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Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« on: Tuesday 22 December 20 02:31 GMT (UK) »
Hiya,

I was hoping someone could help me find information on Barbara Gray. She was born in Blantyre, Scotland to John Gray and Elizabeth Neil. Not much is known about her other than she moved to Canada and suspected to be settle around Ontario has she had a sister (Robina) that moved as well to that area. She was born in 1912 and my aunt remembers sending her gran over to visit but can’t really remember who her husband or children were but knows the children are gone now. She said James or John might be her husbands name but other than that she can’t remember and her children or grandchildren might of moved to California at some point as well going by the name Scanlan or a name to that effect.

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Gary
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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 December 20 04:29 GMT (UK) »
Robina married Samuel Alston Kay 27 Oct 1928 York, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara Gray was a witness

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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 December 20 04:33 GMT (UK) »
Barbara married James Connor. 25 Jan 1930 Weston, York, Ontario, Canada

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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 December 20 04:35 GMT (UK) »
4 Feb 1955 both Barbara and Robina went back Scotland on a visit.


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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 22 December 20 05:07 GMT (UK) »
There is a tree on Ancestry, which indicates they had 3 children. Have you contacted the tree owner?
Someone might come on who has access to Canadian obituaries, otherwise it is going to be difficult as Canada has strict privacy regulations.

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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 22 December 20 05:30 GMT (UK) »
James Connor 2nd February 2018 - James Daniel Connor was born in Toronto on April 24, 1933, the third child of James and Barbara (née Gray) Connor, who had come to Canada from Scotland in the 1920’s..etc etc

https://necrocanada.com/obituaries-2018/james-connor-2018/

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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 22 December 20 05:32 GMT (UK) »
Nora Louise Connor (wife of a son "J" - of James and Barbara Connor) - 1930 -2010

https://reynars.com/tribute/details/5055/Nora-Connor/obituary.html

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Re: Family of Barbara Gray, Ontario
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 22 December 20 05:42 GMT (UK) »

Death Certificate for James Connor - 7 February 1907 - 17/11/1988 Dawson Creek Dist Hospital -
Full name of wife given as Barbara Grey. Letter Carrier - informant was his son of Dawson Creek BC.
The son can be found using Canada 411

http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/85ae0906-3a88-4860-b9b9-9ee09b17c4c2

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