James Murray (1837 - 1918)

Born 19 Jan 1837 in Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Sinclair) Murray — married 23 May 1883 in Braehour, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Died 19 Feb 1918 at age 81 in Brawlbin, Par. of Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

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Name

Name: James /Murray/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 19 JAN 1837

Place: Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland^[2][3]

Death

Death:

Date: 19 FEB 1918

Place: Brawlbin, Par. of Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Note: aged 81^[4][5]

Reference

Reference: 38122

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 11 JUL 2009

Prior to import, this record was last changed 11 JUL 2009 .

Christening

Christening:

Date: 21 JAN 1837

Place: Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland^[6][7]

Marriage

Husband: James Murray

Wife: Ann Sinclair

Marriage:

Date: 23 MAY 1883

Place: Braehour, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: cert. shows James as 41 farmer resid. Olgrinmore, Halkirk, s/o William MURRAY farmer & Margaret m.s. GRAY, both dec'd; Ann as 37 housekeeper resid Braehour, Halkirk, d/o John SINCLAIR farmer, & Ann m.s. BRUCE, both dec'd; Marr. by William G MURRAY Free Ch Minister at Bruan, Par. of Latheron; Wit: Donald SINCLAIR, Donald MORGAN^[8][9]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Seater, Par. of Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Note: MURRAY: James 47 farmer; wife Ann 44, both b Halkirk; Servants: Donald CROMBIE 28 farm serv b Latheron; Marjory INNES 24 gen serv b Latheron^[10]

Census:

Date: 1901

Place: Brawlbin, Par. of Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Note: MURRAY: James 60 farmer; wife Ann 58, both b Halkirk; Brother-in-law: Donald SINCLAIR 56 retired farmer b Halkirk; Servants: George MacKAY farm serv (ploughman) b Thurso; Marjory INNES 40 dom serv b at sea Burn^[11]

Husband: William Murray

Wife: Margaret Gray

Child: Margaret Murray

Child: Donald Murray

Child: William G Murray

Child: James Murray

Child: Benjamin Murray

Child: Jane Murray

Child: Elizabeth Murray

Child: Sinclair Murray

Child: Christiana Murray

Child: Benjamin Murray

Marriage:

Date: 06 AUG 1830

Place: , Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: William Murray in Olgrinmore and Margaret GRAY in Tongside^[12]

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Olgrinmore, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: MURRAY: William 40 farmer; assumed wife Margret (sic) 37 ; assumed children: Margret 9, Donald 7, William 6, James 4, Cand (as per ancestry, assumed to be Jane, which FreeCen confirms) 1; Also F.S.: Janet TAIT 15 (x2 on ancestry & FreeCen), Margret SUTHERLAND 12; All b CAI^[13][14]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Olgrinmore, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Note: MURRAY (all b Halkirk): William 51 farmer 20 acres; wife Margaret 40; Children: Margaret 18 farm serv; Donald 16 farmer's son; William 14, James 12, Jane 9, Betty 7 (all scholars); Sinclair (m) 5; Christiana 3; Benjamin 1. Servant BUDGE: Mary 20 b Halkirk

(ancestry) MURRAY: William 51 farmer 21 ac; wife Margaret 42 both b Halkirk; Children: Margaret 18 servant; Donald 16 (no occ), William 14, James 12,Jane 9, Betty 7, all scholars; Sinclair 5, Christiana 3, Benjamin 1, all b Halkirk; Servant Mary BRIDGE ?BUDGE seems more likely, which FreeCen confirms? 20 b Halkirk^[15][16]

Sources

• Source: S1596 Title: IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Abbreviation: IGI: Online searches Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Address: State: UT Country: USA Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1610 Title: FreeCensus, UK, Url: http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl Abbreviation: FreeCensus, UK
• Source: S511 Title: MIs: CAI Halkirk, Vol 3 pt 11 Monumental Inscriptions pre 1855 Abbreviation: MIs: CAI Halkirk, Vol 3 pt 11 Author: A S COWPER & I ROSS Publication: The Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1992 Note: Reference Number: Ped. source #511 Repository: #R83
• Repository: R83 Name: NZ Geneaological Society Address: City: Auckland State: AKD Country: NZ
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php Abbreviation: BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855
• Source: S626 Title: OPR: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, Subject: Births christenings marriages, Location: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland Abbreviation: Halkirk, CAI: OPR
• Source: S800 Title: Census: 1841 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK Abbreviation: Census: 1841 Ancestry Publication: 1841 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S801 Title: Census: 1851 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1851 Ancestry Publication: 1851 Repository: #R121
• Source: S804 Title: Census: 1881 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: Via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1881 Ancestry Publication: 1881 Repository: #R121
• Source: S805 Title: Census: 1891 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: Via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1891 Ancestry Publication: 1891 Repository: #R121
• Source: S806 Title: Census: 1901 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: Via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1901 UK Ancestry Publication: 1901 Repository: #R121

1. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: MURRAY/GRAY births, batch C110375, Halkirk, extracted Jun 2004
2. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: MURRAY/GRAY births, batch C110375, Halkirk, extracted Jun 2004
3. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Birth 19 Jan Bap. 21 Jan 1837 James s/o William MURRAY & Janet GRAY, batch C110375, Halkirk, Caithness, rechecked Jul 2009
4. ↑ Source: #S804 Page: Olgrinmore, Halkirk, CAI Reg. 37 ED 8 Pg 4 Sched 15, hsehold of William MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
5. ↑ Source: #S511 Page: #251: Benjamin, Sinclair & James MURRAY etc, extracted Jul 2009
6. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Birth 19 Jan Bap. 21 Jan 1837 James s/o William MURRAY & Janet GRAY, batch C110375, Halkirk, Caithness, rechecked Jul 2009
7. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: MURRAY/GRAY births, batch C110375, Halkirk, extracted Jun 2004
8. ↑ Source: #S806 Page: Brawlbin, Reay, Caithness, reg. 40 ED 4 Pg 6 Sched 31, hsehold of James & Ann MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
9. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 23 May 1883 James MURRAY & Ann SINCLAIR, reg. Halkirk, CAI 37/A0 Pg 2 #4, copy d/loaded Jul 2009
10. ↑ Source: #S805 Page: Seater, Bower, Caithness, reg. 34 ED 5 Pg 9 Sched 38, hsehold of James & Ann MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
11. ↑ Source: #S806 Page: Brawlbin, Reay, Caithness, reg. 40 ED 4 Pg 6 Sched 31, hsehold of James & Ann MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
12. ↑ Source: #S626 Page: Mar. 6 Aug 1830 Margaret GRAY (Tongside) to William MURRAY (Olgrinmore), transcr. Sep/Oct 1994, copy d/loaded Jul 2009
13. ↑ Source: #S800 Page: Olgrinmond (assumed to be Olrginmore), Halkirk, Caithness, Par. 37 ED 12 Pg 1, hsehold of William & Margret (sic) MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
14. ↑ Source: #S1610 Page: Scotland1841/37 Olgrinmore, Halkirk, CAI ED 12 Pg 1, hsehold of William & Margret MURRAY, extracted Jul 2009
15. ↑ Source: #S1610 Page: 1851 Olgrinmore, Halkirk, CAI Scotland1851/34 ED 8 Pg 4 Sched 13, hsehold of William & Margaret MURRAY, extracted Jan 2006
16. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Olgrinmore, Halkirk, CAI Par. 37 ED 8 Pg 4 Sched 13, hsehold of William & Margaret MURRAY, rechecked Jul 2009

Acknowledgments

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