Gray, Henry

1898 - 1948  (49 years)

• Name	Gray, Henry
  Born	26 Dec 1898	Skirts of Foudland Insch
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Dec 1948	Woodend Hosp Aberdeen
  Buried	27 Dec 1948	Lair 301 Fyvie burial ground
  Person ID	I482	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	Gray, George,   b. 30 Jan 1860, Little Wardend Parish of Banff ,   d. 21 Aug 1935, Strabathie Blackdog Br.of Don Abn.  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Florence, Mary,   b. 11 Nov 1864, Ryehill Oyne ,   d. 21 Nov 1945, Insch Aberdeenshire  (Age 81 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1885	Oyne
  Notes	Proclaimed Parish Church of Keithhall December 1885
  Photos		Harthill Farm L to R John Gray, Henry Gray, Robert Lawson Gray, Alexander McIntosh Gray, Mary Ellen Gray and Lucy Gray. The three men lying at the front were farm workers
  Documents		Census Insch 1891 George and Mary Gray
  		Census Insch 1901 George and Mary Gray
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander, Isabella Brown,   b. 19 Nov 1899, Meikle Wartle Aberdeenshire ,   d. 18 Feb 1994, Keith Aberdeenshire  (Age 94 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1922	Registrar Castle St Aberdeen
  Children	1. Alexander, Olive,   b. 16 Jan 1921, Meikle Wartle ,   d. 26 Jul 2008, Abbeyvale Elgin  (Age 87 years)   2. Gray, Charles Jaffrey,   b. 17 Aug 1922, Baldyquash, Meikle Wartle ,   d. 4 Oct 2016, Petmathen, Farnham Common  (Age 94 years)  [Birth]   3. Gray, Isabella Alexander,   b. 20 Jun 1925, West Fingask ,   d. 15 Aug 2016, John Radcliff Hospital, Oxford  (Age 91 years)   4. Living
  Photos		Henry & Isabella Gray Photo of my parents at Alex Faskens wedding in Huntly 1922 They used it as their own Wedding photo later same year saved on the expense I just made it on the right side of the blanket as they say
  		Henry & Isabella Gray and Family Back Row L-R Isabella, Jeff, Olive Front Row Isabella, Alexander (Sandy), Henry
  Histories		Isabella Brown Alexander 1899—1994
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Rin 482 HENRY_GRAY___HORSES
  		Stranger Than Fiction The five Scottish soldiers are Gordon Highlanders. Tom Florence, Henry Gray, John Cran (m Claire Barklay), James Gall and one other. The man on the right is not named and his fate is unknown. All the others survived the war. Henry was injured by shrapnel on his first visit to the front line trenches . Note the headgear. Two are wearing Glengarries with tartan borders and the other three are wearing Balmorals. This highland regiment wore the kilt through out the war but due to the muddy state of the Flanders trenches canvas aprons or skirts were supplied to protect them. The five men pictured are in the aprons which you can see has a front pocket where normally the sporran would be. There is an old joke What do Scotsmen wear under their kilts? This does not tell us but it does tell us what they wore over them.
  		Henry Gray & John Cran
  		Henry Gray
  		Henry & Isabella Gray Photo of my parents at Alex Faskens wedding in Huntly 1922 They used it as their own Wedding photo later same year saved on the expense I just made it on the right side of the blanket as they say
  		Henry & Isabella Gray Taken outside Baldyquash, Nr Insch
  		Harthill Farm L to R John Gray, Henry Gray, Robert Lawson Gray, Alexander McIntosh Gray, Mary Ellen Gray and Lucy Gray. The three men lying at the front were farm workers
  		Henry Gray

  
  

  Headstones

  Henry Gray/Isabella Alexander

  
  

  Histories		Stranger than Fiction Letter to Thomas Florence (I3542) Thanking for "Stranger Than Fiction" photo
  		Stranger Than Fiction How the Florence connection was found

  
  

• Notes

  Henry was born at Skirts of Foudland where his father farmed They later moved to Harthill of Oyne Each of the sons worked in turn on the family farm By all accounts the father was a harsh man and a slave driver As soon as they dared the sons left home to work else where and Henry followed the rule He served in the Gordon Highlanders in World War 1and was injured by shellfire on the way to the trenches on his first arrival He returned to farm work after the war At this time the horsemen took a great pride in the appearance of their animals spending considerable sums on harness decoration This carried over into their own appearance notably the narrow breeks,flat caps and "nicky tams" At ploughing matches or on the road with their carts they could be seen in full rig Winter evenings were spent in the stables fettling harness seated on the corn kists singing the ballads that became known as corn kisters When he married his wife lamented the folly of spending so much of his hard earned pay on such fripperies While working at West Fingask he was taken ill and rushed to hospital in Aberdeen In his head a blood vessel had ruptured exerting pressure on the brain and causing permanent damage leaving him paralysed down his left side Thus disabled he was unable to hold full time employment. However this misfortune brought out everything that was best in him With time he greatly over came his handicap increasing his mobility and teaching himself to cope He bought an old tricycle, learnt to ride it and thus mounted became a familiar sight in the district with his gardening tools strapped to the crossbar He died of a recurrence at the comparatively early age of 49, a day or two short of his birthday Cause of death was given as Intracranial Tumours and Hypostatic Pneumonia