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Sir John Murray 1545–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 July 1609

Death Location: Spanzedell Creich Sutherland, Midlothia, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Andrew Blackbarony

Mother: Gisela Bethune

Spouse(s): Margaretha Hamilton

Children(s): Elisabeth Murray, Sir Blackbarony, Christian Murray, Alexander Murray, Agnes Murray, Andrew Murray, Patrick Murray, Walter Murray, Fredrick Murray, Grezel Murray

Sir John Murray was born in 1545 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Andrew Lord Murray Van Blackbarony And Gisela Van Bethune. Sir John Murray married Margaretha Hamilton, and had children including Agnes Murray, Alexander Murray, Andrew Murray, Christian Murray, Elisabeth Murray, Fredrick Murray, Grezel Murray, Margaret Murray, Patrick Murray, Sir Archibald Murray 1St Baronet Of Blackbarony, Walter Murray. Sir John Murray passed away in 1609 in Spanzedell Creich Sutherland, Midlothia, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir John Murray was born in 1545 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Andrew Lord Murray Van Blackbarony And Gisela Van Bethune.
  • Sir John Murray married Margaretha Hamilton, and had children including Agnes Murray, Alexander Murray, Andrew Murray, Christian Murray, Elisabeth Murray, Fredrick Murray, Grezel Murray, Margaret Murray, Patrick Murray, Sir Archibald Murray 1St Baronet Of Blackbarony, Walter Murray.
  • Sir John Murray passed away in 1609 in Spanzedell Creich Sutherland, Midlothia, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Murray's Ancestors

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Sir Murray
1545–1609
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Andrew Lord Murray van Blackbarony
1512–1572
Falahill, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gisela (Van) Bethune
1520–1579
Criech Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John II Knight of Rowallan) Murray
1471–1513
Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabel of Murray Castle) Hoppar
1482–1510
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (John 2nd Laird of Creich Beaton) Bethune
1495–1546
Creich Paroch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Hay
1500–1533
Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Murray's Descendants

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Sir (John) Murray (1545–3 July 1609) m. Margaretha Hamilton (1558–3 July 1609)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Murray 1582–1620
  2. 2. Sir (Archibald Murray, 1st Baronet of) Blackbarony 1582–1634
  3. 3. Christian Murray 1590–
  4. 4. Alexander Murray 1588–
  5. 5. Agnes Murray 1590–1615
  6. 6. Andrew Murray 1580–1625
  7. 7. Patrick Murray 1590–
  8. 8. Walter Murray 1586–
  9. 9. Fredrick Murray 1589–1634
  10. 10. Grezel Murray 1600–

Sir Murray's Timeline

8 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir John Murray
None
1552
1552
Age 7
Birth of Sir John Murray in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1552
1552
Age 7
Birth of Sir John Murray in Blackbarony, Eddleston, Peebles Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Blackbarony, Eddleston, Peebles Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
1572
Age 27
Birth of Sir John Murray in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1603
1603
Age 58
Death of Sir John Murray in Spanzedell Creich Sutherland, Midlothia, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Spanzedell Creich Sutherland, Midlothia, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
3 July 1609
Age 64
Death of Sir John Murray in Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
3 July 1609
Age 64
Death of Sir John Murray in Creich, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
Creich, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
3 July 1609
Age 64
Death of Sir John Murray
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Blackbarony, Eddleston, Peebles Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1609
    Event Place: Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1609
    Event Place: Creich, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Spanzedell Creich Sutherland, Midlothia, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1609
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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