Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917)

Born 9 May 1828 in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Rutherford) Murray — married 2 Jul 1856 in Wynberg, Cape Town, Cape Colony

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1917 at age 88 in Wellington, Paarl, Cape Province, Union of South Africa

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Biography

Birth

Andrew Murray was the second child of Andrew Murray, a Dutch Reformed Church missionary sent from Scotland to South Africa. He was born in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony on 9 May 1828. His mother, Maria Susanna Magdalena (Stegmann) Murray, was of French Huguenot and German Lutheran descent.

Education

He was sent to the University of Aberdeen in Scotland for his initial education, together with his elder brother, John. Both remained there until they obtained their master's degrees in 1845. From there, they both went to the University of Utrecht where they studied theology. The two brothers became members of Het Réveil, a religious revival movement opposed to the rationalism which was in vogue in the Netherlands at that time. Both brothers were ordained by the Hague Committee of the Dutch Reformed Church on 9 May 1848 and returned to the Cape.

Marriage

Andrew married Emma Rutherford in Wynberg, Cape Town, on 2 July 1856.^[1]

Marriage of Andrew Murray and Maria Susanna Magdalena Stegmann

They had eight children together (four boys and four girls):

Emma Maria

Mary Ellen

Catherine Margaret

Howson Rutherford (deceased before 1917)

Annie Jemima

Andrew Haldane (deceased before 1917)

John Neethling

Charles Hugo

Pastoral Service

Murray pastored churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town and Wellington, all in South Africa. He was a champion of the South African Revival of 1860.

Through his writings, Murray was also a key "Inner Life" or "Higher Life" or Keswick leader, and his theology of faith healing and belief in the continuation of the apostolic gifts made him a significant forerunner of the Pentecostal movement.

Death

Murray died on in Wellington on 18 January 1917, four months before his 89th birthday. ^{[2] [3][4]}

Death Notification of Andrew Murray

Andrew is buried in the churchyard of the Wellington NG Church.^[5]

Murray, Andrew

Born: 9 May 1828

Died: 17 Jan 1917

Buried: N G Kerk Begraafplaas, Wellington, District Wellington, Western Cape, RSA

Note: Andrew Murray. Dr Andrew Murray M.A. B.D. D.Litt; Predikant. geboren te Graaff-Reinet 9 Mei 1828 overlede te Wellington 17 Januarie 1917. :Kerkingangshek

He is commemorated in many places but the most impressive is the statue at the Wellington NG Church which he served many years.^[6]

Memorial Statue of Andrew Murray

Sources

1. ↑ Civil Registrations (Marriages), Cape Province, 1696-1899 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK6-T3R7-8?i=361&cat=244034
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Murray_(minister)
3. ↑ South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXCL-2VT2 : 3 December 2019), Rev Andrew Murray, 18 Jan 1917, Paarl, Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa; citing National Archives, Pretoria; FHL microfilm
4. ↑ South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLKL-K232 : 17 March 2018), Andrew Murray, 1917; citing Probate, Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa, 1917, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm 1,367,858
5. ↑ SA Genealogical Society Graveyard Project, Revision: 15 and before
6. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 23 May 2020