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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: janeli_1 on Sunday 04 September 11 23:24 BST (UK)
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With help from a few on rootschat I have managed to find baptismal records on Gray ancestors from Hawick born early 1800's. I am hoping for help to go further back.
My 3x great grandparents Gilbert Gray and Margaret Riddle were married 12 Oct 1802 Edgerston. This I know from family records. They moved back and forth across the border and had 8 children. They emigrated to Canada in the 1830's but may have had 3 of the 8 children die before they left Scotland. I have deaths in Ontario, Canada for parents plus 5 of the offspring.
I have learned that in the Parish Church records at Hawick there are the following burial records
8 Aug 1806, Agnes Bleakie, spouse of Peter Grey
22 Dec 1810, Janet Grey, dau of Gilbert Gray.
Gilbert and Margaret had a daughter Jannet born June 15 1809 and she did not arrive in Canada.
I believe Gilbert's parents are Peter Gray and Agnes Aitkin/Bleakie. This is my next step. I would like to prove that I have the right parents. This would also give me Gilbert's siblings, James, Janet and Walter.
I also have names on a photo taken probably 1850's or 60's of a Walter and Jeannie Gray and also Bert and Aggie Gray. I have no Walter in my tree so maybe another connection to Scotland.
Perhaps a long lost cousin will read this!!!
Thanks for any help.
Jan
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Jan,
Interessant!....from Toronto.
We don't have a direct connect BUT Gilbert,Margaret and D Caroline are buried in the same churchyard as my great grandparents...Andrew and Bessie Hunter...originally from Hawick as are some others in this burial ground.
Cheers,
Bryce Hunter