Andrew MURRAY

[Lynda's Lot]

[Message from Sonja}

Hello there Lynda

The links below are all I have managed to find and I was wondering if you could help me find out more about Andrew Robert Murray, who his parents were? (John Murray is mentioned as next of kin and father in Army Records) If his parents had any other children and where this "shady gentleman" ended up?!

I'm wondering if this might be any link to my family story - the odds of there being two men named Andrew MURRAY, both bigamous and both working in Millerton at the same time are pretty small.

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&
cl=search&d=NZTR19100219.2.52&srpos=1&e=-------1
0--1----0andrew+murray+millerton--

Divorce file:
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=866
9085

This could be his 2 marriages:
1904/1820 Janet McKinlay / Andrew Robert Murray
1909/5514 Isabella Kidd / Andrew James Murray

As it says in the newspaper article that Andrews 1st wife was in an interesting condition - thought I would try and find her child.
This could be her marriage - using her maiden name:-
1910/3201 Janet McKinlay / George Albert Skene

Janet , George and a Gordon Walker Skene are all buried beside each other in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin. Gordon does look like a possibility to be Andrew's son, died 22 Jan 1926 aged 21yrs. There is a probate for Gordon at Dunedin archives.

also there is an Army Record for an Andrew Robert Murray that you can view online here:
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/

Full Name Andrew Robert Murray
Forename(s)Andrew Robert
Surname Murray
War South African War, 1899-1902
Serial No.4546

Thank you so much Lynda - I have very much enjoyed reading your website and indeed it has sparked off somewhat of a new interest in family geneology! - so for that I thank you aswell.

Kind Regards

Sonja Thomas
gearkids02 (at) gmail (dot) com