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Elspeth Bessie Gray 1646–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1646

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1721

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: Andro Gray

Mother: Elisabeth Turpie

Spouse(s): Esquire Kairns

Children(s): Robert Cairns, David Cairns

The story of Elspeth Bessie Gray began in 1646 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Elspeth Bessie Gray married Esquire David Kearney Cairnes Kairns, and had children including David Cairns, Robert Kearney Cairns. Elspeth Bessie Gray passed away in 1721 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Elspeth Bessie Gray began in 1646 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
  • Elspeth Bessie Gray married Esquire David Kearney Cairnes Kairns, and had children including David Cairns, Robert Kearney Cairns.
  • Elspeth Bessie Gray passed away in 1721 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Elspeth Gray's Ancestors

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Elspeth Gray
1646–1721
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Andro Gray
1614–
Fife, Scotland
Elisabeth ((Bessie)) Turpie
1616–1692
Kinghorn, Fife, , Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Gray
1585–1641
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thomas Turpie
1585–
, Fife, , Scotland
Margaret Neilsone
1587–1631
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elspeth Gray's Descendants

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Elspeth (Bessie) Gray (27 Dec 1646–1721) m. Esquire (David Kearney Cairnes) Kairns (28 Jul 1639–10 May 1722)
  1. 1. Robert (Kearney) Cairns 1679–1730 m. Mary (Janet) Nuckell 1680–1741
    1. 1. David Cairns 1708–1762 m. Margaret (Dick) Cairns 1714–1794
      1. 1. John Cairns 1740– m. Catharine Christie 1747–1798
        1. 1. Hay Cairns 1798– m. David (Burt (Burtt)) 🧬 1796–1853
        2. 2. John (Carnes) Cairns 1753–1826
    2. 2. Margaret Cairns 1706–1706
  2. 2. David Cairns 1665–

Elspeth Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1646
27 Dec 1646
Birth of Elspeth Bessie Gray in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1721
1721
Age 75
Death of Elspeth Bessie Gray in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1646
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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