The message below came to the SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE list. I have no further information. I have no family connection. Leslie Bridges Kohler - ListAdministrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "kathryn brohman" <cjbrohman@sympatico.ca> To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:10 PM Subject: [WIG] MURRAY/MCMURRAY 1830 > I am new to geneology and am hopeful that someone out there may be able > to help me locate my Scottish ancestors. My ggggrandfather whose first > name I do not know was according to family lore "a Scottish > aristocrat". In the early 1800's he owned land in Ireland (I believe > Co. Monaghan but not 100% sure) which was rented out to tenants. His > son, John Murray/McMurray (my gggrandfather) was sent to Ireland to > collect rent from his father's estate. While there, he met and fell in > love with an Irish peasant girl by the name of Jane Harvesten/Harvison > who lived on his father's estate. They were married in approx. 1829 and > my gggrandfather was subsequently disowned by his parents. John and > Jane lived in Emyvale, Co. Monaghan and had 2 sons, Christopher and > Harold before emigrating to Canada in 1832. > > I do not know what religion the Murray/McMurray family was back then, > but I do know that my Murray ancestors since coming to Canada have been > Catholic. However, someone over the years may have converted to the > Catholic faith. > I look forward to hearing from anyone who may have any information at > all that might help me, no matter how small or trivial you may think it > is. Thank you so very much. Mary, Ontario, Canada