Thomas Gray

Male18 March 1859–

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

Thomas Gray
1859–
Elizabeth Ford
1857–
Marriage: 26 October 1882
Franklin Tom Gray
1885–1953

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

  • Marriage
    26 October 1882Brampford Speke, Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 21

    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    1884

    Age 25

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    1904 · The Entente Cordiale

    Age 45

    The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

    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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