Wray, Charles
WRAY, CHARLES. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Trinity, Feb. 11,
1803. [2nd] s. of [Colonel] John, of Hull. School, Shrewsbury.
Matric. Lent, 1806; Scholar; B.A. 1807; M.A. 1810. Adm. at
Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 11, 1805. Called to the Bar. Of 5, ParUament Street, London, in 1820. Subsequently Chief
Justice of Demerara. Brother of John (1800). {Shrewsbury
Sch. Reg.; Law Lists; Inns of Court; V. Hodson.)
WRAY, CHARLES. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Jesus, Oct. i, 1877-
5. of the Rev. Henry (1841). B. at Ely, Cambs. School,
private. Matric. Michs. 1877; B.A. 1882; M.A. 1885. Ord.
deacon (Peterb.), 1883; priest (York), 1884; C. of All Saints,
Northampton, 1883-8. C. of the Priory Church, Great
Malvern, 1888-9. V. of Helidon and Catesby, Northants.,
1889-95. V. of Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, 1895-1912. R. of Cricklade, Wilts., 1912-27. Lived latterly at MiU HiU, where
he died Mar. 18, 1945. Brother of George D. (1881). {Crock- ford; The Times, Mar. 20, I945-)
WRAY, DANIEL. Adm. Fell.-Com. at Queens', Dec. 27, 1763- [Doubtless s. of Daniel (1718-9) (for whom see D.N.B.) (and
Mary, dau. of Robert DareU, of Richmond, Surrey).]
WRAY, GEORGE. Adm. sizar at St John's, July 5, 1827. S. of Edward, joiner. B. at Leeds. School, Leeds Grammar.
Matric. Michs. 1828; Scholar, 1831; B.A. {6th Classic) 1832;
M.A. 1835; B.D. 1843. Fellow, 1834-45- Ord. deacon
(Durham), Dec. 5, 1840; priest (Lichfield), June 27, 1841.
Second Master of Richmond, Yorks., Grammar School, 1835-
6. Head Master of DarUngton Grammar School, 1836-40.
R. of Ufford, Northants., 1844-7. Died Jan. 12, 1847, aged
40. {Leeds Gr. Sch. Reg.; Durham Ord. Book; Northants.
Clergy; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1847, i. 446.)
WRAY, GEORGE DANIEL. Adm. pens, (age 21) at Jesus,
Oct. I, 1881. [4th] s. of the Rev. Henry (1841) deceased.
B. June 9, i860, at Winchester. School, Lancing (Dr Sander- son). Matric. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884; M.A. 1888. Ord.
deacon (Peterb.), 1884; priest, 1885; C. of All Saints, North-
ampton, 1884-6. V. of St Peter's, Warrington, 1886-8. V. of
Halton, Cheshire, 1888-1905. V. of Timperley, 1905-17. R-
of Easton-Grey, Wilts., 1917-19- R- of Long Newnton, 1916-
26. Lie. to Off., dio. of Chichester, 1931-2- Died May 30,
1932, at Brighton. Brother of Charles (1877). {Lancing Reg. ;
Crockford; The Times, June 1, 1932.)
WRAY, GEORGE OCTAVIUS. Adm. FeU.-Com. at Downing,
Oct. 3, 1866. [Eldest s. of George, retired of&cer of the Bengal
Army, of Cleasby, Yorks (and Isabella, 2nd dau. of Christopher
Wright, of Cleasby). B. 1822.] Matric. Michs. 1866; B.A.
1870; LL.M. 1873; LL.D. 1879. Adm. at the Inner Temple,
Nov. 6, i86i. CaUed to the Bar, June 6, 1864. Ord. deacon
(Ely), 1872; priest, 1873; C. of Fomham All Saints, Suffolk,
1872-4. C. of Wood-Ditton, Cambs., 1874-5. V. of Brocken-
hurst, Hants., 1875-83- Married (i) June 20, 1859, Melesina, dau. of the Rev. WiUiam Crofton, R. of Skreen, Co. Sligo;
(2) Sept. 3, 1864, Charlotte Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Robbey,
of Upton Park, Slough. Latterly of Surbiton Hill, Surrey,
where he died Mar. 18, 1893, aged 70. Brother of William M.
