Lavinia Emma Gray

F, b. 1 March 1857, d. 4 March 1929
FatherHenry Gray b. bt 1825 - 1828, d. 2 Nov 1896
MotherSarah Anne Wills b. c 1821, d. 1 May 1871
Birth*Lavinia Emma Gray was born on 1 March 1857 at London, Middlesex, Canada West, British Colonial America.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9  
(Member of household) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1861 as a member of the household of Henry Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British Colonial America.1 
(Member of household) CensusLavinia Emma Gray appeared on the census of 1871 as a member of the household of Henry Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 
Occupation*Lavinia Emma Gray was a milliner in 1881 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
(Member of household) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1881 as a member of the household of an unknown person at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
OccupationShe was a tailoress between 1891 and 1921 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4,5,6,7 
(Daughter) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1891 as the daughter of Henry Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
(Beneficiary) WillLavinia Emma Gray was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Henry Gray dated 14 January 1895 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed one third of the residual of the estate; The will contained the following bequeaths:

To Edwin Harry Gray:
- two framed Odd Fellow pictures

To Sarah Jane Gray, Lavinia Emma Gray and Selina Eliza Hersey Gray:
- an equal share of the residual of the estate.10 
(Sister) CensusLavinia Emma Gray appeared on the census of 1901 as the sister of Sarah Jane Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 
Property-Sell*Sarah Jane Gray, Lavinia Emma Gray and Selina Eliza Hersey Gray, devisee(s) of the last Will and Testament of Henry Gray sold 177 St. David Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 18 January 1902 to Wilhelmina Baker for $100 consisting of 3/4 acres and retaining the remaining 1/4 acres.11 
(Informant) DeathLavinia Emma Gray was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Sarah Jane Gray on 9 October 1910 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.12 
Census*Lavinia Emma Gray appeared on the census of 1 June 1911 at 177 St. David Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6 
CensusShe appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1921 at 177 St. David Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The household also included Selina Eliza Hersey Gray.7 
Death*Lavinia Emma Gray died on 4 March 1929 of "myocarditis" at St. David Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at age 72. The informant listed on the death certificate was Edwin Harry Gray.8 
Burial*Lavinia Emma Gray was buried on 8 March 1929 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.9 
Last Edited5 Sep 2024

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [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.
  10. [S4618] Perth County Surrogate Court, "Henry Gray Estate File," no. 2861, bundle of loose papers, Letters Probate issued 26 Jan 1897; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  11. [S4616] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT5702, northwest corner of Park Lot No. 10 [3/4 acrea] (1902), Sarah Jane Gray, Lavinia Emma Gray and Selina Eliza Hersey Gray, devisees under the last will and testament of Henry Gray to Wilhelmina Baker, 18 Jan 1902; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 10 May 2024).
  12. [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.