MURDOCH Family Tree Chart compiled in 1979

Date: 3 Apr 2022 [unknown]
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Surname/tag: Murdoch

MURDOCH Family Tree Chart compiled in 1903

Murdoch Family Tree Chart

This MURDOCH Family Tree Chart was compiled by Gordon HOYLE ( Hon Curator of Boswell Museum, Auchinleck) in September 1979 - The copy of the original chart held in personnel collection of Smith-127977 05:44, 3 April 2022 (UTC) Received from -------

Descendants: (Earliest known Murdoch – John Murdoch)

1John MURDOCH (WAS In Royal Artillery)

1. Brother

a. Murdoch Nephew (Master joiner & Snuff box maker)

2. Brother

a. Murdoch Nephew - Master joiner & Snuff box maker)

3. John MURDOCH (1725-1806), mill wright & engineer, Md Anna Bruce 1747 - (Bello mill – Gunner Royal Artillery 1744-1752.. She claimed descent from Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, whose lands joined that of Auchinleck)

a. Daughter MURDOCH)

b. William MURDOCH/K 1754-1839 (inventor & engineer). md Miss Paynter b.1761)

i. William MURDOCH 1788-1831)

1. MURDOCH)

a. William MURDOCH (of Govilon. Head Abergavenny))

ii. John MURDOCH 1790-1862)

1. Major Robert Hamilton Murdoch 1839-1913 [Historian of the Regiment of Royal Artillery])

c. Robert Murdoch (30 feb 1757-)

i. Murdoch ?)

1. Alexander MURDOCH [who wrote “Light without a Wick”])

d. Mungo (23 sep 1759- ))

e. James MURDOCH (4 OCT 1766- ) [DISMISSED FROM b&w IN 1795)

4. Robert MURDOCH, wright & joiner,(in Orchard, Auchinleck))

a. William MURDOCH )

b. George MURDOCH, (joiner) (See his Chart below)

2.Brother)
Cousin – (Commondyke Farm. Founded Murdoch & Aitken Co of Glasgow – which eventually built locomotives & colliery Winding engines including one for his father who was the first to mine coal at Gilminscroft, near Auchinleck

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George MURDOCH’S Descendants

1. William MURDOCH, JOINER, Glasgow)

1.1. Robert Murdoch (1827-5 may 1892)[died in Glasgow age 65])

1.1.a. John Murdoch.)

2. George MURDOCH md Agnes MURDOCH (Dau of Hugh MURDOCH))

2.1. Son – in USA)

2.2. Dau – in USA)

3. David MURDOCH md Mary Bowie (of Old Place Hurlford))

3.1. Mary MURDOCH (1840-1879) md James YOUNG (1839-1895)*)

Had issue)

(note James restored Auchinleck Gas Works (abt 1892-1895))

x [James Young also md Elizabeth CLIFFORD (1848-1921) and had issue)

4. Hugh MURDOCH (Died about age 20 yrs))

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