(1843). {Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar;
Crockford; The Guardian, Mar. 29, 1893; V. Hodson.)
WRAY, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity, July 13, 1841.
[Yoimgest] s. of the Rev. Cecil Daniel (Brasenose College,
Oxford, 1795). B. in Manchester. School [Manchester
Grammar and] Oxford (private). Matric. Michs. 1842; B.A.
1846; M.A. 1849. Ord. deacon (Chester), 1846; priest, 1847;
C. of Burwardsley, Cheshire, 1846-8. C. of Kirkham, Lanes.,
1849-50. P.C. of St Andrew's, Ancoats, 1850-4. C. of Holy Trinity, Ely, Cambs., 1855. Minor Canon, Sacristan and
Precentor of Ely Cathedral, 1855-9. Minor Canon and
Precentor of Winchester Cathedral, 1859-77. C. of Holt,
Denbighs., 1877-9. V. of Crawley Down, Sussex, 1879-80. Married, 1851, at Powick, Worcs., Madeline, dau. of the
Rev. William Vawdrey, R. of Harthill, Cheshire. Died Jan.
30, 1880, aged 57. Father of Charles (1877) and George D.
(1881). {Manchester Sch. Reg.; Crockford; The Guardian,
Feb. 4, 1880.)
WRAY, JAMES. Adm. pens, at Christ's, May 27, 1846. S. of James Taylor. B. [Mar. 19, 1826], at Leybum, Yorks.
School, Darlington. Matric. Michs. 1846. Kept six terms to
June, 1848. Of Kirkby-Lonsdale, Westmorland. Entered the
Army Pay Dept.; Paymaster, 1857; Hon. Major, 1871; Staff
Paymaster, 1878. Retired as Hon. Lieut. -Colonel, 1884. (Peile, II. 497; Army Lists.)
WRAY, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity, June 21, 1800,
[Eldest] s. of [Colonel] John, of Hull. [B. 1782, in Yorks.]
School, Louth, Lines. Matric. Michs. 1800; Scholar, 1801;
B.A. 1804; M.A. 1807. Adm. ad eundem, at Oxford, 1847.
Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, May 1, 1805. Called to the Bar,
Wren, Thomas
Nov. 25, 1823. Receiver-General of the Metropolitan Police,
1829-60. Founder of the University Life Assurance Society,
1824; Chairman, 1825-56. Died Feb. 16, 1869, in London.
Father of John C. (1844); brother of Charies (1803). {Boase,
HI. 1511; Inns of Court; Al. Oxon., which confuses him with the next; Some Louth Grammar Schoolboys.)
WRAY, JOHN. Adm. FeU.-Com. at Queens', July i, 1801. Of
Lines. [School, Grantham.] Adm. at St John's, Oct. 10, 1801. Matric. Easter, 1804. Ord. deacon (Lincoln), Dec. 22,
1805; priest, June i, 1806; C. of Theddlethorpe All Samts,
Lines., 1805-6. V. of Bardney with Manby, 180&-51. Died
Dec. 5, 1851, aged 74, at Bardney. Father of John F. (1819).
{St John's CoU. Adm., iv. 573; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1852, i.
105-)
WRAY, JOHN COPLEY. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Trinity, Apr.
26, 1844. [Only] s. of John (1800). B. [May 15, 1826], in
London. School, King's College, London. Matric. Michs.
1845; B.A. (10/A Wrangler) 1849; M.A. 1852. Fellow of
Clare, 1849. Rowing 'blue,' 1849 and 1850. Adm. at the Inner Temple, May 20, 1845. Called to the Bar, Nov. 17,
1852. Hon. Col., 6th Royal Lanes. MiUtia, 1879; Colonel,
4th (MiUtia) Batt., the Manchester Regt. Chairman of the
University Life Assurance Society. Professor of Mathematics
at Sydney, AustraUa. Died Feb. 16, 1905. {Law Lists; Inns
of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.)
