• General Notes

  Source:  BB using 1850 US census, where he is living with his parents, Joseph and Susannah, in Philadelphia.
  Also, BB says, "BOTH William Creelman AND Hugh Creelman are living in the same area in Philly as Charles Gray. AND Hugh Creelman has living with him a Mary Brewster- age 30.  This is the 1850 Census now - I went back to it. So Mary must be Ann's sister and she is living with them but later moves in with Charles Brewster, her
  brother, in Iowa....at some point."
  
  BG says (040707), "There has to be some connection between the Grays of Coole Glebe perhaps (cause that is where Jo and Sue were from according to their daughter' Anne's marriage entry), the Brewsters of Glenleary, (cause that's where Ann was from according to her marriage record) and the Creelmans of Camus (cause that is where Hugh's marriage record says he was from).  This could be a familial connection.  Or it might simply be the fact that first, they were all from the same wee area in Co Derry and emigrated together and second, they were all Seceders.  I do not know for defo if they were all Seceders but Anne and Hugh were married in Ballylaggin, which is a Seceder church and my own Brewsters were Seceders and the graveyard at Dromore Seceder church is heaving with Creelmans.  It is also worth noting that I think the original home of my Grays is Camus, cause that is where the most Grays live."
  
  BB: The following were baptisms for the children of Charles and Sarah Gray in 1st Reformed Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia:
  1.  Joseph C Gray  bap May 5 1845
  2. Sarah Jane Gray bap May 5 1845
  3. Charles Gray bap June 6 1847
  4. Hannah Gray bap June 2d 1849 (probably Susannah on the tree)
  5. Mary Jane Gray bap June 2d 1849
  6. Mary Ann Gray bap July 4 1852 (b. Jan 10 1852)
  7. Matilda Gray  bap July 4 1852 - no parents given
  8. Emily Gray bap Nov 2 1856
  9. Margaret Gray bap Apr 6 1861 (b Aug? 7 1860)
  I also have found 2 stillborn deaths which may belong to this couple in 1840 and Dec 1845 (BG - 1840 cannot be correct as Charles and Sarah only immigrated in 1844).  The Dec 1845 record only states the father as Chas Gray.  Sarah Gray states in the 1900 Census that she had 10 children and 5 were then living.  There was also an Isabella Gray bap Jan 2 1842 in this church who may be the first child of this couple.  (BG - not correct as they only immigrated in 1844.)  I don't have her above.
  The interesting note here is that Joseph's middle name starts with a C which leads me to believe Sarah may have been a Crowe or a Creelman.  Since she is attending the same church as Nancy Creelman Brewster she may be her older sister.  However, the Crowes also belong to this Church.
  Some of these children do not have parents recorded and at a later date someone has gone through and added a few parents and corrected some spelling of names!  This was the only Gray family with recorded baptisms at this date.  There is an earlier Gray family having children baptized in the 1820s which may prove helpful later.
  
  3.  CHARLES2 GRAY (JOSEPH1)5 was born 1815 in Macosquin Pa., Co. Londonderry, Ireland, and died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Philadelphia, PA.  He married SARAH UNKNOWN5 Abt. 1838 in Ireland5.  She was born 1823 in Macosquin Parish, Co. Londonderry, Ireland, and died September 25, 1905 in aged 81, Philadelphia, PA6.
  
  More About CHARLES GRAY:
  Census 1: 1840, Phila., Lower Delaware Ward, l male 20-30 and 1 female 20-30
  Census 2: 1850, Head, age 35, Sawyer,born in Ireland, Moyamensing, 3rd Ward, Phila. PA
  Immigration: 1839, To Philadelphia?
  Phila. City Directory: 1861, Charles Gray, sawyer, 6 Moro St.
  
  Immigration Record:
  Ship Siddons. Liverpool to NYC arr 14 Nov 1844
  Chas Gray 30  weaver    Ireland
  Sally 26
  Joseph 6
  Mary Ann 4
  Samuel 1
  On the same record are William Brewster and Nancy )Creelman) Brewster
  
  1850 United States Federal Census
  Name:Charles Grey
  Age:35
  Birth Year:abt 1815
  Birthplace:Ireland
  Home in 1850:Moyamensing Ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Gender:Male
  Family Number:394
  Household Members:Name
  Age
  Charles Grey 35  sawyer b in Ire
  Joseph Grey 10
  Sarah Gray 30
  Sarah J Gray 5
  Susanna Gray 1
  Charles Gray 3
  Joseph Gray 69  b in Ire
  Shusanna Gray 67  b in Ire
  
  1860 Census
  Family appears to have been missed or badly mispelled
  
  1870 Census
  The wrong image is attached to his name on A.com but on Familysearch it shows his family in the 2nd enumeration next door to the Crowes who are housing Susanna Brewster Gray.  There is no occupation, or other data other than name and age and address.   According to the 1870  PCD, however, Charles Gray is still a sawyer and his house is still 1003 Ward Street.  Been there since 1866.  Before that he lived at 1232 Catherine St.
  
  
  
  

Details of Charles' family with Sarah [1844 - Immig Philly] Creelman