Baptised in Worlingworth.1,2,3

Father - Samuel Ray
Mother - Phillis
Father's occupation - Shopkeeper & Liquor Merchant

Recorded in census in Plomesgate Union, Framlingham (Wellclose Square).4

Head of household - Elizabeth Oseland

Recorded in census in Mutford, Lowestoft (South Turnpike Marine Terrace, 5).5

Legacy.6

Received a legacy of GBP 20 from the estate of Deborah Clayton

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

"This is one fifth of one hundred pounds left equally amongst the children of the late Samuel Ray"

Occupation Fund Holder.7

Recorded in census in Mutford, Lowestoft (8 Marine Terrace).7

Married Thomas BEDFORD in Frankfort-on-Maine, The Embassy.12

From the Norfolk Chronicle :-
"On the 22nd ult., at the Embassy, Frankfurt-on-Maine, the Rev. T. Bedford, English chaplain at Munich, to Maria, daughter of the late Samuel Ray, Esq., of Worlingworth"

Died in Mutford, Lowestoft.8,9,10

From the Ipswich Journal :-
"12th inst., at Lowestoft, at the residence of her brother, James Ray, Esq., in her 41st year, Maria, wife of the Rev. Thomas Bedford, vicar of Ilford with Kingston, Sussex"

From the Norfolk Chronicle :-
"On the 12th inst., at Lowestoft, in her 421st year, Maria, wife of the Rev. Thomas Bedford, Vicar of Ilford with Kingston, Sussex"

Buried in Lowestoft, St Margaret.11

Age - 40 years