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James Souter McMurdo 1856–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Sep 1929

Death Location: Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire County, Scotland

Father: James McMurdo

Mother: Christian Muncie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Collins, Emily Hancock

Children(s): Christina McMurdo, Robert McMurdo

James Souter McMurdo was born in 1856 in Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland, the child of James Mcmurdo And Christian Muncie. James Souter McMurdo married Elizabeth Collins, Emily Ann Hancock, and had children including Christina Muncie Mcmurdo, Robert Mcmurdo. James Souter McMurdo passed away in 1929 in Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire County, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Souter McMurdo was born in 1856 in Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland, the child of James Mcmurdo And Christian Muncie.
  • James Souter McMurdo married Elizabeth Collins, Emily Ann Hancock, and had children including Christina Muncie Mcmurdo, Robert Mcmurdo.
  • James Souter McMurdo passed away in 1929 in Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire County, Scotland.

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James McMurdo's Ancestors

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James McMurdo
1856–1929
Birth Place: Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland
Parents
James McMurdo
1826–1886
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Christian Muncie
1828–1907
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George McMurdo
1789–1869
Goldie Knoll, Morton, Dumfries, Scotland
Mary Thomson
1789–1867
Wamphray Parish, Dumfriesshire County, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McMurdo
1751–1786
Marion Lorimer
1752–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McMurdo's Descendants

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James (Souter) McMurdo (13 Jul 1856–3 Sep 1929) m. Elizabeth Collins (1862–4 Jul 1896) m. Emily (Ann) Hancock (1865–23 Mar 1924)
  1. 1. Christina (Muncie) McMurdo 1894–1959 m. Andrew (Duncan) Rigg 1897–1958
    1. 1. Mary Rigg 1927–1983 m. John Murray 1923–2008
  2. 2. Robert McMurdo 1904–1976 m. Edith (May) Whybrow 1912–2001

James McMurdo's Timeline

2 Records

1856
13 Jul 1856
Birth of James Souter McMurdo in Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland
Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland
1929
3 Sep 1929
Age 73
Death of James Souter McMurdo in Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire County, Scotland
Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire County, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Auchinleck Parish, Ayrshire County, Scotland

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