James Murray (abt. 1851 - abt. 1894)

Born about 1851 in Scotland

Husband of Agnes (Fairbairn) Murray — married 15 Apr 1875 in Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1894 at about age 43 in Cumberland, England

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: James /Murray/ ^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1851

Place: Scotland^[3]

Death

Death:

Date: ABT 1894

Place:  ?Cumberland, England

Note: prob. the 40 yr old James MURRAY reg Whitehaven Jun qtr 1892 10b/395^[4]

Reference

Reference: 47355

Marriage

Husband: James Murray

Wife: Agnes Fairbairn

Child: John Murray

Child: Grace Murray

Child: Mary Murray

Marriage:

Date: 15 APR 1875

Place: Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: The absence of James and Agnes from Scottish or English marriage records is explained by this entry from the Gretna Green registers: James Murray from the Parish of Canonbie in the County of Dumfries and Agness Fairbairn from the Parish of Canonbie in the County of Dumfries being both Present and declared themselves husband and wife before me and these other Witnesses this Fifteenth day of April 1875 years by William Lang (signed) James Murray Agnes Fairbairn

Witnesses Agnes Armstrong, James Beattie^[5][6][7]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Distington, Dist of Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Note: MURRAY: James 30 iron works labourer; wife Agnes 31 both b Scotland; Chldren: John 5 scholar, Grace 3 ; Mary 9mths all b Carlisle, CUL; Boarders: SHAW, McLEOD * 2^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Murray-5706 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of BeckFairbairnWalterGrace4WTJan2015.ged on Jan 18, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Birth 1897 Lizzie Ann Cummings Elliot FAIRBAIRN or MURRAY, reg. Canonbie Dist 814/13 Pg 5, copy d/loaded Dec 2006
3. ↑ Source: #S804 Page: Distington, Dist of Whitehaven CUL RG11/5182 ED 5 Sched 66 hsehold of James & Agnes MURRAY, extracted Dec 2006
4. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Birth 1897 Lizzie Ann Cummings Elliot FAIRBAIRN or MURRAY, reg. Canonbie Dist 814/13 Pg 5, copy d/loaded Dec 2006
5. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Birth 1897 Lizzie Ann Cummings Elliot FAIRBAIRN or MURRAY, reg. Canonbie Dist 814/13 Pg 5, copy d/loaded Dec 2006
6. ↑ Source: #S208 Page: Distington, Dist of Whitehaven CUL RG11/5182 ED 5 Sched 66 hsehold of James & Agnes MURRAY, extracted Dec 2006
7. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Marr. 15 Apr 1875 Agnes FAIRBAIRN & James MURRAY, both of Canonbie, from Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers, 1794-1895, extracted from image Mar 2013
8. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: Scotland Lowlands and Northern Borders, (re)searched Jan 2004
9. ↑ Source: #S804 Page: Distington, Dist of Whitehaven CUL RG11/5182 ED 5 Sched 66 hsehold of James & Agnes MURRAY, extracted Dec 2006

• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (1855+) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
• Source: S804 Title: Census: 1881 UK Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland) via Ancestry.com