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Bessie Gray 1852–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1852

Birth Location: Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Apr 1923

Death Location: Sandwick, Burra, Shetland, Scotland

Father: James Gray

Mother: Elizabeth Williamson

Spouse(s): Peter Thomson

Children(s): James Captain, Margaret Thomson, Betsay Thomson, Mary Thomson, Elizabeth Thomson, Catherine Thomson, John Thomson, Peter Thomson, Lilias Thomson

Bessie Gray was born in 1852 in Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland, the child of James Gray And Elizabeth Isobel Williamson. Bessie Gray married Peter Thomson, and had children including Betsay Thomson, Catherine Thomson, Elizabeth Thomson, James Thomson Captain, John Thomson, Lilias Thomson, Margaret Gray Thomson, Mary Thomson, Peter Sinclair Thomson. Bessie Gray passed away in 1923 in Sandwick, Burra, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Bessie Gray was born in 1852 in Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland, the child of James Gray And Elizabeth Isobel Williamson.
  • Bessie Gray married Peter Thomson, and had children including Betsay Thomson, Catherine Thomson, Elizabeth Thomson, James Thomson Captain, John Thomson, Lilias Thomson, Margaret Gray Thomson, Mary Thomson, Peter Sinclair Thomson.
  • Bessie Gray passed away in 1923 in Sandwick, Burra, Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gray
1810–1889
Birth Location: Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
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Elizabeth Williamson
1822–1872
Birth Location: Hildasay, Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Peter Thomson
1844–1932
Birth Location: Newhouse, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
PT

Children(s)

James Captain
1876–1925
Birth Location: Newhouse, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
JC
Margaret Thomson
1878–1961
Birth Location: News, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
MT
Betsay Thomson
1880–1958
Birth Location: Newhouse, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
BT
Mary Thomson
1883–1883
Birth Location: Newhouse, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
MT
Elizabeth Thomson
1885–1971
Birth Location: Newhouse, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
ET
Catherine Thomson
1887–1901
Birth Location: News, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
CT
John Thomson
1891–1968
Birth Location: Newhouse, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
JT
Peter Thomson
1897–1984
Birth Location: newhouses, foula, Shetland, Scotland
PT
Lilias Thomson
1899–1976
Birth Location: Newhouses, Foula, Shetland
LT

Bessie Gray's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Gray
1852–1923
Birth Place: Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
James Gray
1810–1889
Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isobel) Williamson
1822–1872
Hildasay, Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
John Gray
1775–1854
Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Lilias Henry
1786–1827
Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Gray
1746–1822
Barbara Johnsdaughter
1745–1800
Magnus Henry
1740–
Janet Williamsdaughter
1750–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gray
1715–1772
Catherine Andrewsdaughter
1717–
William Georgeson
1710–
Jean Jack
1717–1784

Bessie Gray's Descendants

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Bessie Gray (1 Jul 1852–11 Apr 1923) m. Peter Thomson (1844–20 Jan 1932)
  1. 1. James (Thomson) Captain 1876–1925
  2. 2. Margaret (Gray) Thomson 1878–1961
  3. 3. Betsay Thomson 1880–1958 m. David Pottinger 1879–1950
    1. 1. John Pottinger 1902–1995 m. Lizzie Inkster 1902–1956 m. Ellen (Kyle) Gordon 1922–2009
      1. 1. John (Charles) Pottinger 1927–1968
    2. 2. Jacobina Pottinger 1918–1995 m. William Goodlad 1912–2005
    3. 3. Catherine Pottinger 1903–1974 m. William Inkster 1895–1961
      1. 1. Aileen (Margaret Betsy Roche) Inkster 1935–2024
    4. 4. Bessie Pottinger 1905–1907
    5. 5. Charles Pottinger 1907–1921
    6. 6. David (Scott Gray) Pottinger 1909–1954 m. Jemima (Helen Mitchell) Inkster 1908–1996
    7. 7. Bessie (Hellen) Pottinger 1913–1967
    8. 8. James (Peter) Pottinger 1916–1924
    9. 9. Joseph (Sinclair) Pottinger 1919–1929
    10. 10. Charlotte Pottinger 1923–2010 m. Laurence (Sinclair) Stewart 1923–1999
  4. 4. Mary Thomson 1883–1883
  5. 5. Elizabeth Thomson 1885–1971 m. Laurence (Arthur) Inkster 1878–1959
    1. 1. Margaret Inkster 1921–2002 m. John Christie 1921–1979
    2. 2. Walter (Williamson) Inkster 1911–1993 m. Barbara Inkster 1914–1993
    3. 3. Bessie (Gray) Inkster 1913–2003
    4. 4. John (James) Inkster 1924–1944
    5. 5. Helen (Barbara Williamson) Inkster 1915–2003 m. John (James) Faldo 1915–1987
    6. 6. Peter Inkster 1918–2002 m. Beryl (Audrey Moir) Mundie 1931–1963
    7. 7. Laurence (Arthur) Inkster 1918–1983
  6. 6. Catherine Thomson 1887–1901
  7. 7. John Thomson 1891–1968 m. Lilias (Betsy) Inkster 1895–1969
    1. 1. Agnes (Goodlad) Thomson 1921–2019 m. Joseph Lindsay 1919–1965
      1. 1. Lilias (Jean) Lindsay 1950–2017
    2. 2. Bessie (Gray) Thomson 1924–2016
    3. 3. Laurna (Inkster) Thomson 1926–2015 m. Alistair MacDonald 1924–2000
    4. 4. Jemima Thomson 1926–2010 m. Robert Strachan 1925–1997
    5. 5. Mary (Margaret) Thomson 1932–2024 m. George (Henry Johnson) Eunson 1919–2009
  8. 8. Peter (Sinclair) Thomson 1897–1984 m. Agnes Inkster 1899–1973
  9. 9. Lilias Thomson 1899–1976

Bessie Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1 Jul 1852
Birth of Bessie Gray in Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland
1923
11 Apr 1923
Age 71
Death of Bessie Gray in Sandwick, Burra, Shetland, Scotland
Sandwick, Burra, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Springs, Foula, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Sandwick, Burra, Shetland, Scotland
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