1. Joseph Thomas GAY was born on 3 Oct 1828 in Buscott, Oxfordshire, England. He was baptized on 9 Nov 1828 in Buscott, Oxfordshire, England. He died on 9 Apr 1904 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was buried on 11 Apr 1904 in the Addington Cemetery, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Joseph married Elizabeth BIRT on 1 Jun 1857 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Elizabeth was born on 8 Dec 1830 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. She was christened on 1 May 1831. She died on 7 Mar 1920 in at her daughter's residence, Hornby, Christchurch, New Zealand. She was buried on 8 Mar 1920 in the Addington Cemetery, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand.
They had the following children.
+ 2 F i Lucy Sarah GAY was born on 31 Oct 1860. She died on 25 Jan 1952. 3 M ii Frank GAY was born on 2 Jan 1862 in Gloucester, England. He died on 18 Aug 1864 in Gloucester, England. 4 M iii Arthur Edward GAY Twin was born on 7 Mar 1865 in Gloucester, England. He died on 15 Sep 1922 in Capetown, South Africa. He was buried in Woltemade, South Africa. Arthur married Maria Susan ANDREWS on 24 Sep 1892 in Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand. 5 M iv Albert Francis GAY Twin was born on 7 Mar 1865 in Gloucester, England. He died after 1920. 6 M v Ernest Joseph Thomas GAY was born on 22 Sep 1867 in Gloucester, England. He died on 25 Apr 1881 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was buried in the Addington Cemetery, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand. 7 F vi Edith Ellen GAY was born on 18 Mar 1869. She died on 25 Jan 1872. + 8 M vii William Charles Thomas GAY was born on 31 Dec 1873. He died on 28 Dec 1939.