The Descendants of Hugh MATHESON, born 1720.


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17. Donald MURRAY [12805] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 15 Feb 1805 in Aisdale Sutherlnad Scotland, died 24 Oct 1872 in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland at age 67, and was buried in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.

General Notes:Born in Aisdale, Sutherland, but left to live in Glasgow where he managed several dyeworks until the financial panic of 1848, after which he managed the Rutherglen branch of the City of Glasgow Bank.

He was Provost (Mayor) of Rutherglen.

He married Isabella SIMPSON of Rutherglen in 1835, and had 6 very bright children.

Buried in Glasgow.

Donald married Isabella SIMPSON [12806] [MRIN: 5522], daughter of Alexander SIMPSON [12856] and Catherine MILLAR [12857], 30 Jun 1835 in Barony Lanarkshire Scotland. Isabella was born 03 Dec 1814 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 27 M    i. John MURRAY [12858] was born in 1835 in Nr. Dunbarton Scotland, died 30 Jun 1915 in Bathurst NSW Australia at age 80, and was buried in Bathurst NSW Australia.

   28 F    ii. Margaret Malcolm MURRAY [12859] was born in 1839.

+ 29 M    iii. Robert Simpson MURRAY [12860] was born in 1842 in Rutherglen Lanarkshire Scotland, died in 1922 in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland at age 80, and was buried in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.

+ 30 M    iv. George William MURRAY [12861] was born in 1844 in Dunbarton Scotland, died in 1923 in Auckland Auckland New Zealand at age 79, and was buried in Kaukapakapa Cemetery.

+ 31 M    v. James Ure MURRAY [12803] was born 08 Mar 1847 in Rutherglen Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland, was christened 21 Mar 1847 in Rutherglen Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland, died 24 Jun 1929 in Eltham Taranaki New Zealand at age 82, and was buried 25 Jun 1929 in Eltham Cemetery Eltham Taranaki New Zealand.

+ 32 M    vi. Alexander Stronach MURRAY [12862] was born in 1853 and died 27 Feb 1914 in Singapore at age 61.

18. Annie MURRAY [12832] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 09 Oct 1808 in Sutherland Scotland, died 08 Jul 1863 in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland at age 54, and was buried in Kincardine Cemetery Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

Annie married Donald ROSE [12863] [MRIN: 5535], son of Donald ROSE [12864] and Margaret URQUHART [12865], 14 Nov 1834 in Rhaonie Sutherland Scotland. Donald was born in 1803 in Inverhouse Strath Oykel Ross and Cromarty Scotland, died 20 Jan 1884 in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland at age 81, and was buried in Kincardine Cemetery Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

General Notes:I have been unable to find an Inverhouse in Scotland. However, Strath Oykel is a Streat on the border of Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 33 F    i. Margaret ROSE [12866] was born 13 Nov 1835 in Lochbroom Ross and Cromarty Scotland, was christened 23 Apr 1836 in Lochbroom Ross and Cromarty Scotland, died 16 Jan 1927 in Dunedin Otago New Zealand at age 91, and was buried in Northern Cemetery Dunedin Otago New Zealand.

   34 F    ii. Ann ROSE [12867] was born 22 Jul 1837 in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland and died 07 May 1870 in Balclutha Otago New Zealand at age 32.

+ 35 F    iii. Isabella ROSE [12868] was born 04 Jun 1839 in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland and died 20 Dec 1874 in Balclutha Otago New Zealand at age 35.

+ 36 M    iv. Donald ROSE [12869] was born in 1841 in Wester Baddarach Nr. Culrain Ross and Cromarty Scotland, died 15 Oct 1922 at age 81, and was buried in Kincardine Cemetery Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

+ 37 M    v. John ROSE [12870] was born 15 Jan 1845 in Wester Baddarach Nr. Culrain Ross and Cromarty Scotland, died 18 Nov 1925 in Waitahuna Otago New Zealand at age 80, and was buried in Waitahuna Cemetery Waitahuna Otago New Zealand.

   38 F    vi. Helen ROSE [12871] was born in 1849.

   39 M    vii. William ROSE [12872] was born in 1851 and died in 1941 at age 90.

William married Lettie HOWARD [12873] [MRIN: 5537].

19. George MURRAY [12833] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 28 Aug 1810 in Rogart Sutherland Scotland, was christened 30 Aug 1810, and died 03 Nov 1861 in Windsor Ontario Canada at age 51.

George married Jane GLASS [12874] [MRIN: 5538] 24 Apr 1835 in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland. Jane was born about 1815.

