i am dismayed not to find any entries on Find A Grave for my families suurnames. Don't you have any volunteers surveying cemeteries?
Len-J
Friday 15th Oct 2021, 02:24AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Len-j,
From what I see, it's up to the famiy to enter their names.
Next time I am in Ireland I will be updating all the photographs of my family headstones and updating the FaG site.
What Cemetery are your family buried in?
Margot
Margot
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I do not know. I washoping to find some Gray ancestors in the St. Brigids.The only Gray in the entire county is not even in the Clonegal cemeteries on FaG.
Len-J
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Hi, your Gray people what year?
What County?There are Gray people from Tipperary up to Donegal.
Starting from you.......work back to who was the last to be born in Ireland, name and approx. year.
MargotMargot
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Since 5he last post I have found Charles Gray in a St. Bidget burria register.
Martin Gray and wife Susan [Vinasd/Vynad/Venard] had 11 children which show in Clonegal, Co. Carlow. The 1st born, James, married Anne Redmond there in 1882. Thet emigrated to the USA later that year. That is the start of my line in the US.
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Martin Gray
Marriage
29 Oct 1860 • Clonegal, Carlow, Ireland
Susan Vinard/Vynard/Venard
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11 CHILDRENJames F Gray 1861–1938
• Marriage
19 Feb 1882 • Clonegal, Carlow, Ireland
Anne 'Annie' M. Redmond (1856–1936)
Emigrated to USA - Arrival 1882
6 children in US.
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Thomas Gray 1866–Deceased
• Marriage
Jun 1902 • Carlow, Ireland
Mary Malone (1871–)
4 children in Ireland
Residence 2 April 1911 • Fennagh, Carlow, Ireland
Appears to have stayed.
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Esther Gray 1869–1929
• Emigrated to USA - Arrival 1885
Marriage
22 Aug 1889 • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Henry H Tompkins (1866–1944)
8 children in US.
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Michael Gray 1871–Deceased
• Very little info.
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Bridget Agnes Gray 1873–1950
• Emigrated to USA - Arrival 1880 [1 source]
Arrival 1889 [3 sources]
Marriage
24 Aug 1897 • Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Thomas M Howell (1872–1932)
2 children in US.
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Richard Gray 1873–Deceased
• Not much info.
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Martin Gray 1874-1950
• Marriage
6 Nov 1902 • Carlow, Ireland
Mary Kennedy (1879–1949)
5 children in Ireland.
Residence 2 Apr 1911 • Kilbride, Carlow, Ireland
Apparently did travel to US a few times.
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John Gray 1876–Deceased
• Not much info.
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Charles Gray 1878–1881
• Died young - age 3
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Patrick Gray 1881-Deceased
• A bit of an enigma. 1 record does not give parents.
Another record says a servant in the Murphy family.
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Jane Gray 1884–Deceased
• Residence
31 March 1901 • Knockdoorish, Kilbride, Carlow, Ireland
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
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Ok, in 1901 they were in the Census
National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911
This is the map of the townland.
Knockdoorish Townland, Co. Carlow (townlands.ie)Martin's Death
4563946.pdf (irishgenealogy.ie)Susan's death
4547502.pdf (irishgenealogy.ie)Carlow town graveyards
tullow graveyard - BingAs Knockdoorish was where they lived it's south of Carlow town nearer to Tullow.
There are several newish cemeteries, I looked in Rip.ie site and most Gray people are buried in
All Saints Church Cemetery, Aghade (near Tullow)
St Mary's Carlow.
Bagenalstown.I searched FaG with Gray and County Carlow and saw this....James Gray 1791 Bagenalstown, County Carlow, Ireland
James Gray (unknown-1791) - Find A Grave MemorialI hope this helps.
MargotMargot