ID Number106185
NameREAY John
Family NameREAY
Plot12.E
CemeteryPublic
StatusReinstated Monument after Disinterment for Motorway
Location on the Modern Grid MapP10 15
Inscription on TombstoneJohn REAY, Heworth, Durham, 1832-1871. John Percival, son of the above, who died 25 Nov 1866, aged 6 weeks.
Description of GraveUpright wooden memorial with painted lettering. Inscription was carved and repainted in 2019, and the name of John's son was added.
Date of Death or Burial*09 Apr, 1871
Public Cemetery Register Number366
Type of Record Burial
Age47
SexMale
BiographyJohn REAY was a butcher who lived on Lambton Quay. The third son of John REAY, who was a butcher in Heworth, Durham, John was a member of the Loyal Britannia Lodge. He married Ellen WATTS on 26 Oct 1863, and a son was born in 1866. John REAY died on 29 Mar 1871.