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John Alexander Murray 1835 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAR 1835

Birth Location: , , Crosslee, Houston & Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1888

Death Location: , , Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Murray

Mother: Margaret Small

Spouse(s): Agnes Edgar

Children(s):

The story of John Alexander Murray began in 1835 in , , Crosslee, Houston & Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, with parents Robert Murray and Margaret Small. As an adult, John Alexander Murray wed Agnes Edgar. John Alexander Murray's life came to an end in 1888 in , , Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Robert Murray
1796 – 1861
Birth Location: , , Paisley, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
RM
Margaret Small
1803 – 1877
Birth Location: , , , Houston & Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Agnes Edgar
1835 – 1914
Birth Location: , , , , , Ireland
AE

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 MAR 1835
    Event Place: , , Crosslee, Houston & Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland census, Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland, head of household: Robert Murray, 1851 Scotland census, King's Land, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, head of household: Robert Murray, 1881 Scotland census, 30 John Street Lane, Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, head of household: Alexander Murray, Marriage certificate of John Alexander Murray and Agnes Edgar, 31 December 1877, Scotland Birth Registration Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 30 MAR 1851
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland census, King's Land, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, head of household: Robert Murray

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 31 DEC 1877
    Record Source: Marriage certificate of John Alexander Murray and Agnes Edgar, 31 December 1877

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 31 DEC 1877
    Event Place: 101, Hill Street East, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Marriage certificate of John Alexander Murray and Agnes Edgar, 31 December 1877

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Death certificate of Agnes Murray, 9 June 1914

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: AFT 15 OCT 1878
    Event Place: 397, Garscube Road, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913, Alexander Murray 1857-1878

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 3 APR 1881
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland census, 30 John Street Lane, Glasgow Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, head of household: Alexander Murray

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1888
    Event Place: , , Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland Death Registration Index

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