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William GRAY

William GRAY

Male 1824 - 1884  (59 years)

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  • Name William GRAY  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 19 Dec 1824  , Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gray Births    		 Gray Births
    Yetholm Church Register - Births - Baptisms
    Gender Male 
    Baptism , Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1841  Makerstoun, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1851  Relationship: Son, Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 3 Sep 1884  Killed by train, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    1884 Death - William Gray (1)    		 1884 Death - William Gray (1)
    Newspaper Memoriam (The Chatham Weekly Planet, Thursday 4 Sept 1884, pg 5 col 2; Archives of Ontario N437 Reel 4np)
    Buried Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I7754  Rofheart-Jones Ancestry.com Current Tree
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

    Father Thomas GRAY,   b. 1 Oct 1797, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858, Chatham Twp, Kent County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Janet Mary MURDY MURDOCH,   b. 12 May 1799, Linton Mill, Linton, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1870, Chatham Twp, Kent County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 30 Mar 1823  Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Helen GRAY,   b. 1832, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1896  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert GRAY,   b. 3 Feb 1862,   d. 31 Mar 1929  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     2. Willie GRAY,   b. Jan 1867,   d. 27 Jul 1867  (Age ~ 0 years)  [natural]
     3. Barbara Isabella GRAY,   b. Jul 1872,   d. 4 Oct 1872  (Age ~ 0 years)  [natural]
     4. James Scott GRAY,   b. 11 Aug 1863,   d. 11 Jun 1911  (Age 47 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F1866  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Makerstoun, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Relationship: Son, Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Sep 1884 - Killed by train, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Gray    		William Gray
    Gray Births    		Gray Births
    Yetholm Church Register - Births - Baptisms
    1904 Thomas & Andrew Gray (Biographical Sketch) 2 of 2    		1904 Thomas & Andrew Gray (Biographical Sketch) 2 of 2
    Source: Biographical Sketch as contained in "Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Kent, Ontario" published by J.H. Beers & Co., 1904. Can also be found on the internet at: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=9160
    1884 Death - William Gray (1)    		1884 Death - William Gray (1)
    Newspaper Memoriam (The Chatham Weekly Planet, Thursday 4 Sept 1884, pg 5 col 2; Archives of Ontario N437 Reel 4np)
    Gray Family (Four Generations)    		Gray Family (Four Generations)
    Gray's Carriage Works    		Gray's Carriage Works
    Source: Charlton & Co.'s county of Kent gazetteer, general and business directory, for 1874/75
    1884 Death - William Gray (2)    		1884 Death - William Gray (2)
    The Chatham Weekly Planet, 4 Sept 1884; Archives of Ontario (N87 Reel 56p)
    Three Founders    		Three Founders
    L William Gray - founder of Wm. Gray and Sons Carriages M Robert Gray - founder of Gray-Dort Motors R William M. Gray - founder of Gray-Dort Motors
    1884 Death - William Gray (3)    		1884 Death - William Gray (3)
    Daily British Whig (Kingston)
    1884 Funeral - William Gray    		1884 Funeral - William Gray
    The Chatham Tri Weekly Planet, 5 Sept 1884; Archives of Ontario (N87 Reel 60p)

  • Sources 
    1. [S146] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S128] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    3. [S129] 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Ancrum; ED: 1; Page: 29; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_200; Year: 1851.

    4. [S148] 1841 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Makerstoun; ED: 1; Page: 6; Line: 665; Year: 1841.