| 1. | William Ewart "Billy" Gray was born in 1886 in Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Jan 1962 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Billy Gray
- Name: William Ewart Grey
- _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136657112
- _FGRAVE: 136657112
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Died:
The Calgary Herald
Tuesday, January 2, 1962 page 20
City Oil Man William Gray Dies A Home
William Ewart Gray, prominent Alberta oil man and financial broker for 50 years, died Monday at his home at 2718 Montcalm Cres.
Mr. Gray was president and managing director of he brokerage firm of Gray, Byrne and Co., and co-founder of the Anglo-Canadian Oil Co.
Born in Windsor, Ont., he came west in 1905 with the Canadian Pacific Railway accounting department. Prior to entering private business Mr. Gray worked with the accounting department of the Canadian Western Natural Gas Co. Ltd.
Besides his wife, Helen, he is survived by a son, Douglas, a violinist in Vancouver; and a daughter Mrs. Audrey Hogarth of Calgary.
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Family/Spouse: Helen Edith F. "Ella" McKitrick. Helen (daughter of Samuel McKitrick and Harriet Jane Latimer) was born on 17 Nov 1895 in Ashton, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Jun 1977 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Audrey Gray was born on 21 Jul 1919 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; died on 4 Aug 2008 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.
- Douglas William Gray was born in 1929; died in 1978; was buried in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.
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1886 - 1962 (76 years)
