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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: Sir Murray

Mother: Dame Somerville

Spouse(s): Robert Maxwell

Children(s): James Dirletoun

The story of Nicola Murray began in 1554 in Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. 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

  • The story of Nicola Murray began in 1554 in Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • 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

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

Robert Maxwell
1550 – 1610
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

James Dirletoun
1576 – 1650
Birth Location: Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Nicola Murray's Ancestors

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Nicola Murray
1554 – 1615
Birth Place: Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Charles Murray
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 (11 Jan 1576 – 19 April 1650) m. Dame (Elizabeth De Boussoyne, Duchess of) Dirletoun (1600 – 1659)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hamilton (1620 – 2 September 1659)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jennings) Hamilton (1640 – 1679) m. Baron (James Kilmaurs) Cunningham (1636 – 30 May 1664)
        1. 1. Andrew (Hay) Cunningham (17 Jun 1654 – 27 Jan 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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