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Joseph Gray 1869 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 NOV 1869

Birth Location: High Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 4 MAR 1934

Death Location: Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Father: Gifford Gray

Mother: Catherine Sutherland

Spouse(s): Joan Anderson, Agnes Harrison

Children(s): Gifford Gray, Ann Gray, Joey Gray, Jessie Gray, Joseph Gray, John Gray, Barbara Gray, Agnes Gray, Jessie Gray, Thomas Gray, Eric Gray, Margaret Gray, George Gray

Joseph Gray was born in 1869 in High Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of Gifford Gray and Catherine Smith Sutherland. Joseph Gray married Joan Margaret Anderson, Agnes Robina Harrison, and had children including Gifford William G Gray, Ann Marjory Gray, Joey Gray, Jessie Rendall Gray, Joseph Gray, John Peter Gray, Barbara Catherine Gray, Agnes Rose Gray, Jessie Inkster Gray, Thomas Gray, Eric Gray, Margaret Helen Gray, George Thomson Gray. Joseph Gray passed away in 1934 in Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Joseph Gray was born in 1869 in High Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of Gifford Gray and Catherine Smith Sutherland.
  • Joseph Gray married Joan Margaret Anderson, Agnes Robina Harrison, and had children including Gifford William G Gray, Ann Marjory Gray, Joey Gray, Jessie Rendall Gray, Joseph Gray, John Peter Gray, Barbara Catherine Gray, Agnes Rose Gray, Jessie Inkster Gray, Thomas Gray, Eric Gray, Margaret Helen Gray, George Thomson Gray.
  • Joseph Gray passed away in 1934 in Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gifford Gray
1835 – 1916
Birth Location: Coldback, Delting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Catherine Sutherland
1839 – 1926
Birth Location: Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Joan Anderson
1871 – 1904
Birth Location: Delting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Agnes Harrison
1879 – 1954
Birth Location: Houll, North Roe, Northmavine, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Children(s)

Gifford Gray
1896 – 1996
Birth Location: Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Ann Gray
1899 – 1976
Birth Location: Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Joey Gray
1902 – 2002
Birth Location: (Scotland)
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Jessie Gray
1904 – 2004
Birth Location: Ann Cottage, Burgess Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Joseph Gray
1906 – 2006
Birth Location: Ann Cottage, Burgess Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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John Gray
1907 – 2007
Birth Location: Ann Cottage, Burgess Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Barbara Gray
1907 – 2007
Birth Location: King Harald Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Agnes Gray
1912 – 2012
Birth Location: 43 Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Jessie Gray
1914 – 1999
Birth Location: 43 Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Thomas Gray
1915 – 1941
Birth Location: 43 Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Eric Gray
1917 – 1977
Birth Location: 43 Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Margaret Gray
1919 – 2010
Birth Location: 5 Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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George Gray
1923 – 1992
Birth Location: Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Joseph Gray's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gray
1869 – 1934
Birth Place: High Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Parents
Gifford Gray
1835 – 1916
Coldback, Delting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Catherine (Smith) Sutherland
1839 – 1926
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Sutherland
1806 – 1865
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Bruce Morrison
1806 – 1892
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Sutherland
1771 – 1856
Mary Nicolson
1776 – 1841
William Morrison
1760 – 1837
Catherine Leask
1765 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Gray's Descendants

