1856–1918

William Murdoch

Engineer

Parents

Francis Murdoch 1824–1909 tree · direct line Marion Watt 1840–1910 tree · direct line

William Murdoch 1856–1918 direct line

married Catherine Jane Matson 1862–1914 tree · direct line

5 children

Francis Claudius "Frank" Murdoch 1892–1958 tree Marion Janet Murdoch 1893–1972 tree William James Fraser "Bill" Murdoch 1894–1946 tree · direct line Allan George Murdoch 1896–1907 tree Annie Kathleen Murdoch 1898–1964 tree

6 brothers and sisters

Marion Fleming Murdoch b. 1859 James Murdoch b. 1861 Francis Murdoch b. 1863 Janet Murdoch b. 1867 George Murdoch b. 1868 Jeanie Murdoch b. 1870

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

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The record

Born	7 OCT 1856	St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died	22 APR 1918	Maloney Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Cause	Heart attack
Buried	—	Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland, Australia
Trade	Engineer

direct line

Counted here with the Murdoch family · that family →

Family

Parents

Francis Murdoch · Marion Watt

Married

Catherine Jane Matson · 26 DEC 1890 at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Brothers and sisters

Marion Fleming Murdoch (b. 1859) · James Murdoch (b. 1861) · Francis Murdoch (b. 1863) · Janet Murdoch (b. 1867) · George Murdoch (b. 1868) · Jeanie Murdoch (b. 1870)

Children

Francis Claudius "Frank" Murdoch (1892–1958) · Marion Janet Murdoch (1893–1972) · William James Fraser "Bill" Murdoch (1894–1946) · Allan George Murdoch (1896–1907) · Annie Kathleen Murdoch (1898–1964)

Where this comes from

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Every entry naming William Murdoch in the register →

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Everywhere William appears in this archive

Every page of this site that writes about William Murdoch, gathered automatically — 3 in total. This is the same evidence as the rest of the archive, brought together in one place.

The Murdochs

…e, Janet, Jeanie, James and William. He died at Ayr in 1909; he never left Scotland. 1856 William Murdoch · 1856–1918 Born St Quivox and Newton, Ayrshire, 7 October 1856 — and the Scottish statutory register names his parents as Franci…

Open Questions

…Atkinsons → answered in part Murdoch, of St Quivox. The Scottish statutory register 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…

Sources

…ember 1805. Scotland, Civil Registration and Scotland, Marriages (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 M…

Written about here

Pages of this archive where William is part of the argument, not just a name in a list.

The Murdochs

What is written about William

Carried across from the family tree, with its markup stripped. Family testimony, not an independent record — valuable, and labelled.

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Marriage Registration Number: 1890/C/1616

Sources attached in the tree

FamilySearch Family Tree — https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1055069206/william-murdoch-in-familysearch-family-tree

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