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Joseph Wray

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Wray was born on 29 Aug 1872 in Knottingley (son of Joseph Wray and Elizabeth Mann).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, lighterman
    • Baptism: 15 Sep 1875, Christ Church, East Knottingley

    Notes:

    Birth registered in 1872 Q4 but birth year given as 1875 in 1939 census.

    Joseph married Maria Garnett on 9 Oct 1899 in Goole. Maria (daughter of Henry Garnett and Arabella Fowler) was born on 23 Apr 1878 in Goole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Allison Olga Wray was born on 10 Jul 1901 in Hull.
    2. Ruth Arabella Wray was born in 1904 in Hull.
    3. Clifford Wray was born in 1906 in Hull.
    4. Leonard Wray was born on 17 Jan 1912 in Hull.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Wray was born in 1849 in Foston on the Wolds, nr Driffield (son of Robert Wray and Elizabeth Fish).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Mariner, boatman, coalman, lighterman
    • Baptism: 4 Jul 1849, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Notes:

    Before his son Charles was born in 1878, Joseph appears to have fathered twins by a daughter of Richard Whitaker, with whom Richard Whitaker Wray is living as grandson in the 1891 census.

    Joseph married Elizabeth Mann on 9 Aug 1870 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Fawcett Mann and Mary Matilda Webster) was born in May 1851 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1880 in Knottingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Mann was born in May 1851 in Knottingley (daughter of Richard Fawcett Mann and Mary Matilda Webster); died about Feb 1880 in Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 16 May 1851, Christ Church, East Knottingley

    Children:
    1. Frederick Candy Wray was born on 3 Jan 1872 in Knottingley.
    2. 1. Joseph Wray was born on 29 Aug 1872 in Knottingley.
    3. Leah Wray was born about Feb 1874 in Knottingley.
    4. Annie Whitaker Wray was born on 17 Mar 1877 in Knottingley; died about Nov 1877 in Knottingley.
    5. Richard Whitaker Wray was born on 17 Mar 1877 in Knottingley.
    6. Charles Wray was born about May 1878 in Knottingley.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert Wray was born in 1829 in Knottingley (son of Robert Wray and Hannah Walker).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman
    • Baptism: 1 Mar 1829, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Robert married Elizabeth Fish on 24 Oct 1847 in St Giles, Pontefract. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Fish and Ann Morrill) was born in 1827 in Knottingley; died before 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Fish was born in 1827 in Knottingley (daughter of Joseph Fish and Ann Morrill); died before 1881.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 15 Feb 1827, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Children:
    1. 2. Joseph Wray was born in 1849 in Foston on the Wolds, nr Driffield.
    2. Robert Wray was born in 1851 in Knottingley; died before 1896.
    3. William Wray was born in 1853 in Knottingley.
    4. Elizabeth Wray was born in 1855 in Knottingley.
    5. Walker Wray was born in 1857 in Knottingley; died about May 1859 in Knottingley.
    6. Fanny Wray was born in 1859 in Knottingley.
    7. George Wray was born in 1863 in Knottingley.
    8. Henry Wray was born in 1865 in Knottingley.
    9. John Wray was born in 1867 in Knottingley.
    10. Ann Wray was born in 1869 in Knottingley.
    11. Walker Wray was born about May 1871 in Knottingley; died in 1925 in Leeds; was buried on 11 Oct 1925 in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds.

  3. 6.  Richard Fawcett Mann was born in 1827 in Knottingley (son of Mary Ann Mann); died about Aug 1903 in Driffield.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman, coal dealer
    • Baptism: 20 Oct 1827, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Notes:

    Plain Richard in baptism record (no father named) but Richard Fawcett Mann in both marriages with father named as William, a victualler, in 1848 but Henry (deceased) a cloth dyer in 1891.
    In 1851 and 1861 censuses with wife Mary and children as Whitaker (his mother's married name).
    In 1871 on boat in Driffield as Whitaker (with his son-in-law's brother, Robert Wray) while his wife and children are in Knottingley as Mann.
    Not found in 1881 but Whitaker again in 1891 census. (Birthplace given as Driffield in 1891, Goole in 1901.)
    Mann in 1901 census and Richard Fawcett Mann in GRO death record.

