Catherine MURRAY married Alexander CUMMING

Catherine MURRAY
1830 - 13/4/1873]
married
Alexander CUMMING
[4/5/1831-21/1/1870]

Catherine was born at Rhemusaig, Rogart, daughter of James Murray and Elspat Mackay. Alexander, a farm servant at Rovie, Rogart, is the son of George Cumming, cooper, and Ann Taylor of Boydnie, Banffshire. Alexander and Catherine married in Rogart in 1854. They lived at Culmaily, Golspie, where Alexander was employed as a farm grieve. Catherine died there in 1870 leaving a very young family. Three years later Alexander passed away leaving the children orphans. They are buried in Golspie where the gravestone describes Alexander as “late of Boydnie, Banff”.

Catherine and Alexander had the following children:
ANN CUMMING born 12th June 1856 Golspie
ELSPET CUMMING born 22nd July 1857 Golspie
WILLIAM CUMMING born 25th October 1858 Golspie [married Janet Mackay]
GEORGINA CUMMING born 7th July 1860 Golspie – following the death of her parents lived with her Mackay grandmother at Rhemusaig
ALEXANDER CUMMING born 7th December 1862 Golspie – 1881 census working as an 18 year old servant at the Strachan Farm in Fordyce, Banff
JAMES CUMMING born 30th August 1864 Golspie – following the death of his parents lived with his 76 year old grandfather George Cumming at Little Craigherd, Boydnie, Banff – shown there in the 1881 census
AGNES MACPHERSON CUMMING born 6th December 1866 Golspie – 1881 census at High Shore, Banff, a servant aged 14
ROBERT CUMMING born 17th September 1868 Golspie – following the death of his parents lived with his 76 year old grandfather George Cumming at Little Craigherd, Boydnie, Banff – shown there in the 1881 census