| Description | Records of Gray and Gray, solicitors, including clients papers James Argo's Trust, Sir Alexander Bannerman's Trust, Peterhead Harbour Trustees papers, Deer District Council ledgers, Gordon of Sandfordhill estate papers (PD2/G), Community of Feuars, Peterhead, The Scottish Steam Herring Fishing Co ltd, and large number of rolled plans and maps mainly relating to Peterhead Harbour
Catalogued series include:
1 Gray & Gray Company Records
BSF Buchan Steam Fishing Company
CO Consular Records
D Deer District Council
G Gordon of Sandfordhill
JS James Sutherland
LH Longside Heritors
PH Peterhead Poor House
PPH Peterhead Public Hall Company Limited
PSS Peterhead Steam Shipping Company
SP St Peter's Episcopal Church, Peterhead
T Trust Records
Much of the collection remains uncatalogued; please contact staff for further information about the collection. |
| Administrative History | The firm Gray & Gray was founded in 1913 in Rose Street, Peterhead, when Robert Gray (1856-1915) took his son George Martin Gray (1889-) into partnership. Robert Gray had come to Peterhead from Edinburgh as an assistant in the firm of Messrs A & W Boyd, and on A. Boyd's retirement formed the partnership Messrs Boyd & Gray. After W. Boyd retired in 1896 he carried on the business in his own name.
The firm dealt with a variety of legal matters. Robert Gray was from 1896 treasurer and law agent to the Peterhead Harbour Trustees. He also served as clerk, factor and law agent to the Community of Feuars , and treasurer and clerk to St Peter's Episcopal Church and School in Peterhead. He also served as Consul for Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium and Russia, and his son succeeded him as Consul for Sweden and Denmark.
George Martin Gray was clerk to the Deer District Committee from 1912. He served as a Captain in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War. He appears to have left the firm in the late 1930s/early 1049s, and became Town Clerk of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, in 1942.
Arthur David Troup, clerk to Deer District Council, started in the firm before 1925, and Malcolm McIntyre was also a partner by 1939. Troup remained to become senior partner by 1948, and was the sole partner by 1949. The firm is still in existence today (2019) in Queen Street, Peterhead, with a branch office in Ellon. |