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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Robert Gray: Birth: 1832 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 10 OCT 1872 in Ontario

  2. Margaret Gray: Birth: 22 APR 1834 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 14 AUG 1912 in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

  3. John Gray: Birth: 1836 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 1868 in Mosa Township, Middlesex County, Ontario

  4. Janet Gray: Birth: 1838 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 1896 in Ontario

  5. George Gray: Birth: 1840 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  6. Andrew Gray: Birth: JAN 1843 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 27 OCT 1926

  7. Jane Gray: Birth: 1845 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 1863

  8. William Gray: Birth: 9 AUG 1847 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 1911 in Canada

  9. Elizabeth Gray: Birth: 1850 in Cambusnethan, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: 22 DEC 1936


Notes
a. Note:   When he grew up he worked in the coal mines at Chapel for some time. When about 24 years of age he married Jean(Jane) Russell, daughter of John Russell and Margaret McAlpine. They established their home at Chapel, not far from Carluke. This home was a four room cottage built on Bogside Farm and had flowers and shrubs growing around. They lived happily there for over twenty years.
  In 1852 Robert Gray Jr. came to Canada to stay with his Uncle, John Russell, at Ancaster Township near Hamilton. In 1854, Robert Gray Senior and his family with the exception of Margaret who married William White, sailed on the ship "Grampian" to Canada. After 7 long weeks it docked at Quebec, where there was a further delay for quarantine. During all this time they had to provide and cook their own food. Finally they travelled to Ancaster by way of the Grand Trunk Railway which had been built in 1851. They stayed in Ancaster a short time until they made arrangements for a farm in Brooke Township and moved there the same year. They built a log shanty and began to clear the land for grain. There were no roads and in order to be near their only means of transportation their first home was built on a hill overlooking the Sydenham River, then called Bear Creek. A larger house was built in 1880. In 1884 Mrs. White came to Canada and Robert Gray, now surrounded by all his family was very happy. He helped build Cameron Church and was one of the first elders.

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