Robert Murdock

28 February 1853–25 March 1932 (Age 79)
Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Robert

When Robert Murdock was born on 28 February 1853, in Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Murdock, was 28 and his mother, Euphemia Elspeth Shepherd, was 29. He married Johanna Nelson on 5 November 1874, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 25 March 1932, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Murdock
1853–1932
Johanna Nelson
1856–1935
Marriage: 5 November 1874
Effie Johanna Murdock
1875–1964
Mary Ettie Murdock
1877–1924
Robert Murdock
1882–1929
Ellen May Murdock
1884–1960
Jennie Murdock
1887–1940
Laverne Murdock
1892–1964
Gladys Murdock
1897–1989

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 November 1874Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854 · St. George's Hall
    Age 1
    In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
    1863
    Age 10
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 22
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and Irish: variant of Scottish Murdoch .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Murdoch
    Murdick

    Sources (26)

    • Herbert Murdie in household of Robert Murdie, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Robert Murdock in entry for Ellen Mae Murdock Jones, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Robert Murdock, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

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