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William Wray

William was born on June 13th, 1846 in Donegal and his baptism took place on August 9th, 1846 in Raymoghy.¹²

Birth Notes
- 33 on 1880 census, so born between 1-jun-1846 and 1-jun-1847
  1900 census says born June 1848
  
  22 on 10-Jun-1869, so born between 11-Jun-1946 and 10-Jun-1847
  
  Son William G. Wray's 1930 census lists parents' birthplace as Northern Ireland
  
  62 in 1910 census, but 60 at 1911 marriage
  
  Death cert. says 12-06-1847, but could be 06-1848
  
  William Wray's death certificate states 12-06-1847 as date of birth.
  
  possibly him:
  Name:     William Wray
  Place of Origin:     Great Britain and Ireland
  Declaration of Intent Date:     8 Oct 1868
  Declaration of Intent Court:     Common Pleas
  Signature 1:
  Signature 2:     William Wray
  Comment:     118493
  
  Source Information:
  Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
  Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Philadelphia Naturalization Records. Detroit, MI, USA: Gale Research Co., 1982.
  
  Description:
  Information compiled in this data set was originally edited by P. William Filby and published as a book volume called Philadelphia Naturalization Records. It includes information on more than 113,000 immigrants to America from nearly 100 countries who applied for citizenship through the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania courts system from 1789 to 1880. Most of the records list an individual's name, any alternate spellings or interpretations of that name, that individual's country of former allegiance, as well as the date and location the individual filed a declaration of intention and/or oath of allegiance.

William's father was Samuel Alexander Wray and his mother was Rebecca Steen. His paternal grandparents were Samuel Wray and Elizabeth Dun; his maternal grandparents were Joseph Steen and Janey Campbell. He had a brother and two sisters, named Samuel, Margaret and Catherine. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died due to heart disease, Chronic myocarditis, at the age of 92 on April 4th, 1939 in Philadelphia. The funeral took place on April 6th, 1939. He was buried in Whitemarsh.³⁴¹

Death Notes
- Saint Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
  Lafayette Hill
  Montgomery County
  Pennsylvania

General Notes
- emigrated to the USA (Spring Mill, Whitemarsh, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania) from Ireland (Londonderry).
  Wrote a letter to his brother Samuel dated 15th april 1873 inviting Samuel and his family out to Philadelphia to start a new life. He didn't go but came to Scotland (Port Glasgow)
  
  source: decendant of Samuel Wray, Gordon Crawford
  
  from Ancestry.com:
  (possibly him)
  Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization Records
  about William Wray
  Name:     William Wray
  Place of Origin:     Great Britain and Ireland
  Declaration of Intent Date:     8 Oct 1868
  Declaration of Intent Court:     Common Pleas
  Signature 1:
  Signature 2:     William Wray
  Comment:     118493

Occupation Details
- From January 18th, 1864 to February 5th, 1865 William's occupation was Private for US Marine Corps.⁵
  
  From February 6th, 1865 to January 18th, 1868 his occupation was Corporal for US Marine Corps.⁴
  
  From 1869 his occupation was labourer.⁶
  From 1880 his occupation was Foreman of marble yard in mining / energy.⁷
  - Occupation Notes
    - can't find 1870 census
  From 1900 his occupation was messenger ..?.⁸
  From 1910 his occupation was assistant in sales for department store.⁹
  - Occupation Notes
    - probably same employer as John Chittick
  From 1911 his occupation was watchman.¹⁰

Whereabouts
- William lived in Ireland for ten years from June 13th, 1846 to 1856.⁸
  He lived in USA for 83 years from 1856 to April 4th, 1939.⁹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - According to 1900 census, must have emigrated at age 9
      
      maybe:
      
