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Catherine Murray 1856–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 DEC 1856

Birth Location: Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 JUN 1936

Death Location: Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealand

Father: Robert Murray

Mother: Mary Noble

Spouse(s): John Bissett

Children(s): Roderick Bissett, John Bissett, Catherine Bissett, Liz None, Helen Bissett, Donald Bissett, Mary Bissett

Catherine Murray was born in 1856 in Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Murray And Mary Noble. Catherine Murray married John Bissett, and had children including Catherine Bissett, Donald Noble Bissett, Helen Bissett, John Bissett, Liz, Mary Isabella Bissett, Roderick Bissett. Catherine Murray passed away in 1936 in Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Catherine Murray was born in 1856 in Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Murray And Mary Noble.
  • Catherine Murray married John Bissett, and had children including Catherine Bissett, Donald Noble Bissett, Helen Bissett, John Bissett, Liz, Mary Isabella Bissett, Roderick Bissett.
  • Catherine Murray passed away in 1936 in Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Murray
1836–1886
Birth Location: Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland
RM
Mary Noble
1838–1890
Birth Location: Redcastle, Killearnan, Ross-shire, Scotland
MN

Spouses(s)

John Bissett
1834–1887
Birth Location: Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
JB

Children(s)

Roderick Bissett
1876–1951
Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
RB
John Bissett
1883–1951
Birth Location: –
JB
Catherine Bissett
1885–1947
Birth Location: –
CB
Liz None
1887–1961
Birth Location: Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealand
L
Helen Bissett
1879–1961
Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
HB
Donald Bissett
1878–1957
Birth Location: –
DB
Mary Bissett
1882–1940
Birth Location: –
MB

Catherine Murray's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Murray
1856–1936
Birth Place: Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Murray
1836–1886
Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Mary Noble
1838–1890
Redcastle, Killearnan, Ross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Murray
1805–1864
Jemima Munro
1812–1847
Kiltearn, Ross-shire, Scotland
Donald Noble
1806–1883
Killearnan, Ross-shire, Scotland
Isabella McDonald
1808–1888
Fort George, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Murray
1774–1851
Elizabeth Sutherland
1781–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Murray's Descendants

