James Reay 1778

James was born about 1778, the son of James Reay and Grace Stafford, at Stannington Parish, Northumberland.
Elizabeth Steel 1781-1857
Elizabeth was born about 1781, the daughter of Andrew Steel and Mary Laidler, at Stannington, Northumberland.
I have identified the following children.

Jane Steel	Born 20 Apr 1804	Plessey	Married Robert Davison
Andrew	Born abt 1806	Blyth	Died, Buried 30 Jan 1815, age 9
Elizabeth	Born abt 1809	North Shields	Married Joseph Collpitts
Mary	Born abt 1811	Blyth	Married William Easton
James Steel	Born abt 1815	Blyth	Married Elizabeth ?
Andrew	Born abt 1818	Blyth	Married Hannah Reay
Margaret	Born abt 1821	Blyth	Married Emmanuel Gardner

Birth of Parents

James Reay

b: abt 1778 c: 22 Nov 1778 Stannington, Northumberland
son of James Reay and Grace Stafford of Plessey

Elizabeth Steel

b: abt 1781 c: 25 Dec 1781 Stannington, Northumberland
daughter of Andrew Steel and Mary Laidler of Plessey

Marriage

31 Oct 1802
James Reay
Elizabeth Steel

Stannington, Northumberland
both of this parish, after Banns,
Wit: Joseph Green, Robert Hepple, by John Hetherton, Curate

Children

Jane Steel Reay

b: 20 Apr 1804 c: 25 Apr 1804 Stannington, Northumberland
daughter of James Reay and Elizabeth Steel, Plessey

Andrew Reay

b: 7 Apr 1806 c: 11 May 1806 Horton, Northumberlandxxx
son of James Reay and Elizabeth Steel, Blyth Died, Buried 30 Jan 1815, age 9

Elizabeth Reay

b: 26 Mar 1809 c: 30 Apr 1809 Tynemouth, Northumberland
daughter of James Reay and Elizabeth Steel, Balkwell, North Shields

Mary Reay

b: 14 Dec 1811 c: 12 Jan 1812 Horton, Northumberland
daughter of James Reay and Elizabeth Steel, Blyth

James Steel Reay

b: abt 1815 Blyth, Northumberland
son of James Reay and Elizabeth Steel, Cowpen Square

Andrew Reay

b: abt 1818 c: 21 Aug 1818 Horton, Northumberland
son of James Reay and Elizabeth Steel, Cowpen Square, Blyth

Margaret Reay

b: abt 1821 c: 1 Oct 1821 Horton, Northumberland
daughter of James Reay and Elizabeth Steel, Cowpen Square, Blyth

Death

James Reay

Died May 1823, Age 45, Cowpen, Blyth, Northumberland
Burial: 19 May 1823, St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Thomas Wright 1780-1838 (2^nd Husband)

Thomas was born about 1780.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of New Husband

Thomas Wright

b: abt 1780

Marriage

14 Jun 1828
Thomas Wright
Elizabeth Reay

St. Mary the Virgin, Horton, Northumberland
of this Parish
Widow, of this parish
By Banns, Wit: Ralph Stewart, Sarah Harrison, by Wm D. Thompson Ast. Curate

Death

Thomas Wright

Mar 1838, Age 57, Cowper Colliery 1838 1Q Tynemouth 25 307
Burial: 11 Mar 1838, St. Mary the Virgin, Horton, Northumberland

1851 Census	HO107-2412	31 March 1851	Cowpen, Northumberland
Cowpen Quay
Margaret Gardner (Wife) Elizabeth Wright (Mother) James Gardner (Son) Elizabeth Gardner (Dau)	Age 28 Age 70 Age 3 Age 1	Mariner's Wife	Cowpen Plessey Cowpen Quay Cowpen Quay	Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland	abt 1821 25 Dec 1781 abt 1847 abt 1849

Death

Elizabeth (Reay) Wright

18 June 1857, Age 75, 1857 2Q Tynemouth 10b 115 or 1857 3Q Tynemouth 10b 121
Burial: 22 Jun 1857, St. Mary the Virgin, Horton, Northumberland

St. Mary the Virgin, Horton, Northumberland