The D'Arcy Archive
1863

Francis Murdoch

Francis Murdoch 1863 in the tree
written in a record this archive has read from the family tree, untested

None of the 8 relationships shown here is written in a record this archive has read. Every one comes from the family tree. That is not a claim that they are wrong — it is a statement about what has been checked, and on this site the difference is the point. How claims are labelled →

The record

Born 3 NOV 1863 Ayr, Ayr, Scotland

Counted here with the Murdoch family · that family →

Family

Parents

Francis Murdoch · Marion Watt

Brothers and sisters

William Murdoch (1856–1918) · Marion Fleming Murdoch (b. 1859) · James Murdoch (b. 1861) · Janet Murdoch (b. 1867) · George Murdoch (b. 1868) · Jeanie Murdoch (b. 1870)

Where this comes from

No relationship on this page has been checked against a record. Everything here is what the family tree says, which is a claim and not a source. How claims are labelled →

Every entry naming Francis Murdoch in the register →

Others of the same name

This family reuses forenames relentlessly. These are different people, kept apart on purpose rather than merged into one. Why →

Everywhere Francis appears in this archive

Every page of this site that writes about Francis Murdoch, gathered automatically — 5 in total. This is the same evidence as the rest of the archive, brought together in one place.

The Murdochs

…der fifty-eight years. Her children tell the story → Three generations, three hearts 1824 Francis Murdoch · 1824–1909 Labourer, of St Quivox, Ayr. He married Marion Watt at Avondale, Lanarkshire, on 6 May 1854 — the parish of which Str…

Open Questions

…egister gives William Murdoch's birth as 7 October 1856 at St Quivox and Newton , parents Francis Murdoch and Marion Watt ; and their marriage as 6 May 1854 at Avondale, Lanarkshire — Strathaven's parish, and a year later than the tree…

Errands

…cked here, twice. Context → requests/cwgc-arthur-hartley-sneyd.md 14 The generation above Francis Murdoch The branch the archive has most neglected ScotlandsPeople · credits, a login The Ayrshire Murdochs are a quarter of the tested de…

What Has Been Read

…eeREG — Ayrshire, Murdoch could not be reached 13 Sep 2026 Searched: The generation above Francis Murdoch of St Quivox 128 Murdoch records in Ayrshire, across Galston, Tarbolton, Ayr, Kirkoswald, Loudoun, Dailly, Beith and Dunlop — and…

Sources

…(indexes) — the birth of William Murdoch at St Quivox and Newton, 7 October 1856, naming Francis Murdoch and Marion Watt; and their marriage at Avondale, Lanarkshire, 6 May 1854. ScotlandsPeople itself, which holds the register images…

Sources attached in the tree

  • FamilySearch Family Tree — https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-760929850/francis-murdoch-in-familysearch-family-tree

These are the citations the family tree carries. Where this archive has checked one against the original, it says so on the relevant page. Method →

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