Sir
John
Murray
"of Dawyck and Posso"
Nasmyth
4th Bt.
Born in Daywick (or Dalwick), Peeblesshire, Scotland.
Ancestors 
Son of James Nasmyth 3rd Bt.
and Eleanor (Murray) Nasmyth
Husband of
Mary (Marjoribanks) Naesmyth
— married
1826 [location unknown]
Husband of
Eleanor (Powys) Naesmyth
— married
8 Jul 1839 (to 19 Jul 1876) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alice Mary (Naesmyth) Russell
Died
at age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
John was the only son of James Nasmyth and Eleanor Murray. he was educated at Rugby School in England and greatly exceeded his grandfather's example, in improving the beauty of the family seat. He married twice with issue to both.[1]
Sources
- ↑ The Scottish Nation by William Anderson, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.viii, p.246.
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage edited by Charles Mosley, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
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Gregory Lauder-Frost
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I adopted this orphaned profile and added source materials on 6th Feb 2021,
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