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Title: Gray Family Boston Lincolnshire
Post by: justb2005 on Wednesday 27 April 11 00:41 BST (UK)

I have just started tracing my family tree following the Gray name.
Would be interested in hearing from anyone within the same family.
My great grandmother was Ann Gray nee Forrest who married Thomas Gray.
Does anyone know if this family originally came from Ireland?

Title: Re: Gray Family Boston Lincolnshire
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 27 April 11 00:52 BST (UK)

Hi

Ann Forrest and Thomas Gray married in 1906  www.freebmd.org.uk

Have you checked the 1911 census to determine their ages and birthplaces

http://www.1911census.co.uk/search/tnaform.aspx

Title: Re: Gray Family Boston Lincolnshire
Post by: I forget on Wednesday 07 September 11 16:43 BST (UK)

Hi,   I don't know if they are connected, but there were many Grays around the East Midlands/Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire.  Have a look at the thread on Thomas Gray 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,221158.0.html

if you haven't spotted the thread already... (my ancestors settled round Boston, Lincs)

I'm not actively researching at the moment, but if you can get back another generation/find them in the census you might find this helps you.  If you haven't got access to any subscription site, try 1881 census on the Family Search site and check to see if your local library has Ancestry for free (they don't often advertise the fact).  But get their marriage certificate first.  I hth, but if you already know all this stuff, please ignore!

Good luck

Cindy

Title: Re: Gray Family Boston Lincolnshire
Post by: An65 on Thursday 22 September 11 19:02 BST (UK)

Have we spoke before? Im related to Tom Gray. His wife Ann (Nan) lived next door to my uncle and aunt.

Title: Re: Gray Family Boston Lincolnshire
Post by: An65 on Sunday 25 September 11 19:10 BST (UK)

Ann Forrest d/o Hamilton Forrest & Ann Cunningham. This fam not from Ireland - but from Durham.

Hamilton Forrest b.1857 he was s/o Jacob Forrest and Ann Gregg, who were married 1849 St Peters Bradford.

Jacob Forrest was s/o Swales or Swailes Forrest and Jane Swales/Swailes who were married 1825 Bradford (St Peter)

Swales Forrest s/o Richard Forrest and Jane Swales m.1797 Kirkby Moorside.

Richard Forrest s/o Thomas Forrest who married Jane Swales 1766 St John Leigh, Northumberland, who was s/o Thomas.

Jane Swales who married Richard was d/o Richard and Mary (nee Watson) being bapt 1747 Thornton In Lonsdale, Yk.