Alexander Gray (abt. 1730)

Born about Sep 1730 in South Dun(n), Par. of Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth (Sutherland) Gray — married 21 Feb 1758 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

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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 SEP 1730

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

Reference

Reference: 11989

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 01 AUG 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 01 AUG 2013 .

Christening

Christening:

Date: 04 SEP 1730

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Note: no mother listed, certainly father John in same place as rest of children's baptisms. Entry reads: John Gray in South dun had a child baptized called Alexander Wit; Alexander Sutherland and David B[?] both there^[2][3]

Event

Event:

Type: WebHighlight

Date: 1758

Note: Alexander, son of John of Southdun, and Alexander of Southdun marrying Elizabeth SUTHERLAND are assumed to be one and the same person because of the Southdun connection, and names of Alexander and Elizabeth's children^[4]

Marriage

Husband: Alexander Gray

Wife: Elizabeth Sutherland

Child: Alexander Gray

Marriage:

Date: 21 FEB 1758

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Note: entry reads: "Alexander Gray in Southdun and Elizabeth Sutherland in Newtown contracted in order to marriage and after ordinary proclamations and no objections offered, they were married Feby 21st 1758"^[5]

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.)^[6][7]

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: S600 Title: Lorna's Family History Musings
• Source: S617 Title: OPR Watten, Caithness, Subject: Birth baptism marriage, Location: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2

1. ↑ Source: #S617 Page: Bap. 1730 Alexander GRAY, extracted Nov 2003
2. ↑ Source: #S414
3. ↑ Source: #S617 Page: Bap. 1730 Alexander GRAY, extracted Nov 2003
4. ↑ Source: #S600 Page: Jul 2013
5. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 21 Feb 1758 Alexander GRAY & Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Watten, Caithness, 042/00 0020 0255, copy d/loaded Jul 2013
6. ↑ Source: #S817
7. ↑ Source: #S617 Page: Mar. 1726 John GRAY and Margaret FOWLER, extracted Dec 2003

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Gray-6261 through the import of GRAYJohnFOWLER4WikiTreeNov2013.ged on Nov 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.