1. Laurence Gray born 1803 Foula ---------------------
2. Laurence Gray 1803 Foula, Walls Shetland -------
married Lily Henry about 1826
married Jane Gray about 1834
3. Thomas Gray born 1804 Foula, Walls, Shetland -
4. Catharine Gray born 1807 Foula, Walls, Shetland
5. James Gray born 1810 Foula, Walls died 1889 --
married Elizabeth Gray about 1839
married Betsey Williamson 30 Oct 1848
6. Margaret Gray bonr about 1811 Foula -----------
married James Jameson 13 Jan 1831
7. John Gray born 1817 Foula, Walls died 1891 --
married Agnes Humphray 15 Aug 1843
8. Helen Gray born 1818 Foula ----------------------
9. Marion Gray bonr 1823 Foula --------------------

A 45kw aerogenerator, integrated with hydro turbines, uses both wind and water power
to produce the island's electricity.
The five square miles of island consists of five large hills. In days past the people of
Foula were renowned for their skill in scaling the cliff faces, for in hard times they ate
both the birds and their eggs.
The Norse name, Fugoly, means "bird island" and thee are many thousands of sea-birds
on Foula
Foula Remained under Norse udal law till the late 17th century, on the death of Katherine
Asmunder, the last Queen of Foula, it came under the control of the Scottish lairds. The
old Norse language was commonly spoken until the end of the 18th century and the last
person to speak Norn was thought to be Jeannie Ratter (nee Manson) who died in 1926.
In the 1950s her daughter of the same name, still knew the words of a ferocious Norn "lullaby
which went something like "sleep my bairn, if you won't, I'll hit your head against the wall, and
then you'll sleep"!
When Jacob Jacobsen, the Faroese linguist, visited in 1894 he gathered the islanders at Hametoun,
for he found the folk lively, intelligent and of excellent memory.
Time moves slowly on the island and although the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1752,
the Foula folk still celebrate Christmas as Auld Yule on January 6th, and the Old New Year a week
later, according to the Julian Calendar.
The Oceanic sister ship to the Titanic was wrecked off Foula in 1914. The propeller from off the
vessel is displayed outside the Shetland Museum in Lerwick.
In 1936, professional actors and local folk appeared in the now classic film - "The Edge of the World"
Other interesting reading : Foula - Island West of the Sun by Sheila Gear;
Edge of the World: the making of a film by Michael Powell
Above article taken from "Shetland Visitor 1999"

!SOURCE for Husband
BIRTH: from Walls and Sandsting Parish Records

Census: 1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 as father, Gr-father, recorded as married and from Walls
CORR: with Sheila Gear of the Isle of Foula, by way of Barb Hancock (1990)
MARRIAGE: Walls and Sandsting Parish Records

BIRTH: place - Fetlar Foula.

Comment from author :
It would appear that Foula was part of the Walls Parish, at least at times.

!SOURCE for Wife
CORR: with Sheila Gear of the Isle of Foula, by way of Barb Hancock (1990)
BIRTHS:. Film FHL # 010948
DEATH: Foula Parish Records #0101948
age 64 burried in Walls Church yd.
NAME: also none as Lily

Child 1. BIRTH: from Walls film 0919496 --------

Child 2. BIRTH: Foula Parish Records #0101948
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 at Loch as husband & father, p4
1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Loch as husband & father, p1

Child 3. BIRTH: from Frank Scott 1990 --------

Child 4. BIRTH: Foula Parish Records #0101948
Parochial records Foula, Shetland - 0919496 p205

Child 5. BIRTH: Foula Parish Records #0101948
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 as husband with 1st wife, father ---------
1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Springs as husband & father
1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Springs --------------------------------
1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Springs as Gr.father (Widower) --
Parochial records Foula, Shetland - 0919496 p205
DEATH: from Frank Scott 1990

Child 6. FILM 919496 also from Frank Scott. -
Margaret must have been also known as Peggy

Child 7. BIRTH: from Frank Scott 1990 -----
Census: 1851 Foula, Shetland - 1041488 at Goosemeadow as husband & father
1861 Foula, Shetland - 0103913
1871 Foula, Shetland - 0104102 at Stowalls as husband and father -
1881 Foula, Shetland - 0203395 at Stoel as husband and father ----

1891 Foula, Shetland - 0208610 at Stoel as husband and father ----
Marriage: Parochial registers - for Walls - 0919496 p211

Child 8. BIRTH: arrived from census
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 at Goosemeadow as daughter -----

Child 9. BIRTH: arrived from census
Census: 1841 Foula, Shetland - 1042618 at Goosemeadow as daughter p4

#2 Marrian Muffat (John Gray's second Wife)