Can anyone decipher Dad's occupation?

[jadewing]

Hello

A cousin has obtained a lovely extract from an Old Parochial register from 1836, Greenock Old or West.  We can make out most of it but would appreciate some help with the father, John Kerr Gray's occupation.

Thanks, Jane

[Isabel H]

Could it be Junior Town Clerk?

[meles]

I'd go with that! 

meles

[SeaThreePeeO]

Looks like that to me as well

[geniecolgan]

Yep,   Junior Town Clerk.  I agree.

[JAP]

jadewing,

If you Google for
"john kerr gray"
with the quotes, you will get just one hit - a Google Book re Cases before the High Court and Circuit Courts of Justiciary in Scotland, published 1853.

It contains a trial of a man who shot and wounded John Kerr Gray - and JKG is described as "then and now or lately town-clerk of Greenock, and then and now or lately residing in or near Kilblain Street, in or near Greenock".

JAP

[Necromancer]

I agree JAP - QED   

[tidybooks]

Hi All,

On the 1881 census at 28 Forsyth Street, Greenock, (my colleague at work has just moved into this house 6 months ago, and I did a search of the first inhabitants, and I remembered the names,

John Kerr Gray age 77 b 1804 Greenock Retired Town Clerk of Greenock
Violet Gray 37 b 1844 Greenock daughter
Eliza Johnston 23 b 1858 Greenock General Servant
Catherine McIntyre 24 b 1857 Kilmally G, Argyllshire General Servant


On the 1841 census at Clarence Street Greenock North,

John Gray 35 b 1806 Renfrewshire Town Clerk
Hellen Gray 25 b 1816 Renfrewshire
Robert Gray 4 b 1837 Renfrewshire
Archibald Gray 3 1838 Renfrewshire
Violet Gray 1 b 1840 Renfrewshire
Hellen Gray 1mo b 1881 Renfrewshire
Plus 3 servants


Tom

ps It is a small world!

[tidybooks]

HI ALl,

I think it is the OPR of Robert Wilson Gray.

On IGI, Robert Wilson Gray was christened on 11 August 1836 at West or Old Parish, Greenock, to parents, John Kerr Gray and Helen Violet Wilson.

Tom