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William Gray                                         1844-1912
William was born on 10 March 1844, the son of William Gray and Margaret Jamison, at Cramlington, Northumberland.
Bythia Davison                                      1846-1902
Bythia was born on 4 December 1846, the daughter of Robert Davison and Jane Steel Reay, at Bedlington, Northumberland.
I have identified the following children.
  Margaret Jane Born abt 1865   Bedlington Maried Jonathan Sankey
William Born abt 1868   Bedlington Married Elizabeth (O'Neil ?)
Bythia Born abt 1874   Ashington Married James Henry Harrison
Mary Elizabeth Born abt 1877   Ashington  
Robert Born 5 May 1881   Ashington Margaret Jane Yellowley

Birth of Parents
William Gray b: 10 Mar 1844         Cramlington, Northumberland       1844 1Q Tynemouth 25 405
son of William Gray and Margaret Jamison

Bythia Davison b: 4 Dec 1846               Bedlington, Northumberland       1847 1Q Morpeth 25 329
daughter of Robert Davison and Jane Steel Reay

Marriage
23 Feb 1865
William Gray
Bythia Davison
Morpeth, Northumberland       1865 1Q Morpeth 10b 423

Children
Margaret Jane Gray b: abt 1865  c: 1 Oct 1865     St Cuthbert's, Bedlington, Northumberland
daughter of William Gray and Bythia Davison, Barrington Colliery     1865 3Q Morpeth 10b 305
William Gray b: abt 1868  c: 2 Aug 1868     St Cuthbert's, Bedlington, Northumberland
son of William Gray and Bythia Davison, Barrington Colliery       1868 3Q Morpeth 10b 301

1871 Census RG10-5168 3 April 1871 North Seaton, Northumberland
North Seaton Colliery
William Gray
Bythia (Wife)
Margaret
William
Age 27
Age 24
Age 5
Age 2 Mon
Coal Miner Cramlington
Bedlington
Barrington
Barrington
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
10 Mar 1844
4 Dec 1846
abt 1865
abt 1868

Bythia Gray b: abt 1874               Ashington, Northumberland       1875 1Q Morpeth 10b 357
daughter of William Gray and Bythia Davison, North Seaton
Mary Elizabeth Gray b: abt 1877  c: 19 Aug 1877     St Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn, Northumberland
daughter of William Gray and Bythia Davison, North Seaton       1877 3Q Morpeth 10b 34_

1881 Census RG11-5119 4 April 1881 North Seaton, Northumberland
North Seaton Colliery
William Gray
Bythia (Wife)
Margaret J.
William
Bythia
Mary E.
Age 37
Age 34
Age 15
Age 12
Age 6
Age 3
Coal Miner


Scholar
Scholar
Earsdon
Bedlington
Bedlington
Bedlington
Woodhorn
Woodhorn
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
10 Mar 1844
4 Dec 1846
abt 1865
abt 1868
abt 1874
abt 1877

Robert Gray b: 5 May 1881c: 24 May 1881     St Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn, Northumberland
son of William Gray and Bythia Davison, North Seaton

1891 Census RG12-4260 6 April 1891 North Seaton, Northumberland
283 Chapel Row
William Gray
Bythia (Wife)
Bythia
Mary
Robert
Age 47
Age 44
Age 16
Age 13
Age 9
Deputy Overman

Appr. Dressmaker
Scholar
Scholae
Cramlington
Bedlington
Woodhorn
Woodhorn
Woodhorn
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
10 Mar 1844
4 Dec 1846
abt 1874
abt 1877
5 May 1881

1901 Census RG13-4837 1 April 1901 North Seaton, Northumberland
16 2nd Double Row
William Gray
Bythia (Wife)
Robert
Wilhelmina (GrDau)
Age 57
Age 54
Age 19
Age 3
Deputy Overman

Coal Miner
Cramlington
Bedlington
North Seaton
North Seaton
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
10 Mar 1844
4 Dec 1846
5 May 1881
abt 1897

Death
Bythia (Davison) Gray Died 26 May 1902, Age 55,       1922 2Q Morpeth 10b 265
Burial: 28 May 1902, St John the Evangelist Church, Seaton Hurst,
Ashington, Northumberland

Death
William Gray Died 11 Aug 1912, Age 68,       1912 3Q Morpeth 10b 433
Burial: at St John the Evangelist Church, Seaton Hurst, Ashington, Northumberland