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 1893 - 1985 (92 years)
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| Name |
Gray, Alexander McIntosh |
| Nickname |
Sandy |
| Born |
7 Jan 1893 |
Skirts of Foudland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
18 Feb 1985 |
Insch Hospital |
| Buried |
Insch cemetery |
| Person ID |
I492 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
17 Dec 2003 |
| Father |
Gray, George, b. 30 Jan 1860, Little Wardend Parish of Banff , d. 21 Aug 1935, Strabathie Blackdog Br.of Don Abn. (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Florence, Mary, b. 11 Nov 1864, Ryehill Oyne , d. 21 Nov 1945, Insch Aberdeenshire (Age 81 years) |
| Married |
12 Dec 1885 |
Oyne |
| Notes |
- Proclaimed Parish Church of Keithhall December 1885
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| Photos |
 | Harthill Farm
L to R John Gray, Henry Gray, Robert Lawson Gray, Alexander McIntosh Gray, Mary Ellen Gray and Lucy Gray.
The three men lying at the front were farm workers |
| Documents |
 | Census Insch 1891 George and Mary Gray
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 | Census Insch 1901 George and Mary Gray
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| Family ID |
F166 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- As a boy Alexander (Sandy) delivered milk to the houses in the village of Oyne from the family farm of Harthill
When he left school he worked at home for his father. It was said that amongst the sons who were in turn employed at home he was the only one who could manage the difficult father
Following service with the Gordon Highlanders in the 1st World War he took advantage of a training scheme on leaving to qualify as a joiner and carpenter
He worked for the building firm of Bissets (spelling?) in Aberdeen lodging with his sister Annie and family in Northern Road
An accident at work forced him into early retirement I believe a fall from a roof was the cause He obtained some form of compension and moved to Insch living with his mother and sister Kate at 36 High Street
He moved to Baldyquash some six months before his brother Henry Gray died, to be of help to my mother Isabella and grannie Alexander and somehow forgot to go back again
After some years there the farmer Mr Leslie gave them orders to quit as the cottage was required for a worker he said
They found a suitable property in Oyne a house called Daisybank where once upon a time Sandy as a boy had delivered milk They bought it between them in a most successful and harmonious arrangement
As a holiday destination for the family it was a great success and in no small measure this was due to Uncle Sandy
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