Edwin Harry Gray1

M, b. 1 October 1860, d. 3 January 1937
FatherHenry Gray b. bt 1825 - 1828, d. 2 Nov 1896
MotherSarah Anne Wills b. c 1821, d. 1 May 1871
Birth*Edwin Harry Gray was born on 1 October 1860 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British Colonial America.2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12  
BaptismHe was baptized on 5 December 1860 at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British Colonial America.2 
(Member of household) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1861 as a member of the household of Henry Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Canada West, British Colonial America.3 
(Member of household) CensusEdwin Harry Gray appeared on the census of 1871 as a member of the household of Henry Gray at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
Occupation*Edwin Harry Gray was a tinsmith in 1881 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 
(Member of household) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1881 as a member of the household of an unknown person at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 
OccupationHe was a labourer in 1890 at Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.6 
Marriage*He married Christina Mathews, daughter of John Mathews and Mary Ann Haystead, on 21 May 1890 at Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included John Alexander Mathews and John Beagley.6 
Property-Rent*Edwin Harry Gray and Christina (Mathews) Gray rented 387 Elgin Street East, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, from Mary McClennon between 1894 and 1911.13,14,12  
(Beneficiary) WillEdwin Harry Gray was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Henry Gray dated 14 January 1895 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed two framed Odd Fellow pictures; 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.15 
OccupationEdwin Harry Gray was a smelter in 1901 at St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.7 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Christina (Mathews) Gray on the census of 1901 at 387 Elgin Street East, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.7 
OccupationEdwin Harry Gray was a machinist in a foundry in 1911 at St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.8 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Christina (Mathews) Gray on the census of 1911 at 387 Elgin Street East, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.8 
Property-Purchase*Edwin Harry Gray purchased 233 Elizabeth Street, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 7 October 1914 from James Mullarkey, Jane Mullarkey, John Mullarkey and Joseph Bernard Mullarkey for $1,050 .16 
OccupationEdwin Harry Gray was a machinist in a machine shop in 1921 at St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.9,11 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Christina (Mathews) Gray on the census of 1921 at 233 Elizabeth Street, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.9 
Property-Mortgage*Edwin Harry Gray and Christina (Mathews) Gray mortgaged 218 Jones Street East, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, 22 March 1923 for a loan of $2,250 bearing an annual interest rate of 6%.17 
Property-Purchase*Edwin Harry Gray and Christina (Mathews) Gray purchased 218 Jones Street East, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 22 March 1923 from William R. Carr and Annie Carr for $3,400 .18 
Residence*Edwin Harry Gray lived in 1929 at St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1 
(Informant) DeathHe was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Lavinia Emma Gray on 4 March 1929 at St. David Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada; "myocarditis."1 
OccupationEdwin Harry Gray was a labourer doing odd jobs in 1931 at St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.10 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Christina (Mathews) Gray on the census of 1931 at Peel Street, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.10 
Death*Edwin Harry Gray died on 3 January 1937 of "cerebral haemorrhage" at Stratford General Hospital, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at age 76.11,12
Burial*He was buried on 6 January 1937 at Woodstock United Cemetery, Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.11 
Property-TaxSell* The property at 233 Elizabeth Street, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, was sold for taxes on 29 October 1937. The estate of Edwin Harry Gray and Christina (Mathews) Gray could redeem this property with the payment of tax arrears of $379.03 by 30 Oct 1938.19 
Property-TaxSell The property at 218 Jones Street East, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, was sold for taxes on 28 October 1938. The estate of Edwin Harry Gray and Christina (Mathews) Gray could redeem this property with the payment of tax arrears of $326.88 by 28 Oct 1939.20 
Property-TaxPurchase* The property at 233 Elizabeth Street, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, was sold for taxes and purchased by The Municipal Corporation of the Town of St. Marys on 3 November 1938 for $297.69.21 

Family

Christina Mathews b. 25 Dec 1868, d. 4 Nov 1938
Marriage*Edwin Harry Gray married Christina Mathews, daughter of John Mathews and Mary Ann Haystead, on 21 May 1890 at Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included John Alexander Mathews and John Beagley.6 
Last Edited19 Sep 2024

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  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. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [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.
  10. [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.
  11. [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.
  12. [S5196] "Edwin Harry Gray," Journal Argus (St. Marys), 07 Jan 1937, p. 4.
  13. [S5193] Municipality of St. Marys, South Ward, "Assessment Roll [1901]," p. 58, entry no. 742, E. H. Gray; St. Marys Museum, 177 Church Street, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
  14. [S5194] Municipality of St. Marys, South Ward, "Assessment Roll [1911]," p. 52, entry no. 710, E. H. Gray; St. Marys Museum, 177 Church Street, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
  15. [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.
  16. [S5183] St. Marys, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. STM14364, Lot 39 North Side of Elizabeth Street, Plan 219 (1914), James Mullarkey, administrator of the estate of Jane Mullarkey, James Mullarkey (aforesaid), John Mullarkey and Joseph Bernard Mullarkey to Edwin Harry Gray, 07 Oct 1914; "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 07 Sep 2024).
  17. [S5187] St. Marys, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. STM16378, Lot 4 East Side of Peel Street, Plan 225 (1923), Edwin Harry Gray and Christina Gray, his wife to William Carr, 22 Mar 1923; "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 08 Sep 2024).
  18. [S5186] St. Marys, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. STM16377, Lot 4 East Side of Peel Street, Plan 225 (1923), William Carr and Annie Carr, his wife to Edwin Harry Gray and Christina Gray, his wife, 22 Mar 1923; "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 08 Sep 2024).
  19. [S5184] St. Marys, Ontario, Re: Tax Sale - Notice to Registrar, instrument no. STM18348, Lot 39 North Side of Elizabeth Street, Plan 219 [Parcel 11] (1937), Clerk and Treasurer of the Town of St. Marys, 29 Oct 1937; "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 08 Sep 2024).
  20. [S5188] St. Marys, Ontario, Re: Tax Sale - Notice to Registrar, instrument no. STM18463, Lot 4 East Side of Peel Street, Plan 225 [Parcel 1] (1938), Clerk and Treasurer of the Town of St. Marys, 17 Nov 1938; "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 08 Sep 2024).
  21. [S5185] St. Marys, Ontario, Tax Deed, instrument no. STM18451, Lot 39 North Side of Elizabeth Street, Plan 219 [Parcel 5] (1938), Town of St. Marys to Town of St. Marys, 03 Nov 1938; "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 08 Sep 2024).