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William Ray

William Ray

Male 1832 - 1887  (55 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Ray 
    Birth 1832  Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 8 Aug 1834  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Jul 1887  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 28 Jul 1887  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 15 Nov 1899  SLAKE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID LWSC-3QT 
    Person ID I486  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father James Ray,   c. 5 Apr 1789, Michelmersh, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1854, Awbridge, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Ann Moore,   b. 1809, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1879, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Price,   b. 3 Oct 1829, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 21 Sep 1856  Cathedral Church of Saint Philip, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alfred Ray,   b. 1858, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1864, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
    +2. William Ray,   b. 6 Mar 1859, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1924, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +3. Edward Ray,   b. 22 Mar 1863, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1957, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     4. Mary Ann Ray,   b. 7 Jun 1864, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1867, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    +5. John Ray,   b. 22 Jun 1865, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1936, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +6. Alfred Ray,   b. 19 Aug 1869, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1920 (Age 50 years)
    +7. Joseph Ray,   b. 22 Feb 1871, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1900 (Age 29 years)
     8. James Ray,   b. 8 May 1874, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1877 (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1832 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 8 Aug 1834 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Sep 1856 - Cathedral Church of Saint Philip, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Jul 1887 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Jul 1887 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 15 Nov 1899 - SLAKE Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From Grace Whipple's genealogy sheets.


      When William Ray was born in 1832 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Engla n d, his father James was 45 and his mother Ann Moore was 36. He had fiv e s ons and one daughter with Elizabeth Price between 1861 and 1870.

      In 1832 William Ray was living in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire when th e w orldwide cholera epidemic made a deadly pass through England and Wale s.

      In 1881 much progress was made by the United States and Germany in manuf a cturing and agriculture and it affected many in the United Kingdom, whi c h included William Ray during the Great Depression of 1873. William bor de red the Ship Wyoming and arrived in Liverpool England 3rd September 18 81 . He arrived in New York 13th of September 1881 and from here he board e d a train for Salt Lake City, Utah arriving 21 September 1881. Elizabe t h Prince and the children arrived in New York, New York on May 29 188 2 o n the ship Nevada. William died in Salt Lake City, Utah 27 July 1887 , whe re Elizabeth lived out her days surrounded by her children until 1 7 Febru ary 1911.