ALEXANDER MURRAY [c1800-6/4/1862] married CATHERINE ROSS [29/4/1798-12/5/1878]
Alexander was at Fluchary, Dornoch, at the time of his wedding to Catherine.
He may be a son of Robert Murray and Mary Murray.
He and Catherine (Kate) at Birichen, married on 30 March 1821 at Dornoch (OPR).
Catherine was born at Proncy, Dornoch, daughter of Alexander Ross and Marian Calder.
Fleuchary, Birichen and Proncy are very close together, part of what is known as Rearquhar.
Alexander and Catherine emigrated to Canada with their family – they are shown on the Sutherland Estate lists of tenants who emigrated during the year 1831. Alexander was shown as a lotter of Fleuchary. Six including himself left for Canada. His rent at Fluchary was 6/- a year. On 31 August 1836 Alexander purchased lot 21, concession 8, West Zorra. He died there on 6 April 1862. His wife, Catherine Ross died at Embro, Ontario in 1878. They are buried in West Zorra.
They had the following children:
ALEXANDER MURRAY, born 4 February 1822 Fluchary (OPR) [died 10 July 1897] [married Janet Campbell]
DONALD MURRAY, born 17 June 1824 Fluchary (OPR) [died 9th January 1881] [married Margaret Murray]
JOHN MURRAY, born 2 August, 1826 Fluchary (OPR) [married Christena Forbes – had two children]
MARRION MURRAY (Mary Ann), born 3 April 1829 Fluchary (OPR) [married Angus Matheson]
JAMES MURRAY born circa 1837 Canada [married Jeannie Reid – had children Keith, Ross, Sybil and James]
WILLIAM MURRAY born Canada [married Betsy Grey (1845-1925) had six children]
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