Birth Name: Catriona Elisa Gray
Place of Birth: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date of Birth: 6 January, 1994
Ethnicity:
*Scottish (father)
*Filipino [Bicolano] (mother)
Catriona Gray is a Filipino-Australian beauty queen and model. She will represent the Philippines in Miss Universe 2018. She was previously the Top 5 finalist in Miss World 2016, representing the Philippines.
Her father, Ian Gray, was born in Fraserburgh, Scotland, who immigrated to Stratton, a suburb in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Her mother, Normita Ragas Magnayon, is Filipino, from Oas, Albay.
Catriona was named after her paternal grandmother.
Catriona’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fifth great-grandfather, John Gray, of Longside, Aberdeenshire.
Catriona’s paternal grandfather was John Gray (the son of John Gray and Mary Will). Catriona’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Gray and Jane Fraser. Mary was the daughter of George Buchan Will and Mary Gerrard.
Catriona’s paternal grandmother was named Catherine Ross.
Catriona’s maternal grandparents were surnamed Magnayon and Ragas.
Sources: Birth record of Catriona’s paternal great-grandfather, John Gray – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Catriona’s paternal great-grandaunt, Margaret (Will) Thornton – https://www.wikitree.com
Immigration record of Catriona’s paternal grandmother, Catherine (Ross) Gray – http://www.museum.wa.gov.au