Mary Gray

Female4 October 1849–12 June 1944

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Gray was born on 4 October 1849, her father, Alexander Gray, was 25 and her mother, Catharine Mc Intosh, was 25. She married James Findlay on 15 March 1873, in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 12 June 1944, in Crook of Alves, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

James Findlay
1830–1911
Mary Gray
1849–1944
Marriage: 15 March 1873
William Findlay
1873–
Barclay Findlay
1876–
Mary Findlay
1877–1955
Lewis Findlay
1879–
Alice Flora Findlay
1881–
Allan Findlay
1885–
Lillie Findlay
1888–

Sources (4)

  • Mary Gray, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Mary Gray, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Mary Gray in entry for William Findlay, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 March 1873Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway

    Age 5

    Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

    1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857

    Age 8

    The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.

    1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.

    Age 25

    The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.

    English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.

    French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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