Martha Gray

1st July 1950, St Pauls' Church, Nethergate, Dundee

Parents:

• Birth*: Martha Gray was born in December 1880 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, .
• She was the daughter of Hugh Gray coal carter and Martha Conway.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Martha Gray married James Dargie stone quarrier, tram car driver, son of James Dargie quarrier and Jessie Kinmond, on 30 December 1904 at Hillview, City Road, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1905 marriages in the dirctrict of Lochee in the burgh of Dundee, ref 3; 1904 on the Thirtieth day of December at Hillview City Road Lochee after publication according to the forms of the United Free Church; signed James Dargie stone quarrier, bachelor age 24, Hillview City Road Lochee, James Dargie quarry master Jessie Dargie ms Kinmond; signed Martha Gray jute weaver, spinster age 24, 8 Rosebank Street Dundee, Hugh Gray carter (dec) Martha Gray ms Conway; signed James Cameron minister Bonnethill Church Dundee, signed John Dargie, Susan S Robertson witnesses; registered 1905 January 2 at Lochee J Robertson registrar.¹
• (Deceased) Death*: Martha Gray died on 4 December 1957 at Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , Martha Dargie widow of James Dargie tram car driver; 1957 December Fourth 6h 40m pm at Royal Infirmary (UR 56 Provost Road) Dundee; female aged 76 years, parents Hugh Gray coal carter (dec) and Martha Gray ms Conway (dec); coronary thrombosis as vert by Ian A Harper MBChB; signed William Conway cousin 16 Burn Street Dundee; registered 1957 December 5th at Dundee signed J H Vaughan assist registrar initialled John E Cant registrar.²

• Married Name: As of 30 December 1904, her married name was Dargie.¹
• (Informant) Death: She registered the death of Martha Conway 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.³
• (Witness) Event-Misc: Martha Gray was present when James Conway van driver and Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid were celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 8 June 1921 at Masonic Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, .⁴
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
• (Informant) Death: Martha Gray registered the death of James Dargie stone quarrier, tram car driver on 1 January 1947 at 35 Dundonald Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; First name(s)     James
  Last name     Dargie
  Sex     Male
  Death year     1947
  Death date     01 Jan 1947
  Place     Dundee
  Periodical     Courier & Advertiser
  Publication Year     1947
  Publication date     3 Jan 1947
  Page     6
  Spouse's First Name     Martha
  Spouse's Last Name     Gray
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event Type     Obituary
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.^2,5
• Photograph*: Jessie Kinmond Dargie calender worker and Martha Gray are in this photograph taken on 1 July 1950 at St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .⁶
  

  1st July 1950, St Pauls' Church, Nethergate, Dundee

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	3 April 1881	She was listed as a member of the household of Hugh Gray coal carter and Martha Conway in the 1881 census at 7a North Woodside Road, St George, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Martha Gray, daug, 4mo, Glasgow; Hugh Gray, head, 40, carter, Maybole; Martha , wife, 40.7,8
Member of Household	5 April 1891	She was listed as a member of the household of Martha Conway in the 1891 census at 12 Rosebank Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Martha Gray, daug, 10, scholar, Glasgow; Martha Gray, head, 50, laundress, employed, b Monkton, 1 room with window.9
Member of Household	31 March 1901	She was listed in the 1901 census at 8 Rosebank Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Martha Gray, daug, 20, carpet weaver, Glasgow; Martha Gray, head, 60, laundress, working on own account at home, b Monkton, 2 rooms with window.10