Grey Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6493 people with the Grey surname? In that year Grey was ranked number 630 for popularity in the UK. |
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Grey records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"GRAY, GREY. Perhaps from Gray, a town in the department of Haute-Sadne, France. The first of the name recorded in Scotland is Hugo de Gray, witness in a charter by Walter de Lundin, a. 1248 (Sc. Peer., rv, p. 269). The surname is now common all over Scotland. John Gray, mayor of Berwick, witnessed a gift of land to the Hospital of Soltre between 1250-66 (Satire, p. 32). William de Grey witnessed resignation of the lands of Nysebyte by William de Nysebyte, 1255 (Bain, i, 2026), and William Gray was a charter witness at Newton of Ayr, c. 1280 (RMP., p. 72). Robert Gray, castellan of Banff in 1291, was probably an Englishman (Bain, n, 542). Henry Grey of Fife rendered homage in 1296, and Huwe Grey, juror on an inquest at Berwick, also rendered homage (ibid., p. 198, 204, 215). John Gray was provost of Grail, 1327 (ER., i, p. 65). William diet us Gray witnessed a charter by Muriel, widow of Sir William de Rose, between 1333-63 (Rose, p. 117). John Gray of Broxmouth had a charter of the lands of Craigy in le Memys, 1357 (SCM., v, p. 247), and Laurence Gray was custumar of Montrose, 1359 (ER., i, p. 612). The land of Molyne was leased to Ibbote Gray in 1376 (RHM., i, p. Iviii), and John Gray was rector of the church of Feme in Angus, 1394 (RAA., n, 42). William Graa was one of the prominent men of Orkney in 1427 (Oppressions, p. 109), Robert Gray, "chamerlane of Aberbrothoc," 1497 (RAA., n, 383), and John Gra, tenant in Raynstruder, 1531 (Rental). See under MACCLASRAN. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Grey Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Grey Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Grey family tree.
Look at Grey Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Grey family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Grey family.
Research the Grey surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Grey Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4945 people with the Grey surname in the UK? Grey is now ranked number 1192 for popularity in the UK. |
Grey Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Grey family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Grey data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Grey family and people looking to contact living Grey relations.
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Find your Irish Grey relatives on findmypast.ie
Grey Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Grey surname in the USA? Grey is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Grey Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Grey family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Grey surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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