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William Spray[1]

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  • Name William Spray 
    Born 1828  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 5 Oct 1828  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    England 
    1841 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex    		 1841 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex
    HO107 Piece 1109 Book 3 Folio 9 Page 12
    1841 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex    		 1841 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex
    HO107 Piece 1109 Book 3 Folio 9 Page 13
    Residence 6 Jun 1841  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Ninfield Green 
    1841 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex    		 1841 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex
    HO107 Piece 1109 Book 3 Folio 9 Page 13
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    England 
    1851 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex    		 1851 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex
    HO107 Piece 1638 Folio 189 Page 2
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Tailor 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Ninfield Green 
    Census 1861 
    • Tailor
      Ninfield Green, Ninfield, Sussex, England
    Census 1871 
    • Tailor
      4 Collins Row, Ninfield, Sussex, England
    Census 1881 
    • Tailor, Mount Pleasant Villa, Bexhill, Sussex, England
    Census 1891 
    • Tailor
      Springfield Road, Bexhill, Sussex, England
    Died 1900  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • gro ref Hastings 2b 23 from freebmd
    Buried 8 Sep 1900 
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    Person ID I56910  The Williams Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2020 

    Father William Spray
              b. 1792, Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1878, Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Sarah Morris
              b. 1794, Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              bur. 5 Jan 1875, Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 12 Jul 1819  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F17063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Bliss Stonnell
              b. 1831, West Indies Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1902, Eastbourne, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1858  Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • gro ref Hailsham 2b 136 from freebmd
    Children 
     1. John Spray
              b. 1859, Ninfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1861, Hailsham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     2. William Arthur Spray
              b. 1862, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2010 
    Family ID F17027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1828 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 5 Oct 1828 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 6 Jun 1841 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ninfield Green - 6 Jun 1841 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 30 Mar 1851 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 30 Mar 1851 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ninfield Green - 30 Mar 1851 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Nov 1858 - Ninfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1900 - Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From the 1841 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex (HO107 Piece 1109 Book 3 Folio 9 Page 12) William, 12, was with his parents William, 45, Cordwainer, and Sarah, 45, at Ninfield Green, Ninfield, Sussex, England. With him were his siblings Edwin, 19, Charles, 10, Frederick, 8, Ann, 5, Mary, 5, Thomas, 3, Emmily (sic), 8 months, and Sarah, 15. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Sussex.

      From the 1851 England Census for Ninfield, Sussex (HO107 Piece 1638 Folio 189 Page 2) William, 22, Tailor, was with his parents William, 59, Shoemaker, and Sarah, 56, at Ninfield Green, Ninfield, Sussex, England. With him were his siblings Edwin, 29, Shoemaker, Charles, 20, Shoemaker, and Ann, 15, House Servant, and nephew Thomas, 13, Scholar. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Ninfield, Sussex.

  • Reference  The Williams Family Tree. "William Spray". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I56910&tree=wft (accessed February 25, 2021).

  • Sources 
    1. [S4517] Mike Harris.

    2. [S9247] England. Sussex.. 1841 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : n.d., Ninfield, folio 9, page 12; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : accessed 17 Jun 2019); citing PRO HO 107/1109/3.

    3. [S9289] England. Sussex.. 1851 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : n.d., Ninfield, folio 189, page 2; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : accessed 17 Jun 2019); citing PRO HO 107/1638.

    4. [S5663] Death Index.

    5. [S5657] LDS IGI. LDS IGI. M148191.

    6. [S8561] "England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, LDS, FamilySearch . (https://familysearch.org), accessed 18 Jun 2019), Marriage for William SPRAY and Sarah MORRIS (17063); 12 Jul 1819: Ninfield, Sussex, England..


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