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Household of John Murray Marquess of Atholl Earl of Tullibardine Viscount Balquhidder and Lord M

(1) He is married to Amelia Ann Sophia Stanley.

They got married on May 5, 1659, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John i Murray,  1659-1724
  4. William Murray  1664-1726
  5. Amelia Murray  1666-1743
  6. Mungo Murray  1668-1700
  7. Edward Murray  1669-1737
  8. Henry Murray  1670-????
  9. Katherine Murray  1672-1689
  10. George Murray  1673-1691


(2) He is married to Jane (Janett) Mannachie.

They got married


Notes about John Murray Marquess of Atholl Earl of Tullibardine Viscount Balquhidder and Lord M

He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Atholl in June 1642.

In 1653 he joined the King's Standard with 2000 men.

He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1660.

He held the office of Justice-General [Scotland] between 1661 and 1665.

He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Fife.

He held the office of Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers between 1670 and 1703.

He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder in January 1669/70.

He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Murray of Tullibardine in January 1669/70.

He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Tullibardine in January 1669/70.

He was Colonel of the 4th troop of Horse Guards between 1671 and 1678.

He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Seal [Scotland] between 1672 and 1689.

He held the office of an Extraordinary Lord of Session between 14 January 1673 and 1689.

He was created 1st Viscount of Balquhidder [Scotland] on 7 February 1676.

He was created 1st Marquess of Athole [Scotland] on 7 February 1676.

He was created 1st Earl of Tullibardine [Scotland] on 7 February 1676.

He was created 1st Lord Murray, Balvany and Gask [Scotland] on 7 February 1676.

In 1685 he was instrumental in opposing Argyll's invasion.

He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 29 May 1687.

Lord Macaulay described him as "the falsest, the most fickle, the most pusillanimous of mankind."

Prior to his marriage with Amelia Sophia Stanley one 'natural son' was born 1658 circa to Janett Mannachie from Dunkeld Perthshire. This son's name is unknown however he is stated to have been apprenticed to an Edinburgh Lawyer (Writer) by the name of Louefoote (Lightfoot?). According to correspondence from the above mentioned Lord Edward Murray b.1669 and reproduced in the Atholl Chronicles-dated March 25th 1735 addressed to his nephew John 1st Duke of Athol, this son died of smallpox 1680-90 circa.

Also same source records:*Jane Murray b.1676c- twin, & Male Murray- b.1676c -twin born Castle Tullibardine Perthshire and lived in France.(Mother was: Ms Richards a 'companion' of Amelia Sophia Stanley) m. 1. Captain Anderson (Navy); m.2. Mr Ongolling; m3. James Mazel.

Also possibly:

William Murray b. 1658 circa, m. Mary Vans -Son William Vans Murray d. 1763 Maryland.

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Historical events

Birthday May 2, 1631

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1631: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 18 » In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
    • May 20 » The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
    • May 30 » Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.
    • June 17 » Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
    • September 17 » Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
    • October 10 » Thirty Years' War: An army of the Electorate of Saxony seizes Prague.

Christening day September 12, 1631

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1631: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 18 » In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
    • May 20 » The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
    • June 17 » Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
    • June 20 » The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
    • September 17 » Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
    • October 10 » Thirty Years' War: An army of the Electorate of Saxony seizes Prague.

Day of marriage May 5, 1659

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1659: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 11 » The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
    • May 6 » English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
    • May 25 » Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
    • June 29 » At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy.
    • November 10 » Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh.
    • December 28 » The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.

Day of death May 6, 1703

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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1703: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 21 » Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel.
    • May 27 » Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
    • July 31 » Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.
    • August 23 » Edirne event: Sultan Mustafa II of the Ottoman Empire is dethroned.
    • December 7 » The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120mph, and 9,000 people die.
    • December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.

Day of burial May 17, 1703

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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1703: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 30 » The Forty-seven rōnin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master, by killing Kira Yoshinaka.
    • February 4 » In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
    • May 21 » Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel.
    • July 26 » During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out of North Tyrol with a victory at the Pontlatzer Bridge and thus prevented the Bavarian Army, which was allied with France, from marching as planned on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession.
    • August 23 » Edirne event: Sultan Mustafa II of the Ottoman Empire is dethroned.
    • December 7 » The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120mph, and 9,000 people die.


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