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Dr. James Duncan Murdoch, India, Burma, Edinburgh and London
« on: Saturday 25 August 12 07:46 BST (UK) »
James Duncan Murdoch, born about 1900 in New Zealand.  Spent career time in India, Burma, Edinburgh and London.  He died in 1979 in Hillingdon, Middlesex.

Despite having details of his ancestors and knowing something about the man himself, including the British Medical Journal entries, everything else stops there. 

There are some clues - his wife may have been an Elsie or Eleanor Hardman and it seems there may possibly have been three or four children, some of whom might have been born abroad.

Is anyone else researching, or have knowledge of this family line?

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Re: Dr. James Duncan Murdoch, India, Burma, Edinburgh and London
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 25 August 12 16:34 BST (UK) »
There's a marriage in St George Hanover Square district Sep quarter 1933. 
James D Murdoch and Elsie E Hardman. 
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos

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Re: Dr. James Duncan Murdoch, India, Burma, Edinburgh and London
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 25 August 12 17:27 BST (UK) »
Birth of a possible child Oct/Nov/Dec 1937, Reg District Manchester North. County Lancashire. Vol 8d.

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Re: Dr. James Duncan Murdoch, India, Burma, Edinburgh and London
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 13 July 13 02:45 BST (UK) »
UK Incoming Passenger Lists (ancestry.com)

Jas. Duncan MURDOCH - b. circa 1901
- aged 45
Occupation :  Indian Med. Service

Embarked :  Bombay (index suggests  Colomba, Sr Lanka ?)
Arrived Southampton :  3 June 1946

*Address in UK : c/- Grindlay and Co. - 54 Parliament Street, Ldn.

 - An Elsie Elizabeth MURDOCH - 36 - housewife - is next listed [*though a different address is shown ?   You may want to check the actual passenger list image ? ]

Plus ... four  MURDOCH children - ages ranging from one to 10 years.

   ~ Lu


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Re: Dr. James Duncan Murdoch, India, Burma, Edinburgh and London
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 13 July 13 07:08 BST (UK) »
  From the NLS digitised military lists:

"MURDOCH, James Duncan, M.B., F.R.C.S.Edin.   Born 19/9/00. I.M.S. Lt. 1/2/32 (1/2/33).
  Capt. 1/5/34. "

http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=88741408&mode=transcription
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Re: Dr. James Duncan Murdoch, India, Burma, Edinburgh and London
« Reply #5 on: Monday 20 July 15 03:07 BST (UK) »
His mother Margaret (nee McMullan) was my great-aunt. I have quite a lot of information about the family, happy to share.

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Re: Dr. James Duncan Murdoch, India, Burma, Edinburgh and London
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 22 July 15 00:27 BST (UK) »
Hi Silent Night
Most of my information relates to the McMullan family as they are my direct ancestors.