"…George Gray died on Friday, 5 January 1877 [at home in Bowerswell House] with his wife Sophia, [daughters] Effie and Mary at his bedside … the burial service at Kinnoull on 9 January ..." – Cooper, Suzanne Fagence. "Effie: The Passionate Lives of Effie Gray, John Ruskin and John Everett Millais." St. Martin's Press, 2011
Birth
George Gray, a Scottish lawyer and businessman, was born about 1798 in Perth in the county of Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, per Scotland census records.
Marriage and Children
George married Sophia Margaret Jameson on 15 Jun 1827 in Cupar, in the county of Fife, Scotland, with the bans also posted on 18 Jun 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Sophia was born in 1808 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, per Scotland census records, the daughter of Andrew Jameson and Euphemia Chalmers.
George and Sophia had 15 children at Bowerswell House, their home near the foot of Kinnoull Hill near the city of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. All 15 were baptized at Kinnoull Parish Church. Seven of their children died young.
1. Euphemia "Effie" Chalmers Gray (1828-1897), married John Ruskin (annulled), John Everett Millais
2. George Gray Jr. (1829-1924), never married
3. Andrew Gray (1831-1831), died young
4. Robert Gray (1832-bef. 1841), died young
5. Sophia Margaret Gray (1834-1841), died young of scarlet fever
6. Mary Gray (1836-1841), died young of scarlet fever
7. Jane Gray (1838-1841), died young of scarlet fever
8. Andrew Gray (1840-1844), died young
9. Robert Gray (1842-1849), died young
10. Sophia Margaret Gray (1843-1882), married James Key Caird
11. Alice Elizabeth Gray (1845-1929), married George Davey Stibbard Jr.
12. John Guthrie Gray (1846-1920), never married
13. Melville Jameson Gray (1847-1946), married Ada Katherine Julius
14. Albert Gray (1850-1928), married widow Sophia Gardner (Williams) Grosvenor
15. Everett Gray (1855-1891), married Harriet Grace Mary Don
Death
George, aged 78, died on 5 Jan 1877 at Bowerswell House in Kinnoull, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. He was buried on 9 Jan 1877 in Kinnoull Churchyard. At his side was buried his wife Sophia, who died 17 years later on 28 May 1894, aged 86, also at Bowerswell House.
Family photo caption
George and Sophia (Jameson) Gray Family, St. Andrews, Scotland, 1855. L-R: George Gray Jr., John Gray, Albert Gray (not yet in pants), Sophia (Jameson) Gray (wife of George Gray Sr.), Jeannie (nanny) with baby Everett Gray, George Gray Sr., Alice Gray, Sophy Gray, Melville Gray, Effie (Gray) Millais and her husband John Everett Millais
Birth
George Gray, a Scottish lawyer and businessman, was born about 1798 in Perth in the county of Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, per Scotland census records.
Marriage and Children
George married Sophia Margaret Jameson on 15 Jun 1827 in Cupar, in the county of Fife, Scotland, with the bans also posted on 18 Jun 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Sophia was born in 1808 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, per Scotland census records, the daughter of Andrew Jameson and Euphemia Chalmers.
George and Sophia had 15 children at Bowerswell House, their home near the foot of Kinnoull Hill near the city of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. All 15 were baptized at Kinnoull Parish Church. Seven of their children died young.
1. Euphemia "Effie" Chalmers Gray (1828-1897), married John Ruskin (annulled), John Everett Millais
2. George Gray Jr. (1829-1924), never married
3. Andrew Gray (1831-1831), died young
4. Robert Gray (1832-bef. 1841), died young
5. Sophia Margaret Gray (1834-1841), died young of scarlet fever
6. Mary Gray (1836-1841), died young of scarlet fever
7. Jane Gray (1838-1841), died young of scarlet fever
8. Andrew Gray (1840-1844), died young
9. Robert Gray (1842-1849), died young
10. Sophia Margaret Gray (1843-1882), married James Key Caird
11. Alice Elizabeth Gray (1845-1929), married George Davey Stibbard Jr.
12. John Guthrie Gray (1846-1920), never married
13. Melville Jameson Gray (1847-1946), married Ada Katherine Julius
14. Albert Gray (1850-1928), married widow Sophia Gardner (Williams) Grosvenor
15. Everett Gray (1855-1891), married Harriet Grace Mary Don
Death
George, aged 78, died on 5 Jan 1877 at Bowerswell House in Kinnoull, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. He was buried on 9 Jan 1877 in Kinnoull Churchyard. At his side was buried his wife Sophia, who died 17 years later on 28 May 1894, aged 86, also at Bowerswell House.
