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James Gay 1784 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1784

Birth Location: Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Mar 1867

Death Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Father: Andrew Rumgay

Mother: Margaret Syme

Spouse(s): Jannet Hutt

Children(s): Philip Rumgay

James Gay was born in 1784 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland, the child of Andrew Rumgay and Margaret Syme. James Gay married Jannet Hutt, and had children including Philip (Jnr) Gay or Rumgay. James Gay passed away in 1867 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Gay was born in 1784 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland, the child of Andrew Rumgay and Margaret Syme.
  • James Gay married Jannet Hutt, and had children including Philip (Jnr) Gay or Rumgay.
  • James Gay passed away in 1867 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Rumgay
1736 – 1820
Birth Location: Carnbee, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Syme
1738 – 1810
Birth Location: Carnbee, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Jannet Hutt
1793 – 1855
Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Philip Rumgay
1831 – 1863
Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fifeshire, Scotland
PR

James Gay's Ancestors

Self
James Gay
1784 – 1867
Birth Place: Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Rumgay
1736 – 1820
Carnbee, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Syme
1738 – 1810
Carnbee, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Rumgay
1693 – 1776
Carnbee, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabell Robertson
1698 –
Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
Thomas Syme
1692 – 1756
Carnbee, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Herd
1710 –
Ceres, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gay's Descendants

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James Gay (30 Oct 1784 – 13 Mar 1867) m. Jannet Hutt (30 Aug 1793 – 21 Oct 1855)
  1. 1. Philip ((Jnr) Gay or) Rumgay (15 May 1831 – 2 Oct 1863) m. Agnes Mcalpin (1838 – 6 November 1897)
    1. 1. Christina (S) Gay (18 Aug 1861 – 4 January 1925) m. Robert Hughes (13 Jun 1851 – 26 Nov 1936)
      1. 1. William (McAlpine) Hughes (22 Jul 1883 – 22 may 1946) m. Elizabeth (May) Weatherall (30 July 1884 – 15 July 1968)
        1. 1. Augustus (Robert Donald) Weatherall (1901 – 11 Aug 1969)
        2. 2. Rawson (William) Weatherall (25 Feb 1905 – 16 Jan 1967) m. Marion (Carmel) Train (26 Nov 1908 – 1933)
        3. 3. Hordern (Warwick) Weatherall (2 Feb 1912 – 7 Sep 1984)
        4. 4. Edwin ((Ted) Kensdall) Weatherall-Hughes (5 Jul 1914 – 3 Oct 2009)
        5. 5. Muriel (Heather) Weatherall (27 Feb 1917 – 14 Jun 1975)
        6. 6. Alwyn (Fairfax) Weatherall (2 Jul 1919 – 14 Feb 2002)
        7. 7. Phillip (McAlpine) Hughes (13 Sep 1925 – 31 Aug 2008)
        8. 8. Ella (McAlpine) Hughes (5 Jan 1928 – 25 Sept 2018)
      2. 2. Robert Hughes (abt 1887 – 1944)
      3. 3. Robert (Gay) Hughes (abt 1887 – 1944)
      4. 4. Agnes (McAlpine Gay “Nan”) Hughes (1894 – 12 August 1968)
      5. 5. Agnes Hughes (abt 1894 – 12 Aug 1968)
      6. 6. Christina Hughes (abt 1897 – 13 January 1979)
      7. 7. Philip (James) Hughes (11 January 1901 – 22 December 1997)
      8. 8. Bella Hughes (April 1902 – 15 September 1902)
      9. 9. Isabella Hughes (1904 – 27 Jul 1987)

James Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1784
30 Oct 1784
Birth of James Gay in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
1867
13 Mar 1867
Age 83
Death of James Gay in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1784
    Event Place: Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1867
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
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