Capt. French Gray , 1st Ceylon Regiment. Commandant of Batticaloa in 1813. He arrived in Ceylon with the force from Madras which took over the Dutch forts at Colombo and Galle and began England's rule there. The 1815 Ceylon Calendar shows a Captain French Grey, with seniority of 10 Feb 1810, serving in the 1st Ceylon Regiment. ------------ Poss. Brother Humphrey Gray Male Event(s): Birth: 1778 Portlaoise, Maryborough, Laoighis, Ireland ------------- Poss. father + grandparents Humphrey Gray Male Event(s): Birth: 1744 , Roscommon, Ireland Parents: Father: Basil Gray Family Mother: Elizabeth Carr -------------- Humphrey Gray Male Family Event(s): Birth: About 1745 Of, Maryborough, Laoighis, Ireland Marriages: Spouse: Sarah French Family Marriage: About 1777 Of, Maryborough, Laoighis, Ireland ----------------- Related Columbo Journal 1833 Sat 3 Aug: M: In Europe, William Anderson of Carlow, Esq, to Jane, daughter of the late Basil Gray of Kilkenny, Esq. ---------------- related? Ceylon Government Gazette 1834 Jan - Mar Wed 5 Mar: Supreme Court report, containing long list of convictions, - no European names. D: At Kandy, on the 20th ult, in the 43rd year of his age, Richard Gray of His Majesty?s Ceylon Rifles.
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