Sarah Anne Wills

F, b. circa 1821, d. 1 May 1871
FatherLawrence Wills b. c 1786, d. 1 Jun 1829
MotherSarah Hersey b. 21 Aug 1787, d. 8 May 1850
Relationship2nd great-grandaunt of David Gardner Crouch
Birth*Sarah Anne Wills was born circa 1821 at Felpham, Sussex, England.1,2,3,4  
BaptismShe was baptized on 16 January 1821 at Felpham, Sussex, England.5 
Death of FatherHer father Lawrence Wills died on 1 June 1829 at Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.6 
OccupationSarah Anne Wills was a dressmaker in 1841 at Newchurch, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.1 
(Member of household) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1841 as a member of the household of John Lewis at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.1 
Death of MotherHer mother Sarah Hersey died on 8 May 1850 at Chapel Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.7 
Occupation*Sarah Anne Wills was a seamstress in 1851 at Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.2 
(Sister) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1851 as the sister of William Bird Wills at St. John's Road, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.2 
Residence*Sarah Anne Wills lived in 1853 at Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.8,9 
Marriage*She married Henry Gray, son of David Gray, on 15 August 1853 at Newchurch, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Richard Young and James Chick.8,9 
Married Name As of after 15 August 1853,her married name was (Wills) Gray. 
Residence*Sarah Anne (Wills) Gray and Henry Gray lived after 15 August 1853 at Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.10,11 
(Informant) BirthSarah Anne (Wills) Gray was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Sarah Jane Gray on 26 August 1853 at Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.10,3,4,12,13,14,15 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Lavinia Emma Gray was born on 1 March 1857 at London, Middlesex, Canada West, British North America.3,4,12,13,14,16,17,18,19 
Birth of SonHer son Edwin Harry Gray was born on 1 October 1860 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.20,3,4,12,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 
Census*Sarah Anne (Wills) Gray appeared on the census of 1861 as the wife of Henry Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.3 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Selina Eliza Hersey Gray was born on 19 October 1863 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British North America.4,12,13,14,16,17,28,29,30 
CensusSarah Anne (Wills) Gray appeared on the census of 1871 as the wife of Henry Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
Death*Sarah Anne (Wills) Gray died on 1 May 1871 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.31 

Family

Henry Gray b. bt 1825 - 1828, d. 2 Nov 1896
Marriage*She married Henry Gray, son of David Gray, on 15 August 1853 at Newchurch, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. The wedding party included Richard Young and James Chick.8,9 
Children
Last Edited5 Sep 2024

