James MURRAY

1822 - 1856  (34 years)

• Name	James MURRAY  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1822	Edinburgh, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1856	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I208	Blyth Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Jane BLAIR,   b. 1827, Campsie, Stirling d. 1888, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1849	Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  Children	1. Mary MURRAY,   b. 23 May 1851, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 17 Aug 1943, Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), Batch #: M119689, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1041482, 0994217, Printout Call #: 6900812, Dates: 1848 - 1851. [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), Batch #: M119689, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0994218-0994220, Printout Call #: NONE, Dates: 1848 - 1851. [S91] Pioneer Women Of Hawera (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~soot y/pioneer.htm). HUNTER, MARY nee MURRAY was born in 1851 in Glasgow, Scotland and came t o New Zealand in 1862.  She was the daughter of James Murray, a tea mer chant, and Jane nee Blair.  Mary married Moore Hunter at Wanganui in 18 74.  Moore had a large property on the west side of Hawera, and the fam ily lived at Burnside (now the A and P showgrounds).  The Hunter family h ad considerable involvement in the early development of the Hawera comm unity.  Mary Hunter died on the 17 August 1943 aged 92 years and is bur ied in the Hawera cemetery. [S98] www.scotlandpeople.govt.co.uk, Scotland Old Parish Records - Banns & Ma rriages 1564-1855. 04/03/1849 BLAIR JANE JAMES MURRAY/FR5376 (FR5376) F BARONY GLASGOW CIT Y CITY/LANARK 622/00 0190 0486