    Richard married Mary Matilda Webster on 7 Nov 1848 in Holy Trinity, Hull. Mary (daughter of William Webster and Elizabeth Canby) was born in 1824 in Knottingley; died before 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Matilda Webster was born in 1824 in Knottingley (daughter of William Webster and Elizabeth Canby); died before 1891.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Mar 1824, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Mann was born in May 1851 in Knottingley; died about Feb 1880 in Knottingley.
    2. John Mann was born in 1852 in Knottingley.
    3. Ann Mann was born in Feb 1853 in Knottingley; died in Jun 1876 in Knottingley; was buried on 21 Jun 1876 in Knottingley Cemetery.
    4. Sarah Mann was born about May 1856 in Knottingley; died about May 1860 in Knottingley.
    5. George William Mann was born in May 1860 in Knottingley.
    6. William Mann was born about Feb 1863 in Knottingley.
    7. Mary Ann Mann was born about May 1865 in Knottingley; died about Aug 1866 in Knottingley.
    8. Mary Ann Mann was born about Feb 1868 in Knottingley.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Wray was born in 1794 in Knottingley (son of John Wray).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 9 Mar 1794, St Giles, Pontefract

    Robert married Hannah Walker on 19 Oct 1812 in St Giles, Pontefract. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Hannah Walker
    Children:
    1. Hannah Wray was born in 1821 in Knottingley.
    2. William Wray was born in 1823 in Knottingley.
    3. Robert Wray was born in 1824 in Knottingley; died before 1829.
    4. Eliza Wray was born in 1826 in Knottingley.
    5. 4. Robert Wray was born in 1829 in Knottingley.

  3. 10.  Joseph Fish was born in 1795 in Horbury, nr Wakefield (son of Joseph Fish and Mary); died about Nov 1880 in Goole.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman
    • Baptism: 15 Feb 1795, St Peter and St Leonard, Horbury

    Joseph married Ann Morrill on 16 Sep 1812 in St Giles, Pontefract. Ann (daughter of John Morrill and Elizabeth) was born in 1795 in Knottingley; died in 1843 in Knottingley; was buried on 25 Jan 1843 in St Botolph, Knottingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Ann Morrill was born in 1795 in Knottingley (daughter of John Morrill and Elizabeth); died in 1843 in Knottingley; was buried on 25 Jan 1843 in St Botolph, Knottingley.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 May 1795, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Notes:

    Baptism date absent in damaged Knottingley record, but given as May 29 in register for St Giles, Pontefract.
    Burial record indicates that a Coroner's inquest was held.

    Children:
    1. Christiana Fish was born in 1813 in Knottingley.
    2. Richard Fish was born in 1815 in Knottingley; died before 1829.
    3. Mary Ann Fish was born in 1818 in Knottingley; died in 1818 in Knottingley; was buried on 25 Nov 1818 in St Botolph, Knottingley.
    4. Mary Fish was born in 1819 in Knottingley.
    5. Harriet Fish was born in 1822 in Knottingley.
    6. Ann Fish was born in 1825 in Knottingley.
    7. 5. Elizabeth Fish was born in 1827 in Knottingley; died before 1881.
    8. Richard Fish was born in 1829 in Knottingley.
    9. Thomas Fish was born in Aug 1831 in Knottingley.
    10. Joseph Fish was born about Feb 1838 in Knottingley.

  5. 13.  Mary Ann Mann was born in 1808 in Knottingley (daughter of Richard Mann and Mary).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Oct 1808, St Botolph, Knottingley

    Children:
    1. 6. Richard Fawcett Mann was born in 1827 in Knottingley; died about Aug 1903 in Driffield.

  6. 14.  William Webster

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman

    Notes:

    Possible baptism 18.2 1800 St Botlph, Knottingley, parents Thomas and Ann.

    William married Elizabeth Canby on 11 Mar 1823 in St Giles, Pontefract. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Elizabeth Canby
    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Matilda Webster was born in 1824 in Knottingley; died before 1891.
    2. George Canby Webster was born in 1826 in Knottingley.
    3. Ann Webster was born in 1829 in Knottingley.
    4. Harriett Webster was born in 1834 in Knottingley.
    5. William George Webster was born in 1837 in Knottingley.
    6. Isabella Webster was born in 1839 in Knottingley.
    7. Elizabeth Webster was born in 1840 in Knottingley; died before 1866.



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