William Gray

Male8 March 1822–

Brief Life History of William

William Gray was born on 8 March 1822 as the son of Timothy Gray and Maria Haines.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Gray
Maria Haines
Richard Gray
1820–
William Gray
1822–
Charles Gray
1824–
Thomas Gray
1826–
Isabella Gray
1829–

Sources (1)

  • William Gray, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (3)

1823

Age 1

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Age 8

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

Age 41

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

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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