Jemima GURDON
approx. 1754 - May 18176,7
Life History
approx. 1754 |
Born Date calculated from age at burial |
7th Nov 1780 |
Mentioned in Will.1 Of Philip Gurdon (died 1785) |
3rd Jul 1781 |
Married Charles RAY in Bures St Mary.10,11 Groom - Charles Ray, of Hoxne |
7th Oct 1789 |
Death of Charles RAY.9 |
7th Oct 1789 |
Mentioned in Will.2 Of Rev'd. Charles Ray - died 1789 |
7th Dec 1789 |
Executor.2 Of the Will of Rev'd. Charles Ray |
3rd Oct 1805 |
Mentioned in Will.3 Of Lydia Ray - died 1818 |
30th Nov 1812 |
Mentioned in Will.4 Of Philip Gurdon (died 1817) |
24th Jun 1815 |
Wrote will.5 "After my decease and the expenses of my funeral are paid it is ..." |
May 1817 |
Died in Colchester.6,7 From the Bury and Norwich Post :- |
9th May 1817 |
Buried in Tannington, St Ethelbert.8,9 Age - 63 |
1st Jul 1817 |
Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.5 Executor :- |
Sources
- 1. Will of Reverend Philip Gurdon, Clerk of Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk
- National Archives - PROB 1171126
- 2. Will of Reverend Charles Ray, Clerk of Hoxne, Suffolk
- National Archives - PROB 11/1186
- 3. Will of Lydia Ray, Spinster of Norwich, Norfolk
- National Archives - PROB 11/1611
- 4. Will of Reverend Philip Gurdon, Clerk of Assington Hall, Suffolk
- National Archives - PROB 11/1594
- 5. Will of Jemima Ray, Widow of Colchester, Essex
- National Archives - PROB 11/1594
- 6. Bury and Norwich Post - Deaths - Jemima Ray - 1817
- Bury and Norwich Post: Or, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridge and Ely Advertiser (Bury Saint Edmonds, England), Wednesday, May 07, 1817; Issue 1819
- 7. Cambridge Chronicle and Journal - Deaths - Jemima Ray - 1817
- Cambridge Chronicle and Journal, Friday, 09 May, 1817
- 8. National Burial Index for England & Wales - Jemima Ray - 1817
- 9. "The Black Book - Family Notes " Compiled by Frederick Eaton. Also known as the "The Black Book".
- ETN 6/17/17
- 10. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 - Ray & Gurdon - 1781
- 11. Suffolk Marriage Index - Ray & Gurdon - 1781