Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Murray was born on 15 October 1853, in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, her father, George Murray, was 31 and her mother, Jane Nichol, was 27. She married George Gartley on 27 December 1883, in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 13 July 1894, in London, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America, at the age of 40, and was buried in Pond Mills, London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (17)
- Mary Murray in entry for John Gartley, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"
- Mary Murray in household of George Murray, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Mary Murray in entry for Edward Francis Forbes and Helen Barbara Lapier, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1853–1936 Male
1853–1894 Female
Children (7)
1885–1959 Male
1885– Male
1887–1970 Female
1888– Male
1890–1931 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1822–1901 Male
1826–1901 Female
Siblings (11)
1844–1910 Male
1847–1909 Female
1849–1916 Male
1851–1931 Male
1853–1894 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (4)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 14
1869
Age 16
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 30
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Moray in northeastern Scotland, which derives from Celtic mori- ‘sea’ + treb- ‘settlement’. The founder of the Scottish house of Murray was a Fleming named Freskin who was granted Strathbrock in West Lothian and Duffus in Moray by David I. The family took its name from the region in the late 12th century.
Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McMurray .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireadhaigh ‘descendant of Muireadhach’ a personal name meaning ‘mariner’. Occasionally it may be a shortened form of McMurray .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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