About This Study

This is the website of a registered Guild of One-Name Studies
project into the Gray and Grey surname and its variants. It has been
running since 2009, growing steadily from an initial collection of
Yorkshire entries from the International Genealogical Index into a study
drawing on census records, parish registers, and the GRO birth, marriage
and death indices.

This section explains how the study works, what it has found so far,
and how fellow researchers can engage with it.

What’s in this section

• What is a One-Name Study? — an explanation of what a One-Name Study is and how this one fits into the wider Guild framework.
• How the Study Works — the methodology, approach and tools behind the study, including The Master Genealogist, SecondSite and FTAnalyzer.
• The Seven Pillars — the Guild’s framework for a One-Name Study, and how this study addresses each one: data collection, analysis, synthesis, publicising, responding, publication and preservation.
• Study Progress & Site History — how the study has developed over time and where it is heading.
• Links — useful external resources for Gray and Grey researchers.
• About Me — the researcher behind the study: background, motivation, and approach.