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David Murray 1848 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1848

Birth Location: Walston Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 11 May 1927

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Walter Murray

Mother: Margaret Sommerville

Spouse(s): Margaret Moffat

Children(s): David MURRAY

David Murray was born in 1848 in Walston Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Walter Murray and Margaret G Sommerville. David Murray married Margaret Moffat, and had children including David MURRAY. David Murray passed away in 1927 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • David Murray was born in 1848 in Walston Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Walter Murray and Margaret G Sommerville.
  • David Murray married Margaret Moffat, and had children including David MURRAY.
  • David Murray passed away in 1927 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Murray
1822 – 1871
Birth Location: Craighope, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Margaret Sommerville
1825 – 1912
Birth Location: Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Moffat
1851 – 1925
Birth Location: Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

David MURRAY
1882 – 1939
Birth Location: NZ STH.I. Tapanui
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David Murray's Ancestors

Self
David Murray
1848 – 1927
Birth Place: Walston Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Walter Murray
1822 – 1871
Craighope, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Margaret (G) Sommerville
1825 – 1912
Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David Murray
1788 – 1851
Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabella Grieve
1795 – 1870
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Alexander Somerville
1791 – 1827
Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary (Forbes) FLINT
1793 – 1878
Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Murray's Descendants

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David Murray (7 Dec 1848 – 11 May 1927) m. Margaret Moffat (03 Mar 1851 – 29 March 1925)
  1. 1. David MURRAY (16 AUG 1882 – 24 AUG 1939) m. Mary (Jane Josephine) JONES ( – 31 MAY 1954)
    1. 1. David (Alexander) MURRAY (7 NOV 1907 – 3 APR 1981) m. Constance (Marie) PEARSON (7 NOV 1913 – 21 JUL 1980)
      1. 1. Pat Murray (23 Mar 1937 – 8 July 2009) m. Bernard (Nigel) Banks (2 Jan 1934 – )
        1. 1. Simon Banks (17 Mar 1961 – ) m. Angela (Dawn) Lomas (18 Aug 1963 – 8 May 2021) m. Karleen (Jan) Banks
    2. 2. John ((Albert)) MURRAY (20 JUN 1911 – 28 FEB 1965)

David Murray's Timeline

2 Records

1848
7 Dec 1848
Birth of David Murray in Walston Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Walston Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
1927
11 May 1927
Age 79
Death of David Murray in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1848
    Event Place: Walston Farm, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1927
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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