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Sir Gideon Murray 1559 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1559

Birth Location: Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Jun 1621

Death Location: Eliburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Andrew Blackbarony

Mother: Lady Bethune

Spouse(s): Lady Pentland

Children(s): Agnes Elibank

In 1559, Sir Gideon Murray entered the world in Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland, born to Andrew Lord Murray van Blackbarony and Lady Grizel Gisela Beaton of Creich Bethune. Sir Gideon Murray married Lady Margaret Pentland, and had children including Agnes "Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of Elibank. Sir Gideon Murray passed away in 1621 in Eliburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1559, Sir Gideon Murray entered the world in Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland, born to Andrew Lord Murray van Blackbarony and Lady Grizel Gisela Beaton of Creich Bethune.
  • Sir Gideon Murray married Lady Margaret Pentland, and had children including Agnes "Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of Elibank.
  • Sir Gideon Murray passed away in 1621 in Eliburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Blackbarony
1510 – 1572
Birth Location: Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Lady Bethune
1521 – 1579
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Pentland
1570 – 1630
Birth Location: Selkirkshire, Scotland
LP

Children(s)

Agnes Elibank
1590 – 1630
Birth Location: Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland
AE

Sir Murray's Ancestors

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Sir Murray
1559 – 1621
Birth Place: Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Lord Murray van Blackbarony
1510 – 1572
Selkirkshire, Scotland
Lady (Grizel Gisela Beaton of Creich) Bethune
1521 – 1579
Creich Castle, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lord Murray van) Blackbarony
1475 – 1513
Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel Hoppar
1480 – 1510
Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland
Sir (David John Beathune Knight 2nd of) Ceeich
1485 – 1534
Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Seònaid ((Janet), Lady of Creich Castle,) Hay
1500 – 1533
Cuper, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laird Murray
1460 – 1527
Lady Lauchope
1455 – 1542
John Yester
1450 – 1513
Elisabeth Crichton
1465 – 1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Murray's Descendants

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Sir (Gideon) Murray (1 Jan 1559 – 28 Jun 1621) m. Lady (Margaret) Pentland (14 Apr 1570 – 08 Oct 1630)
  1. 1. Agnes ("Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of) Elibank (1590 – 1630) m. Sir (Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of) Harden (1590 – 22 Apr 1657)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Scott (16 Jan 1628 – 10 May 1675) m. Ralph (Hawkins) Sr (1616 – 19 Sep 1669)
      1. 1. Alderman (William Hawkins) Sr (1648 – 18 Jul 1711) m. Ann Rockhold (1640 – 29 Nov 1724)
        1. 1. Avarilla Hawkins (1680 – 1739) m. Charles Baker (1670 – 30 Mar 1734)

Sir Murray's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1 Jan 1559
Birth of Sir Gideon Murray in Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1621
28 Jun 1621
Age 62
Death of Sir Gideon Murray in Eliburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Eliburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1559
    Event Place: Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1621
    Event Place: Eliburn, West Lothian, Scotland
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