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JAMES FREDERICK RAY Spouse: ALICE BLANCHE SWIRE
Parent/s: James and Hannah Catherine (Lindley) Ray. Parent/s: William Hudson Swire (Widower)
Born: 11 March 1862, Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Baptised 22 March 1862, St. John, Lowestoft.		 Born: December qtr 1865, Roby Mill, Lancashire. Prescot dist 8b 565.
Married: 7 September 1887, Minchinhampton, Gloucester.
In presence of: I. L. Swire, J. L. E. Swire and J. Lindley Ray.		 Married: 7 September 1887, Minchinhampton, Gloucester.
In presence of: I. L. Swire, J. L. E. Swire and J. Lindley Ray.
Died:   Died:
Occupation: Stockbroker. Occupation:
Notes: 1891 census at 6 Atherstone Terrace, Kensington, London.
1901 census at Quinta, Brobury, Hereford.		 Notes:
Source: Lowestoft parish register.
Marriage certificate.
1891 RG12/34 F88 P28.
1901 RG13/2486 F73 P5.		 Source: GRO, Marriage certificate.

James Frederick and Alice Blanche had two sons:-
SOURCE: GRO, 1891 census as above and 1901 census as below. HMS Queen Mary 1916 Jutland Casualty List.
Notes by Allen Guy Ray, Ancestry public tree by Christopher Carter.
Baptisms: Ancestry.co.uk, St. Stephen, Sth. Kensington  Parish Register 1888 Page 130 Entry No. 1034.
and Parish Register 1891 Page 144 Entry No. 1149.
Contributions also from the Grandson of Mervyn Swire Ray's Cook/Household Servant.


Lieutenant ERIC SWIRE RAY, RN. born 14 October 1888, Kensington, London. Kensington dist 1a 167.
Baptised 17 November 1888, St. Stephen, South Kensington, London. Abode 31 Rosary Gdns., Kensington, London.
1901 census RG13/1161 F123 P7, School Boy, age 12, at Cordwalles School, Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Killed in action Jutland Bank 31 May 1916, serving on Battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.

MERVYN SWIRE RAY born 20 April 1891, Kensington, London. Kensington dist 1a 166.
Baptised 18 May 1891, St. Stephen, South Kensington, London. Abode 6 Atherstone Terr., Kensinbgton, London.
1901 census RG13/1161 F123 P7, School Boy, age 9, at Cordwalles School, Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Also educated at Uppingham School, Leicestershire. Cattle breeder in Kenya.
Mervyn had a kikuyu nickname "Kinyahwe" which loosely means gentle person or gentleman.
Married NORAH FEY (in Kenya ?) had son ERIC MERVYN RAY born 4 June 1921, Kenya. Died 22 February 1945 at Nyeri, Kenya.
 and daughter EVELYN MARY RAY (ka BILLIE)
Evelyn Mary born 31 January 1914, Nairobi, Kenya.  Died 19 July 2004, Naivasha, Kenya.
Evelyn Mary married EDWARD HUMPHREY NIGHTINGALE 7 May 1944, Kinangop, Kenya.
Edward Humphrey born 19 August 1904, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, Honiton dist 5b 21 (or 24). Died 14 June 1996, Cheltenham, Gloucs.
Edward Humphrey was Governor of  Equatoria Province, Sudan, 1952 - 1954.
See extract from letter November 1956 ROYAL VISIT
See PHOTOGRAPHS of Mervyn's home in  Kinangop
See NOTE re Mervyn's house

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