Martha Orr Campbell (Murray) McDougall (1857 - 1896)

Born 12 May 1857 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Daughter of Alexander Murray and Sarah Cockburn Campbell

Wife of George Graeme McDougall — married 24 Nov 1882 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1896 at age 39 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Martha (Murray) McDougall was born in Scotland.

Martha was born at 2pm at the Old Knockjarder, Dalrymple. She was the sixth child of Alexander Murray and Sarah Cockburn Campbell's thirteen children. Whilst she is the couple's third daughter, they appear to have not followed strict naming patterns, and it would seem most likely that she has been named after her mother's eldest sister, Martha Orr Campbell, not her mother which would have been usual practice. The two elder girls were named after their respective grandmother's and in fact the next girl, was named after her mother, Sarah.

Martha is listed on the 1861 Census at Dalrymple with her parents, Alexander and Sarah and her brothers and sisters, Isabella, William, John, Janet and Sarah. She is aged 4 yrs and her birthplace is listed as Dalrymple.

Martha has been incorrectly indexed on the 1871 census she was residing in the home of William Niven at Laigh Cullean, Maybole as a nurse.

At the time of the 1881 Census, Martha aged 23 years was in service as a cook in the home of Christina Miller at Racecourse Rd, Ayr.

It would seem most likely that Martha was still at this address at the time of her marriage a year later. Her father was noted as deceased at this time, and he was not listed on the 1881 Census a year earlier either. Martha's 18 year old sister, Jane was a witness at her marriage along with an Alexander Barclay, possibly a friend of George's.

Martha died at 378 Garscube Rd in her 38th year of pernacious anaemia, just three months after the birth of her youngest child, James. She is buried in Liar No. 616 at Lambhill Cemetery, Glasgow. A further 4 relatives were later buried in this liar including her son, James, grand-daughter, Cissie, her husband - and his second wife !

DNA

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Caroline Martin and her third cousin, MayH. Their most-recent common ancestors are, Alexander Murray and Sarah Cockburn Campbell. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th–6th Cousin, based on sharing 42 cM across 3 segments.

Sources

• McDOUGALL FAMILY OF GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hails/mcdougal.htm Hosted by rootweb, an ancestry.com
• Birth Certificate, General Register Office, Scotland
• Marriage Certificate, General Register Office, Scotland
• Death Certificate, General Register Office, Scotland
• 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Letter from Council re interments at Lambhill Cemetery.