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Edmund Bull & Frances Lock

Isle of Wight Edmund Bull’s Parents : Edward and Grace Bull Edward Bull’a family stretches back generations specifically living in the Arreton region of the Isle of Wight. In a previous chapter of the Gray family the Arreton region is known as a rich agricultural farming area. So the Bull family had been generations ofContinue reading “Edmund Bull & Frances Lock”

George Gray and Ann Lock

George Gray and Ann Lock The 1841 Census lists George Gray as the head of the household, aged 20 years (his baptismal record indicated he would have been 23 years but these records can be difficult with human errors) and his occupation as a ‘Mason Apprentice’ living in Shanklin. His wife Ann was listed asContinue reading “George Gray and Ann Lock”

Children of Maurice Lock & Ann White

Maurice and Ann Lock had thirteen children from 1815 – 1841 which was essentially the span of the time they spent together in their marriage. Most of the children remained on or near the Isle of Wight, however, unlike the generations before them, four of the thirteen children set off for the new colony, butContinue reading “Children of Maurice Lock & Ann White”

Maurice Lock & Ann White – Family

In telling the full story of George Gray and his family in New South Wales we also need to look at the family of his first wife Ann Lock. Both were raised on the Isle of Wight and their families stretch back generations. George Gray’s family were largely involved in farming and agricultural pursuits whilstContinue reading “Maurice Lock & Ann White – Family”

Children of James Gray & Sarah Cheek

James Gray married Sarah Cheek were married on the 18th December 1813 and they had eight children; 1. James Gray : 1814 – 1852 James and Sarah Gray’s eldest son and brother to George James Gray, their first born was to live a shorter life than his parents. James was baptised at Whitwell Church onContinue reading “Children of James Gray & Sarah Cheek”

The Gray Family – Isle of Wight

The story of the Gray family begins on the Isle of Wight in England where they have a lineage back to at least 1720. The focus on the island where George Gray and Ann Lock lived is around the southern section of the island near the coastal areas. Generations of Grays are all recorded asContinue reading “The Gray Family – Isle of Wight”