John Murray: 1848-1904
John, or Jack as he became known, was born in Edinburgh on 17 May 1848. He was the 4th child, and the second son, of my great great grandparents Elizabeth and Abijah Murray Senior.
John Murray
A stationer by trade John emigrated to Melbourne, Australia. On 30 August 1881, at the age of 33, in Richmond, Melbourne, he married Emma May. Emma was born on 3 June 1857 in Melbourne and was 9 years younger than John. Her parents were Thomas May and Emma Bloxsome.
Emma Murray (née May)
The couple had 8 children. William “Bill” was the eldest. He was born on 17 April 1882.
Bill Murray
He went to the 1912 Olympics and was the oldest practising solicitor in Australia in the 1970s. In 1920 he married May (“Maisie”) Anne Geer. They had 2 children, David Stuart Murray, born in 1920 and Barbara Ruth Murray, born in 1922 in Brunswick, Victoria. Maisie died in 1949 aged 54. Bill died in 1977 aged 95.
....read more about Bill Murray here
The 7 other children were:
Edward (1886-1964 Victoria)
Ellen (1888-1904 Victoria)
Laura "Dod" (1891 Victoria -1974 Brisbane)
George (1893 Victoria -1968 New South Wales)
Nancy May (1895-1980 Victoria)
Alan "Darb" (1897-1975)
Laura Murray
George Murray
Left to right: Catherine, Laura and Nancy Murray
John died in Macedon, Victoria, Australia on 7 December 1904. He left a will. Read it here.
On his death John not only left his entire estate to his wife Emma, but he also appointed her as the executrix of his will. In order to fulfil this role Emma had to swear an oath confirming that she was the person mentioned in her husband's will. Read a copy of her oath here.
Emma died in Prahran, Melbourne on 22 September 1936.
Link to Emma’s oath