Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Gray was born on 18 March 1859, in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Gray, was 41 and his mother, Letitia Fowles, was 33. He married Elizabeth Ford on 26 October 1882, in Brampford Speke, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Parkstone St Peter, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Tom Gray, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Thomas Grey in household of Charles Grey, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Tom, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1859– Male
1857– Female
Children (1)
1885–1953 Male
Parents and Siblings
1817–1877 Male
1826–1904 Female
Siblings (6)
1846–1933 Male
1848– Male
1849–1930 Female
1852–1914 Male
1855–1942 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 21
1884
Age 25
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 45
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.
English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.
French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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