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... born in a house still stand- ing on the north side of the Lawnmarket , Edinburgh , in August 1633 ( bap . reg . 23 ) . He was fourth son and eleventh child in a family of twenty - one , his father being Sir William Gray , bart . , of ...
... born in a house still stand- ing on the north side of the Lawnmarket , Edinburgh , in August 1633 ( bap . reg . 23 ) . He was fourth son and eleventh child in a family of twenty - one , his father being Sir William Gray , bart . , of ...
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... born at Aberdeen , 2 Nov. 1805 , went first to a school kept by Gilbert , father of Forbes Falconer [ q . v . ] , and after- wards to Marischal College , where he gra- duated A.M. in 1824 , and passed through the theological course ...
... born at Aberdeen , 2 Nov. 1805 , went first to a school kept by Gilbert , father of Forbes Falconer [ q . v . ] , and after- wards to Marischal College , where he gra- duated A.M. in 1824 , and passed through the theological course ...
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... born on 29 Jan. 1838 at Merkland , Kirkintilloch , Dumbartonshire . He was the eldest of eight , his father being a hand - loom weaver . After leaving the parish school , he became a pupil - teacher in Glasgow , and ma- naged to give ...
... born on 29 Jan. 1838 at Merkland , Kirkintilloch , Dumbartonshire . He was the eldest of eight , his father being a hand - loom weaver . After leaving the parish school , he became a pupil - teacher in Glasgow , and ma- naged to give ...
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... born about 1787 , carried on the business of a cheese factor and meal- man in Bartholomew Street , Newbury , Berk- shire . At the passing of the Municipal Act in 1835 he was chosen member of the town council , served the office of mayor ...
... born about 1787 , carried on the business of a cheese factor and meal- man in Bartholomew Street , Newbury , Berk- shire . At the passing of the Municipal Act in 1835 he was chosen member of the town council , served the office of mayor ...
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... born in 1816 . He entered the medical profession , obtained the degree of M.D. , and became connected with a hospital in Dublin in 1839. Gray contri- buted to periodicals and the newspaper press , and in 1841 became joint proprietor of ...
... born in 1816 . He entered the medical profession , obtained the degree of M.D. , and became connected with a hospital in Dublin in 1839. Gray contri- buted to periodicals and the newspaper press , and in 1841 became joint proprietor of ...
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