WRAY, JOHN FRANCIS. Adm. sizar at Emmanuel, Dec. 28,
1819. S. of the Rev. John (1801), V. of Bardney, Lines.
Matric. Michs. 1820; B.A. 1824. V. of Stixwould, Lmcs. (and
C. of Horsington), 1839-52. Married (1) a sister of Arthur
Thistlewood, the Cato Street conspirator; (2) Mary, dau. of
Leonard Hariand, Esq., of Holdemess. Died Aug. 15, 1852,
aged 51. {Clergy List; G. Mag., 1852, 11. 544; P- B. G. Binnall.)
WRAY, SEPTIMUS. Adm. pens, at Downing, Oct. 22, 1827.
Matric. Easter, 1829. One of these names, M.R.C.S., 1815;
L.S.A., 1816; M.D., Erlangen, 1835; L.R.C.P., 1844;
M.R.C.P., 1859, was of Tudor Lodge, Brixton. House
Surgeon, Children's dispensary and Medical Of&cer, Western
City dispensary. Medical Of6cer, Brixton Dispensary. Author, medical. {Medical Directories.)
WRAY, WILLIAM MARK. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, June 8, 1843. S. of George, of Cleasby, Yorks. Matric. Michs.
1843; B.A. 1847; M.A. 1851. Ord. deacon (Durham), Sept. 25,
1847; priest, July 7, 1848; C. of Darlington, 1847-50. C. of
Stokesley, Yorks., I85c^-2. C. of Netherbury, Dorset, 1852-4.
Chaplain, R.N., 1855-71; H.M.S. Penelope; Terrible; Dons;
Roval Adelaide; Duke of Wellington. C. of St Oswald's, Durham, 1871-3. V. of Ovingham, Northumberland, 1873-86. Married Mary Louisa — . Died May 11, 1886, aged 61.
Brother of George O. (1866). {Durham Ord. Book; Crockford; The Guardian, May 19, 1886.)
WREATHALL, WILLIAM SIMPSON. Adm. a scholar at
Queens', Oct. 1897. S. of Robert. B. Mar. 16, 1878, at Hull. School, Hvmers College, Hull. Matric. Michs. 1897; B.A.
1900. Associated with the British Electrical Federation.
Died Sept. 17, 1939, at East Molesey. {The Times, Sept. 20, 1939-)
WREFORD, SAMUEL GEORGE. Adm. pens, (age 22) at Pem-
broke, July 20, 1868. 2nd s. of William, merchant, deceased
B. in Islington. Matric. Michs. 1868; B.A. 1872. DiedMar.24,
1873, 'aged 25,' at Clifton. {The Times, Mar. 26, 1873-)
WREN, ADDERLEY BARTON. Adm. pens, at St John's, July 4, 1839. Of Devon. Matric. Michs. 1839; B.A. 1843.
WREN, ALFRED THEODORE. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse,
Sept. 29, 1863. S. of A. T., Esq., of Boston, Lines. Matric.
Michs. 1863; Scholar, 1864; B.A. 1867; M.A. 1870. Ord.
deacon (Peterb.), 1867; priest, 1868; C. of Church-Langton,
Tur-LangtonandThorpe-Langton, Leics., 1867-73- Chaplain
to the Mayor of Boston, Lines., 1873-7. C. of St Anne's, Soho, London, 1877-8. Vice- Principal of Chester Training College,
1878. Master of Roysse's School and Assist. Pr. of St
Nicholas, Abingdon, Berks., 1879-82. R. of Newton,
Suffolk, 1892-1916. Died July 6, 1916. (T. A. Walker, 522 and MS. note; Crockford; The Times, July 11, 1916.)
WREN, THOMAS. Adm. pens, (age 18) at St John's, Jan. 17, 1840. S. of W[miam] W[eld], Esq., of Eastwood, Rochford,
Essex. B. there [Oct. 17, 1821. School, Merchant Taylors']. Matric. Michs. 1840; B.A. 1844; M.A. 1847. Ord. deacon
(London), Dec. 22, 1844; C. of Great Chesterford, Essex,
1845-9. C. of South Walsham and Hemblington, Norfolk,
1850-3. V. of Heybridge, Essex, 1857-94. Died Oct. 30, 1895.
{Merchant Taylors' Sch. Reg.; Eagle, xix. 201; Crockford; Clergy List; The Times, Nov. 5, 1895.)
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