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WILLIAM RAY Spouse: REBECCA SMYTH
Parent/s: Samuel and Lydia (Neech) Ray. Parent/s: Rev. James and Ann Smyth.
Born: Baptised 5 June 1705, Worlingworth, Suffolk. Born: Baptised 24 August 1708, Stow Bedon, Norfolk.
Married: Norwich Consistory Licence Bond 25 July 1730.
Bondsman:- Samuel Ray of Monk Soham.
Witnesses:- William Ray & William Ray Junr.		 Married: Norwich Consistory Licence Bond 25 July 1730.
Bondsman:- Samuel Ray of Monk Soham.
Witnesses:- William Ray & William Ray Junr.
Died: 24 March 1768, aged 63.
Buried 31 March inside St. Ethelbert Church, Tannington, near the Font.
Will proved 23 April 1768.
SEE EXTRACTS FROM WILL		 Died: 14 August, buried 19 August 1788, St. Ethelbert, Tannington, Suffolk. Age 80.

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Occupation: Grocer and Draper. Occupation:
Notes: SEE VAULT SLABS PHOTOS

See William also at the BEAL FAMILY TREE
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WORLINGWORTH FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
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THE MALTINGS AT WORLINGWORTH PHOTO		 Notes: Sister of Rev. Peter Smyth of Litcham, Norfolk.
Source: Parish register, Allen Guy Ray.
Burial - PR Fiche 1 Frame 47.		 Source: National Burial Index, Allen Guy Ray.

William and Rebecca had six sons and eight daughters:-
SOURCES: Baptisms and Marriages below from Parish register, burials from National Burial Index and Suffolk Burials CD,
Allen Guy Ray, archive.org/visitation, Grave 139 from family notes and Darby's Church Inscriptions.

The Sons:-

SAMUEL RAY  born 6 May, Baptised 11 July 1733, Worlingworth, Suffolk.
A Grocer. Died 21 April, buried 25 April 1757, Worlingworth, Suffolk, grave 139.

WILLIAM RAY  Baptised 8 February 1735, Worlingworth, Suffolk.    MORE

JAMES RAY  Baptised 26? February? 1746, Worlingworth, Suffolk.       MORE

JOHN RAY  Baptised February 1747, Died 16 July, buried 18 July 1749, PR Fiche 3 Frame 28, (infant) Worlingworth, Suffolk, grave 139.

REV'D. CHARLES RAY  Baptised 16 May 1749, Worlingworth, Suffolk.     MORE NOTES
Died 7 October, Buried 14 October 1789, St. Ethelbert, Tannington, Suffolk, aged 40, by the base of the Font.
Charles was Rector of Whissonsett, Norfolk and Vicar of Hoxne with Denham, Suffolk.
Married JEMIMA GURDON 3 July 1781 in Suffolk. Daughter of Rev Philip Gurdon.
Jemima born 24 February 1754, Died 29 April, buried 9 May 1817, aged 63, Tannington, Suffolk. Abode Colchester, Essex.
Executrix to wills of her husband 7 October 1789 and her sister Letitia 4 October 1804.
At the time of her marriage to Charles Ray, Jemima was the widow of Rev. Charles King, but married under her maiden name of Gurdon.
There are no known children.

PETER RAY  Baptised 7 May 1752, Died 31 August, buried 1 September 1753, PR Fiche 3 Frame 29, Worlingworth, Suffolk, grave 139.

The Daughters:-

REBECCA RAY born 10 July, Baptised 28 July 1731, PR Fiche 2 Frame 20,
died 22 July, buried 24? July 1734, Fiche 3 Frame 25, Worlingworth, Suffolk, grave 139.

REBECCA RAY Baptised 13 March 1736, Worlingworth, Suffolk.     MORE

LYDIA RAY born 4 December 1738, Baptised 20 February 1739, Worlingworth, Suffolk.
Lydia died 13 November 1818, aged 80.
Black marble memorial slab in North cloister, Norwich Cathedral, also of her sister Catherine.
See link to photo from Catherine below.
Lydia's will dated 3 October 1805, witnessed by Leonard Bacon, Jno Bolton and Eliza Shreeve, was proved
19 December 1818 by the oath of Elizabeth Ray, spinster sister, the sole executrix.

ANNE RAY Baptised 13 April 1741, Worlingworth, Suffolk.            MORE

SUSANNAH RAY  Baptised 8 December 1742, PR Fiche 2 Frame 23,Worlingworth, Suffolk.

CATHERINE RAY Baptised 28 July 1744, Worlingworth, Suffolk.
Married JOHN SMYTH widower of Fakenham, Norfolk, 18 February 1772, Tanninghton, Suffolk.
Both signed in presence of Susanna Ray and Anne Brett.
Married by Charles Ray (Clerk), her brother.
Catherine died 2 February 1800, aged 55.
Black marble memorial slab in North cloister, Norwich Cathedral, also of her sister Lydia.  See PHOTO of slab at Norwich Cathedral.

MARY ANNE RAY  Baptised 7 March 1747, buried 22 September 1764, Worlingworth, Suffolk.

ELIZABETH RAY Baptised 8 July 1750, PR Fiche 2 Frame 27, Worlingworth, Suffolk.
Died 15 June 1837, aged 86, See PHOTO of Black marble Memorial slab in North cloister at Norwich Cathedral.

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