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Bertha Ray (1840- )

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Aug 1840

  • Pill, Somerset1 2

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  • In the 1841 Census her age is given as 10 months. The 1861 Census gives her place of birth as Pill. Her 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.

  • Census 1841:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 0)

  • Barton, Pill, Somerset3

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  • The household consisted of John Cray who was a waterman, his wife Mary, Charlotte Ray & Birtha Ray. Barton joined Langford Lane where Birtha's parents lived. Why Bertha was not living with her parents is not known. Obviously Mary Cray was too old to be wet nursing Bertha who was only 10 months old but it is just possible that Charlotte was. Charlotte must have been related to Bertha but the relationship is unknown.

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • (unknown)

  • Marriage:

  • 1862 (age 21-22)

  • St George's Church, Pill, Devon4

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  • She could have married either Louis Amade or James Davis. A search of the 1861 and 1871 Censuses failed to establish which one. Only a marriage register entry or a copy of her Marriage Certificate will provide the Groom's name.

  • Marriage:

  • Sep 1862 (age 22)

  • Bedminster, Somerset4

Sources

1.

1861 England Census in Pill, Somerset for Household of Eliza Ray, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Pill, Somerset, Folio: 80, Page: 35. Bertha Ray daughter age 19, i.e. born in 1842, in Pill, Somerset. Daughter of Sarah Ray who was married to John Ray. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1711.

2.

1841 England Census for Household of Jon Cray in Pill, Somerset, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Pill, Somerset, Folio: 5, Page: 41. Birtha Ray age 10 months born in Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/956.

3.

Ibid. Address: Barton, Hamlet of PillId NamesAgeTradeBorn in County?John Cray68WatermanYesMary Cray62YesCharlotte Ray20Yes650Birtha Ray10 monthsYes. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/956.

4.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of // and Bertha Ray, (Period, Jul-Sep 1862). CRI(E&W) for Marriage of // and Bertha Ray (650)A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of Bertha Ray produced the following entries:-QuarterRegistration DistrictJul-Sep 1862BedminsterSurnameFirst name(s)Amade Louis Davis JamesPower Julia Ray Bertha A search of the 1861 and 1871 Censuses failed to establish whether she married Louis or James. Only a marriage register entry will provide the Groom's name. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.