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Lord John Murray 1605 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 June 1642

Death Location: Glenorchy, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Murray

Mother: Dorothea Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Murchison

Children(s): Lady Murray

Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl was born in 1605 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Murray and Dorothea Stewart. Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl married Lady Margaret Murchison, and had children including Lady Barbara Murray. Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl passed away in 1642 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl was born in 1605 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Murray and Dorothea Stewart.
  • Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl married Lady Margaret Murchison, and had children including Lady Barbara Murray.
  • Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl passed away in 1642 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lord Murray's Ancestors

Self
Lord Murray
1605 – 1642
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Murray
1574 – 1644
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dorothea Stewart
1588 – 1603
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Wemyss of) Leuchars
1557 – 1611
Coaltown of Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Stewart
1565 – 1624
Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Moray
1529 – 1590
Lady Stewart
1545 – 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1506 – 1544
Margaret Lindsay
1495 – 1577
William Marischal
1506 – 1581
Marischal
1510 – 1556

Lord Murray's Descendants

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Lord (John) Murray (1605 – 1 June 1642) m. Lady (Margaret) Murchison (1620 – 1635)
  1. 1. Lady (Barbara) Murray (1635 – 1700) m. Sir (James Innes 5TH OF) THURSATER (1629 – FEB 1693)
    1. 1. John Innes (1655 – 1705) m. Margaret (Mill) Reid (6 Nov 1651 – 1705)
      1. 1. Isabella Innes (1676 – 1725) m. Murdo Cameron (1671 – 1725)
        1. 1. Margaret Cargill (3 Jul 1693 – Abt. 1769) m. John Cameron (1691 – 1717)

Lord Murray's Timeline

3 Records

1591
22 Aug 1591
Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl was baptized in Greystoke,Cumberland,England
Greystoke,Cumberland,England
1605
1605
Birth of Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1642
1 June 1642
Age 37
Death of Lord John Murray 1st Earl of Atholl in Glenorchy, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenorchy, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1591
    Event Place: Greystoke,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1642
    Event Place: Glenorchy, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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