Citations

  1. [S4425] 1841 census of England, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Newchurch, p. 1, John Lewis household; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 24 Mar 2024); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 406; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Newchurch; County: Hampshire; Enumeration District: 10; Page: 1; Line: 22; GSU roll: 288806.
  2. [S4424] 1851 census of England, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Newport, p. 7, William Wills household; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 22 Mar 2024); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 1663; Folio: 232; Page: 7; GSU roll: 193570.
  3. [S5165] 1861 census of Canada West, Perth, Mitchell, population schedule, district 01, p. 13, lines 14-18, Henry Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-1065.
  4. [S5166] 1871 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 29, subdistrict e, division 01, p. 2, dwelling 9, family 9, Henry Grey household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-9939.
  5. [S4401] Felpham Parish, "Register of Baptisms [Jan 1813-Mar 1851]," p. 24, entry no. 192, Sarah Ann Wills, 16 Jan 1821; imaged, "West Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 14 Mar 2024), image 36 of 117; citing Par 81/1/2/1 held by the West Sussex Record Office.
  6. [S4413] National Archives of the UK, Admiralty: Coastguard and predecessors: Records of Service, "Establishment Book, England, 1826-1832," p. 38 [handwritten]. p.26 [stamped], Cowes: Shanklin Preventive Station, Lawrence Wills, arrived 09 Dec 1826 and died 01 Jun 1829; download PDF of images [not indexed], The National Archives (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/… : accessed 19 Mar 2024), PDF p. 37 of 377; citing ADM 175/5.
  7. [S4421] England, death certificate for Sarah Wells, died 08 May 1850; citing 8/156/163, Isle of Wight registration district and Newport subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  8. [S4416] Winchester Diocese, "Newchurch Bishops' Transcripts [1837-1858]," p. 73, entry no. 146, Henry Gray and Sarah Ann Wells, 15 Aug 1853; imaged, "Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 20 Mar 2024), image 323 of 447; citing 21M65/F8/331/3 held by the Hampshire Archives and Local Studies.
  9. [S4417] England, marriage certificate for Henry Gray and Sarah Ann Wills, 15 Aug 1853; citing 02b/736/146, Isle of Wight registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  10. [S4418] England, birth certificate for Sarah Jane Gray, born 26 Aug 1853; citing 2b/417/299, Isle of Wight registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  11. [S4419] Bible Christian Ministers in the Isle of Wight Circuit, "Register of Baptisms [17 Sep 1837-07 Oct 1860]," unpaginated, entry no. 630, Sarah Jane Gray, 02 Oct 1853; imaged, "Isle of Wight, England, Methodist Registers, 1813-1937," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/16674:5215 : accessed 20 Mar 2024), images 208-209 of 287; citing MDR/10 held by the Newport Methodist Church.
  12. [S5167] 1881 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 171, subdistrict G, division 1, p. 17, family 75, dwelling 75, Henry Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C_13271.
  13. [S5168] 1891 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 108, p. 38, family 199, Harry Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6363.
  14. [S5169] 1901 census of Canada, Perth (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 105, subdistrict 2, p. 12, dwelling 132, family 135, Sarah J Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6491.
  15. [S5170] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Sarah Jane Gray registration no. 024634 (9 Oct 1910); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 157, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  16. [S5171] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 31, p. 7, dwelling 78, family 79, Lavina Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
  17. [S5172] 1921 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 117, subdistrict 21, p. 2, dwelling 25, family 25, Lavina Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  18. [S4480] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Lavinia Emma Gray registration no. 028697 (4 Mar 1929); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 14 Apr 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 374, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  19. [S4482] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Register of Baptisms [1905-1948], Marriages [1905-1950] and Burials [1905-1943]," 2013.258L, Box 6 (oversized), File 1, unpaginated, burial entry for Miss Levina May Gray, 08 Mar 1929; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  20. [S4529] Perth County Clerk of the Peace, "Baptisms, Marriage and Death Returns [1861]," RG 22-4286-1-9, unpaginated, titled "Registry of Births in the Mitchell Circuit 1860", baptism entry for [male] Gray, 05 Dec 1860; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  21. [S5174] Ontario marriage registrations, 21 May 1890, no. 009467, Edwin H Gray and Christina Matthews; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Sep 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 68, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  22. [S5177] 1901 census of Canada, Perth (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 105, subdistrict 4, p. 6, dwelling 60, family 61, E H Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6491.
  23. [S5178] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 35, p. 17, dwelling 228, family 228, Edwin H Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
  24. [S5179] 1921 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 117, subdistrict 25, p. 7, dwelling 100, family 101, Edward H Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  25. [S5180] 1931 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 27, p. 12, dwelling 161, family 166, Harry E Gray household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  26. [S5181] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Edwin Harry Gray registration no. 028952 (3 Jan 1937); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Sep 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 593, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  27. [S5196] "Edwin Harry Gray," Journal Argus (St. Marys), 07 Jan 1937, p. 4.
  28. [S5173] 1931 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 25, p. 15, dwelling 225, family 227, Selina Grey household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  29. [S4492] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Selina Eliza Hersey Gray registration no. 029523 (29 Nov 1937); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 16 Apr 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 594, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  30. [S4493] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Register of Baptisms [1905-1948], Marriages [1905-1950] and Burials [1905-1943]," 2013.258L, Box 6 (oversized), File 1, unpaginated, burial entry no. 22 for Miss [Selena] Gray, 01 Dec 1937; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  31. [S4621] "Died," The Mitchell Advocate and General Advertiser, 05 May 1871, p. 3, col. 1.