The child from this marriage was:

   40 F    i. Jennie Glass MURRAY [12875] was born in 1840 and died in 1926 in Ontario Canada at age 86.

20. John MURRAY [12834] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 17 Oct 1812 in Craigmachlachal Sutherland Scotland, was christened 23 Oct 1812, and died in 1852 in Vale of Leven Fifeshire Scotland at age 40.

General Notes:John left home to go to the new Turkey Red Dyeing Industry in the Vale of Leven. His wife died young.

He himself was killed in an accident in 1852 at the works, at the age of 40.

John married Jean WATT [12876] [MRIN: 5539] 22 Dec 1838 in Cardross Dunbarton Scotland. Jean was born about 1816 and died before 1852.

Children from this marriage were:

   41 M    i. John MURRAY [12877] was born 09 Jun 1839 in Cardross Dunbarton Scotland. The cause of his death was lost at sea.

   42 M    ii. William MURRAY [12878] was born 18 Jul 1841 in Cardross Dunbarton Scotland, died in 1915 in London England at age 74, and was buried in Golder's Green London England.

General Notes:William was orphaned at an early age by the early death of his mother and father. William was taken and brought up in the home of his grandparents, John & Ann MURRAY. Ann went to meet the lad off the boat at the seaport of Invergordon.

William went to school at Bonar. Later Donald MURRAY, his uncle, a well-to-do banker of Rutherglen and pillar of the Free Kirk, brought him south. There the Free Kirk Minister adopted him, but rather casually dropped him when he had some offspring of his own. William became a pupil teacher.

Founder of Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Known as China Bill.

Records show that he was in China in 1864, Shanghai 1868-71, Calcutta1871-1872. Later he was a sharebroker in London.

Died a wealthy bachelor - left his fortune of 50,000 pounds to be divided between 33 cousins on his father's side. Scottish law did not allow 5 cousins on his mother's side to get a share!

Died in 1915 in London, and buried at Golders Green.

   43 F    iii. Helen MURRAY [12879] was born in 1842 and died about 1850 about age 8.

21. Helen MURRAY [12835] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 30 Dec 1814 in Creich Sutherland Scotland and was christened 03 Jan 1815.

General Notes:Baptised 3 January 1815
(Batch C110462, Source 990561, Printout 6902464)

Married Mr MURRAY about 1834, and they had 3 daughters and a son.

Ellen, Ann and the son all died young. Ellen also blind.

Margaret married Mr ARMSTRONG, and they had a daughter. Margaret and her daughter went to
Australia.

Helen married John MURRAY [12880] [MRIN: 5540] about 1834 in Kilmarnock Dunbarton Scotland.

Children from this marriage were:

   44 F    i. Ellen MURRAY [12881] was born about 1836.

   45 F    ii. Ann MURRAY [12882] .

+ 46 F    iii. Margaret MURRAY [12883] was born about 1840.

   47 M    iv. MURRAY [12884] .

22. Catherine MURRAY [12836] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 07 Jan 1817 in Creich Sutherland Scotland and died in 1886 at age 69.

Catherine married Alexander CALDER [12885] [MRIN: 5541] about 1837.

Children from this marriage were:

   48 F    i. Jean CALDER [12886] was born about 1838 and died in 1898 in Kentucky USA about age 60.

+ 49 F    ii. Andrina CALDER [12887] was born about 1840 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland.

+ 50 F    iii. Helen CALDER [12888] was born about 1842 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland.

+ 51 M    iv. Robert CALDER [12889] was born about 1844 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland, died in 1920 in Creich Sutherland Scotland about age 76, and was buried in Creich Sutherland Scotland.

   52 M    v. John CALDER [12890] was born about 1846 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland.

General Notes:Born at Achuan. John went to Canada and lived at Langdon Farm, Alberta.
He did marry.

+ 53 F    vi. Margaret CALDER [12891] was born about 1848 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland, died in Dingwall Ross and Cromarty Scotland, and was buried in Dingwall Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

   54 F    vii. Elspeth CALDER [12892] was born about 1850 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland and died in 1926 in Oban Argyllshire Scotland about age 76.

+ 55 F    viii. Ann CALDER [12893] was born about 1852 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland, died in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland, and was buried in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.

23. Margaret Mcintosh MURRAY [12837] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 24 Sep 1818 in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland, was christened 27 Sep 1818 in Barony Lanarkxhire Scotland, died in 1907 in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland at age 89, and was buried in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland.

General Notes:Christened 27 September 1818 in Barony, Lanark, Scotland.
(Batch C119689, Source 1041477, Printout 6901464)

Married John McLACHLAN. He was a partner in the ship building firm of Bew & McLachlan. John was also thought to be an inventor and made a lot of money.

(IGI can find a marriage of Margaret MURRAY to a James McGLACHLAN on 16November 1839 in Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, SCT)

6 children born Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.

