Helen Murray

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Died:
?i?The Lanark Era Newspaper - Wednesday July 26th, 1899?/i?
Death - Mrs. Robert Somerville, of Middleville, died on Monday afternoon, July 17th. Her maiden name was Ellen Murray and she was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1815. When she was four years old, she came to this country settling in Lanark Twp, on the farm at present owned by George Peacock of the 7th line. Later her family moved to New Harford, NY, USA, where they resided many years, when they returned to their home, wher the deceased spent the remainder of her days. In 1841, she married Robert Somerville, a native of Glasgow,Scotland, who preceded her to the grave some years ago. They had three sons and two daughters, on daughter, Mrs A.R. McIntyre died seventeen years ago at Middleville. The living are John on the homestead, James in Toronto, Robert in Middleville and JW Purdy, Chicago. The only surviving sister is Mrs. Walker of Perth, mother of Messrs Walker of the Perth Courier. She was an aunt of Mrs. D. McDiarmid of Carleton Place and Mrs A.G. Dobbie of Brockville. One of her last requests was that she be permitted to die in the house where her father, mother, brother and husband had died, and this was accorded her. She was buried in Middleville on Wednesday morning. Pallbearers were John and Robert Somerville, Messrs Walker of Perth, Mr A.R. McIntyre and Mr Mitchell of Middleville.

Helen married Robert Somerville on 17 Dec 1841 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of John Somerville and Margaret Grey) was born on 4 Jun 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 4 May 1890; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John T. Somerville was born about 1842 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1915; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. James Murray Somerville, of Toronto was born about 1843 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
3. Mary Somerville was born about 1846 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 May 1888 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
4. Somerville was born about 1850; and died.
5. Robert Charles Somerville, of Middleville was born about 1852 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1931.
6. David Grey Somerville

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• Immigration: 1820, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Brig Commerce - Lanark Society Settler, Bridgeton Transatlantic Emigration Society

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Died:
Perth Courier 21 May 1858
James Murray - at his residence in Middleville, township of Lanark, on the 17th inst.
Mr James Murray, aged 79 years and 7 months. He was a native of Paisley, Scotland and emigrated to Canada with the second Lanark settlers and endured al the hardships incident to the early settlers in the backwoods. He was much respected by all who knew him and has left a large circle of relations and friends to mourn his loss.

James married Mary Davidson about 1798. Mary was born about 1777 in Scotland; died on 28 Feb 1852 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James married Elizabeth Robson on 11 May 1771 in Low Church Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elizabeth was born on 3 Apr 1742 in Low Church Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died about 1780 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Name:?tab?James Murray
Gender:?tab?Male
Marriage Date:?tab?11 May 1771
Marriage Place:?tab?Low Church,Paisley,Renfrew,Scotland
Spouse:?tab?Elizabeth Robson
FHL Film Number:?tab?1041285

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.