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William Murdoch 1847 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 MAY 1847

Birth Location: , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 MAY 1866

Death Location: , , , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland

Father: George Murdoch

Mother: Ann Stuart

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Children(s):

William Murdoch was born in 1847 in , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of George Murdoch and Ann Stuart. In 1851, William Murdoch was recorded in the census in , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland. William Murdoch passed away in 1866 in , , , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Murdoch was born in 1847 in , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of George Murdoch and Ann Stuart.
  • In 1851, William Murdoch was recorded in the census in , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.
  • William Murdoch passed away in 1866 in , , , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.

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William Murdoch's Ancestors

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William Murdoch
1847 – 1866
Birth Place: , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
George Murdoch
1809 – 1871
, Auchininna, , Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland
Ann Stuart
1817 –
, , , Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Murdo
– 1857
Mary Cruickshank
1769 – 1857
, , Kirktown of Inverkeithny, Inverkeithny, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cruickshank
Isobel
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Murdoch's Timeline

6 Records

1847
15 MAY 1847
Birth of William Murdoch in , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
, Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1847
30 MAY 1847
William Murdoch was baptized in , , Kirktown of Alvah, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
, , Kirktown of Alvah, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1851
30 MAR 1851
Age 4
William Murdoch appeared in census in , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
, Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1861
7 APR 1861
Age 14
William Murdoch was employed
None
1861
7 APR 1861
Age 14
William Murdoch appeared in census in , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
, Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1866
25 MAY 1866
Age 19
Death of William Murdoch in , , , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
, , , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1847
    Event Place: , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland census, Drywells, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: George Murdoch
    [2] 1861 Scotland census, Drawells, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: George Murdoch
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1847
    Event Place: , , Kirktown of Alvah, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Event Place: , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland census, Drywells, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: George Murdoch

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland census, Drawells, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: George Murdoch

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Event Place: , Drywells, , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland census, Drawells, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: George Murdoch

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1866
    Event Place: , , , Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Gravestone for William Murdo, George Murdo: Alvah Kirkyard, Kirktown of Alvah, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

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