George Murray
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George Murray (1694 - 1760)

Lt.Gen. George Murray
Born in Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1728 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 66 in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederlandmap
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Biography

George Murray is a member of Clan Murray.
This profile is part of the Murray Name Study.
European Aristocracy
Lt.Gen. George Murray was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Lord George Iain Murray was born 4 Oct 1694, in Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland. He is the son of John Murray and Katherine Douglas-Hamilton. [1][2][3][4]

Fought for the Jacobites in 1715, 1719, and 1745. Fought at Glenshiel, Prestonpans, and Culloden. Lt. Gen. in Bonnie Prince Charlie's army. He escaped to Holland and was attainted.

He married, 3 Jun 1728, Amelia, daughter of Dr. James Murray of Glencarse and Strowan. She died 29 Mar 1766, leaving three sons: John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl; Maj.Gen. James Murray of Strowan; and Vice-Admiral George Murray of Pitcaithly.

He passed away in 1760 in Medemblik, Holland and was buried in the Bonifatiuschurch cemetery in Medemblik, Holland.

Sources

  1. Entered by Sir William Arbuthnot, Monday, December 23, 2013.
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226004359/george-iain-murray
  3. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MK79-BZX
  4. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/175795585/person/232300608182/facts
  • Debrett’s Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 22nd ed., William Courthope, Esq. Editor, J.F. & F. Rivington, London, 1838, p. 301
  • The Heraldry of the Murrays, G. Harvey Johnston FSA Scot, W&A.K. Johnston, Ltd., Edinburgh and London, MCMX, p. 23
  • London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 921
  • London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 1254

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