| WILLIAM RAY | Spouse: | MARIAN BEZANT | |
| Parent/s: | William and Elizabeth (Gooch) Ray. | Parent/s: | William and Esther Bezant, farmers of Mettingham, Suffolk. |
| Born: | 1824, Sible Hedingham, Essex. Baptised 27 June 1824, Brundish, Suffolk. |
Born: | born 4 October, Baptised 16 November 1828, Mettingham, Suffolk. |
| Married: | 31 December 1853, Mettingham, Suffolk. December qtr 1853, Wangford dist 4a 1567. Both signed ipo William Ray, William Bezant and Charlotte Susanna Clarke. |
Married: | 31 December 1853, Mettingham, Suffolk. December qtr 1853, Wangford dist 4a 1567. Both signed ipo William Ray, William Bezant and Charlotte Susanna Clarke. |
| Died: | Buried 8 January 1894, St. Ethelbert, Tannington, Suffolk. Residing at Dennington. |
Died: | Buried 26 July 1902, St. Ethelbert, Tannington, Suffolk, aged
72. Residing at Dennington. |
| Occupation: | Farmer. | Occupation: | Governess in 1851. |
| Notes: | 1861 census, Farming 160 acres at Tannington, Suffolk, employing
six men 1 boy. 1871 census, Farming 144 acres at Tannington, Suffolk, five men, two boys. 1881 census, Farmer (out of business) at The Oaks, Tannington Suffolk. 1891 census, Retired Farmer, still at The Oaks. |
Notes: | 1841 census Marian was with Mother and two brothers at Low Road,
Mettingham, Suffolk. 1851 census age 21, Governess with the Charles family (Farmers) at Weybread, Suffolk. 1901 census, widow, at Whitmore Farm, Dennington, Suffolk. |
| Source: | Marr: Mettingham Parish register, fiche 8, page 17, No., 33. Tannington parish register, BMDs, 1861 RG9/1154 F4 P2. 1871 RG10/1741 F53 P1. 1881 RG11/1859 F62 P8. 1891 RG12/1461 F132 P2. |
Source: | Bapt: Mettingham Parish register, fiche 4, page 28, No.,
218. Marr: Mettingham Parish register, fiche 8, page 17, No., 33. Tannington parish register, BMDs. 1841 HO107/1040 F11 P16. 1851 HO107/1796 F167 P28. 1901 RG13/1767 F52 P1. |