The Gray Family

[ErnieCG]

I m looking for anything on the Gray Family around the Lochgilphead area. My father's name was Robert Mitchell Gray, born 25th January,1925, I believe to be in the west coast around Lochgilhead. My grandmother's name ws Annie McGregor Gray (Brown) eventually moving to Dunfermline, Fife. This is ll the information I have. Can anyone help please. Thanks.

[MonicaL]

Hi Ernie

You might be fortunate and someone may recognise these names from their own family lines 

Given the dates of your father and mother's births, probably the best way forward for you would be to order either the birth certs and/or their marriage certs, which are both outside the period where you can view them on line on the official pay to view site, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Have a look at these help pages from the site:

Statutory births: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Content/Help/index.aspx?r=554&402
Statutory marriages: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Content/Help/index.aspx?r=554&403

With the information contained on these certificates, you would be able to trace them back to their families and ancestors.

It does get easier the further back you go as more information and resources are available on line for research 

Monica

[ev]

hi all 

Eddie , how sure are you about that date of birth for robert ?
scotlandspeople has robert mitchell gray death 1996 dumfermline fife born
c1922
only 1 robert gr*y born in argyll is in 1916(searching 1910-1935)

  you say your father was robert gray and your grandmother was annie
mcgregor gray(nee brown) i.e. son and mother - is that correct ?

ev

[MonicaL]

You're right Ev - I've jumbled up the generations!

Monica

[mkghnurse]

I am aware of a Duncan Grey (gray) Farmer born in Kilmartin Argyll 1803. His daughter Agnes was married to Alexander Leitch brother of William Leitch my greatx4 grandfather.
duncan Grey was married to Grace McTaggart and had Grace 1810, Agnes 1832-1868, Duncan 1814, Sarah 1834, Donald 1841, and Alexander 1843.
 The family were living at Cragnish during the 1841-1871 Census.
Hope this helps
laraine Cox

[ErnieCG]

Thank you very much for your message to my post. It is very hard to know the information you have provided is suitable for me. I need to go nd get my father's birth certificate to actually determine where he was born.

[ErnieCG]

I have found out that my father Robert Mitchell Gray was born on the 25th January, 1922 at 35 Alexander Street, Alexandria. His parents Robert Mitchell Gray and Annie Gray (nee Hynd) also had three daughters, Agnes, Barbara and Annie. My grandparents I know were married in Dunfermline in 1912 so in the ten years in between that and my father's birth they moved to Alexandria. They must have moved back to Dunfermline before 1944 as my parents were married in Wellington Shropshire and went up to my granmother's in Dunfermline and stayed there ever since. What I'd like to find out is when they arrived in Alexandria and left to go back to Dunfermline if I can. Also to find out if the daughters were also born in Alexandria. Could anyone have any information to help me. Thank you.