1801 - 16th Mar 1862
Daughter of Leonard Wray and his wife Martha nee Read (daughter of William Read of Brunswick Square, Gloucester). Baptised in Nursling, Hampshire, 08/11/1801.
Mary Wray of Greville Villa is buried with her sister at St Peter's church, Leckhampton, in Plot G.9. The inscription reads: SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / MARY WRAY. / WHO DIED AT CHELTENHAM. / MARCH 16TH 1862. / AGED 60. / ALSO OF / MARTHA WRAY / AGED 89 YEARS / DIED / ON THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 1864.
Will of Mary Wray who died 16/03/1862 at Greville Villa Leckhampton proved 19/07/1862, effects under £450.
Familysearch.org batch no. C13668-1.
Eric Miller, Leckhampton St Peter memorial inscriptions, http://leckhamptonlhs.weebly.com/uploads/5/8/8/7/5887234/sectiong.pdf [accessed 02/04/2020].
National Probate Calendar 1862.
We are grateful to Eric Miller for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
died unmarried
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1826 [EA] - → Owner
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Grand-daughter → Grandfather
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Niece → Aunt
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Greville Villa, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South-west England, England
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1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Miss Mary Wray', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146645987 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
