William and Grace Murray

[junglejim]

I was wondering if anyone had any information on William and Grace Murray of Aberdeen. They had a son Henry Grant Murray born in 1838 (in Aberdeen) who immigrated to South Africa in 1856.

Many thanks

Jonathan

[MonicaL]

Hi Jonathan

What information do you have on the family so far. Their 1841 census entry shows in Old Marchar (you can view this on http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

A number of children show to William and Grace (maiden name COW) on IGI www.familysearch.org, including Henry's christening in 1839.

Monica 

[MonicaL]

Parents marriage on the Old Parish Registers, actual extract on IGI:

GRACE COW 
Father:GEORGE COW    
Marriages: WILLIAM MURRAY, 10 JUN 1823 Saint Nicholas Blotter And Scroll, Aberdeen

Monica

[MonicaL]

Sorry Jonathan, meant to add, welcome to RootsChat 

Monica

[junglejim]

Thanks Monica....you are obviously a geneology wizz.....

[MonicaL]

Not so sure about the wizz, more genealogy mad 

Where are you on your research? If you indicate what you have so far, then people are best placed to fill in the gaps 

Monica

[junglejim]

Monica,

Have a look at this link.....it shows my family (Murray) from 1856 to the present.

http://murrays.co.za/murray_family_tree.htm

I don't have any earlier information.....

Jonathan

[MonicaL]

Ok, so everything up to then and for the family back in Scotland 

So, we have the parents' marriage in 1823. From IGI, these are some of their childrens' entries:

1. ANDREW GEDDES MURRAYChristening: 21 APR 1824 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen
2. WILLIAM MURRAYChristening: 08 SEP 1825 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen
3. JOHN MURRAY  Christening: 19 APR 1827 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen
4. MARGARET MURRAYChristening: 09 JUN 1828 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen
5. BENJAMIN WILLIAMSON MURRAY Christening: 01 JUL 1835 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen
6. HENRY GRANT MURRAY  Christening: 16 MAR 1839 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen
7. ALEXANDER SIMPSON MURRAY  Christening: 31 MAY 1841 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen

Another couple of children show on their 1841 census entry which you can view free on the link above.

Let me get some later census entries...

Monica

[MonicaL]

Some census entries for the family:

1851:

William Murray , Merchant Dealer In Coalse Lime Guans Ge (messy transcription!) b. Meldreth, Aberdeensh
Grace Muray 48 b. Peterhead
Margaret Muray 22
Benjamin W Muray 15
Henry G Murray 12
Alexr S Murray 9
John Goldsworth 26, servant
Mary Mathewson 23, servant
Isabella Wood 17, servant

Address: Springbank Terrace, Old Marchar Aberdeen

1861:

William Murray 66, Merchant General, b. Old Meldrum
Grace Cow 58, b. Peterhead
Alexander L Murray 19
Francis Hughes 69, visitor
John Hughes 16, visitor b. Port Elizabeth, SA
Isabella Youngson 22, servant
Helen Sutherland 20, servant
Isaac Grant Sir 68, lodger, land holder
Robert Thomson 42, servant

Address: Springbank Terrace, Old Marchar Aberdeen

Monica