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Nicola Murray 1554–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Karel Cockpool

Mother: Dame Somerville

Spouse(s): Robert Maxwell

Children(s): James Dirletoun

In 1554, Nicola Murray entered the world in Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Karel Charles Murray Laird Van Cockpool And Dame Margaretha Somerville. Nicola Murray married Robert Maxwell, and had children including James Maxwell 1St Earl Of Dirletoun. Nicola Murray passed away in 1615 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1554, Nicola Murray entered the world in Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Karel Charles Murray Laird Van Cockpool And Dame Margaretha Somerville.
  • Nicola Murray married Robert Maxwell, and had children including James Maxwell 1St Earl Of Dirletoun.
  • Nicola Murray passed away in 1615 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Karel Cockpool
1528–1605
Birth Location: Comlongon Castle, Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
KC
Dame Somerville
1530–1579
Birth Location: Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Robert Maxwell
1550–1610
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
RM

Children(s)

James Dirletoun
1576–1650
Birth Location: Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD

Nicola Murray's Ancestors

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Nicola Murray
1554–1615
Birth Place: Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Karel Charles Murray, Laird Van Cockpool
1528–1605
Comlongon Castle, Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dame (Margaretha) Somerville
1530–1579
Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Jeanette ((Janet)) Jardine
1504–1541
Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicola Murray's Descendants

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Nicola Murray (1554–1615) m. Robert Maxwell (1550–1610)
  1. 1. James (Maxwell, 1st Earl of) Dirletoun 1576–1650 m. Dame (Elizabeth De Boussoyne, Duchess of) Dirletoun 1600–1659
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hamilton 1620–1659
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jennings) Hamilton 1640–1679 m. Baron (James Kilmaurs) Cunningham 1636–1664
        1. 1. Andrew (Hay) Cunningham 1654–1734

Nicola Murray's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Nicola Murray in Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1615
1615
Age 61
Death of Nicola Murray in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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