Dear Elaine, I'm not researching this line but you may be interested in these Baptisms at Horton, Dorset Sara /h HAYS d/o Richard & Elizabeth HAYS on 9 February 1812. Richard HAYS baseborn son of Sarah HAYS on 21 February 1790. Info - Dorset FHS via FMP Baptisms at Dorchester (St. Peters) Charles GRAY s/o George & Ann GRAY on 20 October 1811 (born on 24 September 1811) His sister Charlotte was also baptised on the same day (she was born on 7 December 1809) Other siblings baptised at Dorchester (All Saints) appear to be: Ann GRAY d/o George & Ann GRAY on 12 February 1804 Mary GRAY d/o George & Ann GRAY on 22 September 1805 William s/o George & Ann GRAY on 7 December 1806 Marriage at Dorchester (All Saints) George GRAY (of St. Peters) & Ann CANN by licence on 8 January 1804 Info - Dorset OPC Regards Vanessa Dorset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine McLean" <elainemclean18@yahoo.ca> To: <DORSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 11:03 PM Subject: [DOR] Fw: Returning to the list >I am posting this message for the second time as it has not appeared on the >list > yet. > Elaine McLean > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Elaine McLean <elainemclean18@yahoo.ca> > To: DORSET@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thu, October 28, 2010 3:13:13 PM > Subject: Returning to the list > > > Greetings to all on the list. I am returning to the list and family > research > after a long break and a move from the UK to Canada. Thank you Davy > Cannon for > your welcome message. > > I am researching my GRAY, HAYES/HAYS, CHANNING lines in Dorset, Wiltshire > and > Hamps. > > > My grandmother was Annie GRAY B1881, Ashmore, she was the daughter of > James GRAY > B1837, Gussage All Saints, a Shepherd, and Emma CHANNING B1850, > Cattistock, his > second wife. She had siblings, Maria 1860, Charles 1863, by James GRAY's > first > wife Lovey FOOTE and then Jesse 1870, Emma Beatrice 1875, Dinah 1876, > Flora > "Flossie" 1884, James David 1888, with Emma GRAY/CHANNING his second wife. > > James GRAY's parents were Charles GRAY B1811 Dorchester, a Shepherd and > Sarah > HAYS C1812, Gussage All Saints. Sarah's parents were Richard HAYS C1790 > of > Horton with Woodlands, and Elizabeth? I have not been able to trace my > GRAY > line back from Charles GRAY C1811, or Richard HAYS, so far. > > I would love to hear from anything on the list who connects with anyof the > names > above or has any information relating to them. > > Thank you > Elaine McLean > Mission, BC, Canada