Born about in Durham, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of Matthew Grey
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John McDonald Smith
— married
1846 in Durham, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret Smith, John McDonald Grey Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Esther McDonald Smith and Louisa Maxamellia McDonald Smith
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Sep 2020
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Biography
Mary Ann Grey (or Gray) was born about 1817 at Durham, England.
She was the daughter of Matthew Grey and Unknown and sister of Henry.
Mary had a number of children before she was married. Although it isn't possible to be certain of their father, their names suggest that they were the children of the John Smith whom she later married.
In 1846 Mary married John McDonald Smith. They went on to have 2 more daughters, Esther and Louisa after they were married. Sadly, Louisa died in 1851.
Mary was the mother of:
- -Margaret Smith (born Grey)
- -John McDonald Smith (born Grey)
- -Elizabeth Smith (born Grey)
- -Esther McDonald Smith
- -Louisa Maxamellia McDonald Smith
Sources
See also
- "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBH-Z33 : 24 May 2019), Mary Gray in household of George Martin, Durham St Oswald, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJT-ZWD : 9 November 2019), Mary Ann Smith in household of John Smith, St Giles, Durham, England; citing St Giles, Durham, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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