McGowan GRAY

Birth:
Chr:
31 Jul 1830
Laxfirth, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
10 Feb 1915
Lerwick, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Marriage:
14 Dec 1854
Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
   MARRIAGE: "    "    "    "      "
   CENSUS 1881 age 49 Widow at Garthspool, Lerwick with brother, Laurence & two daughters, Helen & Jane
   DEATH:    "    "    "    "      "

NOTE
   BIRTH McGowan and Laurence were Twins
   DEATH place 1 Market St. Lerwick
   McGowan went with his father to Gunnister, Bressay in 1837.  Married in Bressay
   the family flit to Garthspool, Lerwick  in 1866.  She died of Child-birth
   there in 1870.  He then went to stay with his daughter Nellie at 1 Market
   Street, Lerwick.  Some of the family were born in Bressay but after their
   first son Robert died they moved to Lerwick.  There a son was born who was
   also called Robert who only lived just over a month.  Their last born child
   was McGowan who only lived three years.
Annie HUGHSON
Birth:
14 Dec 1831
Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Chr:
12 Feb 1832
Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
23 Jul 1910
Garthspool, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
   MARRIAGE: "    "    "    "      "
   DEATH:    "    "    "    "      "

NOTE
   DEATH: Annie or Ann died of Childbirth
Children
Marriage
1
Elizabeth GRAY
Birth:
7 Oct 1855
Gunnister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
6 Apr 1907
Lerwick, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
John SCOTT, CAPT. 
Marr:
23 Nov 1876
Lerwick, Lerwick, Shetland, Sc 
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   CORR: with Mary (Cromarty) Johnson of Lerwick in 1974
   BIRTH: date from Frank Scott
   MARRIAGE: same as above
   DEATH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990

NOTE
   PARENTS: Mc.Gowan Gray
            Elizabeth was known as Betty and was a distant relative and was
            from Bressay.
2
Helen (Nellie) GRAY
Birth:
5 Feb 1858
Gunnister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
17 Oct 1911
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
James MOFFAT 
Marr:
15 Dec 1881
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland 
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
   CENSUS 1881 age 23 at Garthspool, Lerwick with father (widow) & and sister Jane
   MARRIAGE: "    "    "    "      "
   DEATH:    "    "    "    "      "

NOTE
   DEATH: Helen died at 1 Market St.
3
Robert GRAY
Birth:
7 Aug 1859
Gunnister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
17 Feb 1866
Gunnister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
   DEATH:    "    "    "    "      "
4
Laurence GRAY
Birth:
30 Apr 1862
Gunnister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
5
Jane GRAY
Birth:
15 Feb 1865
Gunnister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
22 Apr 1922
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Thomas MOFFAT 
Marr:
10 Nov 1885
North Leith, Leith, Edinburgh, 
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
   CENSUS 1881 age 16 at Garthspool, Lerwick with father (widow) & and sister Helen
   MARRIAGE: same

NOTE
   MARRIAGE: to Thomas Moffat 10 Nov 1885 N. Leith
Note regardging  Edinburgh
        Present day edinburgh is a city of 470,000 (2002) 
        Newhaven was a fishing village which was considered as part of North Leith.
        Leith, which is a shipping port, was a separate town of 80,000 until circa 1928
        when it became  incorporated as part of Edinburgh and North Leith was and is a part of Leith.
    There are 3 counties, East Lothian, Mid Lothian, West Lothian, and Edinburgh was wholly
         contained within Mid Lothian and at one time the correct address for someone living in
         Edinburgh was xx Street, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian Scotland, however that form of address 
         is no longer in use,  and now the address is xx Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
6
Robert GRAY
Birth:
21 Feb 1867
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
28 Mar 1867
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
7
McGowan GRAY
Birth:
23 Jul 1868
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Death:
3 Aug 1871
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   SOURCE
   BIRTH: Frank Scott of Lerwick 1990
   DEATH: same
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McGowan Gray - Annie Hughson

McGowan Gray was christened at Laxfirth, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland 31 Jul 1830. His parents were Robert Gray and Helen (Nellie) Murray.

He married Annie Hughson 14 Dec 1854 at Bressay, Shetland, Scotland . Annie Hughson was born at Bressay, Shetland, Scotland 14 Dec 1831 daughter of Laurence Hughson and Elizabeth Bolt .

They were the parents of 7 children:
Elizabeth Gray born 7 Oct 1855.
Helen (Nellie) Gray born 5 Feb 1858.
Robert Gray born 7 Aug 1859.
Laurence Gray born 30 Apr 1862.
Jane Gray born 15 Feb 1865.
Robert Gray born 21 Feb 1867.
McGowan Gray born 23 Jul 1868.

McGowan Gray died 10 Feb 1915 at Lerwick, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland .

Annie Hughson died 23 Jul 1910 at Garthspool, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland .