Margaret (Bruce) Gray (1813 - 1858)

Born 6 Aug 1813 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Gray — married 26 May 1839 (to 1858) in Sunderland, Durham, England

Descendants

Died 1858 at about age 44 in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret (Bruce) Gray was born on 6 Aug 1813 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, daughter of William Elliot Bruce (1789 - >1817) and Marion (Graham) Bruce (~1790 - ).^[1][2]

Her siblings were:

1. James Bruce (1815 - ~1885)
2. John Seales Bruce (1817 - 1878)

Margaret (25) married Richard Gray (22) (1816 - 1893) on 26 May 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, England.^[3] Their children were:

1. Dorothy Kerss Gray (1840 - )
2. William Bruce Gray (1842 - 1856)
3. Jane Rippon Gray (1849 - 1852)
4. Dobson Croudace Gray (1852 - 1892).

Margaret died in 1858 in Sunderland aged ~44.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.
   Birth & Christening:
   Name: Margaret Bruce
   Gender: Female
   Christening Date: 22 Aug 1813
   Christening Place: SOUTH LEITH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
   Birth Date: 06 Aug 1813
   Father's Name: William Bruce
   Mother's Name: Marion Graham
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C19503-8
   System Origin: Scotland-VR
   GS Film number: 1067779
   Reference ID: 2:18RX4BK
   Citing this Record
   "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTTW-817 : 10 February 2018), Marion Graham in entry for Margaret Bruce, 06 Aug 1813; citing , reference 2:18RX4BK, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,779.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NT9Y-YYY : 30 December 2014), Margaret Bruce, 16 Jan 1816; citing Durham, Durham, England, reference p 3; FHL microfilm 1,482,366.
3. ↑

   England Marriages, 1538–1973.
   Name	Richard Gray
   Sex	Male
   Spouse's Name	Margt. Bruce
   Spouse's Sex	Female
   Marriage Date	26 May 1839
   Marriage Place	Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
   Marriage Place	Sunderland, Durham, England
   Event Type	Marriage

   "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL89-QM3 : 13 March 2020), Margt. Bruce in entry for Richard Gray, 1839.
4. ↑ England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
   Name: Margaret Gray
   Event Type: Death
   Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
   Registration Year: 1858
   Registration District: Sunderland
   County: Durham
   Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
   Volume: 10A
   Page: 223
   Line Number: 20
   Citing this Record
   "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NV7-531 : accessed 20 February 2016), Margaret Gray, 1858; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Sunderland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.