WELCOME TO MURRAY KIN

SELKIRK COMMON RIDING- 
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO FELL WITH THEIR KING AT FLODDEN FIELD

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: Stow Selkirkshire Murrays-

William Murray & Christian Pringle of Ferniehurst Stow & Lauder & Channelkirk

John Murray of Ferniehurst and his wife Alison Thomson, and second wife Elizabeth Isabel Watherston, son of the above William Murray & Christian Pringle.

John Murray of Laidlawstiel Stow & his wife Janet Lauder of Selkirk.

ie: Selkirk Murrays- James Murray and Elizabeth Hall from Selkirk.

Their children Alexander Buchan Murray b.1818 and wife Agnes Wylie; also known as Nancy Wylie- also his brother:

John Murray and his wife Helen Moffat, their children including:

William Murray and wife Elizabeth Lees, and onto their son:

John William Murray and his wife Alexandrina MacInnes who emigrated from Scotland to Australia in 1926. Also their 2nd son:

Thomas Lees Murray and his wife Elizabeth  who remained in Scotland and settled in Glasgow and have a very large family still residing in Scotland.

Also researching: The Murray family of Philiphaugh in Selkirk related to above-

Looking for descendants of:

James Murray and Elizabeth Hislope- Selkirk 1790's- Stockingmaker Burgess

James Murray and Elizabeth Anderson- Selkirk 1750's - Tailor Burgess

Andrew Murray and Anna Carmichael- Canongate Edinburgh 1720's - Tailor Burgess

All Murrays of Traquair and Innerleithen; Eddleston; Newlands in Peeblesshire.

Also matching exactly yDNA 67/67 are the Morrow family of USA whose name morphed from Murray to Morrow late 1700's in Pennsylvania; Ohio; Maryland; Indianna and Minnesota. Relationships have been found with Adam Murray hero and Defender of Londonderry Ulster 1680 circa whose descendants emigrated to Pennsylvania 1740 circa.Susan Morrow Smeltzer and brother Beau Morrow are researching their direct ancestors who emigrated to America circa 1770-1790: herewith

We have Thomas Morrow (Murray) Tailor of  Clear Creek County Ohio who married Matilda C Blair and secondly Cynthia Burnside. Hisr son to Matilda is Dr Lafayette Blair Morrow who matches our Scottish Murrays 67/67 on yDNA testing= exact match.

Also related are William Morrow who married Barbara Ann Zantzinger and David Morrow who married Mary Fleming and Mary McLean -Mary Mecklin , also pronounced Mecklin in America at that time.

Eventually each family line will have their own Blog. If you would like to add your family here- please create a NEW post (accessed from very top of the page on right hand side; placing their names into the header along with their place of residence.

Other Murray family researchers will hopefully join in the conversations and provide very valuable information on their direct ancestors. ie: John 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. See http://www.murrayofstanhope.com

Georgia Clement of Queensland Australia is researching her direct relatives and families descended from David Murray and  second wife Agnes Gray of Melrose and Bowden and Eildon. Also their relatives David Murray and Christian Buchan of Bowden.

Larry Murray along with Randy  Montgomery ; Cheryl and Larry Murray; Donald and Delane Jacques- of USA are all researching the above David and his first wife Elspeth Harvie (Elizabeth Harvey) through their grandson John Murray of Galashiels who went to America-Utah in the 1830's.

James Irvine Murray of England is researching his Murray family of Cockpool  [Dumfriesshire]-related to the Murray family of Philiphaugh whose yDNA results matched our own Murray family of Philiphaugh and Traquair.

PHILIPHAUGH HOUSE -NEW

Other families researched here are:

William Murray (Shepherd) born 1775 circa Channelkirk Berwickshire and his wife Elizabeth Mitchell=

Researchers- Cameron Murray and Todd Murray of Canada and also William Bill Murray of Australia.

We also have Carole Murray Williams of Pennsylvania researching Thomas Murray and Janet Chancellor of Borelands by Eddleston in Peeblesshire; James Murray and Janet Scougal of Traquair;  James Murray and Anne Riddell of Roberton in Selkirkshire; and Thomas Murray and Madeleine Scott Young of Penicuik.

AULD NEWLANDS KIRK

I have researched most of the families from this area, especially those from Traquair, Eddleston, Newlands, 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?