Died 1907 in Glasgow.

Margaret married John McLACHLAN [12894] [MRIN: 5542] about 1838.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 56 F    i. Annie Matheson McLACHLAN [12895] was born about 1840 in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland and died in 1914 about age 74.

   57 F    ii. Jessie McLACHLAN [12896] was born in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland.

   58 F    iii. Mary McLACHLAN [12897] was born in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland.

General Notes:Mary and her sister, Bella, were milliners in Glasgow.

   59 M    iv. Colin McLACHLAN [12898] was born in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland.

General Notes:Lived in San Francisco, USA.

   60 M    v. John McLACHLAN [12899] was born in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland.

General Notes:Married but had no family.

Lived at Woodlands Calside, Paisley.

   61 F    vi. Isabella McLACHLAN [12900] was born in Glasgow Lanarkxhire Scotland.

General Notes:Lived at Dunrowan, Dumbreck, Glasgow.

24. Elspeth MURRAY [12838] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 21 Sep 1821 in Asdale Creich Sutherland Scotland, was christened 23 Sep 1821, died 23 Nov 1876 in Scotland at age 55, and was buried in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

Elspeth married Andrew MACKAY [12905] [MRIN: 5545], son of Andrew MACKAY [12906] and Margaret McPHERSON [12907], 21 Mar 1843 in Asdale Creich Sutherland Scotland. Andrew was born 14 Nov 1819 in Sandwick Shetland Islands Scotland and died in 1890 in Scotland at age 71.

General Notes:Born in Orkney.

(Brother of William MACKAY who married Janet MURRAY.)

John Murray's Bible, printed in Edinburgh 1795, states:
Andrew MACKAY, Loneachuan, of Airdens, Parish of Creich, Sutherland, Scotland.

Married Elspie MURRAY, 5th lawful daughter of John MURRAY on 21 March1843 in Asdale Parish of Creich.

Children:
1. Donald b. 21/12/1843; bap. 1/1/1844 at Bonar Bridge.
2. Andrew b. 23/12/1844
3. Margaret b. 10/1/1847; bap. 18/1/1847 at Bonar Bridge.
4. John b. 17/11/1848; bap. at Corshelach.
5. George b. 22/10/1850; bap. 27/10/1850 at Migdale Church.
6. Ann b. 25/9/1852; bap. 3/10/1852 at Migdale Church.
7. Catherine b. 24/9/1854; bap. 1/10/1854 at Migdale Church.
8. Alexander b. 26/8/1858; bap. 1/9/1858
9. William b. 28/7/1859 at Loneachuan
10. Hugh b. 26/9/1860 at Achuan; bap. 5/11/1860 at Creich.

Andrew died 1890.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 62 M    i. Donald Murray MACKAY [12908] was born 21 Dec 1843 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland, was christened 01 Jan 1844 in Bonar Bridge Sutherland Scotland, died 28 Oct 1907 in Khandalklah Wellington New Zealand at age 63, and was buried in Karori Cemetery Wellington New Zealand.

   63 M    ii. Andrew MACKAY [12909] was born 23 Dec 1844 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland, died 22 Mar 1878 in Maytown Colony of Queensland at age 33, and was buried in Maytown Colony of Queensland.

   64 F    iii. Margaret MACKAY [12910] was born 10 Jan 1847 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland, was christened 18 Jan 1847 in Bonar Bridge Sutherland Scotland, died in 1930 in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland at age 83, and was buried in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

   65 M    iv. John MACKAY [12911] was born 17 Nov 1848 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland, was christened in Corshelach Sutherland Scotland, and died 03 Oct 1883 in Scotland at age 34.

+ 66 M    v. George MACKAY [12912] was born 22 Oct 1850 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland, was christened 27 Oct 1850 in Migdale Church Migdale Sutherland Scotland, died in 1898 in Kansas City Missouori USA at age 48, and was buried in Lees Summit Kansas City Kansas USA.

   67 F    vi. Ann MACKAY [12913] was born 25 Sep 1852 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland and was christened 03 Oct 1852 in Migdale Church Migdale Sutherland Scotland.

   68 F    vii. Catherine MACKAY [12914] was born 24 Sep 1854 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland, was christened 01 Oct 1854 in Migdale Church Migdale Sutherland Scotland, and died 25 Dec 1898 in Woodstock Ontario Canada at age 44.

Catherine married William MURRAY [14641] [MRIN: 6083] about 1876.

   69 M    viii. Alexander MACKAY [12915] was born 26 Aug 1858 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland and was christened 01 Sep 1858.

+ 70 M    ix. William Gerald MACKAY [12916] was born 28 Jul 1859 in Loneachuan Sutherland Scotland, died 21 Sep 1909 in Invercargill Southland New Zealand at age 50, and was buried in Invercargill Southland New Zealand.

