Hugh Gray coal carter¹

Parents:

• Birth*: Hugh Gray coal carter was born in 1840 at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, .
• He was the son of John Gray and Catherine McCulloch.
• (Groom) Marriage*: Hugh Gray coal carter married Martha Conway general servant, daughter of John Conway farm labourer and Jane Waugh, on 7 June 1872 at 3 Marine Crescent, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; 1872 marriages in the district of Govan Church in the county of Lanark, ref 136; 1872 on the seventh day of June at 3 Marine Crescent Govan after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; signed Hugh Gray coal carter bachelor, aged 31, residing at 6 Glencester Street Glasgow, parents John Gray labourer (dec) and Catherine Gray ms McCulloch; signed Martha Conway domestic servant spinster, aged 30, residing 54 Harmony Row Govan; parents John Conway engineers labourer and Jane Conway ms Waugh; signed Alex S Patterson DD signed John Conway, M J Conway witnesses; registered 1872 June 11th at Govan Thomas Steel registrar.²
• (Deceased) Death*: Hugh Gray coal carter died on 21 February 1883 at 7a North Woodside Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, , 1882 deaths in the district of Milton on the burgh of Glasgow, ref 158; Hugh Gray carter married to Martha Conway, 1883 February twentyfirst 6h 50m pm 7a North Woodside Road Glasgow; male aged 42 years; parents John Gray farm labourer (dec) and Catherine Gray ms McCulloch; pleuro pneumonia as cert by Robert Lee MBCM; signed John Conway brother-in-law 30 North... Street Glasgow present; registered 1883 February 27th at Glasgow Wm P Wright assistant registrar initialled AD (Alex Dewar registrar.)³

• (Spouse) Death: His spouse Martha Conway general servant died on 1 February 1918 at East Poorhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1918 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 98; Martha Gray widow of Hugh Gray coal carter; 1918 February first 4h 15 m pm East Poorhouse Dundee ur 43 Main Street; female aged 78 parents John Conway (dec) and Jane Conway ms Waugh (dec); arterio sclerosis cerebral haemorrhage as cert by K MacKinnon MBChB; signed Martha Dargie daughter 43 Main Street; 1918 February 2nd at Dundee Jas Murray registrar.⁴

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	2 April 1871	He was listed in the 1871 census at 96 West Street, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; Hugh Gray, boarder, 31, carter, b Maybole; with Robert Warwick, head, 36, carter, b Ireland & family, varioius visitors & other boarders.5
Head of Household	3 April 1881	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Martha Conway general servant in the 1881 census at 7a North Woodside Road, St George, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Hugh Gray, head, 40, carter, Maybole; Martha , wife, 40; also in the household were Martha Gray carpet weaver.6,7