James RAY Ann RAY Anne RAY James Stammers RAY Thomas Reynolds RAY Dorothy RAY John RAY Charles RAY William RAY Edward RAY Samuel RAY Robert Green RAY Dorothy STAMMERS Anne REYNOLDS Mini tree diagram

James Reynolds RAY

- 23rd Oct 18539,10

Draper & Banker3

Life History

14th Sep 1773

Baptised in Clare, St Peter & Paul.1

Father - James Ray
Mother - Ann

31st Jul 1804

Married Dorothy STAMMERS in Clare.23

20th May 1805

Birth of daughter Anne RAY in Clare.13

10th Aug 1806

Birth of son James Stammers RAY in Clare.14

9th Jan 1808

Birth of son Thomas Reynolds RAY in Clare.15

15th May 1809

Birth of daughter Dorothy RAY in Clare.16

25th Jul 1811

Birth of son John RAY in Clare.17

23rd Feb 1813

Birth of son Charles RAY in Clare.2

17th Nov 1813

Occupation Draper and Banker.2

Information from baptism record for Charles Ray

9th Sep 1814

Birth of son William RAY in Clare.3

1st Dec 1814

Occupation Draper & Banker.3

Information from baptism details for William Ray

15th May 1817

Birth of son Edward RAY in Clare.18

20th May 1819

Birth of son Samuel RAY in Clare.19

Jul 1824 (est.)

Death of Dorothy STAMMERS in Clare.22

17th Jul 1824

Birth of son Robert Green RAY in Clare.21

9th Apr 1825

Death of son Robert Green RAY in Clare, St Peter & Paul.20

12th Jan 1837

Mentioned in Will.4

of Elizabeth Ray
Described as :-
"my nephew James Ray of Clare"

3rd Mar 1840

Mentioned in Will.5

of Catherine Clayton
Described as :-
"Mr. James Ray of Clare"

28th Aug 1847

Mentioned in Will.6

Of Deborah Clayton
Described as :-
"James Ray of Clare"

30th Mar 1851

Occupation Proprietor of houses.7

30th Mar 1851

Recorded in census in Risbridge, Clare (Nethergate Street).7

James S. Ray - Head - 44 - Grocer & Draper & Silk mercer - born Clare
James R. Ray - Father - Widower - 77 - Proprietor of houses - born Clare
Anne Ray - Sister - 45 - Housekeeper - born Clare
William Ray - Brother - 36 - Draper (Assistant) - born Clare
Samuel Ray - Brother - 31 - Invalid - born Clare
Staff x 5

23rd Oct 1851

Legacy.8

Received a legacy of GBP 200 pre tax from the estate of Deborah Clayton

From the Legacy Receipt - Inland Revenue :-
"James Ray - descendant of brother of mother of deceased - pecuniary legacy"

23rd Oct 1853

Died in Risbridge, Clare.9,10

From the Norfolk News :-
"On Sunday last, at Clare, Suffolk, Mr. James Reynolds Ray, in his 81st year"

29th Oct 1853

Buried in Clare, St Peter & Paul.11,12

Grave Inscription :-

"Be ye also ready
for ye know not the hour

Sacred
to the memory of DOROTHY the wife of
JAMES REYNOLDS RAY
of this parish
and daughter of the late
Thomas & Dorothy
Stammers
who died after an illness
of only three days
leaving ten children
Aged 45 years
----
Also of JAMES RENOLDS RAY
her husband
who died October 23rd 1854
Aged 80 year
----
Also of James Stammers Ray
eldest son of the above
who died May 31st 1868
Aged 61 years
----
Also of
ANNE RAY
eldest daughter of the above
who died March 28th 1881
Aged 75 years"

Notes

  • From the St Edmundsbury Chronicle website :-
    The Clare Bank was opened by James Ray and his son, James Reynolds Ray, in 1801. James Ray was a grocer and draper in Clare who moved into banking like other prosperous merchants at that time. Ray's bank was forced into bankruptcy following the theft of a large number of their banknotes in 1819. The closure of the Clare Bank was not only a financial blow to the owners, but also left people who held their bank notes unable to spend them, or to convert them into cash.24

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