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Catherine Murray (5 DEC 1856–5 JUN 1936) m. John Bissett (5 OCT 1834–27 JUN 1887)
  1. 1. Roderick Bissett 1876–1951 m. Jessie (Barrow) Church 1882–1924
    1. 1. Myra (Barrow) Bissett 1909–1962 m. Edmund (Louis) Bell 1910–1977
      1. 1. Heather (Lorraine) Bell 1937–2024
      2. 2. Alison (Margaret) Bell 1939–1971 m. Willem (Cornelis) Uitentuis 1926–2017
    2. 2. Mona (Murray) Bissett 1922–2018 m. Walter (Rowardon) Cook 1917–1994
    3. 3. Molly (Smith Dorian) Bissett 1916–
    4. 4. Jessie (Hazel) Bissett 1914–1997 m. Albert (Park) Hayes 1910–1984
    5. 5. Roderick (Vernon) Bissett 1912–1929
    6. 6. Jack 1910–1941 m. Jeanie (Walker) Dale 1918–1963
      1. 1. John (Charles) Bissett 1941–2021
  2. 2. John Bissett 1883–1951 m. Maud Gwendoline 1892–1971
    1. 1. Robert (Roy) Bissett 1920–2000 m. Violet Daphne 1914–1999
    2. 2. John (Walter Lyall) Bissett 1916–1981 m. Mary (Christine) Smith 1922–2011
  3. 3. Catherine Bissett 1885–1947 m. William Cartwright 1882–1952
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Florence) Cartwright 1910–1992 m. Axel (Martinus James) Qvam 1903–1971
  4. 4. Liz 1887–1961 m. William Shaw 1878–1962
    1. 1. William (John) Shaw 1909–1970 m. Maffey (Kathleen Tracy) Carter 1900–1959
    2. 2. Catherine (Robina Murray) Shaw 1907–1950 m. James (Kawana) Heenan 1898–1974
      1. 1. Myra (Duncan) Heenan 1935–2015 m. Dennis (John) Lloyd 1928–1979
      2. 2. Betty (Lorraine) Heenan 1930–2018 m. Leslie Lancaster 1922–1993
  5. 5. Helen Bissett 1879–1961 m. Edward Westbury 1874–1962
    1. 1. Florence (Helen Myra) Westbury 1905–1992 m. Walter (Cyril) Pentecost 1908–1987
      1. 1. Helen (Rita) Pentecost 1935–2010 m. Morris (Ivan) McKinlay 1927–2012
    2. 2. Edward (Charles) Westbury 1897–1974 m. Virginia (Marion) Kempton 1891–1973
      1. 1. Maureen (Catherine) Westbury 1923–2003 m. Eric (Herbert) Haynes 1920–1989
  6. 6. Donald (Noble) Bissett 1878–1957 m. Henrietta (Jane) Driver 1877–1959 m. Catherine (Nora) Walsh 1884–1908
    1. 1. James (Noble) Bissett 1906–1990 m. Linda (Muriel) Hirst 1905–2008 m. Mabel Jackson 1912–1957 m. Edith (Alice) Sweetnam 1910–2006
    2. 2. Nettie (Jane Driver) Bissett 1915–1989 m. Frederick (Connolly) Brandham 1912–1988
    3. 3. Jessie (McDonald) Bissett 1918–1956 m. Frederick (Connolly) Brandham 1912–1988
  7. 7. Mary (Isabella) Bissett 1882–1940 m. William (John) Diamond 1874–1966
    1. 1. William (Seddon) Diamond 1906–1986 m. Florence (Alice) Gilmour 1915–2004
      1. 1. Kenneth (Owen) Diamond 1936–1991
      2. 2. Lynette Diamond 1945–2023 m. Colin (Anthony Joseph) Marshall 1942–2010
      3. 3. Lyal (William) Diamond 1938–1991 m. Alice (May) Bates 1938–1992
    2. 2. Nellie 1902–1986 m. Alfred (George) Heenan 1908–1981
      1. 1. Murray (George) Heenan 1930–2005
      2. 2. Freda Heenan 1926–1981 m. Douglas (Haig) Beer 1917–1984
      3. 3. Bob 1936–2010
    3. 3. Thomas (Roderick) Diamond 1908–1911
    4. 4. Amy McMaster 1910–1980 m. James McMaster 1902–1975 m. Malcolm (Gordon) McDonald 1908–1936
      1. 1. Alan (Ramsay) McDonald 1931–2016
    5. 5. Gordon (John Alfred) Diamond 1899–1961 m. Anna (McIntyre) McRae 1905–1981
      1. 1. Melva (Elizabeth) Diamond 1932–2016 m. Jack Cockburn 1925–2008
      2. 2. Audrey (Isabella) Diamond 1929–1988 m. Raymond (Watson) Marshall 1928–2005
    6. 6. Charles (Donald Bissett) Diamond 1909–1991 m. Irene (Sylvia "Molly") King 1910–2000
      1. 1. Ross Diamond –2020
      2. 2. Neroli (Diane) Diamond 1951–2016
    7. 7. Rachel (Mitchell) Diamond 1914–2002 m. Victor (Ronald "Ron") Thomas 1910–1974
      1. 1. Joan (Mabel) Thomas 1944–2021
      2. 2. Ruth Thomas 1940–2023 m. William (Peters) Dawson 1915–1980
    8. 8. Vera (Isabel) Diamond 1904–1998 m. Leslie (Ingles) Darragh 1904–1964
      1. 1. Arnold (Thomas) Darragh 1933–2006 m. Pearl (Mima) Drake 1930–1982 m. Daphne (Isabella) Kennedy 1939–2017
      2. 2. Shirley (Isabel) Darragh 1934–2008 m. Alwyn (Ewen) McKenzie 1930–2006
      3. 3. James (William) Darragh 1927–2002
      4. 4. Keith Darragh 1928–2015 m. Bette (Norma) Unknown 1933–2015
    9. 9. Catherine (Mona) Diamond 1903–1972 m. David (Harkness) Haywood 1907–1940

Catherine Murray's Timeline

4 Records

1856
5 DEC 1856
Birth of Catherine Murray in Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland
1926
19 MAR 1926
Age 70
Catherine Murray - Will
None
1936
8 JUN 1936
Age 80
Burial of Catherine Murray in Wallacetown, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Wallacetown, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
1936
5 JUN 1936
Age 80
Death of Catherine Murray in Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealand
Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1856
    Event Place: Resolis, Cromartyshire, Scotland
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1936
    Event Place: Wallacetown, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Findagrave, Catherine Bissett 5 Jun 1936

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1926

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 APR 1874
    Event Place: Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1874

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1936
    Event Place: Waianiwa, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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