Researching Ray Grey
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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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The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Grey on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Grey and 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Parish Records for Ray Grey at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ray Grey using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Ray Grey.
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
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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
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ray Grey. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ray Grey
Ray Grey
Raymod "Ray" Standish Grey (February 19, 1890, San Diego, California - April 18, 1925, Glendale, California) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter and the father of actress Virginia Grey.
Grey got his start as an actor in Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios films. His acting debut was in A Movie Star (1916). In the early 1920s, he switched off between being the main director of features and being a second unit or assistant director; such as with the film Molly O' (1921), Flickering Youth (1924), and Salome and Shenandoah.
Primary directed such films as Among Those Present (1919), Andy Takes a Flyer (1925), and Between Meals (1926). The last film was released after Grey's early death at age 35 from pneumonia. Grey is buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California.
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