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Joseph Gray (9 NOV 1869 – 4 MAR 1934) m. Joan (Margaret) Anderson (23 OCT 1871 – 2 NOV 1904) m. Agnes (Robina) Harrison (25 OCT 1879 – 27 FEB 1954)
  1. 1. Gifford (William G) Gray (1896 – BEF 1996) m. Mary (Jane) Blance (1897 – 22 OCT 1983)
    1. 1. James (William) Gray (2 MAR 1931 – 16 FEB 2013) m. Annabel (Mary Kay) MacMillan (18 FEB 1938 – )
      1. 1. Michael (William) Gray (1958 – )
      2. 2. Douglas Gray (1960 – )
  2. 2. Ann (Marjory) Gray (26 OCT 1899 – 29 APR 1976) m. Laurence Porteous (9 OCT 1900 – BEF 2000)
    1. 1. James (William) Porteous (31 JAN 1930 – BEF 2019) m. Sheena (Taylor) Anderson (AFT 1920 – BEF 2019)
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Porteous (30 SEP 1960 – ) m. Thomas (Scott) Davies (BEF 1960 – ) m. Campbell (James) Darroch (18 NOV 1961 – )
        1. 1. Calum (James) Darroch (15 FEB 1989 – )
      2. 2. Lorna (Anderson) Porteous (5 APR 1964 – ) m. Michael (Francis) Ryan (2 MAR 1964 – )
  3. 3. Joey Gray (1902 – BEF 2002)
  4. 4. Jessie (Rendall) Gray (21 OCT 1904 – BEF 2004)
  5. 5. Joseph Gray (16 MAR 1906 – BEF 2006) m. Ann (Jean) Smith (24 FEB 1908 – BEF 2008)
    1. 1. Joseph Gray (6 AUG 1942 – ) m. Agnes Williamson (ABT 1945 – )
      1. 1. Gillian Gray (10 NOV 1969 – ) m. Michael Robertson (ABT 1968 – )
        1. 1. Lauren Robertson (ABT 1998 – )
        2. 2. Amy Robertson (10 JUN 2000 – )
      2. 2. Allan Gray (AFT 1971 – ) m. Elizabeth Christensen (ABT 1970 – )
        1. 1. Liva (Maria) Gray (18 AUG 2005 – )
        2. 2. Ella (Sophia) Gray (31 OCT 2008 – )
  6. 6. John (Peter) Gray (2 JUL 1907 – BEF 2007) m. Cathy Oliver (ABT 1910 – BEF 2010)
    1. 1. Derek Gray (AFT 1930 – )
    2. 2. Ronald Gray (AFT 1930 – )
    3. 3. Doreen Gray (AFT 1930 – )
  7. 7. Barbara (Catherine) Gray (2 JUL 1907 – BEF 2007) m. Christopher (William) Brown (1904 – 18 SEP 1976)
    1. 1. Ruby Brown (27 DEC 1946 – )
    2. 2. William Brown (17 DEC 1947 – )
  8. 8. Agnes (Rose) Gray (16 AUG 1912 – BEF 2012) m. Frederic (Ernest) Hunter (1915 – BEF 2015)
    1. 1. John (Harrison) Hunter (3 APR 1946 – ) m. Lillian Copland (30 JUL 1945 – )
      1. 1. Lorraine (Agnes) Hunter (ABT 1969 – ) m. Keith (Rognvald) Moffat (ABT 1969 – ) m. Calum Irvine (ABT 1969 – )
      2. 2. Vivienne Hunter (5 AUG 1970 – ) m. Allan Tulloch (11 SEP 1962 – 30 JAN 2016)
        1. 1. Ethan (Allan John) Tulloch (5 SEP 2002 – )
        2. 2. Natasha (Joanne) Tulloch (30 AUG 2004 – )
      3. 3. Terry Hunter (AFT 1976 – ) m. Katrina Brown (18 FEB 1979 – )
        1. 1. Kayla (Louise) Hunter (15 SEP 2008 – )
        2. 2. Kiana (Amber) Hunter (31 OCT 2010 – )
      4. 4. Michelle Hunter (AFT 1978 – )
  9. 9. Jessie (Inkster) Gray (13 MAY 1914 – 17 DEC 1999) m. John (Henry) Laurenson (1 JUL 1911 – 13 JAN 1977)
    1. 1. Agnes Laurenson (27 JUN 1939 – ) m. Michael (Barrington) Avery (13 JUN 1940 – )
      1. 1. Gavin (John) Avery (15 MAY 1965 – ) m. Karen (Marie) Stimpson (8 JUL 1972 – )
      2. 2. Stuart (Philip) Avery (11 OCT 1967 – )
      3. 3. Alison (Jean) Avery (26 FEB 1970 – ) m. Julian Kilmartin (ABT 1968 – )
        1. 1. Morgan (Alexander) Kilmartin (12 OCT 1996 – )
        2. 2. Finlay (Connor) Kilmartin (28 JAN 1999 – )
    2. 2. Ian (Gray) Laurenson (10 SEP 1943 – ) m. Anne (Julie) Metcalfe (1947 – )
      1. 1. Julie (Ann) Laurenson (13 OCT 1971 – )
  10. 10. Thomas Gray (7 OCT 1915 – 2 OCT 1941)
  11. 11. Eric Gray (27 NOV 1917 – 15 NOV 1977) m. Lorna (Ann) Sinclair (26 JUL 1918 – 20 MAY 2000)
    1. 1. Ena Gray (JUN 1946 – JUN 1946)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Gray (ABT 1947 – ) m. Charles [________] (AFT 1944 – )
    3. 3. Jasmine Gray (9 APR 1949 – ) m. Martin (Keith) Moncrieff (16 FEB 1949 – )
      1. 1. Inga Moncrieff (AFT 1970 – )
      2. 2. Magnus Moncrieff (AFT 1972 – )
    4. 4. Eric Gray (15 JAN 1955 – ) m. Fiona (MacKinnon) Burd (22 SEP 1958 – )
      1. 1. Christopher (James) Gray (20 SEP 1988 – )
