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Sophia Margaret <I>Jameson</I> Gray

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Sophia Margaret Jameson Gray

Birth
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Death
28 May 1894 (aged 85–86)
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Burial
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland Add to Map
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Sophia Margaret Jameson was born in 1808 in Cupar, in the county of Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, according to multiple Scottish census records. She was the daughter of Andrew Jameson and Euphemia Chalmers.

Marriage and Children
Sophia married George Gray on 15 Jun 1827 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, with the bans also posted on 18 Jun 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Born about 1798 in Perth, Perthshire, George Gray was a Scottish lawyer and businessman.

Sophia and George 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
Sophia, aged 86, died 28 May 1894 at Bowerswell House and was buried 31 May 1894 in Kinnoull Churchyard. At her side was buried her husband George, who died 17 years earlier on 5 Jan 1877, aged 78, also at Bowerswell House.

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
Sophia Margaret Jameson was born in 1808 in Cupar, in the county of Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, according to multiple Scottish census records. She was the daughter of Andrew Jameson and Euphemia Chalmers.

Marriage and Children
Sophia married George Gray on 15 Jun 1827 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, with the bans also posted on 18 Jun 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Born about 1798 in Perth, Perthshire, George Gray was a Scottish lawyer and businessman.

Sophia and George 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
Sophia, aged 86, died 28 May 1894 at Bowerswell House and was buried 31 May 1894 in Kinnoull Churchyard. At her side was buried her husband George, who died 17 years earlier on 5 Jan 1877, aged 78, also at Bowerswell House.

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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