   71 M    x. Hugh MACKAY [12917] was born 26 Sep 1860 in Achuan Airdeens Sutherland Scotland, was christened 05 Nov 1860 in Creich Sutherland Scotland, and died in 1886 in Scotland at age 26.

25. William MURRAY [12839] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 04 Dec 1823 in Creich Sutherland Scotland, was christened 10 Dec 1823, died in 1902 at age 79, and was buried in Accrington [Lancashire England?].

William married Margaret BUCHANAN [12918] [MRIN: 5547] 18 Jan 1845 in Cardross Dunbarton Scotland.

Children from this marriage were:

   72 M    i. John MURRAY [12919] was born 25 Jan 1855 in Bridgeton Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.

+ 73 M    ii. William MURRAY [12920] was born 02 Aug 1856 in Bridgeton Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland and died in 1891 at age 35.

   74 F    iii. Janet MURRAY [12921] was born 19 Aug 1858 in Bridgeton Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.

Janet married FLEMING [12926] [MRIN: 5548].

   75 F    iv. Isabella Simpson MURRAY [12922] was born 02 Mar 1861 in Bridgeton Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.

Isabella married WHITTAKER [12927] [MRIN: 5549].

   76 F    v. Ann Matheson MURRAY [12923] .

Ann married GARDNER [12928] [MRIN: 5550].

   77 F    vi. Margaret MURRAY [12924] .

Margaret married TAYLOR [12929] [MRIN: 5551].

   78 F    vii. Jane MURRAY [12925] .

Jane married BIGGAR [12930] [MRIN: 5552].

26. Janet MURRAY [12840] (Ann MATHESON11, Donald3, Hugh1) was born 26 Mar 1826 in Asdle Creich Sutherland Scotland, was christened 26 Mar 1826, died 02 Sep 1895 in Asdle Creich Sutherland Scotland at age 69, and was buried in Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

Janet married William MACKAY [12901] [MRIN: 5543], son of Andrew MACKAY [12906] and Margaret McPHERSON [12907], 23 Jan 1849 in Creich Sutherland Scotland. William was born 27 Oct 1825 in 'Lon-ach-uain' Creich Sutherland Scotland and died 07 Apr 1907 in Airdens Bonar Bridge Sutherland Scotland at age 81.

General Notes:Married Janet Murray in 1849, both about 23. Crofted on 4 acres plus some pasture on the hills.
In 1861 they had 10 acres, and 7 children under 11.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 79 F    i. Margaret MACKAY [12902] was born in 1850 in Asdale Creich Sutherland Scotland and died 06 Apr 1916 in Airdens Bonar Bridge Sutherland Scotland at age 66.

+ 80 M    ii. John Murray MACKAY [12903] was born in 1852 in Aisdale Creich Sutherland Scotland, died in 1927 in Ardgay Sutherland Scotland at age 75, and was buried in Kincardine Cemetery Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Scotland.

+ 81 F    iii. Ann MACKAY [12904] was born in 1853 in Aisdale Creich Sutherland Scotland and died in 1936 in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland at age 83.

+ 82 F    iv. Catherine MACKAY [12931] was born in 1855 in Astle Sutherland Scotland and died in 1928 in New Jersey USA at age 73.

+ 83 F    v. Isabella Simpson MACKAY [12932] was born 01 Dec 1856 in Astle Sutherland Scotland and died in 1946 in Aberfeldy Perth Scotland at age 90.

   84 M    vi. Andrew MACKAY [12933] was born 19 Jun 1857 in Astle Sutherland Scotland and died in 1900 in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland at age 43.

Andrew married Mary CAMPBELL [12939] [MRIN: 5553].

   85 M    vii. William Murray MACKAY [12934] was born 07 Jan 1859 in Astle Sutherland Scotland and died 08 Feb 1859 in Creich Sutherland Scotland.

+ 86 M    viii. Donald Murray MACKAY [12935] was born 30 Mar 1860 in Astle Sutherland Scotland and died in 1909 in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland at age 49.

+ 87 F    ix. Helen Murray MACKAY [12936] was born 18 Jun 1862 in Astle Sutherland Scotland, died in 1941 in Helensburgh Dunbarton Scotland at age 79, and was buried in Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.

+ 88 F    x. Sarah Munro MACKAY [12937] was born 16 Aug 1864 in Astle Sutherland Scotland and died in 1947 in Larchmont Hew York USA at age 83.

+ 89 M    xi. George MACKAY [12938] was born 01 Jul 1866 in Astle Sutherland Scotland, died in 1940 in Wolverhampton Staffordshire England at age 74, and was buried in Cathcart Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland.


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