Welcome to all Murray Clan family members.
Photo in Selkirk of the Common Riding pipers.
My name is Alexandrina Murray, and I have created this blog specifically for descendants of the Scottish Murray Families from the Border towns and Shires of Selkirk: Roberton: Lilliesleaf: Stow: Melrose: Bowden: Eildon: Galashiels:Yarrow: Ettrick: Innerleithen Pebbles: Ancrum: Roxburgh: Kelso: Ladhope: Jedburgh and surrounding districts.
If your Murray kin were originally from Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire or Peebleshire, please join our online community. We would love to hear from you.
Family members of 'Our Murrays' were known to have left Scotland to live in Australia, Canada and the United States of America as well as the Kiwi country of New Zealand.
As we all endeavour to rejoin the 'silver thread of kinship' that binds us all, it is my hope that the lives of those foundation Border Murrays families will take on new meaning for all of us, as well as for our own descendants.
We may learn more about ourselves by studying their particular circumstances, and also perhaps come to realise the reasons that many of them originally left their beloved Border homeland. Some of us may be reunited with our direct/indirect relatives and correspond with many new and interesting people with lots of intriguing stories to share.
Our Blogs will expand from families who were located in specific areas.
ie: James Murray and Elizabeth Hall from Selkirk, their children Alexander Buchan Murray and wife Agnes Wylie, also John Murray and his wife Helen Moffat, their children including William Murray and wife Elizabeth Lees.
Eventually each family line will have their own Blog.
Other Murray family researchers will join in the conversations and provide very valuable information on their direct ancestors also. ie:
CAmeron Murray of Canada and William Bill Murray of Australia are reasearch William Murray born 1777 circa and wife Elizabeth Mitchell of Thornilees in Innerleithen.
John Robert Murray of Jedburgh is researching his direct relatives Robert Murray and Helen Leithhead + their children including Robert Murray and wife Christian Lockie residing in Sunderland Hall in Selkirk 1850's.
Irene Thoroughgood also of Scotland is researching her direct line from John Murray of Peebles and his wife Elizabeth Laidlaw +their children including Walter Murray and Younger Kerr of Sunderland Hall West Lodge in Selkirk in 1840's.
Georgia Clement of Queensland Australia is researching her direct relatives and families descended from David Murray and Agnes Gray of Melrose and Bowden and Eildon. Also their relatives David Murray and Christian Buchan of Bowden.
I have researched most of the families from this area, especially those from Selkirk, Melrose and Bowden. Many are in my data base along with their descendants..you never know,,,yours might be there too!
So let us begin....Just who is it that YOU are descended from?
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Families found to be related to date.
ReplyDelete1.Scott Murray- Father Thomas Lees Murray GFather-also Thomas Lees Murray
Son of William Murray & Elizabeth Lees
Son of John Murray & Helen Moffat
Son of James murray & Elizabeth Hall
etc
2. Richard Louis Murray
Descended from Alexander Buchan Murray
Son of James Murray & Elizabeth Hall above
Alexander's son William born 1855 circa in Selkirk married Helen Smith or Smyth
Their son Angus Murray of Perthshire-
See here: From Richard-
My link is that Alexander's and Agnes' son William Murray was the father of my Grandfather Angus Wylie Murray (deceased) whose son James deceased) was my father. Have details of Alexander's siblings.
William Murray relocated from Selkirk to Fife in late 19th Century where my Grandfather was born (Kettle) and Father (Rosyth-Dunfermline).
My fathers siblings Margaret (Deceased) and Angus both immigrated to USA where Angus still lives (near Washington DC).
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ReplyDeleteRichard, Have you received my email messages? Perhaps your email address has changed.
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