Edith Murray (Mackay) Clark (1914 - 1970)

Born 9 Jul 1914 in Gower Street, Brora, Sutherland, Scotland

Ancestors

Daughter of William Mackay and Jane Mowat (Murray) Mackay

Wife of William Nigel Clark — married 21 Jun 1937 in Inverness, Scotland

Died 29 Jan 1970 at age 55 in Glasgow, Scotland

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Biography

Born

9 Jul 1914 Brora^[1]

Christening

28 Feb 1915 Clyne^[2]

Census

1921 Rosslyn St, Brora age 6 with mother and siblings^[3]

Marriage

1 Jun 1937 Inverness Edith Murray Mackay to William Nigel Clark ^[4]

Note

When at Brora School Edith was taught by Nannie Kidd, sister of Jack, Mina's husband. She went to Athol Crescent, Edinburgh a Domestic Science college. She met Nigel in Edinburgh. She married Alexander Nigel CLARK. He was an importer and they lived in Glasgow. They were well off and had a Rolls Royce.

Death

29 Jan 1970 Glasgow. Edith Murray Clark age 55, widow, spouse of William Nigel Clark, wholesale provision merchant. Date of Birth 9 Jul 1914. Of 263 Nithsdale Rd, Glasgow. Died of myocardial infarct and chronic alcoholism.

Parents: Mackay, deceased. Informant A N Clark, son.^[5]. ^[6]

Sources

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between JC and Sarah (Euren) Jordan, her 1st cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Mackay and Jane Murray, the grandparents of both JC and Sarah (Euren) Jordan. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 1st Cousin, based on sharing 998 cM across 34 segments.

1. ↑ Scotlands People; https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/; Statutory Registers-Births, 1914; Clyne 045/ 22
2. ↑ Clyne Old Parish Register
3. ↑ Scotlands People; https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/; McKay Edith (Census 1921 045/4 /2) page 2 of 19
4. ↑ Scotlands People; https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/; Statutory Registers-Marriages, 1937; Inverness 098/A/154
5. ↑ Certificate seen in Edinburgh in 1991
6. ↑ Scotlands People; https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/; Statutory Registers-Deaths, 1970; Glasgow 944/9/166