Descendants of James Murdock Generation No. 1 1. James Murdock was born Abt. 1780 in Diocese of Tuam, Connaught Province, Ireland, and died Nov 1809 in Rodrigo, Spain. He married Mary Tully 1806 in Diocese of Tuam, Ireland. She was born Abt. 1785 in Diocese of Tuam, Connaught Province, Ireland. Notes for James Murdock: In 1803 James was a Sergeant in the 2nd Battalion of the 42nd Foot Regiment {The Black Watch}. Stationed at the Weeley Barracks in North Britain in the Camp. Robt. McAras Company. He was sent to Ireland in 1804 and again in 1806 then came back to North Britain until 1808 and in September of that year was sent to Dublin with the Capt. Archibald Menzies Company. In June 1809 he was sent to Rodrigo, Spain where he fought in the Peninsular War with the same company. The Peninsular Was called the War of Independence, that part of the Napoleonic Was fought in the Iberian Peninsula, in which British troops {from 1809 commanded by Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington} helped drive Napoleonic armies from Portugal, secured that country from attack, and later {1812-13} co-operated with Portuguese and Spanish forces in expelling the French from Spain, invading France itself in 1813-14. Unfortunately, James was killed in service in November of 1809. Christened in the Parish of Ardersier in the County of Inverness, Scotland on the 22nd April 1808 before he went to Dublin and thereafter Spain. We assume Mary, baby James and his sister Margaret stayed in Ireland instead of returning to Scotland following the death of their father as most of the records now show County Antrim or Derry as places of birth for the next generation. HM 42nd Foot, The Royal Highland Regiment {The Black Watch} was the first Highland infantry regiment and by far the most famous. Formed in 1716 to police the highlands after the 16, it soon became one of the premier regiments in the British Army. It is the only highland regiment which still exists undiluted. Memorial at Dunkeld Cathedral, Scotland "In memory of the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Private Soldiers of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - The Black Watch - who fell in war from the creation of the Regiment to the close of the Indian Mutiny, 1859 The ten Independent Companies of the Preacadan Duch, or Black Watch, were formed into a Regiment on the 25th October 1739, and the first muster took place in May 1740, in a field between Taybridge and Aberfeldy. Here, 'mong the hills that nursed each hardy Gael, Our votive marble tells the soldier's tale; Art's magic power each perished friend recalls, And heroes haunt these old Cathedral walls. Erected by the Officers of the Corp. 1872". More About James Murdock and Mary Tully: Marriage: 1806, Diocese of Tuam, Ireland Children of James Murdock and Mary Tully are: 2 i. Margaret Murdoch, born 24 Feb 1807 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died in Nothing more known. + 3 ii. James Murdoch-k, born Abt. Apr 1808 in Ardersier, Inverness, Scotland; died 1898 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia. Generation No. 2 3. James2 Murdoch-k (James1 Murdock) was born Abt. Apr 1808 in Ardersier, Inverness, Scotland, and died 1898 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia. He married Sarah Campbell, daughter of Hugh Campbell and Ellen Mullin. She was born 1814 in Antrim, Ireland, and died 1895 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia. Occupation: Blacksmith Notes for Sarah Campbell: Sarah passenger no 322 as Matron, Ellen passenger no 323 Spinster, James Jnr passenger no 324 Labourer and Kennedy passenger no 235 Labourer arrived in Melbourne aboard the ship "Champion of the Seas", in November 1864 after 140 days at sea. Travelled Steerage class Children of James Murdoch-k and Sarah Campbell are: 4 i. Betty3 Murdoch, born Unknown; died Unknown. 5 ii. William John Murdoch, born Unknown; died Unknown. 6 iii. Campbell Murdoch, born 1840 in Derry, Ireland; died 26 Nov 1898 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia. He married Mary Egan 11 Apr 1860 in St Marys, Castlemaine, Victoria, Aust; born in Tipperary, Victoria, Aust; died Sep 1908 in Campbells Creek, Victoria, Aust. Notes for Campbell Murdoch: Campbell arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on the ship "Gomelza", in 1856. Occupation was a Wheelwright, Farrier and Blacksmith in Graves St, Castlemaine. Signature is clear and defined signing Marriage certificate. 7 iv. Ellen Jane Murdoch, born 17 Dec 1841 in Portglenone, Antrim, Nth Ireland; died 18 May 1928 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia. She married James Bogie 28 May 1869 in The Presbyterian Manse, Castlemaine; born 18 Dec 1828 in Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland; died 13 May 1905 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia. 8 v. Smith Alexander Murdoch, born 1844 in Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died 12 Jan 1905 in Bendigo Asylum, Victoria, Australia. He married (1) Emma Clark 1884 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia; born 1861 in Castlemaine, Vic, Aust; died 26 Jun 1892 in East Ville, Marong, Bendigo, Victoria, Aust. He married (2) Mary Martina Dickson 1894 in Maldon, Vic, Aust; born 30 Jan 1862 in Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 02 Nov 1942 in Yass, NSW, Australia. 9 vi. James Campbell Murdoch, born Abt. 10 Nov 1846 in Kerang, Victoria, Australia; died 20 Aug 1927 in Riddle, Victoria, Australia. He married (1) Maria Henrietta Minogue 17 Dec 1872 in St Peters Church, Daylesford, Victoria, Aust; born 1853 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died 29 Jun 1881 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia. He married (2) Helena Veronica Minogue 1883; born Abt. 1856 in Victoria, Australia; died 1885 in Franklinford, Victoria, Australia. He married (3) Joeane Blanche Bickley 21 Nov 1889 in Scot's Church, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; born 12 Feb 1852 in 83 Park St, Toxteth Park, West Derby, Lancaster, UK; died 12 Jul 1934 in Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia. 10 vii. Kennedy Murdoch born 06 Apr 1849 in Kilrea, Londonderry, Ireland; died 05 May 1916 in Muckleford, Victoria, Australia. He married (1) Harriet Waldby; born 1856; died 1939 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. He married (2) Margaret Doyle 1874; died 1939. More About Kennedy Murdoch and Margaret Doyle: Marriage: 1874 Searching for Murdock-h descendants, ancestors of James and Mary Tully. Information on Margaret Murdoch. 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