • Marriage:

  • 1874 (age 25-26)

  • St George's Church, Pill, Somerset1

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  • As the marriage was registered in Bedminster and they both lived in Pill it is certain that they were married in the parish Church.

    They has no children,

  • Marriage:

  • Jun 1874 (age 25-26)

  • Bedminster, Somerset1

Note on Marriage to Charlotte Ellen Gilmore

They has no children and Ellen remained a widow for the remainer of her life.

Sources

1.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edmund Sydney Ray and Charlotte Hellen Gilmore, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Bedminster, Volume: 5c, Page: 1303, (Period, Apr-Jun 1874). CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edmund Sydney Ray (646) and Charlotte Hellen Gilmore (638)A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of a groom with the surname of Ray and spouse with Christian name of Charlotte produced the following entriesQuarterRegistration DistrictJun 1874BedminsterSurnameFirst name(s)Gilmore Charlotte HellenRay Edmond Sydney. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

2.

CRI(E&W) for Birth of Edward Sidney Ray, Event Type: Birth, Registration District: Bedminster, Volume: XI, Page: 69, (Period, Jul-Sep 1848). Quarter and Year Jul-Sep 1848Surname RayGiven NamesEdward SidneyRegistration District Bedminster. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.

3.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Edmund Sidney Ray, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Portsea, Volume: 2b, Page: 258, (Period, Apr-Jun1877). Surname RayGiven Names Edmund Sidney. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

4.

1851 England Census for Pill, Somerset for Household of John Ray, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: Bedminster, Somerset, Folio: 616, Page: 7. Edmund Ray son of John and Sarah Ray age 3 (i.e. born in 1848) in Pill, Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1946.

5.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Edmund Sidney Ray, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Portsea, Volume: 2b, Page: 258, (Period, Apr-Jun1877). CRI(E&W) for Death of Edmund Sidney Ray (646)Quarter and Year Apr-Jun 1877Surname RayGiven Names Edmund SidneyAge 28Registration District PortseaNote: The registration district of Portsea (Island) which is in Hampshire was a surprise as the Rays were normally associated with Pill in Somerset or Bristol. However, if Edmund had been a seaman (which was quite likely as most men who were born in Pill were) he could have died ashore. The registration district includes Porsmouth. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.