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.
- Approach to the Gray ONS — the methodology behind the study: sources used, decisions made, and the honest challenges of researching a name this widespread.
- 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.
Fellow researchers: if you have data, corrections or observations that might contribute to this study, I would be very glad to hear from you. Please get in touch.