Hugh MURRAY & Mary PATON fr Scotland to Canada 1920s

[*Sandra*]

Death Notice/Obit - Agnes Coutts Murray - Calgary Herald Calgary, Alberta, Alberta, Canada
28 Mar 1960, Mon   Page 27

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73112351/agnes-c-murray-28-march-1960/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Drouin Collection - 6 th September 1927

marriage - Hugh Murray - 1927 Montreal Quebec - bachelor - aged 31 years
United Church Taylor East End
Spouse Mary Russel Paton. spinster - aged 25 years - Glasgow Scotland.
Witnesses A Mc Taggart. Edith McTaggart.  Can't read the other signature. ??

Sandra

partial copy -

[polarbear]

Here is the image for the passenger list courtesy of Library and Archives Canada...

https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=kotc6joqdo0n738i4u8p15ih696nopusohdb6633d6uvlsak06e1&sqn=465&q2=12&q3=888&tt=647

Mary is the last line.

PB

[*Sandra*]

Had a quick run thru the family on the 1901 Clyne, Sutherlandshire.  Apart from Donald and Hugh. The others appear to have stay in Scotland and some are buried Clyne New burial ground.

Parish Clyne ED 2 Page 4 Line 13

Helen Murray 37 Head
Grant Murray   15   Son (deceased 1904)
William Stuart Murray 13   Son  (deceased 1942)
Donald Murray 11   Son
Jane Murray 7   Daur (Daughter)  - this is Jean referred to in the obituary of Hugh.
Hugh Murray 5   Son
John D S Murray 2 Son    - there is a burial in 1901
Margaret Bratchie Sinclair 19   Boarder.  Infants Teacher.

husband Hugh deceased 1898

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

This was the sister referred to in Hugh's obit -

Jean Murray Dixon 1894 - 1958

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183022729/jean-murray

Sandra

[polarbear]

I think the other witness to the marriage of Hugh and Mary might be a Florence H McPhail. The top of the P is up in the first part of the minister's signature and the top of the l in the first g of same. There is a period at the end of her signature.

Witness Edith is possibly the wife of the minister and Florence perhaps a friend of Edith or someone from the church? Hugh and Mary likely didn't know anyone in Montreal....he probably just met her at the boat, they stayed in Montreal a few days, and then were married before travelling to Alberta.

PB

Added: I think with Mary's mother being a Russell and Mary as Mary Russell Paton on the marriage record is quite a good clue also. Does her birth cert match?

[*Sandra*]

William Paton 1871–1947
born 9 March 1871 - Lanark, Airdrie, Scotland - died 4 September  1947 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Mary Melles Russell 1873–1914
born 14 June 1873 - Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland - died 24 March  1914 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Marriage - William Paton - Mary Melles Russell - 1894 - 628/ 1 - Cambusnethan

Deaths.

Mary Melles Paton -  -  aged 40 years -  - 1914 - 644/8 111 - St Rollox.

William Paton - aged 76 years - 1947 - 644/17 822 - Govan

Sandra

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Do Whins Cot, Clackmannanshire, Alloa 1901

Parish Alloa ED 14 Page 16 Line 6

William Paton Age 30 -Foreman Mechanical Engineer. 
Mary Paton Age 27
William Paton Age 6
John R Paton Age 5
Jane M Paton Age 3
George E Paton Age 3 months.

Sandra

[sage]

Hi Sandra and thanks so much for all your efforts.
You have pretty much followed my own steps in researching these families and drawn the same conclusions. The pieces all seem to fit but what a shame that unlike Scottish records there was not the same tendency in Canada to use the maiden name more often.  Mention of 'nee Paton' on Hugh's obituary would have sealed the deal! However, I like that you and I are on the same page with our research and it makes for a very interesting story. I figure with Mary being a clerkess and Hugh being  a clerk for C.P.R. that perhaps these two met in Scotland via their respective jobs and agreed to marry. They must have been at least 4 years separated before Hugh had the funds to send for Mary and to marry just 3 days after arriving in a new country after all that time apart is a definite leap of faith.
Thanks again for your help.
Sage.