      2. 2. Steven (John) Gray (3 APR 1993 – )
  12. 12. Margaret (Helen) Gray (30 DEC 1919 – 15 JUL 2010) m. James (Ewer Gillespie) Crossan (13 JUN 1918 – 6 APR 1998)
    1. 1. Kenneth (Thomson) Crossan (10 APR 1943 – 13 APR 2014) m. Elizabeth (Ann Violet) Bruce (29 DEC 1939 – )
      1. 1. James (Bruce) Crossan (30 AUG 1970 – ) m. Louise (Margaret) Moar (9 DEC 1981 – )
        1. 1. Zara (Louise) Crossan (17 MAR 2013 – )
        2. 2. Lewis (James) Crossan (3 NOV 2014 – )
      2. 2. Marie (Elizabeth) Crossan (25 JAN 1974 – ) m. Richard (Peter) Moar (18 MAR 1976 – )
        1. 1. Kennedy (Alexander) Moar (15 JUN 2002 – )
        2. 2. Bethaney (Margaret) Moar (28 DEC 2004 – )
        3. 3. Jenna Moar (BEF 2010 – )
        4. 4. Finlay (James) Moar (13 JUL 2010 – )
      3. 3. Andrew Crossan (7 JUN 1975 – ) m. Julie (Anne) Nicolson (31 JUL 1976 – )
        1. 1. Zander (James) Crossan (9 SEP 2004 – )
        2. 2. Jake (Thomas) Crossan (1 JUN 2008 – )
        3. 3. Mattie (Robert) Crossan (7 JAN 2014 – )
    2. 2. Kathleen (Elizabeth) Crossan (22 DEC 1946 – ) m. Paul Hawkins (2 JUL 1946 – )
      1. 1. Ingrid (Pauline) Hawkins (2 MAY 1973 – )
      2. 2. Yvonne (Kathleen) Hawkins (10 MAY 1975 – )
      3. 3. Iain (Karl) Hawkins (14 DEC 1977 – ) m. Lynn Fraser (ABT 1980 – )
      4. 4. Tracey (Ann) Hawkins (24 OCT 1980 – ) m. David Cormack (ABT 1978 – ) m. Daniel Lafferty (ABT 1980 – )
        1. 1. Jake Cormack (BEF 2006 – )
        2. 2. Jessica Cormack (29 JUN 2006 – )
        3. 3. Sunniva (Rae) Lafferty (22 SEP 2011 – )
        4. 4. Brigitte (Lillias) Hawkins (22 JAN 2014 – )
  13. 13. George (Thomson) Gray (1923 – 12 JUL 1992) m. Jessie Tait (ABT 1923 – 28 FEB 2012)
    1. 1. Joseph Gray (24 FEB 1941 – ) m. Jeanette (Wilma) Niven (8 MAY 1943 – )
      1. 1. Louise (Jane) Gray (23 FEB 1967 – ) m. Alan (Graham) Hunter (8 OCT 1964 – )
        1. 1. Johnny (Graham) Hunter (19 JUL 2003 – )
        2. 2. Anya (Jo) Hunter (15 MAR 2006 – )
      2. 2. Steve (Niven) Gray (12 OCT 1968 – ) m. Sonia (Caroline) Gray (9 JAN 1973 – )
        1. 1. Lauren (Caroline) Gray (20 JAN 2005 – )
        2. 2. Sally (Jeanette) Gray (24 MAR 2007 – )
      3. 3. Neil Gray (4 JUN 1970 – )
    2. 2. Isabella (Jean Catherine Barbara) Gray (15 OCT 1942 – ) m. Leslie Robertson (BEF 1950 – )
    3. 3. Margaret (Joan Louise) Gray (22 JUN 1944 – ) m. James (Sinclair) Johnston (6 OCT 1943 – )
      1. 1. Anthony Johnston (ABT 1970 – ) m. Karen Breivik (ABT 1968 – ) m. Laureen Garriock (18 AUG 1977 – )
        1. 1. Reann Johnston (ABT 1988 – )
        2. 2. Elliot (Max) Johnston (18 APR 2009 – )
        3. 3. Lewie (Jay) Johnston (2 APR 2012 – )
      2. 2. Siobhan (Eileen) Johnston (29 JUN 1971 – ) m. Steven Blair (2 JUN 1969 – )
      3. 3. James Johnston (ABT 1972 – ) m. Kirstie (Ann) Leask (24 SEP 1984 – ) m. Ava Sim (10 SEP 1992 – )
        1. 1. Cameron (Hay) Johnston (3 MAY 2006 – )
        2. 2. Leo (James) Johnston (24 OCT 2013 – )
        3. 3. Darci (Marlene) Johnston (12 AUG 2015 – )
      4. 4. Paula Johnston (ABT 1974 – ) m. Stephen McKay (ABT 1974 – )
        1. 1. Christie (George) McKay (1 MAY 2006 – )
      5. 5. Valerie Johnston (ABT 1978 – ) m. Keith Coutts (ABT 1978 – )
        1. 1. Jessie (Ann) Coutts (7 AUG 2010 – )
    4. 4. Fiona Gray (ABT 1958 – ) m. Lyle Williamson (ABT 1962 – )
      1. 1. Claire Williamson (AFT 1985 – ) m. John (Laurence) Pottinger (17 JAN 1986 – )
        1. 1. Sonny (Joe) Pottinger (29 OCT 2012 – )

Joseph Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1869
9 NOV 1869
Birth of Joseph Gray in High Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
High Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
1934
4 MAR 1934
Age 65
Death of Joseph Gray in Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 NOV 1869
    Event Place: High Street, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1934
    Event Place: Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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