Brief Life History of William
William Murray III of Tullibardine was born about 1290, in Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland as the son of Andrew Murray 2und of Tullobardine. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Mabel Isabella Randolf. He died before 31 May 1352, in his hometown.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Sir William Murray - Published information: birth: 1249; Scotland, United Kingdom
- Legacy NFS Source: Sir William Murray - Published information: death: about 1352; Tullibardine, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Legacy NFS Source: Sir William Murray -
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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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