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Mary Houston Dow 1894–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1894

Birth Location: Joppa, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Oct 1986

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Malcolm Dow

Mother: Isabella Alexander

Spouse(s): Archibald Murray

Children(s): Isabelle Murray, Anne Murray

Mary Houston Dow was born in 1894 in Joppa, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Malcolm Dow And Isabella Smith Alexander. In 1901, Mary Houston Dow resided in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland. Mary Houston Dow married Archibald Murray, and had children including Anne Dickie Murray, Isabelle Alexander Murray. Mary Houston Dow passed away in 1986 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Mary Houston Dow was born in 1894 in Joppa, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Malcolm Dow And Isabella Smith Alexander.
  • In 1901, Mary Houston Dow resided in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Mary Houston Dow married Archibald Murray, and had children including Anne Dickie Murray, Isabelle Alexander Murray.
  • Mary Houston Dow passed away in 1986 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Dow's Ancestors

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Mary Dow
1894–1986
Birth Place: Joppa, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Malcolm Dow
1854–1928
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabella (Smith) Alexander
1854–
Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Colin Dow
1827–1903
Skye, Invernesshire, Scotland
Margaret Arthur
1815–1899
Patna, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Arthur
1793–1877
Elizabeth McCall
1802–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Arthur
1763–1841
Mary Gowdie
1769–1860

Mary Dow's Descendants

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Mary (Houston) Dow (14 Oct 1894–16 Oct 1986) m. Archibald Murray (1888–1948)
  1. 1. Isabelle (Alexander) Murray 1924–1995 m. William (Braid) Brown 1917–2011
  2. 2. Anne (Dickie) Murray 1925–2017 m. John (McLaren) Stiff 1925–1990

Mary Dow's Timeline

3 Records

1894
14 Oct 1894
Birth of Mary Houston Dow in Joppa, Ayrshire, Scotland
Joppa, Ayrshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 7
Mary Houston Dow resided here in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1986
16 Oct 1986
Age 92
Death of Mary Houston Dow in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Joppa, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1986
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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