Family photo caption
George and Sophia (Jameson) Gray Family, St. Andrews, Scotland, 1855. L-R: George Gray Jr., John Gray, Albert Gray (not yet in pants), Sophia (Jameson) Gray (wife of George Gray Sr.), Jeannie (nanny) with baby Everett Gray, George Gray Sr., Alice Gray, Sophy Gray, Melville Gray, Effie (Gray) Millais and her husband John Everett Millais
"…George Gray died on Friday, 5 January 1877 [at home in Bowerswell House] with his wife Sophia, [daughters] Effie and Mary at his bedside … the burial service at Kinnoull on 9 January ..." – Cooper, Suzanne Fagence. "Effie: The Passionate Lives of Effie Gray, John Ruskin and John Everett Millais." St. Martin's Press, 2011
Birth
George Gray, a Scottish lawyer and businessman, was born about 1798 in Perth in the county of Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, per Scotland census records.
Marriage and Children
George married Sophia Margaret Jameson on 15 Jun 1827 in Cupar, in the county of Fife, Scotland, with the bans also posted on 18 Jun 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Sophia was born in 1808 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, per Scotland census records, the daughter of Andrew Jameson and Euphemia Chalmers.
George and Sophia had 15 children at Bowerswell House, their home near the foot of Kinnoull Hill near the city of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. All 15 were baptized at Kinnoull Parish Church. Seven of their children died young.
1. Euphemia "Effie" Chalmers Gray (1828-1897), married John Ruskin (annulled), John Everett Millais
2. George Gray Jr. (1829-1924), never married
3. Andrew Gray (1831-1831), died young
4. Robert Gray (1832-bef. 1841), died young
5. Sophia Margaret Gray (1834-1841), died young of scarlet fever
6. Mary Gray (1836-1841), died young of scarlet fever
7. Jane Gray (1838-1841), died young of scarlet fever
8. Andrew Gray (1840-1844), died young
9. Robert Gray (1842-1849), died young
10. Sophia Margaret Gray (1843-1882), married James Key Caird
11. Alice Elizabeth Gray (1845-1929), married George Davey Stibbard Jr.
12. John Guthrie Gray (1846-1920), never married
13. Melville Jameson Gray (1847-1946), married Ada Katherine Julius
14. Albert Gray (1850-1928), married widow Sophia Gardner (Williams) Grosvenor
15. Everett Gray (1855-1891), married Harriet Grace Mary Don
Death
George, aged 78, died on 5 Jan 1877 at Bowerswell House in Kinnoull, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. He was buried on 9 Jan 1877 in Kinnoull Churchyard. At his side was buried his wife Sophia, who died 17 years later on 28 May 1894, aged 86, also at Bowerswell House.
Family photo caption
George and Sophia (Jameson) Gray Family, St. Andrews, Scotland, 1855. L-R: George Gray Jr., John Gray, Albert Gray (not yet in pants), Sophia (Jameson) Gray (wife of George Gray Sr.), Jeannie (nanny) with baby Everett Gray, George Gray Sr., Alice Gray, Sophy Gray, Melville Gray, Effie (Gray) Millais and her husband John Everett Millais
Birth
George Gray, a Scottish lawyer and businessman, was born about 1798 in Perth in the county of Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, per Scotland census records.
Marriage and Children
George married Sophia Margaret Jameson on 15 Jun 1827 in Cupar, in the county of Fife, Scotland, with the bans also posted on 18 Jun 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Sophia was born in 1808 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, per Scotland census records, the daughter of Andrew Jameson and Euphemia Chalmers.
George and Sophia had 15 children at Bowerswell House, their home near the foot of Kinnoull Hill near the city of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. All 15 were baptized at Kinnoull Parish Church. Seven of their children died young.
1. Euphemia "Effie" Chalmers Gray (1828-1897), married John Ruskin (annulled), John Everett Millais
2. George Gray Jr. (1829-1924), never married
3. Andrew Gray (1831-1831), died young
4. Robert Gray (1832-bef. 1841), died young
5. Sophia Margaret Gray (1834-1841), died young of scarlet fever
6. Mary Gray (1836-1841), died young of scarlet fever
7. Jane Gray (1838-1841), died young of scarlet fever
8. Andrew Gray (1840-1844), died young
9. Robert Gray (1842-1849), died young
10. Sophia Margaret Gray (1843-1882), married James Key Caird
11. Alice Elizabeth Gray (1845-1929), married George Davey Stibbard Jr.
12. John Guthrie Gray (1846-1920), never married
13. Melville Jameson Gray (1847-1946), married Ada Katherine Julius
14. Albert Gray (1850-1928), married widow Sophia Gardner (Williams) Grosvenor
15. Everett Gray (1855-1891), married Harriet Grace Mary Don
Death
George, aged 78, died on 5 Jan 1877 at Bowerswell House in Kinnoull, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. He was buried on 9 Jan 1877 in Kinnoull Churchyard. At his side was buried his wife Sophia, who died 17 years later on 28 May 1894, aged 86, also at Bowerswell House.
Family photo caption
George and Sophia (Jameson) Gray Family, St. Andrews, Scotland, 1855. L-R: George Gray Jr., John Gray, Albert Gray (not yet in pants), Sophia (Jameson) Gray (wife of George Gray Sr.), Jeannie (nanny) with baby Everett Gray, George Gray Sr., Alice Gray, Sophy Gray, Melville Gray, Effie (Gray) Millais and her husband John Everett Millais
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