Eliza Jane Brown 
Eliza was born in 1834 in Coole.Birth Notes
Aged 66 in 1901 census and 80 in death entry at General Registry Office. Baptised in Macosquin Presbyterian Church on 4th Feb 1834. Gives her age as 73 in 1911 = Date of Birth of 1838!
Death Notes
Aged 80 in death entry at General Registry Office - son, Robert Present at Death. She is described as being of the labouring class and died of senile decay. This makes her aged 18 at marriage and yet she gives herself as of Full age.
General Notes
According to Macosquin Presbyterian Church Records, this lady should be called Mary Anne (Unknown). This is the name given for the mother of the James Gray baptised in 1860, son of James Gray of Cullyvenny. All the evidence suggests there was only one James Gray in Cullyvenny at this time (Griffiths Valuation, Griffiths Valuation Revision Books, 1901 Census) and he was married to Eliza Jane Brown.
In particular, the 1901 census gives Eliza J Gray, widow, mother of Robert Gray living in Cullyvenny.
1901 Census:
Residents of a house 9 in Coolyvenny (Somerset, Londonderry)
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Gray Eliza 65 Female Head of Family Presbyterian Co Derry Housekeeper Read and write - Widow -
Gray Robert 40 Male Son Presbyterian Co Derry Agricultural Labourer Read and write - Not Married -
On 120804, Jim Gray of Ballylintagh confirmed that Robert Gray of Cullyvenny was definitely his father's uncle. This means that the Macosquin records must be wrong and this lady is actually Eliza Jane Brown.
Further evidence that she is the mother of James is that the 1911 census shows her as the mother of 8 children, 6 still alive - BUT, this has been almost scored out beyond legibility so perhaps it is incorrect.
1911 Census
Residents of a house 6 in Coolyvenny (Somerset, Londonderry)
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Gray Eliza Jane 73 Female Head of Family Presbyterian Co Derry - Read and write - Widow - - - -
Gray Robert 53 Male Son Presbyterian Co Derry Farm Labourer Read and write - Single - - - -
I now have 8 children for Eliza Jane including James. Only six of these children were alive in 1911 according to the 1911 Census. One of the Margarets must be dead, and the other one must be one of Mary, Hester and Samuel. In fact, it seems that the other Margaret is dead and so are Hester and Samuel (no evidence for this yet), so the 1911 census figures for living children are incorrect - but then again, Al Luce, who transcribed them for me, did say that they appeared to be scratched out. Indeed!!
One more small piece of evidence suggesting that Eliza Jane was indeed the wife of James is that when her daughter, Hester, died, PAD was a Margaret Moony and she was from Ballytaggart.
And yet more - Mary Jane Gray witnessed James Gray's marriage and I have seen her birth entry in the Civil Records where she is definitely the daughter of Eliza Jane Brown.
BG to BB "You seem to be unkeen on the idea that Joseph Gray, his daughter Anne and his son James (who did not emigrate) and his grandson Joseph, all came from Coole Glebe, but I am very pleased with this link cause Eliza Jane Brown was from Coole Glebe and I am always looking for confirmation that Eliza Jane Brown was indeed the wife of my James Gray and not the mysterious "Mary Anne" - this now puts Grays into Coole Glebe." 040707).
She signed the Ulster Covenant in 1912.
Details of Eliza's family with James [Camus/Glenhall/Cullyvenny] Grey
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