      ancestry.com
      Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
      about William Wray
      Name:     William Wray
      Year:     1857
      Place:     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Source Publication Code:     9312
      Primary Immigrant:     Wray, William
      Annotation:     Called Section II, Alphabetical Index of Naturalization Records, 1794-1880, Maritime Records, Port of Philadelphia. Entries include names of applicants, countries of former allegiance, courts of record, and declaration dates. Reproduced from typewritten m
      Source Bibliography:     UNITED STATES, WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION. Index to Records of Aliens' Declarations of Intention and/or Oaths of Allegiance, 1789-1880, in United States Circuit Court, United States District Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Quarter Sessions Court, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia. Compiled by W.P.A., Project No. 20837. [Harrisburg:] Pennsylvania Historical Commission, [1940]. 25 vols. in 11. Vol. 11. Letter W. 218p.
      Page:     209
  He lived on a temporary basis in Mound City for ten months from May 1864 to March 1865.⁵
  He lived in Whitemarsh from April 1873.¹¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Spring Hill district of Whitemarsh
  He lived in Whitemarsh for twenty-seven years from April 1873 to 1900.¹²
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - See 1900 census, Ancestry.com. In 1910 William seems to be in Philadelphia, without Eliza.
  He lived in Philadelphia from 1910.⁹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - living as a boarder with Margaret Chittick, aged 89. Must be an in-law.
  He lived in Philadelphia from 1869.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - possibly him:
      New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
      about Wm Ray
      Name:     Wm Ray
      Arrival Date:     2 Oct 1855
      Estimated Birth Year:     abt 1848
      Age:     7
      Gender:     Male
      Port of Departure:     Liverpool, England
      Destination:     United States of America
      Place of Origin:     Ireland
      Ethnicity/Race-
      /Nationality:     Irish
      Ship Name:     Isaac Wright
      Search Ship Database:     Search the Isaac Wright in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
      Port of Arrival:     New York
      Line:     41
      Microfilm Serial:     M237
      Microfilm Roll:     M237_157
      List Number:     961
      Port Arrival State:     New York
      Port Arrival Country:     United States
      
      Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
      about William Wray
      Name:     William Wray
      Year:     1857
      Place:     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Source Publication Code:     9312
      Primary Immigrant:     Wray, William
      Annotation:     Called Section II, Alphabetical Index of Naturalization Records, 1794-1880, Maritime Records, Port of Philadelphia. Entries include names of applicants, countries of former allegiance, courts of record, and declaration dates. Reproduced from typewritten m
      Source Bibliography:     UNITED STATES, WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION. Index to Records of Aliens' Declarations of Intention and/or Oaths of Allegiance, 1789-1880, in United States Circuit Court, United States District Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Quarter Sessions Court, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia. Compiled by W.P.A., Project No. 20837. [Harrisburg:] Pennsylvania Historical Commission, [1940]. 25 vols. in 11. Vol. 11. Letter W. 218p.
      Page:     209
      
      Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
      about William Wray
      Name:     William Wray
      Year:     1868
      Place:     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Source Publication Code:     9312
      Primary Immigrant:     Wray, William
      Annotation:     Called Section II, Alphabetical Index of Naturalization Records, 1794-1880, Maritime Records, Port of Philadelphia. Entries include names of applicants, countries of former allegiance, courts of record, and declaration dates. Reproduced from typewritten m
      Source Bibliography:     UNITED STATES, WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION. Index to Records of Aliens' Declarations of Intention and/or Oaths of Allegiance, 1789-1880, in United States Circuit Court, United States District Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Quarter Sessions Court, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia. Compiled by W.P.A., Project No. 20837. [Harrisburg:] Pennsylvania Historical Commission, [1940]. 25 vols. in 11. Vol. 11. Letter W. 218p.
      Page:     209
  He lived in Philadelphia until 1930.¹³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - 1226 S. Peach St., Philadelphia

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Samuel Wray
  - b.1772 in Raphoe d.>  1838
  
  Samuel Alexander Wray
  - b. in Ireland d.<  1881
  
  Elizabeth Dun
  - b.1787 in Scotland d.01 Feb 1882 in Montgomery County
  
  William Wray
  - b.13 Jun 1846 in Donegal d.04 Apr 1939 in Philadelphia
  
  Joseph Steen
  - d.<  1882
  
  Rebecca Steen
  - b.1825 in Ireland d.23 Jul 1882 in Port Glasgow
  
  Janey Campbell

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