WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 34292 | Private James Gray | Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) | born 1880 |
| No medal card (home service only) No service/pension records on Ancestry |
16th and 17th (Transport Workers) Battalions Dec 1916: The 16th formed at Paisley where it remained and the 17th formed at Hamilton. Feb 1917: Duty at ports and the 17th moved to Motherwell. |
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| Roll of Honour AVL |
RoH: served on the Home front in the Scottish Rifles AVL Address: 5 Long Acre Row; Pte 17th (TW) Bn. Scottish Rifles |
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Family history etc
| Private James Gray [sometimes Grey] |
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| 1880 | Born Bingham 18th October 1880 | ||
| 1881 census |
Living on Long Acre, Bingham with: Father: Henry, b Bingham 1832 Mother: Hannah, b. 1835 Edingley Siblings: George, b. 1860 Bingham Joseph, b. 1868 Bingham Hannah, b. 1874 Bingham Charley, b. 1884 Bingham Fred, b. 1876 Bingham Frank, b 1878 Bingham Jim, b. 1880 Bingham |
Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Labourer Agricultural Day Boy |
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| 1891 census |
Living on Nottingham Road with: Father: Henry Mother: Hannah Siblings: George Frank |
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| 1901 census [parents] |
Living on Long Acre, Bingham: Father: Henry Mother: Hannah |
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| 1901 Census | Boarder at 17 Deabill St., Netherfield, Carlton, Notts with; Sarah Moore B. 1835 Cotgrave Henry Gray b. 1865 Bingham |
Railway cleaner Boarding House keeper Railway engine driver |
Henry Gray was James’ much older brother |
| 1903 FREEBMD | Married Lizzie Birkby in Bingham MAR qtr. Children: Ruth Ellen b. Sep qtr 1903 Bingham Jane Wilson b 1909 Bingham James H b.1912 Bingham Fanny, b. 1914 Bingham |
1891 census, Lizzie aged 7 b. 1884 Beeston, was living at Long Acre Row, Bingham with her grandfather, Henry Wilson (widower), cottager b. 1810 Bingham, mother (Henry’s daughter) Ellen Birkby, charwoman b. 1857 Bingham and sibling Nellie, b. 1886 Beeston. Also Henry’s grandson William Wilson, b. 1876 Bingham. | |
| 1911 Census | Lived at 6 Long Acre Row, Bingham with: Wife: Lizzie, b.1884 Beeston, Notts Children: Annie, b.1907 Bingham Jane Wilson Gray, b.1909 Bingham (died in Bingham aged 7 in 1916) |
Bricklayer’s labourer | |
| AVL | James Gray, 5 Long Acre Row | ||
| 1939 Register | Moor Lane, Bingham: James Gray, b. 15 Oct 1880, widowed Arthur Bingham, b. 21 June 1902, married Ruth Ellen Bingham, b. 19 May 1903, married James Arthur Bingham, b. 9 May 1924, single One closed record |
Builder’s Labourer (Heavy work) Sugar Factory Warehouse Charge Hand (heavy work) Unpaid domestic duties Plumbers Apprentice |
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| 1942 FREEBMD | A James Gray died in Bingham aged 62 | DEC qtr. | |