Murray Family graves in Kelso

[Border searcher]

Does anyone have any records of the above?

[normamac]

Who are you looking for?

In Rosebank Cemetery.

David Murray
Son of William Murry Maxton died 12-7-1891 age 1year.

William Murray Maxton Chemist Kelso who died 27-6-1903 age 48

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[normamac]

Here are the Burials for Murray   1800-1812  Old Parish Kirkyard

1800.
March 31st A Murray son of The Late A M Gardener.
Oct 22nd R Dickson son of Mrs Murray.

1803.
May 12th. Mary sister of Jas  Murray age 75
Oct 25th Agnes Murray widow Inkseller age 80 years

1810
May 9th Mary d of Jas. Murray  Smith Maxwellheugh age 7

1811
Oct. 4th Mary Lockie ww of Andw Murray Gardener age 62

1812
Nov. 10th Jas Murray          Smith Maxwellheugh age 50

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[normamac]

Burial May 14th 1810
Agnes Murray ww of Robt Richardson  Shoemaker .  age 70

Old Parish Graveyard Headstones.

Broken stone fallen down.

Erected by Andrew  Murray Clogmaker Kelso to the memory John Murray his father who died 29-8-1850  age 70 .also Frances Peters his mother who died 30-11-1835 age 52
Ellen O Murray died 8-4-1857 age 8. Ellen Murray died 16-9-1871 age 11.
The above Andrew Murray died 29-4-1873 age 54
Charles Murray died 8-4-1874 age 9
Isabella Porteous died21-11-1884 age 61
Frances Fettes Murray died 1-10-1915 age 59

Will send you more later.Do you want all the Murray deaths from the Kelso War Memorials  too?

[normamac]

This is the last of them.

In memory of Janet Stevenson who died 7-7-1844 age 43 years wife of James Murray Maxwellheugh
Also above James Murray Farmer who died10-6-1877 age 85 years and their daughter Agnes who died 30-3-1840 age  5   and Elizabeth who died7-4-1840 age 2  also Eliza Hindmarsh his wife who died 14-8-1886 [remainder unreadable]

Anne Murray [remainder unreadable]

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[Border searcher]

Hi Norma!

Thank you so much for your help! I need to examine my Tree to see if there are any familiar names.

My Murrays ended up in Kelso after a spell in Hawick (they were weavers until my GGrandfather James became a Master Baker) and I do have a death certificate relating to his child Violet Naismith Murray who died as an Infant. She is in Lair 50.

I wonder if her father is buried in same place? He was James Murray of 24, Horsemarket and he died on 29/10/1918 of Influenza and Pleurisy.

As far as the War Memorial is concerned I had a photo of it somewhere but can't find it. I was looking for John Richardson Murray and I swear the War Memorial stated that he died at Ypres. However, my later research finds that he died in The Balkans!

Thanks again for your kind help.

Regards

Yvonne

[normamac]

Hi Yvonne,

Sorry your James Murray & Violet don't have a headstone in Rosebank Cemetery.
                                                                                                                            Norma

[Border searcher]

Hi Again! Thanks for your reply.

Does this mean that no one was buried in Old Parish Kirkyard after a certain date? My mother seems to think some family buried there from 20th Century but perhaps she is mistaken.

I came to a funeral - of my mother's cousin Jean Gladstone - a few years ago and seem to remember a car journey from Old Parish Church and the cemetery. Would that be a 'new' site?

Regards

Yvonne

[normamac]

Hi Yvonne,

The oldest headstone in Rosebank is 1870.

They were still having burials in The Old Parish. Your James Murray  may be in that one but there is no headstone there for him either.
                                                      Norma