Saturday 30 June 2007

Janet MURRAY & James MACKAY

Janet MURRAY
[24/8/1820-27/12/1898]
married
James MACKAY
[7/4/1824-18/8/1884]
Janet (Jessie) Murray was born at Rhemusaig, Rogart, daughter of William Murray and Catherine Grant. James was born in Thurso, Caithness, son of Donald Mackay and Janet Shearer.

James, a coachman from St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, and Janet, a servant at Lairg Inn, married in Lairg on 23 November 1850 (OPR). Jessie and James moved to Edinburgh where their daughter was born before finally settling in Dumbartonshire.

In 1881 the family were living at Market Street, Mackie's Lane, Cardross, Dunbartonshire. James was a commercial clerk and gas collector. Daughter Jessie was a dressmaker. When their only child, Jessie, had grown up they took Janet's youngest sister, Catherine's, child in and brought her up also. Janet Murray, widow of James Mackay, Clerk at Printfield, died in 1898 at Carman Road, Renton. The informant of the death was an Alexander Murray, Undertaker, 74 Main Street, Renton — a relative?
James and Janet had a daughter:
JANET MACKAY(Jessie) born 9 September 1856, Edinburgh [died 7th October 1914 Glasgow] [married William Cumming] - 1881 census with parents, dressmaker

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