James GRAY [581]
(Bef 1752-)
Elizabeth LITSTER [583]
(1752-)
James LAING [577]
(1765-Bef 1865)
Agnes GALLOWAY [578]
(Bef 1762-Bef 1862)
George GRAY [297]
(1785-Bef 1860)
Jean LAING [298]
(1791-1873)
John GRAY [472]
(1832-1891)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Elspeth MITCHELL [476]

2. Jane RAMSAY [2416]

John GRAY [472]

  • Born: 5 Aug 1832, Ceres, FIF, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): Elspeth MITCHELL [476] on 28 Jan 1859 in Kinghorn, Fife 1
  • Marriage (2): Jane RAMSAY [2416] on 24 Dec 1877 in Perth, PER, Scotland 2
  • Died: 19 Dec 1891, Saint Andrews, FIF, Scotland aged 59 3

  General Notes:


[Note by Mary Young: ythis family not found in Scotland at 1871 census]

  Noted events:

1859: he resided at New Gilston, Largo, FIF, Scotland. 1

John worked as a miner, road worker.

1881 census: head at Dam Head, Cameron, FIF, Scotland. 4


John married Elspeth MITCHELL [476] [MRIN: 99], daughter of Thomas MITCHELL [299] and Mary PRINGLE [301], on 28 Jan 1859 in Kinghorn, Fife.1 (Elspeth MITCHELL [476] was born on 14 Apr 1837 in Ceres, FIF, Scotland and died on 1 Feb 1874 at Pitscottie Mill, Ceres, FIF, Scotland 5.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1861: they resided at Cot House, Radernie, Cameron, FIF, Scotland.


John next married Jane RAMSAY [2416] [MRIN: 730], daughter of William RAMSAY [5541] and Margaret DUFF [5542], on 24 Dec 1877 in Perth, PER, Scotland.2 (Jane RAMSAY [2416] was born in 1842 in Ceres, FIF, Scotland 6 and died after 1901 3.)


Sources


1 Cameron Marriages 1859 412/03.
28 January 1859 Cameron. Rites United Presbyterian Church.
JOHN GRAY 26 bachelor miner, New Gilston, Largo
parents George Gray general labourer, decd. Jean Gray ms Laing.
ELSPETH MITCHELL 21 household servant, Grange, St Andrews
parents Thomas Mitchell labourer. Mary Mitchell ms Pringle
witnesses Alexander Laing, Mary Aitken.

2 Perth Marriages 1877 ???/281.
24th December 1877 at Perth
JOHN GRAY 46 widower, labourer, Blebo Works, Parish of Kemback
parents George Gray labourer deceased; Jane Gray ms Laing, labourer deceased
JANE RAMSAY 36 spinster, milliner, Blebo Works, Parish of Kemback
parents William Ramsay, mason, deceased; Margaret Ramsay ms Duff deceased.

3 St Andrews Deaths 1891 453,/138.
JOHN GRAY 60 male, road surfaceman, married (1) Elspeth Mitchell (2) Jane Ramsay
died 19 December 1891 at Rathelpie, St Andrews
parents George Gray labourer decd. Jane Gray ms Laing decd
chronic bronchitis 10 years morbus cordis 5 years; Informant George Gray, nephew [not identified]

4 UK 1881 0412, 02, 10/4.
Den Head, Cameron, Fife, Scotland
John GRAY head, married, labourer, 48, born Ceres, Fife
Jane GRAY labourer's wife 39 Ceres, Fife
Ann GRAY daur. scholar 9 Ceres, Fife
George GRAY son 1 Cameron, Fife

5 Ceres Deaths 1874 415/6 (Elspeth Mitchell).
ELSPETH MITCHELL [age?] married to John Gray coalminer
died 1 February 1874 Pitscottie Mill, Ceres [Fife]
parents Thomas Mitchell labourer, Mary Mitchell ms Pringle
childbed 8 days. informant John Gray husband.

6 1881 Census.

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