Irish or American ID help please

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RRS
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Irish or American ID help please

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Hello, Found this teaspoon at an estate sale, it's marked ROBT GRAY within a rectangle, no other hallmarks. I see that there is listings for a Robert Gray in Ireland but they all seem to be hallmarked with a city, silver content, etc, can anyone tell me the origin of this spoon? Thank you in advance Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Hi,

That's Robert Gray of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

See: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... 119382.htm

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Robert Gray, age 68, silversmith was enumerated in the 1860 census on 8 June 1860, and the death of Robert Gray age 68 son of Robert and Sarah Gray is recorded in the New Hampshire and Burial Index on 11 June 1860.
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Robert Gray's death record also indicated that he was born in Salem, Massachusetts and died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Embarrassed again! Robert Gray was enumerated in 1860 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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