Alexander Murray (1824 - 1888)

Born 7 Feb 1824 in Wandell and Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Agnes (Lamb) Murray — married 31 Dec 1869 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1888 at about age 63 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Alexander was born about 1824 to Alexander Murray and Elizabeth Marchbank and baptised 4 Apr 1824 in Wandell and Lamington. ^[1]

Alexander was living Springfield, Kilbucho in 1851 with wife Isabel. He was 27 years old and a farm labourer. He was born in Lamington, Lanarkshire. His wife Isabel was 27 and also born in Lamington. Living with the couple are their two sons Alexander 5, born in Lamington and Peter 3 born in Walston.^[2]

No Marriage registration could be found.

Alexander passed away in 1888 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 19 Feb 2023), Alexander Murray, parents: Alexander Murray and Elizabeth Marchbank, 04 Apr 1824, Wandell and Lamington; citing Parish Number653, Reference Number: 40 11.
2. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1540f6f4040b9d6e51b228 : viewed 19 Feb 2023), Alexander MURRAY, Springfield, Peeblesshire, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /763, Folio 0, Page 5, Schedule 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "Scotland: Statutory Registers - Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 19 Feb 2023), Alexander Murray, mother: Marchbank, 1888, Fauldhouse; citing Parish Number 673, Reference Number: 2 35.