Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Wray was born about 1850, in Escrick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Wray, was 28 and her mother, Hannah Bolton, was 27. She married Thomas Bielby on 27 June 1871, in Riccall, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Malton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Thorne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- Hannah Wray in household of Robert Wray, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Hannah Young in entry for Joseph Herbert Armitage and Elizabeth Annie Bielby, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Hannah Wray in household of Robert Wray, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
Spouse and Children
1853– Male
about 1850– Female
Children (8)
1871–1936 Male
1873–1902 Female
about 1875– Female
about 1875– Male
1877–1877 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1824–1902 Male
1824–1907 Female
Siblings (7)
1847–1871 Female
about 1850– Female
1851–1872 Female
1853– Female
1855– Female
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 4
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
Age 13
1884
Age 34
Name Meaning
English (northern):
from Middle English wra (Old Norse vrá) ‘nook, corner of land’, a topographic name for someone who lived at or by a nook, corner of land, or isolated place, or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Wray in Tunstall (Lancashire), Wrea in Kirkham (Lancashire), and High and Low Wreah in Hensingham (Cumberland). The name was taken to Ulster by a Yorkshire family in the reign of Elizabeth I, and was used interchangeably in the counties of Derry and Donegal with Raw, Ray, Rea, and occasionally McRae .
common post-medieval spelling of Ray , Rae , or Ree .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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