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
Sources (1)
- William Gray, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
– Male
– Female
Siblings (5)
1820– Male
1822– Male
1824– Male
1826– Male
1829– Female
World Events (3)
1823
Age 1
1830
Age 8
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
Age 41
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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