William Gray (abt. 1746)

Born about May 1746 in South Dun(n), Par. of Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Husband of Margaret (Young) Gray — married 9 Jul 1770 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT MAY 1746

Place: South Dun(n), Par. of Watten, Caithness, Scotland^[1]

Reference

Reference: 11987

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 03 AUG 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 03 AUG 2013 .

Christening

Christening:

Date: 01 JUN 1746

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Note: entry reads: Watten [2nd?] (looked like 2nd to me, but IGI has 1st) Jun 1746 John Gray in Southdun presented a child to be baptized begotten in lawful wedlock betwixt him and Margaret Fowler his spouse, called William wit: John Cowper and William McKonlah^[2][3]

Marriage

Husband: William Gray

Wife: Margaret Young

Child: John Gray

Child: Robert Gray

Child: Margaret Gray

Marriage:

Date: 09 JUL 1770

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Note: entry for 16th June reads: "William Gray in South dun and Margaret Young in Bylbster were contracted in order to marriage and after ordinary proclamations, and no objections offered, their marriage was solemnized July 9th"^[4]

Husband: John Gray

Wife: Margaret Fowler

Child: Donald Gray

Child: John Gray

Child: Alexander Gray

Child: @I11988@

Child: @I11983@

Child: Margaret Gray

Child: John Gray

Child: David Gray

Child: William Gray

Child: @I11986@

Marriage:

Date: 18 AUG 1726

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Note: Entry reads: Jul 1[?]th 1826 John Gray in Southdun and Margaret ffowler there matrimonially contracted by these find themselves to consummate marriage within 40 days. Accomplished Aug 8 (IGI and Brian has 18th, I read it as 8th.)^[5][6]

Sources

• Source: S414 Title: IGI: GRAY extract 1993
• Source: S55 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854)http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S617 Title: OPR Watten, Caithness, Subject: Birth baptism marriage, Location: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2

1. ↑ Source: #S617 Page: Bap 1746 William GRAY, extracted Nov 2003
2. ↑ Source: #S414
3. ↑ Source: #S617 Page: Bap 1746 William GRAY, extracted Nov 2003
4. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 9 Jul 1770 William (South dun) GRAY & Margaret (Bylbster) YOUNG, Watten, Caithness, 042 00 0020 0270, copy d/loaded Aug 2013
5. ↑ Source: #S817
6. ↑ Source: #S617 Page: Mar. 1726 John GRAY and Margaret FOWLER, extracted Dec 2003

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Gray-6260 through the import of GRAYJohnFOWLER4WikiTreeNov2013.ged on Nov 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.